One of the sub-plots revolves around the eldest son who - we learned about half-way through the series - has a long-term “companion” who’s actually a hooker. In the last episode there’s a lovely scene where the bride questions whether the “escort” should be included in a wedding photo. Heavens, it’s not as if she was only wearing a g-string. That’s the same episode where we discover he has presidential ambitions
I'm catching up on Series 3 of Versailles, loosely based on the reign of Louis XIV. In this series the king's cross-dressing brother, Monsieur, has broken up with his long-term (but not exclusive) naughty boyfriend the Chevalier, who in one episode performs oral sex on a woman. This seems improbable given the standards of hygiene of the day - Versailles stank. In the episode I watched last night a serving woman bared her buttocks to a visiting cardinal, inviting sex. He turned her down, claiming no interest in the carnal desires. Given that in an earlier scene he was shown attended by half-a-dozen pages, I'm surprised he didn't call for one of them. Overall, however, I can see why there won't be a Series 4 - it's too loosely based on history, and few of the characters engage the viewer
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