

Back in Catherine’s chambers, Orlo suggests that they construct a sea road and she agrees. We see that Grigor wishes to go back, but Georgina does not. She drags Velementov and Orlo into her office for work. She asks the doctor to give her an anti-sleep medicine after taking it, she becomes extremely hyper. His uncle reminds Orlo of his past and asks him to push the idea of a 400-mile sea road that will bring trade to their lands. Later, Orlo runs into his uncle whilst making out with a random man. Catherine thus believes that she could have saved Leo in real life. Eventually, Marial talks to Catherine and finds out that the empress had a dream in which she saved Leo. Peter begins to get upset as he wishes to go truffling. Elsewhere, the Patriarch asks Father Basil to return to his hometown. Orlo and Velementov worry about Catherine’s disturbed state. Grigor is unwilling to leave, but his wife convinces him to do so. Then, Grigor and Georgina bid Peter goodbye. Later, the guards leave Peter’s mother’s mummified corpse in his chambers. Aunt Elizabeth tells Catherine that Peter’s mother used to often lock him up to torture him. Afterward, Georgina convinces Catherine to exile her and Grigor to France.Īlone in the room, Peter begins to go mad. Later, Velementov asks Catherine to wage a war on the Ottomans, who are a threat to Russia. They lock Peter in the room and take his dog away. However, the empress asks her guards to beat him up. He immediately promises to become a better man. Peter’s plan, however, is to simply wait for Catherine to mess up.Ĭatherine barges into Peter’s chambers and slaps him. Meanwhile, Georgina convinces Peter that they need to destabilize Catherine’s rule. Catherine then storms off to find Peter, aware that he is the killer. Orlo informs her that Tarzinski’s dead body has been found. The episode opens with Catherine waking up from a nightmare. Here’s everything you need to know about this episode. Season 2 episode 3 focuses on Catherine’s pent-up grief for Leo and Peter’s realization about his abusive parents. On the other hand, Peter is in love with Catherine and is convinced that the crown will return to him in the future. Facing the complex task of spreading European ideas amongst the common folk, Catherine relies on Orlo, Velementov, and Marial as she battles personal and political issues. Season 2 explores the difficulties a pregnant Catherine faces after ascending the throne.
