25th March - Marc Warren as Rochefort video added
21st March - BBC One Next Time Promo added
15th March - BBC America Promo added
11th March - Aditional Promotional Photos added
7th March - Press Release & Title added
Ep 10/10
Friday 27th March
9.00pm-10.00pm BBC ONE
March 21st, 2015
9:00PM BBC America
The Musketeers must risk everything to save France from Rochefort’s treacherous plan.
While Porthos seeks to lure the Spanish spy-master to Paris to prove Rochefort’s betrayal to the King, Athos and d’Artagnan must save Constance from certain death. But will they be able to protect Aramis and the Queen before Rochefort gets to them?
The fate of France and their closest comrades lies in the Musketeers’ hands.
CAST: Luke Pasqualino is D’Artagnan, Tom Burke is Athos, Howard Charles is Porthos, Santiago Cabrera is Aramis, Hugo Speer is Captain Treville, Ryan Gage is King Louis, Alexandra Dowling is Queen Anne, Maimie McCoy is Milady, Tamla Kari is Constance and Marc Warren is Comte de Rochefort.
Friday 27th March
9.00pm-10.00pm BBC ONE
March 21st, 2015
9:00PM BBC America
The Musketeers must risk everything to save France from Rochefort’s treacherous plan.
While Porthos seeks to lure the Spanish spy-master to Paris to prove Rochefort’s betrayal to the King, Athos and d’Artagnan must save Constance from certain death. But will they be able to protect Aramis and the Queen before Rochefort gets to them?
The fate of France and their closest comrades lies in the Musketeers’ hands.
CAST: Luke Pasqualino is D’Artagnan, Tom Burke is Athos, Howard Charles is Porthos, Santiago Cabrera is Aramis, Hugo Speer is Captain Treville, Ryan Gage is King Louis, Alexandra Dowling is Queen Anne, Maimie McCoy is Milady, Tamla Kari is Constance and Marc Warren is Comte de Rochefort.
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3rd March - TX confirmed for 27th March for the UK
24th February - First Promotional Photos added
Constance looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteOk, I've no clue WHAT is going on here - and I'm a tiny bit disconcerted that two of the three pics are of Constagnan (paranoia, paranoia) but I love Constance's look! The icky fringe has gone and it's a lovely dress. :D They do look so serious though....
ReplyDeleteReally surprised they're releasing episode 10 pics already but I'm not complaining when they're d'Artagnan pics :) I just hope we don't know the whole plot before the big day..
ReplyDeleteOh, I am so concerned now! Constance looks lovely but to me she looks similar to Milady did before her attempted hanging!
ReplyDeleteHuh...looks like they haven't broken up yet. Good to know they've broken the pattern of getting them together and breaking them up either that episode or the next.
ReplyDeleteI still don't think white is the most flattering colour for Tamla - it isn't for me either :) - but at least the dress is better than some.
ReplyDeleteShhh! Don't jinx it! ;)
ReplyDeleteBetter than her court dresses by far. She's a lot more natural here, not so laced up and squeaked clean. Her natural look was what d'Artagnan fell in love with, after all, not the courtier.
ReplyDeleteOkay, let me officially join the paranoia-club. I am worried about Constance. No clue what is going on in the stills. But that's a good thing. I don't wanna get too spoiled.
ReplyDeleteMe too, I don't want to know. I had just calmed my fears about Constance now I'm paranoid! I may have to hide away now until the finale!
ReplyDeleteOn close-up d'Artagnan has a pretty nasty cut through his eyebrow. Wonder how that happens?
ReplyDeleteThere seem to be more pictures that are uploaded for this episode, I saw these on tumblr. Cannot wait to see what happens.
ReplyDeleteAhh yes, BBC America have upload three more :) I will download the copyright versions though rather than these stolen ones and upload them too :)
ReplyDeleteBlimey, looks like Rochefort was trying to choke the queen..Musketeers to the rescue.
ReplyDeleteYES! Muskies versus Rochefort! Great pic. :D
ReplyDeleteMy brain is trying to absorb all this information lol
ReplyDeleteActually strangely I'm feeling a tiny bit less concerned. If you look very carefully at the image where the Musketeers are confronting Rochefort, (with ye olde boom mic visible) in the background, I assume with Queenie, is Constance. I assume the confrontation will be near the end of the episode, so unless there's a final horrific twist, I'm feeling a BIT more hopeful.
ReplyDeleteand Constance there. you see if zoom picture
ReplyDeleteConstance made it past episode 9! I am doing a happy squee dance all around my kitchen now.
ReplyDeleteWell spotted! I guess she's not kicked out of the Palace then!
ReplyDeleteI only see Constance, the Queen is not there. I do not see the King or Miliday witch worries more because I do not want to see her dead but as for the King I'd feel as though it would be a great twist if he is killed. Constance dream in episode 4 might be a bit of a foreshadow.
ReplyDeletemaybe they are in Rochefort house.
ReplyDeletePretty sure it's the Palace. Why would the Queen be there? After the incident with the eye (still squeaming about that one) I doubt she'd be in his vicinity willingly. Plus I wonder if he actually lives at the Palace too? Everyone else seems to...
ReplyDeleteIf you zoom in behind Aramis you will see dress fabric which isn't Constance's either it's the Queen's or Marguerite's. However, I wouldn't be surprised if Marguerite was no more at this point.
ReplyDeletehe would kidnap her . do you think king is dead
ReplyDeleteShe could still be Knitty. When I zoom in she's wearing her non-court clothes.
ReplyDeleteI think the one with the Queen and the one with Constance are in the same sequence. looks like Rochefort is up to something, Aramis walks in and catches him, then walks him out in to the waiting blades of the other boys.
ReplyDeleteAre these actual stills or production shots? The one with the boys and Rochefort has a microphone in it....
ReplyDeleteSo true LOL. You'd think it was a time share. No sign of Louis....
ReplyDeleteNah, I'm going with her still being Anne's BFF. :)
ReplyDeleteYep, Aramis will take him on and as they're tussling Constance will come in to help the distressed Queen. Then Aramis leads him out to face the boys.
ReplyDeleteBy the way where is the king
ReplyDeletehe's in his little world
I think she definitely will be and after this, if she has become estranged from the Court as a result of Bonacieux etc, the Queen is likely to want her back by her side. In the novel, the Queen rewards D'Artagnan for his loyalty and bravery with the gift of a ring. Hmm, if all is well at the end (PLEASE) and Bonacieux is toast, a ring might be useful......
ReplyDeleteMy brain is trying to absorb everything too. I might need a minute LOL
ReplyDeleteIt's so nice to be amongst kindred spirits. LOL
ReplyDeleteWell, aren't these interesting? Constance looks ethereally beautiful, save the best outfit to last. I agree with Helen though, she looks haunted and incredibly similar to how Milady looked as she awaited her execution. Could Constance have been awaiting a similar fate before she's somehow saved by the Musketeers? The dress is very elaborate though for a humble woman. The bodice is very intricate and the fabric of the dress actually has a sun on it. Speaking of which, where's that other sun enthusiast? No sign of Louis here, or indeed Milady. What's happened with Catherine? I think it's the people we don't see here, rather than the people we do, that will be key.
ReplyDeleteWith that shot of her and d'Art looking out, I wonder if they're watching something like an execution? They're definitely looking seriously and hard-jawed at something....
ReplyDeleteDidn't Jessica tweet a final pic of Louis during filming, where it appeared he was kneeling in the palace and she added the words "on your knees" as if he was going to be executed by Rochefort or someone else? If that's correct, I hope it's d'Artagnan who saves him, as a kind of payoff for all the d'Art / Louis scenes that we've had. It would make sense. Either way, I will be dissapointed if Louis hasn't started to appreciate d'Art by the end of the series,
ReplyDeleteDefinitely. Something very serious looks like it's happening in the Garrison. They could be preparing to leave to do battle. Constance may be kissing D'Artagnan as he goes off to fight.
ReplyDeleteIn the Athos pic he's surrounded by guns. Maybe they've emptied the armoury at the garrison expecting a battle?
ReplyDeleteHe really needs to start appreciating the Musketeers full stop. The constant repetition of his blind worship of Bonacieux, has become a major criticism of this series. It's also been a drag on his character this series.
ReplyDeleteYou mean Rochefort, not Bonacieux? :)
ReplyDeleteOf course, he needs to appreciate all his musketeers but there has to be a pay-off for the writers having put d'Artagnan with Louis in episode 2 and now 6.
Yes, my main problem with it is there's no growth at all for Louis. Bad things happen, he has an epiphany, things calm down and he goes back to normal. he doesn't seem to learn ANYTHING from what people say or do around him, and his behaviour is exactly the same - childish - throughout. Even the stupidest person learns *something* from dramatic events, and even if they don't really change their behaviour, they're usually aware of it or make some effort. Louis's just stuck.
ReplyDeleteYou may be right about the lack of Catherine and what we DON'T see being just as important as what we do. The King is absent too..
ReplyDeleteNow Rocheford will say goodbye to his -King's hero title-
ReplyDeleteThanks Scoobie - feeling less anxious now! :)
ReplyDeleteConstance never looked that beatiful in the entire S2.
ReplyDeletePlease, let's keep her like this. PLEASE.
I've got a feeling there's a twist somewhere, Rochefort's death has to be more dramatic than the Musketeers rounding him up and sending him to prison to await execution for attacking the King and Queen, plus even these spoiler pics wouldn't give away the exact moment the Musketeers defeat Rochefort.. I think he might escape and go on to attack the King out of malice more than anything else.. Or maybe - shock twist - Milady gets there first..
ReplyDeleteit's just the picture I think.
ReplyDeleteWhen we'll see the episode, the dress could fit her even better than the photo.
And whose blood is on his sword? Maybe just a Red Shirt?
ReplyDeleteI'm beginning to think that Constance's magic mushroom induced vision may have been the equivalent of Sandi's picture teasers. :) I think Rochefort, who obviously appreciates symmetry, is attempting to strangle Anne with Aramis' crucifix. That might link to Constance's vision of Anne holding a crucifix dripping with blood. The executioners bloody axe, might link to her own story and as for Louis's fate, we wait and see.
ReplyDeleteThat's really interesting Scoobie - it could well be that the producers used this for some foreshadowing of events to come. That would be really clever. As you say below in the posts, it's more about who isn't in these pictures than who is. I am intrigued as to where Louis and Milady are....puzzling. I'm thinking that these events cannot happen at the Palace but that Rochefort kidnaps Anne and the Musketeers go to rescue her.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I could see him making one last desperate stand. Although how he'd be able to get past Athos, D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos, I've no idea. He'd be cut to shreds. It could be that the real denouement surrounds the fate of another character. Cue Catherine and her two muskets maybe?
ReplyDeleteI'm also thinking that Rochefort might try to poison the king. In Constance's vision he's bleeding from his mouth and there's a goblet of wine spilling on the floor. Hopefully he'll have been unsuccessful.
ReplyDeleteCould be Knitty. Certainly if the King and Queen's lives were in danger and there could be a coup taking place, they'd make sure they were armed to the teeth.
ReplyDeleteYep, I thought I'd corrected it quickly but you're too fast for me! :)
ReplyDeleteI think she looks beautiful and very natural. Her hair in particular suits her perfectly. I agree that compared to the black/white/pink/1980's upholstery court dress and the uber tight curls, this works much better for her.
ReplyDelete...my anxiety for Constance is now passing to Louis. I suppose we'll not likely to have photographs of everyone but his absence is a little worrying. I may have to rewatch the Emilie episode to see that vision again!
ReplyDeleteShe does look gorgeous doesn't she - I'm hoping that for season 3, they will create similar looks for her.
ReplyDeleteThat vision Constance had was red flag for me it felt so real
ReplyDeleteI find the image strange, as I would have thought if Aramis had confronted him that they would have fought and Rochefort would have been disarmed, but he's still got two swords in his hand. It would make sense if Aramis was running after him, but he just seems to be walking with Constance and possibly the Queen behind.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely - I must admit it was so gruesome that I don't think I picked up on everything at the time, but definitely looks like that was foreshadowing now, so will have to go back and watch.
ReplyDeleteMy computer keeps freezing, as I've got so much open at the same time. My hubby thinks I am mad!
ReplyDeleteLMFAO it's like you are besides me and describing my computer's screen :)
ReplyDeleteOkaaaaaay Rochefort get your hands off the Queen you sick sob !!
ReplyDeletePlease let Annamis be safe please !!!
I've got mad, mad thoughts going through my head now after these new pictures. With what might be happening in some of the scenes I'm wondering....what if Rochefort DOES kill Louis? Putting aside the fact that, historically, he should be untouchable, what if he's not? Pre-S2 there was some line that went something like 'only the Musketeers and their friends stand between Rochefort and a shocking act that will change their lives forever', right? If we take as true that the shocking act DOES occur, rather than that the Muskies manage to stop it, what do we have? The Dauphin is saved - and as he's surely the future of France (rather than dying and being replaced in a few years by the REAL next Louis), that means the Musketeers are still heroes for saving the monarchy. Few will mourn Louis anyway, and with him gone - let's face it a useless King who is never going to change or grow up, and therefore with no further character development likely - we have a sensible widow, Anne, a strong woman, now Queen Mother, Regent to the baby King, surrounded by loyal Musketeers (who she's always been a fan of anyway), and going into S3 with a whole new Palace setup. From the new pictures something serious is going on - Constagnan and Aramis's very serious faces hint maybe the worst HAS happened - so Rochefort's public execution (possibly foreshadowed in that mushroom-induced fugue showing a bloody executioner's axe, as well as Louis's death) - might be that event. He's also got blood on his swords in one of the pictures...
ReplyDeleteI'm nuts, right? At the very least I've got a terrific fan-fic to write!!! :P
(Sorry Sandi if this should be in the S2 speculation thread and not here but it's sorta Ep 10 as well! #batseyelashes)
Guys the vision was from soupe (love you athos for that line) not from God so as long as canstance is not established as a psychic in the show, i think it's safe to disregard that whole vision thing it was just meant to be scary at that moment i guess
ReplyDeleteNah, you're fine speculating here ;) Just sorry I can't join in tbh :( I've spent the evening catching up on the last 5 weeks of Gotham with my buddy who I haven't seen in an age instead, lol.
ReplyDeleteNever mind, you'll be back speculating with the rest of us soon enough once the boys are back in Boot Camp for S3! :D x
ReplyDeleteYes, very much so :))
ReplyDeleteThat would be one hell of a fanfic! :) You just never know what they might do. I think they've really got to take the series in a fresh direction for series three and that means that they need to conclude and progress some of the key storylines.
ReplyDeleteWho knows? You may well be right, but hoping not, as I do love Ryan Gage. Looking forward to reading the full fanfic!
ReplyDeleteI'd happily swap with you though. It's cushion chewingly exciting at this point and these pics are just torture.
ReplyDeleteI really love Ryan too, but really, where is Louis going to go in S3? He's such an immature twerp there's little room for him to develop or mature. Keep him the way he is and he'll just be a cariacature bad king who's become predictable in his thoughtlessness and idiocy. Change him too much and it just won't be believable.
ReplyDeleteI'm liking that ring idea - that would come in very useful! ;)
ReplyDeleteThat's true, there's been too much of Louis against the Musketeers this season as well, so they've got to come up with something new for season 3. It would be interesting if Louis was dead and the Queen was now Regent to the the baby with the unknown name! That would definitely be a fresh new way to go into the next series, but do you think they would seriously rewrite French history to that extent? I suppose they may, as it is only an adaptation, not a historical account.
ReplyDeleteAnd Treville.
ReplyDeleteThe other thing that is concerning is the absence of Treville in these images, as I would have thought he'd be there fighting with the rest of the Musketeers against Rochefort. I know we're not seeing all the full picture here, which is a good thing, but interesting that he is not in the line up to greet Rochefort. However, we still have Jessica's tweet to reassure us that he's still around.
ReplyDeleteJust posted at the same time a similar comment (see above) - great minds think alike :)
ReplyDeleteThere's still those letters that Anne wrote to her brother (King of Spain), which I am sure will play a part in all this. Do you think this might have something to do with this?
ReplyDeletePossibly. We've heard nothing about a new Spanish Envoy since Perales was killed either.
ReplyDeleteTrue, but it would be an interesting way for the writers to include some foreshadowing for what is to come in the rest of the series. I think that would have been a clever move by them if it was done for that reason. However, perhaps it is just from soup and we're reading too much into it!
ReplyDeleteTreville could be trying to find the King.
ReplyDeleteI'm wondering whether Rochefort could use the letters to turn the King against Anne, which would be the last thing he'd need to do. At that point he would have Marguerite in his pocket, or dead and Constance potentially imprisoned for a crime she didn't commit. Removing Louis's sympathy for his wife, would leave her completely vulnerable.
ReplyDeleteit would be Annes blood on Rochefort dagger.
ReplyDeleteI don't think he'd hurt her in that way. He'd try to sexually assault her, yes, but he's so obsessed with her I'm sure he wouldn't stab her. Besides it's probably Anne standing behind Aramis and next to Constance in that pic. He's either stabbed some Red Guards - they are numerous and expendable! - or God forbid, he's hurt the King.
ReplyDeletePlease someone tell me Rochefort IS NOT wearing Arami's crusufix ?!! Please god no !!!
ReplyDeleteI'm betting on Marguerite being dead or dismissed by this point. She knows too much for him to let her go free and talk.
ReplyDeleteIn which picture?
ReplyDeleteI think she will be dead...either by Rochefort or her own doing.
ReplyDeleten 6 the last one on the wright
ReplyDeleteHe is wearing a crucifix in the photo with Anne, but not sure if that is Aramis'
ReplyDeletenot that photo the photo after it's clearer
ReplyDeleteyes thats possible. you right where is the King.
ReplyDeletePossibly - or maybe he's got the King under his protection elsewhere. I'm beginning to think this may be at the Palace, as it looks like Anne's room.
ReplyDeleteIn terms of history, doesn't Louis die long before Anne and also she did become Regent so we shouldn't rule this idea out. I do like Ryan and the character he portrays but lets face it the King dying would leave a lot of room for the writers to build the plot especially with Anne and Aramis. If this happens then I'm sure Anne and Aramis will become lovers without them needing to hide their feelings so much.
ReplyDeleteI know but I doubt that the writers would consider that :P The Dauphin was supposed to be born a bit later as well but I guess they ruled that out. Also isn't season 3 of the musketeers going to be about the war between France and Spain? I believe this is true but Im not entirely sure but didn't this war begin after the death of King Louis? One thing that will puzzle me is if the writers do kill the King will they get Anne pregnant again ? Louis and Anne did have another son...
ReplyDeleteThat's very true - as you say, I'm sure the writers won't pay too much attention historically. I think it's rumoured that season 3 may be about the war with Spain but not sure if this is a definite. Anne did have two sons, so I wonder if they will still have this happening. They'll have to be quick although, if they do kill Louis off.
ReplyDeleteThey don't have to be quick, im sure Aramis wouldn't mind putting another bun in the oven. They do meet again in episode 9 so you never know what could happen... lol :P
ReplyDeleteIt was from the hallucinogenic mushrooms in the soup. There's long been a running theme that Constance has extraordinary prescience and judgement about people's characters. She seemed to sense the danger in Milady immediately on encountering her and last week she had a very uneasy sense about the Marmion set up.They could easily play around with this. Whatever motivated it God or soup, I suspect it will be strangely accurate/relevant by the end of the series.
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure we are Helen.
ReplyDeleteher having those kind of vision about Anne and the king can easely be explained by her being extremly anxious about the situation in witch they are both and most of it because of the king and the crucifix is only symbolising religion because emilie is perceived like a messenger of god , all that said it is confusing the fact that it parralelles one of the major plot of the season i agree on that
ReplyDeletewhere she is on episode 9 pic with aramis
ReplyDeletethink its the same one he's wearing in episode one? (same other, like braided, neacklace also)
ReplyDeleteathos appears to be wearing his blue sash though?
blue sash meaning ?
ReplyDeleteOh god now i m worried if we follow your logic why would athos do that , that's not good , i was worried about the crusifix now that omg
ReplyDeleteIt is odd. I'm wondering whether they might capture him rather than kill him, with the view that he would then be executed for his crimes but Rochefort we know, is a slippery customer and managed to escape the Spanish. Could he escape again and we could have a final, tragic twist in events.
ReplyDeleteYAY for Constance getting rid of that hideous wig!
ReplyDeleteLooks like Rochefort goes full crazy there, possibly. Glad Aramis is around to keep an eye on Anne.
If the King dies, the Musketeers have essentially failed in their duty to protect the King, so he'll be fine..
ReplyDeleteLouis could die from natural causes at a later date but not at the hands of Rochefort or any other bad guy..
She also warned to d'Artagnan very quickly in episiode 1:1 - despite the fact that he'd forced a kiss on her just hours earlier, lol.
ReplyDeleteif Anne and Rochefort are in the palace, where are guards and Anne's lady in waiting. its looks very empty.Constance not in jail like in ep.9 pic. i hope Treville and baby, milady okay, because is no pictures of them,
ReplyDeleteI agree - they would have known at that point what would be in the finale, so it would be a good way to include some foreshadowing.
ReplyDeleteThey are so clever with these promo pictures - you never know what order they come, so this may even be at the start of the episode and perhaps he does escape. If I were Constance and the Queen I'd run pretty fast, as they could still get caught in the cross-fire, so not safe them being there even if there are four Musketeers with swords to protect them. They've got to end the episode with the Musketeers winning in some way. I see Marc Warren has got something else lined up (not sure whether it is a short-term or longer term role), so I can't see Rochefort surviving into Season 3.
ReplyDeleteI'm still hoping Roachfort goes after the King - who's suspiciously absent from both the episode 9 and 10 spoiler pics - and it's d'Artagnan who saves him, if Adrian is going down the traditional route of having d'Art kill Rochefort - he's got the traditional eye patch now. It would also cement d'Artagnan and Louis's growing acquaintance during episodes 2 and 6.
ReplyDeleteOnce Sandi has seen episode 10, she'll either be laughing at this idea or saying 'good call' and it's 50/50 which it will be.. .
Catherine is also suspiciously missing from the new pics..
Yes, I am more and more thinking you're right with this. You can explain her dreaming about Anne but surely if she was worried or concerned for anyone else, it would have been d'Artagnan and the Dauphin - neither of whom appeared in the vision. It's too coincidental for me - it could be clever foreshadowing by the writers or alternatively Constance having prophetic dreams about the future.
ReplyDeleteThat would be pretty cool if d'Artagnan was to save Louis. That would set it up nicely for Season 3 too, as well as he would begin his path to become the legendary musketeer. You're right it would help cement their growing acquaintance - again, it has been too coincidental that d'Artagnan is always there to save the King. I think you could be right about him being the one to save the King and kill Rochefort.
ReplyDeleteThat could be a trap.
ReplyDeleteLet Rochefort believe the Queen is alone and unprotected, so he will feel free to approach her once again and then -surprise- the musketeers catch him in the act.
Not Aramis crucifix (i zoomed the image) but perhaps Aramis will notice Rochefort/Marguerite interest towards the crucifix and will take it off. Just for precaution.
ReplyDeletei dont think is a trap , queen look really scared. Aramis don't Anne's safety
ReplyDeletei want treville save king.
ReplyDeleteThank god was worried , those photos are torture !!!
ReplyDeleteAnne can be very stubborn, and she can be frightened even if it was her plan. I would, lol.
ReplyDeleteBut that's only one possibility, there are so many differents scenarios!
we have wait finale. i hope its not bad for anne and aramis
ReplyDeleteThat would be pretty cool too! :)
ReplyDeleteI hope too. I'd like to start S3 with them being lovers, but better keep calm and wait the finale. :(
ReplyDeleteMe too! Finally she got her old hair on. lol
ReplyDeleteI can understand your paranoia Knitty, I'm right there with you. Two images seems somewhat generous and we all remember how happy we were last year when we got the picture of Constagnan kissing in the finale, only to end up with a miserable, heartbreaking ending for them. I'm really hoping we're not heading for a repetition, only this time, much worse.
ReplyDeleteWhite is indeed a very tough colour to carry off.
ReplyDeleteIt seems like Rochefort has a bruise under his right eye...I hope he met Aramis punch.
ReplyDeleteI try very hard to avoid spoilers because they do exactly that - to me i don't really want to know about episode 9 and 10 when we havent even seen 7 or 8 .
ReplyDeleteAvoiding what is in print is fairly easy but the photos unfortunately pop up everywhere so, as i have unwittingly come across a few (not the whole lot) for 9 and 10 i haven't come across a photograph of Milady for one or other of these episodes - maybe it's 10 i wondered if i'm right or not.
However i do think from a couple of pictures i have seen, now that the D'art/constance thing has popped out of the bottle the writers have now gone into overdrive to make up for all the anticipation in the previous episodes.
He clearly attempts to strangle her though. By this stage, he's probably realised that there's no hope for him with the woman he's obsessed with and what's more she's been involved with someone else. Love under those circumstances could very quickly turn to hate. I suspect though that the blood on the dagger is most likely that of whatever unfortunate guards have been trying to protect her. He seems to be staggering here so he may be injured himself. I just don't see him surrendering willingly to the Musketeers. He'll either make one last stand or he'll kill himself. He'll know he's facing death, so has nothing to lose.
ReplyDeleteI know what you mean - I'm afraid my curiousity won over my better judgement and I looked at the photos only now to be more paranoid than ever! It's so difficult to avoid being spoilt now, especially with the images all over Twitter, etc. I'm just hoping they will end Constagnan this year on a happier note.
ReplyDeleteI think they certainly seem keen to address the relationship. Adrian had said that they would really push the couple into some very difficult situations this year and I think from what has been seen, that's very clearly the direction of travel. Overall, Constagnan has been a very bleak love story in many respects. There's been very little light and an awful lot of shade. That's reflective of the novel but it also tends to be quite repetitious to watch. One way or another they have to deal with it this year in a manner that takes it in a new direction. Obviously as a Constagnan fan, my hope, almost against hope, is that misery won't be compounded upon misery and they'll retain the brilliant Tamla and actually explore the relationship from the point of view of the couple, rather than her miserable, loveless marriage. Certainly if Constance does go, what a miserable year it's been for her. Threatened with death on several occasions, heartbroken, physically assaulted a number of times, only finally to break free, face further violence it seems and be rewarded for her bravery with death. That's actually bordering on farce to be honest.
ReplyDeleteThe truth is, if you go back and listen to some of the early interviews from when the series just came out (December and early Jan) and now with the pictures, it is starting to all really come together and make sense, even though there are things that are still a mystery :) I am one that loves spoilers...heck I read a book backwards...LOL
ReplyDeleteLast night I went back and listened to the interview with Howard, Santi, Luca and Mamie from about 6 weeks ago and it was interesting to note that Santi and Mamie were the ones that were most tight lipped about their story line and could not answer certain questions. Makes me wonder what awaits them.
So, these pictures, things that make you go hmm... (as the song says)
ReplyDelete1. Where's the King?
2. Where's Milady?
3. What's going on with the expressions on Constance & D'Artagnan's faces?
4. What could they be looking at? It sure ain't good...
5.. What's going on with Constance and her white/cream dress? A bit elaborate and impractical for general day wear.
6. That very tender kiss...is she sending him off to battle, or going somewhere herself? Let's hope it's not the final kiss....
7. Where's Catherine and her twin muskets of impending doom?
8. How are you getting out of this one Rochefort?
9. Whose blood is on Rochefort's dagger?
10. Where is Treville?
These questions and more will now torture us during March.
I really do not think Tamla is going anywhere. They are such a popular couple and unless the actress wants out I think she is here for the long haul. I do think though that the back and forth story with them is over. D'Art and Constance are going to be together from now on and if anything they will have to fight external forces. I do not think her husband will be an issue much longer or at least I hope not because that would be repetitive.
ReplyDeleteI really feel they will be the one Happy couple as they say "riding off into the sunset" :). Now next season things might go a different way but for now I really think they are the Golden couple.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're right athena. They are hugely popular, not just online but friends of mine who aren't involved with the forums or twitter, adore them, so her loss would be heavily felt and would be an enormous mistake in my view. The cast were optioned for three series, so as you say, unless Tamla herself wanted to move on, or it was felt necessary to the plot, hopefully she'll remain to the end.
ReplyDeleteThat is why they posted these pictures, to confuse the heck out of all of us :)
ReplyDeleteThey succeeded! :)
ReplyDeleteThe King's growing respect for d'Artagnan should mirror Anne's friendship and respect for Constance..
ReplyDeleteI am really wondering now whether this is a kiss before he goes off to battle, but I'm jumping at any straws at the moment. It would make sense if the boys do go off to battle - perhaps she would be a nurse in a field hospital - assuming they had them back then? That would be a marvellous role for Constance - assisting Lemay! It would be great for Ed to be in season 3 - let's hope he makes it! Also, as you say, it would be lovely to see her relationship with Anne expanded upon.
ReplyDeleteLet's hope so :)
ReplyDeleteI don't know if he is trying to strangle her. Looks more to me like he's in some creepy way 'helping' her put her necklace on.
ReplyDelete6. They're standing on the Stairs of Lurve, remember. He's already christened them smooching with Lucie, so maybe it's just a d'Art 'thing'. ;)
ReplyDeleteNot sure how it worked last year but is it the norm for photos to come out before a synopsis for the episode? Regardless these are some very interesting photos. There are so many questions going through my head! Being the finale they obviously had to pick and choose carefully which ones to release. Joining those who are also paranoid about what fate has in store for Constance at the end of this season!
ReplyDeleteFrom Marc's Daily Mail interview (the one describing his eye injury, ewk!) it sounds like there's a big French vs Spanish rumble somewhere - Athos surrounded by tables of guns in the pictures suggests it's nearby - but I don't know if a 'battle' is what's coming up. Lots of fighting yes, but I'd imagine battles of the 'long kiss goodbye' kind are where they're headed next year.
ReplyDeleteIt's a strange set up if so. He tries to assault her, so she fights back and puts his eye out, now she's sitting unprotected (save Constance) with her back to the door while the one-eyed nutter is still roaming the halls?
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just a lumbar support?
ReplyDeleteShe can be a tempting bait for him.
ReplyDeleteThe eye fight is supposed to be in episode 8. In episode 9 she seems to be away from the Louvre, and in episode 10 she's back suspiciously alone. (For a while.)
But there are so many possibilities... we will not be able to stop thinking at this pictures until the finale.
(No more pauses... RIGHT?)
Hmm, yeah she needed to erase that particular memory. Make her own little stairway to Heaven. :) Judging by last Friday, she REALLY missed those lips! and the feeling seemed to be mutual. :)
ReplyDeleteI can't help thinking though that Lemay might end up making a bit of an egg of himself over Constance. It's pretty clear that he likes her and I don't think she has a clue about that. She might find that kindly Dr Lemay might have may be hoping she'll assist him in ways she hadn't anticipated. That could be very awkward.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with many comments so far. Constance looks LOVELY! I have hated her hair with a passion this series. Haha. So nice to see it look more natural and curly like series 1. Hope they keep this. Don't know why they changed it in the first place. I felt that Constance's hair suited her feisty earthiness so well. It's almost like her personality is dragged down along with her curls. =)
ReplyDeleteRochefort....missing an eye....and threatening Anne? She must have turned on him maybe?? We all need to start a poll on who we think put out the eye. My money is on d'Artagnan or Athos.
Her dress could be something she wears in Anne's service. It looks like she is more casually dressed (like series 1) in the episode 9 pics. And she also looks to be in trouble. Maybe she is restored to her service and nice clothing in the last episode? Either way, I love it! I feel like she is very fragile yet strong looking at the same time.
ReplyDeleteYes, that crossed my mind as well. I've always thought that Lemay has a soft spot for Constance. You're right, he clearly likes her. Let's hope she lets him down gently and that she can find him a friend!!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou'll have to dodge the spoiler on that one Sunny. Completely agree about Constance. She looks so beautiful and fragile here. Her hair is perfect.
ReplyDeleteDid I miss something? LOL I've been absent a bit the past two weeks.
ReplyDeleteThe series could certainly end with the King (assuming he survives) declaring war on Spain. Rochefort was in essence a Spanish spy, although a double-crossing, entirely self-motivated one. Given that he attempted to mount a coup, Louis may feel that France must respond.
ReplyDeleteOhhh, Louis declaring war, i'd like that!
ReplyDeleteYou've been missed Sunny.:) If you want to read the spoiler, I believe it's posted further down this thread. It was contained in a Daily Mail article.
ReplyDeleteAha. I will hunt for it. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYes, I've been completely overwhelmed with work this past month. I've turned a corner though, so I hope to be more present in the chats. I would get so behind in all the spoilers and comments, that I frequently decided not to join in due to everything already being discussed. Haha.
I think given the length of the hiatus, they need to end with something that drives the series forward and motivates the audience to return. A very bleak ending, won't do that. "Tune in next year to watch depressing scenes of mourning and self-destruction." Similarly they don't want to go too saccharine either. I thought last year's ending was a bit wishy-washy with the whole "What have we got?" thing. At least it did emphasise the brotherhood which was something but it didn't exactly scream "Come back next year!" The sense of uncertainty and that lives are going to change, which the prospect of war gives them, would make for an interesting premise to series three.
ReplyDeleteOh, wow! Well, that article changes a lot of things.
ReplyDeleteI think many of us like those lips... :)
ReplyDeleteHell yeah!! :)
ReplyDeleteI was really hoping not to lose Rochefort completely after one series, but it doesn't look good for him does it? I don't really see how he could survive into a second series with any cards left to play at all. He can't imitate Milady and suddenly seduce this king after this!
ReplyDeletelike one of creepy games he like play
ReplyDeletehe would kidnap her son and use like bait
ReplyDeleteOr helping her squeeze into her corset....
ReplyDeleteI was actually thinking how funny it would have been if as they cut away from them kissing they then cut back and it was dark and they're still snogging and everyone else is snorring their heads off! Lol
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if Marc Warren would want to do more than one series. He's a pretty busy actor and another 10 month commitment might not appeal. Although Tom is a personal friend of his and he does seem to have enjoyed the experience. I just think Rochefort is such an explosive character that he was always likely to burn hot and burn out fast. We know he's a bit of an escape artist though, so perhaps they could end with a bit of a cliffhanger where Rochefort has escaped and therefore they could theoretically bring him back at some point, even for an episode or two, if they wanted.
ReplyDeleteThere is a lot that isn't going on in the pictures - Treville really although i think it is him close to Athos in the photo at the garrison. Milady is only seen in one photograph, the King, Porthos and there must be a return of Catherine - they didn't show her opening up the box to the pistols for it to have no significance.
ReplyDeleteI don't think all the stories will culminate in the last episode. Some may have to be resolved earlier because one hour is not enough for ep. 10 to get through everyone. I think the Queen/Rochefort scenario is the finish. Possibly Aramis has worked out that he must walk away because there is no future in wistful looks etc that he has been soppily bound up in for a whole series! Grow some man that's what i say! In fact there are at least two men on the programme who are now suffering from this disease - i don't think we will have a third that would be too much doom, gloom and unhappiness.
One train of thought is.... happiness for Constance and D'art fleetingly and then .....oops its gone. However each coupling appeals to a different age group and fan and to kill off Constance and destroy that innocent, reciprocated love would be very unpopular.
Athos and Milady could be severed by her death - he couldn't be any unhappier anyway but she is too big a character so i don't see that either.
So whose for the chop? No, i am no more sure than anyone else!
If only Perales had stopped being so damn cryptic and told the guys 'ROCHEFORT IS A BADDIE!' before Milady spiked him, they wouldn't have to go through all this mess!
ReplyDeleteI suppose that assumes that someone is for the chop. All we have to suggest this is a teasing tweet from Jessica and an off-hand remark from Adrian who when complimented on the cast remarked "if they all survive series two". It has been a criticism of the series that none of the leads die and therefore the element of real jeopardy isn't there. The reality is, it highly unlikely that they would kill off a Musketeer. That then leaves the key supporting cast, Milady, Constance, Treville, the King and Queen. However, this year we also have the Dauphin (really can't see them killing a baby) and of course the natural cannon-fodder that is Marguerite. Her death gets them a quasi-tragic story. Lonely (I'd say pretty pathetic) woman, falls madly in live with a Musketeer who doesn't love her back but uses her to gain access to his son. She ends up being manipulated by a psycho but is redeemed at the end, too late to save her life. Cue major guilt trip from Aramis and perhaps a bit of a wake up call. Whatever happens, you can't argue that he has behaved honourably towards her.
ReplyDeleteAnd we're all going to miss them until next year. :( Thank God for DVDs!!
ReplyDeleteWhilst I personally would like to see Milady gone - in order for Athos to truly move forward in S3 - I think Maimie might be too popular with the producers and many viewers to kill off Milady. I love Maimie too but I don't think Athos can spend a third series having unresolved sexual tension with Milady without turning his character into a caricature...
ReplyDeleteI like your suggestion for Athos saving Milady - that would be totally ironic and a brilliant twist. Think you may have to join the writing crew for season 3! :)
ReplyDeleteIf they kill off Constance, I wouldn't be interested. Lol
ReplyDeleteI was reading the Den of Geek review of episode six (not really favourable) and the reviewer seemed to urge that Constance and D'Artagnan's relationship not follow the traditional period drama route. Apparently they thought the kick in the teeth at the end of series one was great. They want more please. What a kick in the head?! Now, this I find an utterly ridiculous suggestion. This person has clearly not watched a lot of period drama in their time because for every Jane Austen happy ending, there's a Wuthering Heights or a Jude the Obscure. It doesn't always end well mate, with hearts and flowers, just because it's all corsets and breeches. It shouldn't be about subverting the genre, it should be about serving the characters and the story.
ReplyDeleteI think you're right. For me, Milady's exit would actually be much more shocking than that of Constance who seems to have had the Grim Reaper sharpening his scythe behind her back since she said, "Touch me again and I'll gut you like a fish!" Milady is a LOT of voltage though and parting with her could be a very difficult prospect for them to contemplate. In many ways all of the relationships are painted into a bit of a corner right now. Can they really find something new to say about Athos and Milady? What can they possibly do with Aramis and the Queen? Could they continue an affair that has already cost so much and may end up costing even more? and Where do Constance and D'Artagnan go from here? Will they give them the chance of a life together however brief, or simply kill her off and we can all watch him cry about it?
ReplyDeleteThe producers certainly need to take any 'ships' in S3 in new directions, otherwise where's the originality? Bonacieux needs to be gone gone gone in order for Constagnan to move forward and Aramis really needs to stop hanging around the Queen and dauphin as much as he is, partly because it's putting Anne at risk from Louis finding out and partly because many Aramis fans are expressing their dislike of his 'baby brain' during S2...
ReplyDeleteIt wouldn't have worked to drop earthy back-talking Constance into the palace. It wouldn't have been believable at all. I realize this isn't terribly historically accurate, but you don't go mouthing off in court when you aren't a peer, or even noble. Constance isn't a moron and she has a sense of propriety. It would be totally in character for her to become more subdued and less outgoing in that setting. For her to have stolen the dauphin, to talk back to the king and to Rochefort, and to meet the queen as an equal and an intimate is pretty feisty stuff.
ReplyDeleteI think she has actually been pretty amazingly forward this season, considering who she is and where she is. We just don't have a great sense for 16th century propriety, and so see her as being subdued, when really that isn't the case.
Yes i too like the Athos/Milady save - much more symbolic than anyone else saving him or her. They need to do it for themselves, so to speak.
ReplyDeleteI too don't think the baby will succumb - its a baby after all. Too cute.
When you say psycho - who are we talking about? Aramis has gone part way towards being a stalking psycho this season and he has manipulated the poor girl as much as Rochefort. I feel quite sorry for the actress who plays Marguerite, her character has not been written very well but i don't think she has been played with much gusto either. I think she may disappear from the next series one way or another.
Also agree about it being utterly insane with the main and supporting cast unless one of them has voiced a desire to leave for other projects etc.
They could give one of them a happy ending in the shape of the youngest pairing. I assume her husband is going to become a victim.
I agree wholeheartedly! I would have liked them to have resolved the tension by getting a room and saying thanks and goodnight! Next series he might even have a smile on his face more often, he has a lovely smile!
ReplyDeleteAgree that she will still be around though - great talking point is Milady.
I'm not sure it's Treville. Looks like a regular Brown Coat Musketeers to me.
ReplyDeleteIf there's one thing Athos does need it's to get a room. Somewhere. With someone. Anyone. d'Art and Aramis seem to be getting enough for all five of them.....:/
ReplyDeleteI have an idea who's got the bullseye on their forehead in 8, and since Rochefort cannot realistically survive more than one series as a one-eyed batcr*p crazy increasingly-nutty nutball with an unhealthy fetish for the Queen , Marguerite is cannon-fodder (does anyone care?), and as you say, the Musketeers won't die, that's at least three realistically for the chop. I'm edging away from Milady being a casualty, and Constance - fingers still very tightly crossed on this one though - so that just leaves my fan-fic theory: *would* they be really brave/stupid and kill off the King as a massive twist on top? I wouldn't put it past them, historical accuracy and Ryan-love aside...
ReplyDeleteMaimie mentioned something about three year contracts, and though I don't know how that works, it sounds like she meant the mains initially signed for up to three series, and only after that, if it's renewed (which I doubt) will they have the option of leaving.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking Rochefort as psycho but I definitely think that Aramis' treatment of Marguerite has been truly horrible and has done him absolutely no favours. His remark in Emilie about not becoming a Musketeer to ruin an innocent woman's reputation, should have stuck in his throat! So far the character of Marguerite has been very thinly written, which has made it very difficult to really care about her in the way that I think we should. Although how rotten was it when Aramis simply swept past her in the last episode. We should be hating him for this but somehow it's not hitting home and actually as poor as the writing has been, I really haven't been impressed with Charlotte Salt. What little we have seen of her, she's portrayed the character as some kind of stroppy 15 year old with a crush than an adult woman in love. Watch that scene in last week's episode when she talks to the Queen about Aramis' apparent death and she sounds like teenager who's just been told to turn off her mobile phone at the dinner table.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think they're "optioned" for three years, which I believe essentially means that the show has first preference for the actors during those filming years. I don't think it means they're under any obligation to use them though. To protect the actors, while the producers are making their decisions, they can also book second options, which means that, for example, if The Musketeers drop the option on an actor, that actor can still book and take work, so ideally their not disadvantaged.
ReplyDeleteSo the main 4 will all survive - notwithstanding that some (noticeably Santi and Tom) looked awkward and possibly irritated at times with the quite poor quality publicity they had to do in the UK. Up to 10 months is a long period to be working on a show. I should think it gets boring playing the same character as well, especially if the script seems for them becomes repetitive.
ReplyDeleteI was really just talking about her hair and making a joke.
ReplyDeleteI have wondered if the episode 1 scene with Aramis and Athos discussing Adele's fate is in fact foreshadowing for Anne's fate in the finale. However...It looks like Aramis is rescuing Anne from Rochefort in one pic and then bringing him out to the musketeers in another. I think things would represent more of a panicked state if something did indeed happen to Anne during those scenes.
ReplyDeleteCan you blame them, when the BBC's twitter writers can only come up with 'There will be brood' to advertise it online...? It's hardly demonstrating the depth of the show. All of the cast are beautiful and hot, we KNOW that, but for the Beeb to focus on only the sexiness of the cast like it's a 17th century version TOWIE must be pretty annoying, to say the least.
ReplyDeleteI think Bonacieux will be gone...think being the keyword lol. I found it interesting that the first time that he finds out about the affair he asks Constance, "Did I ever beat you?" and then in the promo for next week he hits her after learning about it a second time. Also I think it's a pretty bold move from the writers for a character that we haven't seen all series pretty much. However, things need to get grittier with that in order for it to develop at all so I am not complaining.
ReplyDeleteI think Athos would rather do what he is already doing quite frequently: getting a room...with several bottles of wine. lol
ReplyDeleteHaha, honestly, I can't picture anything romantically for him. Not with Milady or with a new character if she ends up dying. While I love the lighter moments from Tom and the occasional half smile, I really can't see much more than that. But I've had my mind changed before.
On an Aramis note, I agree with others that I don't see the Anne arc being played out any further really. I would love to see someone introduced for him that is on the receiving end of his series 1 sexiness and his series 2 devotion.
I agree it's unlikely Athos will ever pull his head out of his drink for long enough to connect with anyone again (although Ninon had a good try), but I'd like to think that one day he may be recovered enough to at least think about it. Poor lamb's been so battered by that wife of his, and she'd have to be long gone and out of his life for good, either just elsewhere or dead, before there's even a chance of recovery,
ReplyDeleteAnd it doesn't have to be romantic(!), a one-night-stand would do him the world of good, if he weren't too honorable to consider it. ;)
I completely agree.
ReplyDeleteThis S2 has being more powerful in terms of plot, so the end has to be on the same line for prepare people on what's come next. THey can't go back to S1 and, luckily, they know it. Plus, i don't think that as producers they will have a lot of fun/satisfaction in write the same thing all over again.
Agreed agreed.
ReplyDeleteI love Anne She my favorite and I don't think anything will happen to her she the queen I can't see them killings her oh god I hope not
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