7.6/10343 votesLoading...#1 - A New Era
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2022
Catherine has become a mother. King Francis suffers a fall from his horse while hunting with Henri and Catherine.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10175 votesLoading...#2 - Grand Tour
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/12/2024
Catherine aims to unite France under King Charles IX, pushing her agenda of a secular state; the Bourbons present an ambitious trade deal with Protestant England; as tensions rise on the Privy Council, the Guise's plan to reignite religious conflict.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10117 votesLoading...#3 - Judas
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/2/2024
Charles is ready to make his own rules, rejecting his mother's influence; with a rebellion on the rise, a mysterious plan is set, but when loyalty can be so easily swayed...miracles can happen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10542 votesLoading...#4 - Medici Bitch
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2022
Queen Catherine begins to tell the story of her life to Rahima, a servant girl, revealing how she came to enter the French Royal Court at the age of 14.
Director: Stacie Passon
Writer: Justin Haythe
7.8/10129 votesLoading...#5 - Second Coming
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 7/19/2024
With peace balanced on a knife's edge, Catherine attempts to calm tensions by allowing the Bourbons to pursue the trade deal with England. Catherine halts the investigation into the Duke of Guise's arson involvement.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10122 votesLoading...#6 - Death of a Prince
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 7/26/2024
News of Edith's miracle spreads throughout Europe; the Bourbon's leverage an opportunity for England to exploit France; Catherine must return urgently to France when Anjou's temper causes damage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10115 votesLoading...#7 - Courting the Valois
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/16/2024
Queen Elizabeth's arrival sparks manipulation and intrigue within the Valois Court; a dramatic fencing match for the Queen's affections ends in a shocking revelation, leaving the Court in turmoil.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10421 votesLoading...#8 - To War Rather Than To Bed
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2022
Young Catherine begins to learn how to outwit the royal household in order to secure her future.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10365 votesLoading...#9 - The Price
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2022
Prince Henri returns from war with a new mistress, Filippa, and a baby. Catherine resorts to extreme measures to produce an heir.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elizabeth Chakkappan
7.9/10317 votesLoading...#10 - The First Regency
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2022
King Henri departs to lead an army to defend France and places Catherine in charge as Regent, allowing her to test her powers further. Catherine asks Rahima to search Mary's room for a letter.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10307 votesLoading...#11 - The Last Joust
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2022
Catherine has a dream that predicts that her husband will be wounded while jousting. Catherine and Henri decide that their son Francis should delay his wedding to Mary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10122 votesLoading...#12 - Time with the Family
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/9/2024
Catherine relinquishes her seat on the Privy Council, but not before securing a place for Anjou; a religious war is on the horizon as Queen Elizabeth lands in the Netherlands; France's saving grace may be a marriage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/10290 votesLoading...#13 - An Attack on the King
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2022
Mary visits Rahima and recounts her side of the story of life at the Royal Court. Catherine and Mary have conflicting views when it comes to freedom of religion in France.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10332 votesLoading...#14 - A Queen Is Made
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/30/2022
The planned kidnapping of King Francis goes awry but Catherine devises a new plan to allow her control of the country.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/10119 votesLoading...#15 - A House Divided
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 8/23/2024
Tensions escalate as Edith and her followers wield newfound power while Catherine grapples with political manipulations and betrayals; as Queen Elizabeth's schemes unravel, Catherine must strategize to secure power and navigate a web of deceit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
9.1/10206 votesLoading...#16 - All Saints Day
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 8/30/2024
Catherine's actions lead to chaos and bloodshed, leaving a trail of devastation in their wake; Catherine's desperate measures may prevent total war, or they could unleash forces beyond her control.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Serpent Queen
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Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a...
Genre:Drama
Network:Starz
Worst Episodes Summary
"A New Era" is the worst rated episode of "The Serpent Queen". It scored 7.6/10 based on 343 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/2/2022. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Grand Tour".