There are two focuses in this episode. The dominant one is a trip to France by Victoria to put off a marriage of convenience to the Queen of Spain. It would not be England's interest to have a union between France and Spain. So off goes the entourage to a foreign land. Louise Phillip is the king and he is blustery egoist. Victoria believes she can charm him into going along with her wishes. Meanwhile, Albert has been moping around, full of despair over the news he received at the funeral of his father. He feels amazingly alone, especially as he has kept his secret from his wife. There are some delightful moments in this episode, having a lighter theme. Enjoyable respite.
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Hitchcoc30 January 2018
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bobcobb30117 August 2018This was a highly enjoyable episode of the show. I am usually not into sappy, romantic shows or movies, but this episode that highlighted the unique dynamic between Victoria and Albert proved to be a good one.
You don't always have to advance the story forward to have a good episode, and we saw that here.