Ep. 46 - My Lady Jane
Get ready to transform into a ferret and an eagle with Andrew and Presley as they discuss this historical fiction romance fantasy comedy.
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My Lady Jane is a 2024 Amazon Prime original series set in a fictionalized 16th-century England that follows Lady Jane Grey, a fiercely independent, well-read woman who is coerced into marrying Lord Guildford Dudley. Begrudgingly Jane marries Guildford who she later discovers is an Ethian, a human who can take animal form. Guildford struggles with his Ethianism, as he is unable to control his ability to change and unwillingly changes into a horse when the sun rises, and is freed from animal form when the sun sets. Jane is cousin to King Edward VI, who is first believed to be gravely ill and names Jane as successor to his throne. Princess Mary and Lord Seymour have been secretly poisoning Edward in order to kill him and place Mary in power. Mary and Seymour ramp up their plot to kill Edward which leads Edward to fall from a high window in a tower of the castle, and his disappearance. Mary and Seymour forge a will and attempt to make the court believe that will is legitimate, which names Mary as successor. The real will, which was taken by Princess Bess for safe-keeping, is given to one of the castle staff and is presented in court. The original will wins out due to the official stamp of the king sealing it. Jane is named Queen and discovers that Mary and Seymour colluded to murder Edward, leading to Mary attacking Jane and destroying proof of this truth. Edward comes to in a church realizing he was saved by Lady Margaret Beaufort, his great-grandmother. Edward is informed that he is one of a long line of Ethian English kings, and that Margaret aims to help him discover his animal form. Margaret wishes to make Edward an Ethian king who will exterminate all non-Ethians. Meanwhile Jane, newly queen, makes a declaration that division law will be terminated, and humans and Ethians will live in peace. This disturbs the nobility in England, who all leave and take their armies with them. Mary and Seymour gather support with the nobility to revert the pro-Ethian policy in the kingdom, and arrive to put Jane in chains. Mary and Seymour also catch Guildford and expose his secret, which means that both Jane and Guildford would be sentenced to death for being nobile and Ethian. At Jane and Guildford's execution, the Ethians come to their rescue, after being inspired and rallied by Edward to help restore him to the throne to rule for them in addition to humans. Jane and Guildford escape, but not before Jane leaps over the crowd and up to where Guildford is tied up. As the fire rises to consume them, Jane professes her love for Guildford, Guildford professes his love for Jane, and then makes himself a horse to break free from his ropes and carry Jane to safety. At the end, Jane and Guildford are seen embracing each other, discussing what to do next, Mary is still ruling England, and Princess Bess is secretly an Ethian.