1 00:00:35,048 --> 00:00:36,048 Hi. 2 00:01:42,407 --> 00:01:43,737 You okay? 3 00:01:43,742 --> 00:01:45,242 I had a dream. 4 00:01:50,749 --> 00:01:52,079 Happy birthday. 5 00:01:54,085 --> 00:01:56,755 - I know what I want for my present. - What's that? 6 00:01:56,755 --> 00:01:58,965 Russia. Today. 7 00:01:58,965 --> 00:02:01,925 I got you something smaller, but we can do that, as well. 8 00:02:01,926 --> 00:02:03,176 One other thing. 9 00:02:04,929 --> 00:02:06,009 I'm pregnant. 10 00:02:08,141 --> 00:02:10,021 Well, that wakes one up a bit. 11 00:02:10,018 --> 00:02:11,228 We have a child. 12 00:02:11,811 --> 00:02:13,271 I was angry at first, 13 00:02:14,397 --> 00:02:16,607 but now I see it as a sign. 14 00:02:16,608 --> 00:02:17,608 Act. 15 00:02:17,609 --> 00:02:19,609 - His child. - Our child. 16 00:02:21,654 --> 00:02:23,784 He will be dead by the end of the day. 17 00:02:23,782 --> 00:02:27,082 - Can I volunteer for the task? - I think that task is mine. 18 00:02:27,076 --> 00:02:28,746 You don't know how to kill someone. 19 00:02:29,329 --> 00:02:31,329 Well, I must learn quickly, then. 20 00:02:32,874 --> 00:02:35,294 - Have you got her a gift? - Aah. 21 00:02:35,293 --> 00:02:37,883 My gift is a stroke of genius, of which I have many, 22 00:02:37,879 --> 00:02:39,879 but I'm sure she will burst into tears, 23 00:02:39,881 --> 00:02:43,261 break free of her clothes in a rush to bed me, and love me. 24 00:02:44,219 --> 00:02:46,099 I said "I love you" to her the other night. 25 00:02:46,095 --> 00:02:48,515 Before the end of today, she will say it back to me. 26 00:02:48,515 --> 00:02:51,385 - Raspberry and fig is good. - Mm. Delicious lemon hazelnut. 27 00:02:51,392 --> 00:02:53,272 - Mm? - Mm. 28 00:02:53,269 --> 00:02:54,559 Mm. 29 00:02:54,562 --> 00:02:57,232 The creaminess of the nuts against the tartness of the lemons 30 00:02:57,232 --> 00:02:59,112 is a tongue-boggler of the finest nature. 31 00:02:59,108 --> 00:03:00,608 But does she like tartness? 32 00:03:00,610 --> 00:03:02,570 Oh. I usually know everything, 33 00:03:02,570 --> 00:03:04,910 but about her, there is much perhaps I don't know. 34 00:03:04,906 --> 00:03:08,156 - Maybe the raspberry is better. - It's the gesture that is appreciated. 35 00:03:08,159 --> 00:03:10,909 A misplaced gesture that says, "Here's a cake made from raspberries, 36 00:03:10,912 --> 00:03:12,752 which you loathe and are possibly allergic to" 37 00:03:12,747 --> 00:03:14,577 is the same as slapping a woman in the face 38 00:03:14,582 --> 00:03:16,842 with the knowledge that you have no fucking idea who she is. 39 00:03:16,835 --> 00:03:17,745 Shit. 40 00:03:17,752 --> 00:03:19,212 I suppose you're right. 41 00:03:19,212 --> 00:03:20,922 This should not be so fucking complicated. 42 00:03:20,922 --> 00:03:23,552 - We need some insight into her. - Well, how do we get that? 43 00:03:23,550 --> 00:03:26,760 It is a trick men are slow to learn. You ask. 44 00:03:26,761 --> 00:03:28,261 - I had a better idea. 45 00:03:28,263 --> 00:03:30,433 - Morning. - Ah'. Voronsky. 46 00:03:30,431 --> 00:03:32,521 - I need to cut your head open. - Oh, that's bad news. 47 00:03:32,517 --> 00:03:35,187 And spill your brains on the table with your knowledge of the empress. 48 00:03:35,186 --> 00:03:36,726 I see. It is a metaphor. 49 00:03:36,729 --> 00:03:38,399 Possibly. We'll see how it goes. 50 00:03:40,024 --> 00:03:41,864 - Raspberry cake. - She likes? 51 00:03:42,527 --> 00:03:44,197 It gives her welts. 52 00:03:44,195 --> 00:03:45,945 - Ooh. - Fucking close call. 53 00:03:45,947 --> 00:03:47,567 Huzzah, Grigor. This will work. 54 00:03:47,574 --> 00:03:50,294 - I have had a spy this whole time. - What gift have you got her, Voronsky? 55 00:03:50,285 --> 00:03:51,405 Oh. Um... 56 00:03:53,413 --> 00:03:55,123 She likes peaches. 57 00:03:59,210 --> 00:04:02,050 A piece of fruit? Oh, Voronsky, you are like a dumb puppy. 58 00:04:02,046 --> 00:04:03,456 You apparently cannot eat pussy, 59 00:04:03,464 --> 00:04:05,554 and think women prefer fruit over diamonds and such. 60 00:04:05,550 --> 00:04:07,550 - Fuck me. - It is sweet. 61 00:04:08,094 --> 00:04:10,184 Idiotic, but sweet. 62 00:04:10,179 --> 00:04:12,309 Do you at least know what flavor cake she would like? 63 00:04:13,850 --> 00:04:15,600 She's partial to lemons. 64 00:04:16,895 --> 00:04:18,015 Good morning. 65 00:04:19,022 --> 00:04:22,782 Oh, God. It smells like a deer with gout has died in here. 66 00:04:22,775 --> 00:04:25,485 - Empress. - Do not rush out with shame. 67 00:04:25,486 --> 00:04:27,526 - You fucked happily? - Yeah. 68 00:04:27,530 --> 00:04:29,740 Then comport yourself so. 69 00:04:29,741 --> 00:04:33,621 Bye, sweet Valeria. Oh, my fucking head. 70 00:04:33,620 --> 00:04:38,710 Oh. I've had hangovers before, but I feel this may be an embolism. 71 00:04:38,708 --> 00:04:40,208 Today is the day. 72 00:04:41,085 --> 00:04:44,125 What? Clear a space'. 73 00:04:44,130 --> 00:04:46,590 Oh, God'. 74 00:04:50,929 --> 00:04:53,719 - Apologies. - We may need to open a window. 75 00:04:53,723 --> 00:04:57,603 Today? We-- We're, we're not ready. 76 00:04:58,519 --> 00:05:03,819 He thinks Rostov was the trouble and the trouble is dead. And we... 77 00:05:03,816 --> 00:05:05,526 We... We have time. 78 00:05:05,526 --> 00:05:07,066 I have decided today is it. 79 00:05:07,612 --> 00:05:10,412 You must have the military ready once he is killed. 80 00:05:10,406 --> 00:05:12,406 - And who's doing that? - Me. 81 00:05:13,618 --> 00:05:16,158 - That sobered you up. - Not quite. 82 00:05:16,162 --> 00:05:20,122 Completely replacing my blood is the only option for that. 83 00:05:20,124 --> 00:05:24,344 But I'm not versed in how, and that is how you will spend your morning. 84 00:05:24,337 --> 00:05:28,007 What? Teaching you how to kill a man? 85 00:05:28,508 --> 00:05:29,508 Indeed. 86 00:05:39,477 --> 00:05:42,357 - You're quiet. - I just realized something. 87 00:05:42,355 --> 00:05:45,525 - That you are jealous of his love for her? - No. 88 00:05:45,525 --> 00:05:47,855 That when we are together, the three of us, 89 00:05:47,860 --> 00:05:49,900 I am the smartest person in the room. 90 00:05:49,904 --> 00:05:50,914 Right. 91 00:05:51,614 --> 00:05:55,704 You seem restored. More like your old self, my darling. 92 00:05:55,702 --> 00:05:58,122 Ever since we killed Rostov, I've felt a lot better. 93 00:05:58,121 --> 00:05:59,291 I'm glad. 94 00:05:59,288 --> 00:06:01,958 - I love you with all my heart... - Mm. 95 00:06:01,958 --> 00:06:03,538 ...and I love fucking him. 96 00:06:04,544 --> 00:06:06,254 It hurts you, and I wish it didn't. 97 00:06:06,254 --> 00:06:08,924 All marriages must live with complication. 98 00:06:08,923 --> 00:06:10,093 I suppose so. 99 00:06:10,091 --> 00:06:14,141 What I see in his love for her is... an opportunity. 100 00:06:14,137 --> 00:06:15,217 What is it? 101 00:06:17,265 --> 00:06:21,515 I'm not a hundred percent sure. But I sense it. 102 00:06:22,145 --> 00:06:29,025 We commend this treasonous man, Rostov, to the earth and to God's judgment. 103 00:06:29,027 --> 00:06:32,197 - Which we expect to be harsh. - Hmm. Fucker. 104 00:06:32,196 --> 00:06:33,736 I don't know why we had to come. 105 00:06:34,323 --> 00:06:35,413 See who else came. 106 00:06:35,408 --> 00:06:37,038 Which was no one, 107 00:06:37,035 --> 00:06:39,245 on a day when I am busy with the birthday party. 108 00:06:45,501 --> 00:06:49,341 Remember that jigsaw of a beaver you had as a child? 109 00:06:49,338 --> 00:06:51,628 The one with the missing piece we could never find. 110 00:06:51,632 --> 00:06:53,132 The beaver's nose. 111 00:06:53,134 --> 00:06:56,804 Yes. It could not look like a beaver without a beaver nose. 112 00:06:56,804 --> 00:06:59,274 A fond memory, Aunt. 113 00:06:59,265 --> 00:07:01,925 This is how I feel about Rostov. 114 00:07:01,934 --> 00:07:03,734 There is a piece missing. 115 00:07:04,395 --> 00:07:06,225 Did he act alone, you mean? 116 00:07:06,773 --> 00:07:07,903 Indeed. 117 00:07:08,941 --> 00:07:11,241 We must put the nose on the beaver. 118 00:07:11,235 --> 00:07:13,395 Hmm. Well, at some point they will show themselves, 119 00:07:13,404 --> 00:07:15,534 and I will cut the fucking beaver's head off. 120 00:07:17,658 --> 00:07:19,488 I've drawn an "X" on the parts of the body 121 00:07:19,494 --> 00:07:20,954 that are instant kill spots. 122 00:07:20,953 --> 00:07:22,963 I will not have time to do that. 123 00:07:24,499 --> 00:07:27,669 Funny. Try. 124 00:07:33,716 --> 00:07:35,376 Oh. Shit'. 125 00:07:35,384 --> 00:07:39,814 You cannot be startled. You stab once, and then you keep stabbing. 126 00:07:39,806 --> 00:07:42,136 - He's fast, he's strong. 127 00:07:43,101 --> 00:07:45,731 - If you do not kill him with one blow-- - Okay, okay. 128 00:07:46,938 --> 00:07:48,438 Where did you get this body anyway? 129 00:07:48,439 --> 00:07:49,819 You can rent them off Chekhov. 130 00:07:49,816 --> 00:07:51,816 Oh, right. Of course you can. 131 00:07:51,818 --> 00:07:55,698 - He will be moving, and talking, too. - Right. 132 00:07:55,696 --> 00:07:59,026 Unless you fuck him to sleep, and then slit his throat. My advice. 133 00:07:59,033 --> 00:08:02,293 I wish him to know it is me. Seems only fair. 134 00:08:02,286 --> 00:08:03,576 That makes no sense. 135 00:08:03,579 --> 00:08:06,789 What if I freeze? Choke? 136 00:08:06,791 --> 00:08:10,251 In war, you fight best when driven by a reason. 137 00:08:10,253 --> 00:08:12,553 I have that, the good of Russia. 138 00:08:12,547 --> 00:08:17,757 It's too intellectual. Something... Something visceral. 139 00:08:24,892 --> 00:08:26,232 I have it. 140 00:08:47,874 --> 00:08:49,884 - All right. 141 00:08:51,669 --> 00:08:54,759 I still suggest doing it in his sleep. 142 00:08:56,507 --> 00:08:58,587 I must do things my way. 143 00:08:58,593 --> 00:09:00,303 I'm gathering that. 144 00:09:05,057 --> 00:09:07,727 So, menu is done. Orchestra. 145 00:09:07,727 --> 00:09:09,937 Should we have a choir? You weren't sure. 146 00:09:09,937 --> 00:09:13,187 And they've caught 19 doves, but they're struggling to find one more. 147 00:09:13,191 --> 00:09:15,071 Something nice about an odd number. 148 00:09:15,067 --> 00:09:18,647 Ah. Look. Oh, fuck me. Watch this. 149 00:09:18,654 --> 00:09:21,494 "Oh, Empress. Here is a peach. 150 00:09:21,490 --> 00:09:23,450 Yes, I have really thought this through. Oh'." 151 00:09:23,451 --> 00:09:25,751 - Oh, my darling Leo. 152 00:09:25,745 --> 00:09:28,245 I'm completely cognitized by your sonnets 153 00:09:28,247 --> 00:09:29,617 and fruit, and love of trees. 154 00:09:29,624 --> 00:09:31,794 Hum me an opera. Hum me an opera immediately. 155 00:09:32,919 --> 00:09:35,499 A peach. Of course. 156 00:09:36,797 --> 00:09:38,337 I think I recall how to eat it. 157 00:09:38,341 --> 00:09:41,391 This one's different. You break this one in half. 158 00:09:44,513 --> 00:09:46,273 Okay, so maybe she likes peaches, 159 00:09:46,265 --> 00:09:48,935 or is kindly amused by his idiocy. 160 00:09:50,144 --> 00:09:52,104 Oh, I think it's got a ring in it. 161 00:09:52,104 --> 00:09:53,904 Oh, that's cute. 162 00:09:53,898 --> 00:09:55,608 Tricky fucker, Leo. 163 00:09:56,317 --> 00:09:57,607 It is inscribed. 164 00:09:58,319 --> 00:10:02,659 "To Catherine the Great. Ruler of Russia." 165 00:10:02,657 --> 00:10:04,777 Sorry the writing's so tiny. Was a lot to get on it. 166 00:10:04,784 --> 00:10:06,794 They spelled Russia wrong, which is annoying. 167 00:10:07,578 --> 00:10:08,788 I am touched. 168 00:10:08,788 --> 00:10:11,708 - You're extraordinary. - As are you. 169 00:10:11,707 --> 00:10:14,037 No, I'm not, but that's okay, 170 00:10:14,043 --> 00:10:16,343 'cause I get to watch you and come along for the ride. 171 00:10:18,381 --> 00:10:20,841 - Oh'. - Fuck. 172 00:10:20,841 --> 00:10:24,181 Annoying. All right, we have to do something about that. 173 00:10:26,681 --> 00:10:30,101 Marial. There you are. I have news. 174 00:10:30,101 --> 00:10:34,151 - I'm going to kill Peter today. - Oh. What? 175 00:10:34,146 --> 00:10:36,316 Also, I'm pregnant. 176 00:10:36,315 --> 00:10:39,735 - Shit. 'Tis a lot. - I thought so, too. 177 00:10:39,735 --> 00:10:42,355 Sorry to be late. Uh, happy birthday. 178 00:10:42,363 --> 00:10:44,823 Velementov says you are to kill him. 179 00:10:44,824 --> 00:10:46,584 I just feel it in my gut. 180 00:10:46,575 --> 00:10:50,195 Rational. But it is-- It is better we secure the palace, 181 00:10:50,204 --> 00:10:52,254 arrest him, get him to sign an abdication, 182 00:10:52,248 --> 00:10:55,208 send him to house arrest, and burn the house down a month later. 183 00:10:55,209 --> 00:10:57,839 His supporters will be less likely to rise up in anger. 184 00:10:57,837 --> 00:10:59,127 I like Orlo's plan. 185 00:10:59,130 --> 00:11:01,880 As it makes me safe, of course you do. 186 00:11:02,842 --> 00:11:06,682 But no one else is safe. This is Russia. 187 00:11:06,679 --> 00:11:10,349 A leader must show the people they have ice in their veins 188 00:11:10,349 --> 00:11:12,229 and fire in their heart. 189 00:11:13,519 --> 00:11:15,479 Velementov will organize the military 190 00:11:15,479 --> 00:11:20,029 so they are ready to take his guards, or anyone else who wishes to fight. 191 00:11:20,026 --> 00:11:23,896 Leo, be amongst the court, sow the seed, 192 00:11:23,904 --> 00:11:28,334 and when the time comes, you will bring them all to the Great Hall, 193 00:11:28,326 --> 00:11:29,986 and I will address them. 194 00:11:29,994 --> 00:11:31,004 And Archie? 195 00:11:30,995 --> 00:11:34,785 Orlo, you go to him, keep him distracted, detained, until it's done. 196 00:11:34,790 --> 00:11:37,000 Might I suggest a long confession? 197 00:11:37,001 --> 00:11:39,961 Uh, not me? Makes more sense I would go. 198 00:11:39,962 --> 00:11:43,342 I need you with me. And you will collect my dress and dress me. 199 00:11:47,762 --> 00:11:49,472 This is it, my friends. 200 00:11:54,935 --> 00:11:56,595 Happy birthday, Empress. 201 00:11:56,604 --> 00:11:59,694 Our best wishes. So young, so beautiful. 202 00:11:59,690 --> 00:12:02,610 But what you said the other night, after the torture, 203 00:12:02,610 --> 00:12:05,950 were the words of a person of old wisdom and charity. 204 00:12:05,946 --> 00:12:09,696 You have had our respect, of course. But you have our love now. 205 00:12:09,700 --> 00:12:12,450 And I would honestly love to know how you fucked that horse. 206 00:12:13,496 --> 00:12:15,746 I didn't fuck a horse. 207 00:12:15,748 --> 00:12:17,998 I made it up, Tatyana. You were there. 208 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,130 Really? 209 00:12:19,126 --> 00:12:22,086 I have a busy day, improving Russia. 210 00:12:22,088 --> 00:12:24,968 I hope this to be a memorable day for all of us. 211 00:12:27,802 --> 00:12:28,802 Orlo? 212 00:12:29,303 --> 00:12:31,513 - You need to kill Archie. - I know. 213 00:12:32,264 --> 00:12:35,184 - You were going to do it anyway. - I was. 214 00:12:35,184 --> 00:12:36,354 Despite my orders. 215 00:12:38,396 --> 00:12:39,806 I wish to win. 216 00:12:40,856 --> 00:12:44,356 And now they're your orders. So, good for us. 217 00:12:50,991 --> 00:12:52,201 We'll win. 218 00:12:53,828 --> 00:12:55,158 It is fate. 219 00:12:55,162 --> 00:12:56,542 Indeed. 220 00:13:02,461 --> 00:13:04,211 Happy birthday. 221 00:13:04,213 --> 00:13:07,343 Look'. They're spelling out "Catherine." 222 00:13:07,341 --> 00:13:10,431 Or, sort of. Although that's a "P." 223 00:13:10,428 --> 00:13:13,428 Oh, they had it before, I promise. 224 00:13:13,431 --> 00:13:14,931 It's marvelous. 225 00:13:14,932 --> 00:13:18,192 - Thank you. - Let's piss on some wheat. 226 00:13:19,687 --> 00:13:21,977 - I just went. - We'll get you water. 227 00:13:22,940 --> 00:13:25,190 It could be an auspicious day. 228 00:13:25,192 --> 00:13:27,072 I got pregnant on my birthday, 229 00:13:27,069 --> 00:13:29,739 and I thought perhaps today will be the same for you. 230 00:13:30,239 --> 00:13:31,279 Hmm. 231 00:13:32,533 --> 00:13:34,413 I... 232 00:13:34,910 --> 00:13:37,160 - No luck. - Another glass. 233 00:13:43,335 --> 00:13:44,625 Right. 234 00:13:49,842 --> 00:13:52,302 Can we speak of something we have never talked on? 235 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,759 I'd like to think we can tell each other anything. 236 00:13:55,764 --> 00:13:57,184 I do, too. 237 00:13:58,309 --> 00:14:01,809 Ivan. Was it hard to kill him? 238 00:14:02,313 --> 00:14:03,313 Oh. 239 00:14:03,939 --> 00:14:05,819 Well, he wriggled a lot, so... 240 00:14:05,816 --> 00:14:08,236 I mean inside you, in your heart? 241 00:14:13,866 --> 00:14:17,196 I lost a child, my darling Igor. 242 00:14:17,828 --> 00:14:22,038 So, I just kept telling myself, "You're sending Ivan to Igor, 243 00:14:22,041 --> 00:14:24,041 and now they will each have a friend." 244 00:14:25,503 --> 00:14:26,593 Anything? 245 00:14:29,715 --> 00:14:33,045 I'm worried about Rostov. There is more to it. 246 00:14:33,969 --> 00:14:36,309 - I'm sure it is fine. - Why? 247 00:14:36,305 --> 00:14:38,555 - What? - Why are you sure? 248 00:14:38,557 --> 00:14:42,347 You were sure before Rostov that nothing was happening, and now you're sure again. 249 00:14:43,854 --> 00:14:46,194 I am too much an optimist perhaps. 250 00:14:49,068 --> 00:14:53,778 Still nothing. I must get ready for my party lunch. 251 00:14:53,781 --> 00:14:55,701 Oh, well. Later. 252 00:14:55,699 --> 00:15:00,449 Try and let me know. I have my fingers crossed. Come. 253 00:15:05,668 --> 00:15:07,378 I will always care for you. 254 00:15:08,754 --> 00:15:11,764 - You should know that. - Oh, how sweet. 255 00:15:20,474 --> 00:15:21,814 Why did you ask me that? 256 00:15:23,435 --> 00:15:24,515 About Ivan. 257 00:15:25,020 --> 00:15:27,440 I... just never had. 258 00:15:32,319 --> 00:15:33,649 Are you lying to me? 259 00:15:35,281 --> 00:15:36,371 No. 260 00:15:55,175 --> 00:15:57,255 Oh, my God. 261 00:15:58,178 --> 00:16:00,808 - You're the beaver's nose. - What? 262 00:16:00,806 --> 00:16:02,176 You're coming for Peter. 263 00:16:04,518 --> 00:16:07,608 I... What? No'. 264 00:16:07,605 --> 00:16:10,185 What? 265 00:16:12,276 --> 00:16:14,026 You are a card. 266 00:16:14,820 --> 00:16:18,450 Your heart and brain I never doubted, but your stomach for the fight I did. 267 00:16:18,449 --> 00:16:21,869 - Clearly, I was wrong. - I am not doing anything. 268 00:16:21,869 --> 00:16:24,869 - You are lying to me. - I am not. 269 00:16:24,872 --> 00:16:26,332 Gosh. 270 00:16:29,543 --> 00:16:32,883 But if I was, what would you do? 271 00:16:34,381 --> 00:16:36,221 For a moment, 272 00:16:36,216 --> 00:16:40,846 merely step back and revel in the sight of a wild young woman going, 273 00:16:40,846 --> 00:16:43,676 "What the fuck, I have a better idea," and reaching for it. 274 00:16:44,266 --> 00:16:45,266 Really? 275 00:16:45,267 --> 00:16:48,397 Most women die with an unsaid better idea in their hearts. 276 00:16:48,395 --> 00:16:51,975 I would be better than him for Russia, and you know it. 277 00:16:53,150 --> 00:16:54,280 Huh. 278 00:16:57,988 --> 00:16:59,368 Okay, what are you thinking? 279 00:16:59,365 --> 00:17:01,735 Because I'm really struggling to read you. 280 00:17:01,742 --> 00:17:05,952 I know you love him, but he's ruining Russia. 281 00:17:05,954 --> 00:17:08,924 He is the line I swore to protect. 282 00:17:14,588 --> 00:17:16,548 This is the line also. 283 00:17:19,259 --> 00:17:20,929 Will you support me? 284 00:17:32,773 --> 00:17:34,073 Don't kill him. 285 00:17:35,943 --> 00:17:37,243 I won't. 286 00:17:45,619 --> 00:17:46,869 Fuck. 287 00:17:46,870 --> 00:17:48,330 Everything okay? 288 00:17:51,208 --> 00:17:53,088 - She knows. - She is onside. 289 00:17:53,085 --> 00:17:54,585 Are you fucking kidding? 290 00:17:55,963 --> 00:17:57,593 She is Peter's aunt. 291 00:17:58,298 --> 00:18:02,468 We must stop, we must run, we... Fuck'. 292 00:18:03,679 --> 00:18:06,519 Or... kill her. 293 00:18:06,515 --> 00:18:09,595 - We are not killing her. She is nice. - She killed a ten-year-old. 294 00:18:09,601 --> 00:18:11,901 So, she may be handy for us later. 295 00:18:12,396 --> 00:18:15,436 Now dress me, give me a knife. I'm going to lunch. 296 00:18:15,441 --> 00:18:16,531 Catherine. 297 00:18:16,525 --> 00:18:18,935 She's read Machiavelli. I'm sure of it. 298 00:18:18,944 --> 00:18:20,614 I trust she will not tell. 299 00:18:20,612 --> 00:18:24,072 And if she does, all I have lost is the element of surprise. 300 00:18:24,074 --> 00:18:25,874 Which is a big part of winning. 301 00:18:25,868 --> 00:18:28,658 Just dress me. I know what I'm doing. 302 00:18:32,583 --> 00:18:35,253 Thanks for the impromptu invitation to hunting. 303 00:18:35,252 --> 00:18:37,592 Quick hour before lunch, always good. 304 00:18:37,588 --> 00:18:39,468 'Tis a glorious day. 305 00:18:39,465 --> 00:18:42,545 Memorable. You can feel it in the blood somehow. 306 00:18:42,551 --> 00:18:46,431 Exactly. Like everything will be different by the end of the day. 307 00:18:46,930 --> 00:18:47,930 Indeed. 308 00:18:47,931 --> 00:18:51,481 I've gone through life thinking the world will never change and live with it, 309 00:18:51,477 --> 00:18:53,647 but something tells me the world we're in today 310 00:18:53,645 --> 00:18:55,555 may not be the world we are in tomorrow. 311 00:18:56,523 --> 00:18:58,193 'Tis prescient of you, Voronsky. 312 00:18:59,109 --> 00:19:00,649 Arkady, rabbit. 313 00:19:02,029 --> 00:19:03,069 - Aah'. 314 00:19:03,071 --> 00:19:05,371 - Fuck'. - Fucking hell, Arkady. 315 00:19:05,365 --> 00:19:08,615 - Fucker'. - Shut up. Grigor, finish him. 316 00:19:08,619 --> 00:19:09,949 - Ow'. 317 00:19:09,953 --> 00:19:11,083 Fuck'. 318 00:19:11,079 --> 00:19:12,209 Fuck. 319 00:19:12,998 --> 00:19:16,168 Well, if we kill him now, he will be shot three times. 320 00:19:16,168 --> 00:19:18,798 How do I explain that as an unfortunate hunting accident? 321 00:19:18,796 --> 00:19:20,046 She was never gonna buy that. 322 00:19:20,047 --> 00:19:22,717 But we have shot him, so that doesn't look good to her either. 323 00:19:22,716 --> 00:19:24,426 - Idiots. - Indeed, you all are'. 324 00:19:28,639 --> 00:19:30,019 Why not just kill him? 325 00:19:30,015 --> 00:19:32,345 Well, if it was an accident, she would grieve him, 326 00:19:32,351 --> 00:19:33,851 and I would provide solace to her. 327 00:19:33,852 --> 00:19:35,102 But three shots in him, 328 00:19:35,103 --> 00:19:37,653 and she will probably think I did it and be mad at me. 329 00:19:37,648 --> 00:19:39,818 Tatyana would love it if I killed someone for her. 330 00:19:39,817 --> 00:19:42,487 I think they do and they don't. I've heard. 331 00:19:42,486 --> 00:19:43,816 Throw him in the carriage. 332 00:19:43,821 --> 00:19:46,071 When you think on it, I am clearly the better man 333 00:19:46,073 --> 00:19:47,953 and have not applied myself to it until now. 334 00:19:47,950 --> 00:19:51,370 But he is annoying. So, we will stash him somewhere until she loves me. 335 00:19:59,628 --> 00:20:00,838 Pretty. 336 00:20:02,756 --> 00:20:05,006 Hmm. Pretty. 337 00:20:05,008 --> 00:20:08,298 - So Orlo's going to Archie? - Yes. 338 00:20:08,303 --> 00:20:10,513 And we will cut a deal when this is done. 339 00:20:10,514 --> 00:20:13,434 Exactly. Let me focus. 340 00:20:13,433 --> 00:20:14,983 - Right. 341 00:20:24,403 --> 00:20:28,243 So... here we go. 342 00:20:39,459 --> 00:20:40,789 Fuck. 343 00:20:45,173 --> 00:20:47,223 They said I would find you in the music room. 344 00:20:47,217 --> 00:20:49,137 Do not be here to lecture me more, Aunt. 345 00:20:49,136 --> 00:20:50,296 I am busy. 346 00:20:50,304 --> 00:20:53,394 I will play her an improvised tune when I present her cake. 347 00:20:53,390 --> 00:20:54,520 Of course. 348 00:20:56,184 --> 00:20:59,984 I just want you to know, I love and support you always. 349 00:20:59,980 --> 00:21:01,480 You're a son to me. 350 00:21:01,481 --> 00:21:04,741 Well, I'm not dead, like yours, but I appreciate the sentiment. 351 00:21:05,903 --> 00:21:09,743 I am going to the country for a week. I love to sit in nature and just watch it. 352 00:21:09,740 --> 00:21:12,830 It is beautiful and sometimes harsh, 353 00:21:12,826 --> 00:21:15,826 but you realize it is always right. 354 00:21:18,123 --> 00:21:19,503 That is what I know. 355 00:21:20,667 --> 00:21:23,797 Hmm. Sounds dull. But... enjoy the trees. 356 00:21:35,682 --> 00:21:38,192 I will do this, and fast. 357 00:21:39,186 --> 00:21:41,186 Then you take a message to the others. 358 00:21:42,272 --> 00:21:44,362 Just breathe. 359 00:21:44,358 --> 00:21:46,358 As I am trying to. 360 00:21:57,871 --> 00:21:59,671 Huzzah'. Happy birthday'. 361 00:22:00,916 --> 00:22:02,246 Thank you, Husband. 362 00:22:04,336 --> 00:22:06,086 - I have something for you. 363 00:22:06,088 --> 00:22:07,378 And I, you. 364 00:22:08,924 --> 00:22:11,094 Well, me first. Come on. 365 00:22:12,344 --> 00:22:14,304 It is Voltaire'. 366 00:22:14,304 --> 00:22:15,854 Voltaire'. 367 00:22:16,932 --> 00:22:18,232 Bonjour, Madame. 368 00:22:19,810 --> 00:22:21,560 - Oh, my God. 369 00:22:21,561 --> 00:22:23,811 Your beauty is not exaggerated. 370 00:22:23,814 --> 00:22:27,234 I ordered him from France. Fucker drove a hard bargain. 371 00:22:27,234 --> 00:22:31,074 But I know you love him, and I love you. So, I give you this heartfelt gesture. 372 00:22:32,406 --> 00:22:35,076 Monsieur Voltaire, an honor. 373 00:22:38,078 --> 00:22:41,578 - Thank you. - Or merci. Right, Volti? 374 00:22:41,581 --> 00:22:44,751 - Ah. Your accent is formidable. - Touché. 375 00:22:46,753 --> 00:22:48,713 A moment, gentlemen. 376 00:22:51,591 --> 00:22:52,881 - Come, Volti. - Yes. 377 00:22:54,052 --> 00:22:59,062 I can't kill him in front of Voltaire. He's light and reason and humanity. 378 00:22:59,057 --> 00:23:01,807 I mean, it's Voltaire'. How would that look? 379 00:23:01,810 --> 00:23:04,230 Jesus. He's just some bookish French cunt. 380 00:23:04,229 --> 00:23:08,689 I will talk to him for a moment and then do it when we are alone. 381 00:23:10,235 --> 00:23:13,735 Today, we kill the emperor. 382 00:23:14,448 --> 00:23:18,618 So when the word comes, we lock down the palace. 383 00:23:18,618 --> 00:23:20,498 We take the guards down. 384 00:23:20,495 --> 00:23:23,205 And... until then? 385 00:23:23,707 --> 00:23:24,877 We wait. 386 00:23:26,001 --> 00:23:27,171 We drink. 387 00:23:29,254 --> 00:23:31,134 To the future of Russia'. 388 00:23:32,466 --> 00:23:34,586 - Huzzah'. 389 00:23:36,136 --> 00:23:37,136 Hmm. 390 00:23:47,773 --> 00:23:51,573 Archie, I must confess my sins. 391 00:23:51,568 --> 00:23:53,528 All this time, you have said I was wrong, 392 00:23:53,528 --> 00:23:57,118 and last night, I awoke stricken that perhaps it was true. 393 00:23:57,115 --> 00:23:58,615 I must confess. 394 00:23:58,617 --> 00:24:03,457 I have done sick things, Archie. Sick depraved things. 395 00:24:03,455 --> 00:24:07,455 - I see. How fascinating. 396 00:24:07,459 --> 00:24:13,089 There is a serf in the kitchen and the depravity we have been a party to. 397 00:24:13,090 --> 00:24:16,590 - God has blessed you, Orlo. 398 00:24:16,593 --> 00:24:19,143 Calm down. I'll dress. 399 00:24:22,933 --> 00:24:24,393 Fucker'. 400 00:24:26,061 --> 00:24:27,441 What's going on? 401 00:24:27,437 --> 00:24:31,107 Marial, do not do this. We must... 402 00:24:32,484 --> 00:24:34,324 - Marial'. 403 00:24:35,028 --> 00:24:36,568 Fuck'. 404 00:24:45,705 --> 00:24:48,075 I'm interested in your ideas on reason, 405 00:24:48,083 --> 00:24:50,253 and leaving behind the religious superstition 406 00:24:50,252 --> 00:24:52,592 that has distorted the way we live and rule. 407 00:24:52,587 --> 00:24:56,007 Ah, yes. Well, in the absence of reason, men cling to superstition. 408 00:24:56,007 --> 00:24:58,717 We must claw people's fingers and minds from it. 409 00:24:58,718 --> 00:25:01,968 Uh, Catherine bit our patriarch's finger near clean off. 410 00:25:01,972 --> 00:25:04,602 Separation of church's fingers from state. 411 00:25:04,599 --> 00:25:06,809 - Bravo. - Indeed. Huzzah. 412 00:25:06,810 --> 00:25:09,060 Is it dull to be a writer? 413 00:25:10,605 --> 00:25:13,065 To have a pen is to be at war. 414 00:25:13,066 --> 00:25:14,106 Of course. 415 00:25:14,109 --> 00:25:16,569 You can take people's eyes out with a quill. Love it. 416 00:25:18,530 --> 00:25:22,030 Describe your latest book, Candide. I have heard much. 417 00:25:22,033 --> 00:25:25,003 Well, it's a mockery of people who believe, 418 00:25:24,995 --> 00:25:27,615 and have an optimism in life turning out well. 419 00:25:30,125 --> 00:25:31,535 I do not believe that. 420 00:25:32,252 --> 00:25:34,172 I believe life turns out well. 421 00:25:34,838 --> 00:25:37,668 A child. A beautiful child you are. 422 00:25:40,177 --> 00:25:41,757 I have something to say. 423 00:25:42,637 --> 00:25:47,387 Catherine, I look at you on your 20th birthday, 424 00:25:47,392 --> 00:25:51,612 a woman of substance, a woman par exemple... 425 00:25:52,898 --> 00:25:55,528 of wise thought and deed, 426 00:25:55,525 --> 00:25:59,485 dedicated to the pursuit of a better Russia, a better world. 427 00:25:59,487 --> 00:26:01,817 Your lips that speak so wisely, 428 00:26:01,823 --> 00:26:04,663 your eyes that see the world in a way no one else does, 429 00:26:04,659 --> 00:26:07,699 your head fizzing with original ideas, 430 00:26:07,704 --> 00:26:11,254 your heart filled with a powerful love for life, 431 00:26:11,917 --> 00:26:13,247 and hopefully for me. 432 00:26:14,669 --> 00:26:17,709 Happy Birthday, my darling wife. 433 00:26:20,217 --> 00:26:21,297 You wrote that? 434 00:26:21,927 --> 00:26:25,757 Volti helped me a little. But mostly me. 435 00:26:26,765 --> 00:26:27,885 Thank you. 436 00:26:28,975 --> 00:26:31,725 It was actually very touching. 437 00:26:32,562 --> 00:26:34,812 - Huzzah. - Huzzah. 438 00:26:36,858 --> 00:26:39,238 - Au revoir. 439 00:26:39,236 --> 00:26:42,356 Wonderful fellow. Can fuckin' talk, though. 440 00:26:42,364 --> 00:26:44,744 Couldn't follow most of it. But you liked it? 441 00:26:44,741 --> 00:26:46,121 - I loved it. - Mm. 442 00:26:46,117 --> 00:26:49,577 It was thrilling. My mind was on fire. 443 00:26:49,579 --> 00:26:53,829 Mm. He has a lot of answers. Sometimes I think I could be smarter. 444 00:26:53,833 --> 00:26:56,253 Running a country, might be helpful. 445 00:26:56,253 --> 00:26:57,593 That is the thing about you. 446 00:26:57,587 --> 00:27:00,587 You are unwomanly smart. It is intriguing to me. 447 00:27:01,549 --> 00:27:03,839 You are the oddest of creatures. 448 00:27:05,011 --> 00:27:07,641 Cruel and thoughtless... 449 00:27:08,556 --> 00:27:09,766 tender... 450 00:27:10,600 --> 00:27:12,020 entertaining... 451 00:27:12,644 --> 00:27:14,154 and bizarre. 452 00:27:15,939 --> 00:27:17,439 I'm fond of you. 453 00:27:19,609 --> 00:27:22,029 In some ways, you break my heart. 454 00:27:24,072 --> 00:27:26,322 - Are you about to say, "I love you"? - No. 455 00:27:26,324 --> 00:27:29,914 Sounded like a declaration of sorts. You were close to a point, I feel. 456 00:27:29,911 --> 00:27:32,211 No. I'm pretty sure not. 457 00:27:32,789 --> 00:27:35,289 Oh, I actually have a letter for you. 458 00:27:36,418 --> 00:27:38,208 You're too generous. 459 00:27:38,211 --> 00:27:40,421 Leo entrusted it to me before he left. 460 00:27:41,464 --> 00:27:43,014 - What? - "Hello, Catherine. 461 00:27:43,008 --> 00:27:46,218 It has been fun, and I have liked you a small portion 462 00:27:46,219 --> 00:27:49,639 and enjoyed fucking you, despite being unable to eat pussy well. 463 00:27:49,639 --> 00:27:52,889 Apologies. I return to my estate or Venice. 464 00:27:52,892 --> 00:27:56,522 I have not decided, but it makes it pointless seeking me, so probably Venice. 465 00:27:56,521 --> 00:27:59,021 We are done. Move on. 466 00:27:59,024 --> 00:28:01,284 The noble emperor's love is pure. 467 00:28:01,276 --> 00:28:05,356 He is a noble soul who can eat pussy, as you well know. 468 00:28:05,363 --> 00:28:07,413 From, Leo." Hmm. 469 00:28:07,407 --> 00:28:11,197 "P.S. I was sticking it in Marial's ass most days." 470 00:28:11,202 --> 00:28:13,082 - Hmm. 471 00:28:13,079 --> 00:28:14,249 What have you done with him? 472 00:28:14,247 --> 00:28:16,917 Me? Nothing. He's gone to Venice. 473 00:28:16,916 --> 00:28:19,536 I said he should face you, but he could not. Coward. 474 00:28:19,544 --> 00:28:20,884 Have you killed him? 475 00:28:20,879 --> 00:28:21,919 No. 476 00:28:21,921 --> 00:28:25,591 I promise you, he is alive and well. He does not love you. That is all. 477 00:28:25,592 --> 00:28:27,512 We just need some clear air together, 478 00:28:27,510 --> 00:28:30,310 and you will love me and forget him, probably in a week. 479 00:28:34,934 --> 00:28:36,524 - Let us talk. 480 00:28:36,519 --> 00:28:38,609 When you calm down, you will one day look at this 481 00:28:38,605 --> 00:28:40,315 as a funny story to tell our children. 482 00:28:42,025 --> 00:28:44,815 He does not love you, and it hurts, but you do not love him. 483 00:28:44,819 --> 00:28:47,319 - You love me. - Never'. 484 00:28:47,322 --> 00:28:49,072 You're a fucking madman'. 485 00:28:49,074 --> 00:28:50,914 - Aah. 486 00:28:53,161 --> 00:28:55,911 My father used to say, when a woman wants to kill you, 487 00:28:55,914 --> 00:28:57,544 you're in business. 488 00:29:01,878 --> 00:29:03,048 Whoo. 489 00:29:04,964 --> 00:29:08,134 - How did the love fest go? - Bit angry about Leo. 490 00:29:08,134 --> 00:29:09,264 But the cake was a hit. 491 00:29:09,260 --> 00:29:11,010 Voltaire was boring, but she seemed excited. 492 00:29:11,012 --> 00:29:12,562 So, on balance, a victory. 493 00:29:12,555 --> 00:29:14,515 - Let me out, you fucker'. 494 00:29:14,516 --> 00:29:16,476 - Um... - She will calm. 495 00:29:16,476 --> 00:29:18,556 I'm going to fucking kill you'. 496 00:29:18,561 --> 00:29:22,271 She is a firecracker. I have never loved her more. 497 00:29:28,530 --> 00:29:29,780 Fucking bitch. 498 00:29:32,492 --> 00:29:33,742 It's me'. 499 00:29:33,743 --> 00:29:37,163 - I'm locked in. - He is not dead. You didn't do it. 500 00:29:37,163 --> 00:29:39,963 - I tried. - You sent Orlo to kill Archie? 501 00:29:39,958 --> 00:29:43,088 I had to. We will all suffer for our victory. 502 00:29:44,045 --> 00:29:45,455 We're going to lose. 503 00:29:45,964 --> 00:29:48,554 - Marial'. We're not'. 504 00:29:48,550 --> 00:29:51,800 Marial'. Tell Velementov not to go'. 505 00:30:21,958 --> 00:30:23,288 What's going on? 506 00:30:24,210 --> 00:30:26,170 - Just, uh... - Taking your chance? 507 00:30:31,468 --> 00:30:33,678 - Men'. 508 00:30:35,472 --> 00:30:36,472 Secure the halls'. 509 00:30:37,098 --> 00:30:38,218 Kill the emperor's guards'. 510 00:30:47,525 --> 00:30:48,855 Fuck'. 511 00:30:49,486 --> 00:30:52,236 Marial? Marial'. 512 00:30:55,700 --> 00:30:56,910 Fuckers. 513 00:30:56,910 --> 00:30:59,120 You need to get back to your quarters, Emperor. 514 00:30:59,120 --> 00:31:00,660 Oh, fuck that. 515 00:31:00,663 --> 00:31:04,213 Come for me, whoever it is. I fucking come for them. 516 00:31:15,136 --> 00:31:16,176 Aah'. 517 00:31:39,702 --> 00:31:42,752 You hear that? It means Peter's dead. 518 00:31:43,998 --> 00:31:45,378 It's Catherine, isn't it? 519 00:31:45,375 --> 00:31:47,705 Indeed. 520 00:31:48,836 --> 00:31:51,916 She is no friend to you, dear Archie. 521 00:31:52,590 --> 00:31:57,350 Oh, dear. Such a glittering career is now in ashes. 522 00:31:57,345 --> 00:32:01,015 Always thought she made an error of judgment backing you as Patriarch. 523 00:32:01,015 --> 00:32:03,055 I'm sure we can think of a deal we can make. 524 00:32:03,059 --> 00:32:04,309 No deals. 525 00:32:06,437 --> 00:32:07,437 Tea? 526 00:32:12,860 --> 00:32:14,240 Why are you being calm? 527 00:32:14,237 --> 00:32:16,987 My mind buzzes with opportunity, Orlo. 528 00:32:16,990 --> 00:32:19,780 You wanted him gone, he's gone. Huzzah'. 529 00:32:19,784 --> 00:32:21,294 What about Elizabeth? 530 00:32:21,286 --> 00:32:23,656 They are close. She will be spared. 531 00:32:23,663 --> 00:32:25,423 I mean, as a leader. 532 00:32:26,499 --> 00:32:28,499 She's a progressive, but not insanely so. 533 00:32:28,501 --> 00:32:31,841 She understands Russia and its need for stability, 534 00:32:31,838 --> 00:32:34,168 and she will listen to us. 535 00:32:34,173 --> 00:32:35,553 You're mad. 536 00:32:35,550 --> 00:32:37,680 She's the third way. 537 00:32:37,677 --> 00:32:39,757 Catherine is special. 538 00:32:41,222 --> 00:32:45,852 Well, we are all God's creatures. 539 00:32:48,021 --> 00:32:49,771 Might I read a verse to you? 540 00:32:49,772 --> 00:32:51,192 I don't care. 541 00:32:54,277 --> 00:32:58,407 The word of the Lord will have the final say. 542 00:33:02,118 --> 00:33:04,288 - I don't know what to do. 543 00:33:04,287 --> 00:33:06,157 Shit. Orlo. 544 00:33:06,164 --> 00:33:09,464 - Is Peter dead? - She couldn't do it. He is roaming. 545 00:33:10,627 --> 00:33:13,167 She will lose. He loves a bloody fight. 546 00:33:13,171 --> 00:33:14,211 I know. 547 00:33:14,213 --> 00:33:16,723 - Does he know it's her? - I don't know. 548 00:33:17,425 --> 00:33:20,545 Whoever tells him will be seen as a patriot and a hero. 549 00:33:20,553 --> 00:33:23,563 - That should be you, Lady Marial. - I can't. 550 00:33:27,685 --> 00:33:30,475 You need to decouple from her, 551 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:33,110 or you need to tell me where you'd like to be buried 552 00:33:33,107 --> 00:33:35,277 and what psalm to read over your grave. 553 00:33:37,695 --> 00:33:38,735 Do it. 554 00:33:40,031 --> 00:33:41,821 I have something to do. 555 00:33:45,578 --> 00:33:47,658 - Fuck him up, Arkady'. 556 00:33:55,546 --> 00:33:58,796 - Emperor. - What do you fucking want, hmm? 557 00:34:00,885 --> 00:34:02,545 I want to be a lady again. 558 00:34:23,616 --> 00:34:25,276 She's also pregnant. 559 00:34:36,921 --> 00:34:38,131 Get out. 560 00:34:54,021 --> 00:34:56,771 This is gonna sound really bad, but hold your judgment. 561 00:34:57,984 --> 00:35:01,404 I told Peter it was you. I know it sounds bad. 562 00:35:01,404 --> 00:35:04,664 But I can explain, and you will see that it is clever. 563 00:35:04,657 --> 00:35:08,077 No. No. No. 564 00:35:08,077 --> 00:35:10,157 It is a jest. A terrible jest. 565 00:35:10,163 --> 00:35:11,663 You couldn't kill Peter. 566 00:35:11,664 --> 00:35:15,924 Velementov is a drunk fool. You lied to me about not killing Archie. 567 00:35:15,918 --> 00:35:18,418 Peter is too strong. This is Russia. 568 00:35:18,421 --> 00:35:22,591 We were finished, we are finished, so many reasons I am right. 569 00:35:22,592 --> 00:35:24,182 I thought you were my friend. 570 00:35:24,177 --> 00:35:27,177 I've saved your life, our lives. 571 00:35:27,805 --> 00:35:31,675 He loves you, and you have his baby, an heir, inside you. You are safe. 572 00:35:31,684 --> 00:35:33,694 You told him that I'm pregnant? 573 00:35:34,729 --> 00:35:36,019 Fuck you, Marial'. 574 00:35:38,357 --> 00:35:39,977 In time, you will see I am right. 575 00:35:40,526 --> 00:35:42,196 He will be coming for me now. 576 00:35:44,739 --> 00:35:46,069 He won't. 577 00:36:14,977 --> 00:36:18,477 - I thought we would call him Paul. - I will cut your fucking throat. 578 00:36:18,481 --> 00:36:21,611 Aim for the belly. You once told me that works a treat. 579 00:36:22,318 --> 00:36:24,108 You think a child will stop me? 580 00:36:25,279 --> 00:36:26,409 Your child. 581 00:36:26,906 --> 00:36:28,316 A fucking son, 582 00:36:29,075 --> 00:36:34,365 the preservation of your line, your blood, Peter the Great's grandson. 583 00:36:34,372 --> 00:36:38,842 - And no doubt, a cutie. - You fucking bitch. I loved you. 584 00:36:40,044 --> 00:36:43,094 And you feel this has affected that love detrimentally? 585 00:36:43,089 --> 00:36:46,679 The fact you're trying to kill me? Indeed, it has cast a pall. 586 00:36:46,676 --> 00:36:48,006 Un-fucking-believable. 587 00:36:48,010 --> 00:36:50,260 I'm about to cut your throat, and you're making jokes. 588 00:36:50,888 --> 00:36:53,308 Perhaps that is why you love me. 589 00:36:54,016 --> 00:36:55,266 Say hello. 590 00:36:56,269 --> 00:36:57,349 No. 591 00:37:00,439 --> 00:37:02,109 He's really there? 592 00:37:02,984 --> 00:37:04,534 Under your hand. 593 00:37:08,364 --> 00:37:11,124 Fuck. Right there. 594 00:37:12,243 --> 00:37:14,333 I made a fucking person. 595 00:37:15,621 --> 00:37:19,791 Just under the skin. Your son. 596 00:37:21,085 --> 00:37:22,705 No, you don't know it's a boy. 597 00:37:22,712 --> 00:37:25,382 He feels dumb, so I suspect it strongly. 598 00:37:25,381 --> 00:37:26,671 I have a knife. 599 00:37:26,674 --> 00:37:32,104 You love me, and you love Paul. You won't kill us. 600 00:37:32,096 --> 00:37:34,216 Why don't you fucking love me, by the way? 601 00:37:34,223 --> 00:37:36,143 I do, in a way. 602 00:37:38,394 --> 00:37:40,154 But I love Russia more. 603 00:37:40,146 --> 00:37:43,146 - You're not even Russian'. - In my heart, I am. 604 00:37:43,149 --> 00:37:44,529 When I cut your heart out, 605 00:37:44,525 --> 00:37:46,525 I will have a look in and see if it was true. 606 00:37:46,527 --> 00:37:48,777 Any cunt can give me a baby. 607 00:37:48,779 --> 00:37:50,449 So, kill us then. 608 00:37:55,453 --> 00:37:56,623 Just... 609 00:37:58,289 --> 00:37:59,539 wait. I need a-- 610 00:38:05,129 --> 00:38:07,919 Hello, Paul. It's me, Daddy. 611 00:38:18,267 --> 00:38:20,187 No, I can't. Fuck. 612 00:38:21,312 --> 00:38:22,522 Give it up. 613 00:38:23,397 --> 00:38:25,817 I do not want any more bloodshed in this. 614 00:38:27,026 --> 00:38:28,026 Abdicate. 615 00:38:29,820 --> 00:38:31,240 Abdicate? 616 00:38:33,741 --> 00:38:37,871 You are sweet and fascinating in a mad kind of a way 617 00:38:37,870 --> 00:38:39,830 that is making me incredibly hard. 618 00:38:39,830 --> 00:38:44,170 But the question that pops into my head is why the fuck would I do that? 619 00:38:44,168 --> 00:38:46,418 The heady recognition you are terrible at it. 620 00:38:46,420 --> 00:38:49,470 I am the emperor. I was born to this. You're a woman. 621 00:38:49,465 --> 00:38:52,255 I will be better. Am better. 622 00:38:53,844 --> 00:38:58,184 I ended the war. I knew the torture was a misstep for you. 623 00:38:58,891 --> 00:39:05,191 I have gathered the military, regions, and the court. I have a vision for Russia. 624 00:39:06,774 --> 00:39:08,614 Let me have it, 625 00:39:08,609 --> 00:39:10,779 and you will have fulfilled your father's wishes. 626 00:39:12,238 --> 00:39:14,408 Sacrifice for the good of Russia. 627 00:39:15,366 --> 00:39:17,366 And that is all you really want. 628 00:39:23,916 --> 00:39:26,916 Well, I hate the job, actually. It's mostly annoying, 629 00:39:26,919 --> 00:39:29,009 and I do sense I'm fucking bad at it sometimes. 630 00:39:29,005 --> 00:39:30,205 You are'. 631 00:39:30,923 --> 00:39:32,683 That came out more forcefully than intended. 632 00:39:32,675 --> 00:39:34,755 It made the point. Thank you. 633 00:39:34,760 --> 00:39:37,720 You will have secured Russia's future. 634 00:39:37,722 --> 00:39:42,102 Not ruined it, as your mother predicted, but protected it. 635 00:39:42,935 --> 00:39:46,855 Your son will then have it, your line retained. 636 00:39:46,856 --> 00:39:49,936 Right. And what would I do? 637 00:39:49,942 --> 00:39:55,162 Drink, fuck, eat, jape about, and be with your child. 638 00:39:55,156 --> 00:39:56,866 All the things you love. 639 00:39:58,075 --> 00:39:59,735 And you could love this man? 640 00:40:01,370 --> 00:40:03,370 I think perhaps I could. 641 00:40:03,372 --> 00:40:05,462 For he would be the man who saved Russia. 642 00:40:05,458 --> 00:40:08,748 Saved it from myself. A complicated idea I'm struggling with. 643 00:40:14,967 --> 00:40:18,097 - You're playing a game on me. - I love that you see that. 644 00:40:18,095 --> 00:40:19,215 Huh. You witch. 645 00:40:19,221 --> 00:40:21,311 It is a game where we both win. 646 00:40:23,267 --> 00:40:24,597 So, we have a deal. 647 00:40:26,520 --> 00:40:28,480 I see a new option appear. 648 00:40:31,067 --> 00:40:32,227 Leo. 649 00:40:35,613 --> 00:40:39,873 You stop your people, or I send word and they cut Voronsky's head off. 650 00:40:42,495 --> 00:40:45,785 Huh. Your cake. We never had any, did we? 651 00:40:46,999 --> 00:40:51,549 Sharp lemons, and the nuttiness. Delightful. 652 00:40:51,545 --> 00:40:54,835 - Mm. Guard'. 653 00:40:54,840 --> 00:40:57,010 Send word to cut Leo Voronsky's head from his body 654 00:40:57,009 --> 00:40:59,099 - and bring it to us on a tray. - No'. 655 00:40:59,095 --> 00:41:01,175 Then send the message. 656 00:41:01,180 --> 00:41:03,270 - Guard, wait. 657 00:41:16,821 --> 00:41:18,411 Take it to Velementov. 658 00:41:18,405 --> 00:41:20,905 Fat fuck. Never knew he had it in him. 659 00:41:20,908 --> 00:41:23,238 - Now send word to let him go. 660 00:41:26,038 --> 00:41:28,828 - No. - We had a deal. 661 00:41:28,833 --> 00:41:30,843 I let him go, you start up again. 662 00:41:30,835 --> 00:41:32,085 He will have guards, 663 00:41:32,086 --> 00:41:35,336 and if there is any yelling in the halls, gunfire, generals gathering, 664 00:41:35,339 --> 00:41:37,509 any sign of a fucking move, 665 00:41:37,508 --> 00:41:40,298 they will descend like wolves and fucking tear him apart. 666 00:41:41,220 --> 00:41:42,890 Anyway, see you. 667 00:41:44,932 --> 00:41:46,352 You've played a game on me. 668 00:41:49,061 --> 00:41:50,811 I love that you see that. 669 00:42:09,832 --> 00:42:11,212 Elizabeth. 670 00:42:12,418 --> 00:42:13,668 Archie. 671 00:42:41,197 --> 00:42:42,867 Bonjour, Empress. 672 00:42:44,408 --> 00:42:46,328 I'm apparently here at an exciting time. 673 00:42:46,327 --> 00:42:49,617 At a dinner I did not understand the importance of. 674 00:42:50,998 --> 00:42:53,288 Not quite exciting, alas. 675 00:42:54,001 --> 00:42:56,421 It is still within reach, apparently? 676 00:42:57,213 --> 00:42:59,303 I just lose the man I love. 677 00:42:59,298 --> 00:43:04,928 What is a man? Some legs, a cock, 678 00:43:04,929 --> 00:43:07,599 a few words that float away to nothing as they are said? 679 00:43:07,598 --> 00:43:09,138 He is my heart. 680 00:43:10,226 --> 00:43:14,556 For now. Tomorrow he is run over by a carriage, or fucks another, 681 00:43:14,563 --> 00:43:18,943 or catches syphilis in his throat and French kisses it into your mouth, 682 00:43:18,943 --> 00:43:21,783 and you go mad and die worthlessly. 683 00:43:23,364 --> 00:43:26,584 You are an unexpectedly dark character. 684 00:43:26,575 --> 00:43:31,035 I would not seek enlightenment if I did not think we all flailed in the dark. 685 00:43:32,665 --> 00:43:36,995 He is my great love. And I must fucking have him. 686 00:43:37,002 --> 00:43:40,052 So, you know what you want. Love is all. 687 00:43:40,047 --> 00:43:41,467 You're playing me. 688 00:43:41,465 --> 00:43:46,635 Au contraire. Fuck Russia. It is a depraved shithole, always will be. 689 00:43:46,637 --> 00:43:50,177 - You are German anyway. - I am Russian in my heart. 690 00:43:50,182 --> 00:43:51,272 Hmm. 691 00:43:51,850 --> 00:43:55,650 And Russia will be the greatest nation on earth, you French fuck. 692 00:43:55,646 --> 00:44:01,146 This Russian heart... same heart as the one with the boy in it? 693 00:44:01,151 --> 00:44:03,451 Yes. Hence my-- 694 00:44:03,445 --> 00:44:04,695 Confusion. 695 00:44:05,864 --> 00:44:08,534 I thought it was my destiny. 696 00:44:10,286 --> 00:44:16,536 If it was, then it would have been. Isn't that the point of destiny? 697 00:44:24,425 --> 00:44:28,505 - Why did you go? I never sent word. - Events moved on. 698 00:44:29,388 --> 00:44:31,138 Why didn't you kill him? 699 00:44:31,140 --> 00:44:33,520 Events moved on. I couldn't. 700 00:44:33,517 --> 00:44:37,147 We can win this. We had the upper hand. 701 00:44:37,146 --> 00:44:40,226 I will not let Leo die, Velementov. 702 00:44:40,232 --> 00:44:41,482 This is the moment. 703 00:44:42,318 --> 00:44:45,278 You back down now, no one will come with you again. 704 00:44:45,279 --> 00:44:49,159 And Leo will be dead. It's over'. 705 00:44:50,576 --> 00:44:52,996 - Look in their eyes. - I am. 706 00:44:52,995 --> 00:44:54,325 There's fucking hope. 707 00:44:56,540 --> 00:44:58,500 Who would have thought it? 708 00:45:01,170 --> 00:45:02,760 I await your signal. 709 00:45:04,548 --> 00:45:08,548 I'll shoot a round, and it will be on again. 710 00:45:54,807 --> 00:45:55,927 Kiss me. 711 00:46:20,666 --> 00:46:21,996 Oh, right. 712 00:46:23,377 --> 00:46:24,377 I... 713 00:46:24,378 --> 00:46:26,508 I was hoping that wasn't the way this was going to go. 714 00:46:26,505 --> 00:46:28,505 I'm in two minds about it, to be honest. 715 00:46:33,053 --> 00:46:37,063 I love you with all my fucking heart. 716 00:46:40,477 --> 00:46:41,767 - But-- - Think... 717 00:46:42,980 --> 00:46:45,110 about what you're going to say next, 718 00:46:46,150 --> 00:46:48,190 and that if you just do not say it... 719 00:46:49,528 --> 00:46:52,658 we could perhaps just happily stand here forever. 720 00:47:00,122 --> 00:47:02,292 I can change the world. 721 00:47:05,252 --> 00:47:06,882 I know it. 722 00:47:08,797 --> 00:47:10,547 I know you can. 723 00:47:15,262 --> 00:47:17,642 My fate was always you. 724 00:47:18,891 --> 00:47:20,561 Yours always Russia. 725 00:47:37,159 --> 00:47:39,699 - I will haunt you. - Promise it. 726 00:48:46,770 --> 00:48:50,690 ♪ Like a bird ♪ 727 00:48:50,691 --> 00:48:53,241 ♪ On the wire ♪ 728 00:48:53,235 --> 00:48:58,905 ♪ Like a drunk in a midnight choir ♪ 729 00:48:58,907 --> 00:49:04,747 ♪ I have tried in my way ♪ 730 00:49:04,746 --> 00:49:07,536 ♪ To be free ♪ 731 00:49:09,835 --> 00:49:12,745 ♪ Like a worm ♪ 732 00:49:12,754 --> 00:49:15,174 ♪ On a hook ♪ 733 00:49:15,173 --> 00:49:20,353 ♪ Like a knight From some old-fashioned book ♪ 734 00:49:21,388 --> 00:49:27,228 ♪ I have saved all my ribbons ♪ 735 00:49:27,227 --> 00:49:30,017 ♪ For thee ♪ 736 00:49:32,941 --> 00:49:35,651 ♪ If I ♪ 737 00:49:35,652 --> 00:49:40,992 ♪ If I have been unkind ♪ 738 00:49:42,784 --> 00:49:45,874 ♪ I hope thatyou ♪ 739 00:49:45,871 --> 00:49:51,501 ♪ Can just let it go by ♪ 740 00:49:53,420 --> 00:49:55,590 ♪ If I ♪ 741 00:49:55,589 --> 00:50:00,929 ♪ If I have been untrue ♪ 742 00:50:02,471 --> 00:50:05,471 ♪ I hope you know ♪ 743 00:50:05,474 --> 00:50:09,484 ♪ It was never to you ♪ 744 00:50:11,521 --> 00:50:17,361 ♪ Like a baby, stillborn ♪ 745 00:50:17,361 --> 00:50:22,951 ♪ Like a beast with his horn ♪ 746 00:50:22,949 --> 00:50:27,619 ♪ I have torn everyone ♪ 747 00:50:27,621 --> 00:50:31,381 ♪ Who's reached out for me ♪ 748 00:50:32,793 --> 00:50:38,133 ♪ But I swear, by this song ♪ 749 00:50:38,131 --> 00:50:40,471 ♪ And by all... ♪