This series is based on historical drama blending fact and fiction to tell the tale of teenage Mary, Queen of Scots as she arrives in France to formalise her arranged marriage to Prince Francis.
Unfortunately, everything goes a twist too far when we find ourselves watching the crowd at a 16th-century royal ball dancing to music you might hear today on Z100.
While it might not receive an A when it comes to historical accuracy, it completely nails that whole entertaining the crap out of its audience thing that we hear is kind of important when it comes to TV these days.
The show seems to be a bit aware of its own absurdity, which is more than one can say for some of the dreck the networks have served up so far this season.
The minute you start getting into fantasy, you're yanked right out by the contemporary music and other oddities-like a montage of giggling gals putting on makeup.
Not that I think The CW has any grasp of the mental mojo that made its WB network predecessor such a pop-culture kick. Really? This twaddle? Every single week?
