Medici Bitch

Speaking to the audience is a nice way to keep you feeling immersed into the show. This first episode does the show justice because I am definitely going to continue watching the series

I dont know what the show holds in coming episodes but I appreciated the lack of sex scenes as compared to (Tudors, Borgias and the likes)

The lady playing the now older version of the queen is believable as her character who has seen some stuff over the years. The younger version is very entertaining.

The maid im sure has a much bigger role coming up. If not then that would be disappointing.

Lets wait and see what the series has to offer but based on this first episode it is a good start.

Loved this first episode! Much is expected of and lived up to by Samantha Morton in the title role of the Catherine De' Medici (the Serpent Queen)...but, it's Liv Hall as the younger Catherine (recalled by the older to a servant) who steals the show. Hall's breaking of the fourth wall adds levity in her recognizing the absurdity of her life and what Catherine had to endure, making her a more sympathetic figure. At times reminiscent of the style of Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette...but, The Serpent Queen doesn't make the mistake of taking too much historical licensure (anyone remember those Chuck Taylor's?) and leaves modernity to finale credits that include the use of Patti Smith for the show's soundtrack.