Okay, so I’ve been binge-watching “The Serpent Queen” lately, and I gotta say, it’s been a wild ride! I got hooked on this show after seeing a clip on TikTok, and let me tell you, it did not disappoint. I started watching it and couldn’t stop – I finished the whole first season in just two days! This show is seriously addictive. There was one big question that kept bugging me, especially after I saw a short video about Charles Dance being killed off in episode 2. And I was like “wait, what?” and then after two days I got it. I just had to figure out: who killed the dauphin?
So, I started digging. First, I rewatched some episodes, paying extra attention to the scenes around the dauphin. You know, trying to spot any shady characters or hints. It was pretty obvious early on that the dauphin, Francis, wasn’t exactly winning any popularity contests. He seemed pretty arrogant. No surprise, I guess, since he was the future king and all. I went through all the characters one by one. Could it have been the Bourbons? They seemed to have it out for the royal family. Or maybe one of the Italian courtiers? There was that whole conversation about whether France needed more Italians. Hmmm.

Then, I hit the forums and fan pages. People were throwing around all sorts of theories. Some folks thought it was a political move by Catherine’s enemies. Others thought it was an inside job, maybe even someone close to the dauphin. I even entertained the possibility of it being Catherine herself. It is called the serpent queen for a reason. My head was spinning. I started making a list of potential suspects and their motives. I even watched some YouTube videos talking about the history of that period. That just made me more confused, to be honest.
But then, I came across this little nugget of info. It talked about how King Francis actually died after a fall during a hunt. So, wait a minute, was it an accident after all? But then, I stumbled upon another piece saying that Catherine might have died from an illness. I was like wait. So this was a wild goose chase and my question was wrong the whole time? They are talking about the King and not the dauphin?
After piecing everything together, here’s what I think happened. King Francis, not the dauphin, died after an accident. So it wasn’t really a murder, it was just a really unfortunate event. I must have misunderstood the question from the beginning!
But there’s still some mystery around Catherine’s death. Some say it was from an illness, but others whisper that it could have been something more sinister. And there are all those rumors about Catherine being involved in shady stuff, so who knows! I guess we’ll have to wait and see what the show reveals in the next season. They say the new season starts with Rahima as Catherine’s most trusted confidant. Sounds like things are gonna get even more interesting. And I’m still not 100% convinced about everything. But that’s what makes it fun, right?