Reign Canceled: The CW Says No to Season 5
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Basic info and storyline
Reign is a US romance and historical fantasy television series that centers around Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots, her young years spent in France and her rise to power. It was created by Laurie McCarthy and Stephanie SenGupta, produced by Joyful Girl Productions, Take 5 Productions, Whizbang Films, Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios and broadcast on the CW since October 17, 2013. The fourth season premiered on February 10th, 2017 and will be the last in this series.
The first season is set in France and follows Mary Stuart's (Adelaide Kane) life as a young girl in French court where she is forced to deal with royal conspiracies, power struggles, sexual awakening, ghosts, and many other complicated issues as she awaits her marriage to Prince Francis (Toby Regbo). The second season shifts to the time of Mary and Francis's rise to the French throne as the country is thrown into a tumult by historical events – the consequences of the plague, death of King Henry, the unfolding conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Murder, betrayal and a sprinkle of the supernatural make the relationship of the royal couple a true ordeal.
The series have been criticized for its propensity towards teen drama and romance instead of historical accuracy. The creators have responded that this approach was deliberate, as has the choice of Mary Stuart as the historical subject. Her tumultuous life and several marriages seemed of high entertainment value. It has been nominated for many awards and won two in 2014. The ratings have slowly declined over the last three seasons. Queen Mary's eventful life story had not been rendered fully in the third season, so Reign was picked up for a fourth season, although this will be the last and final one.
Overall ratings and chances for a season 5
There was no lack of action in the finale of the third season, and the fourth season is just as jam-packed with dramatic events. But there is only so much, a TV network can endure, when it comes to viewer ratings and numbers, before a show must come to an end. And seeing that CW, although not one of the super large TV channels out there, still has some very successful shows, which are currently running, there is no reason to keep on this teen periodic drama, if the figures don’t add up in the end. Being in its fourth season, Reign obviously has a following and solid fan base, hence the reason that the rating for the show itself is still pretty high at 7.6 out of 10 on IMDb and 8.4 out of 10 on TV.com. However, the viewing numbers have still declined dramatically over the last two seasons especially. Therefore, the writers and producers decided to make this fourth season the last for Reign and bring the show to an end.
Episodes
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | With Friends Like These | Feb 10, 2017 |
| 2 | A Grain of Deception | Feb 17, 2017 |
| 3 | Leaps of Faith | Feb 24, 2017 |
| 4 | Playing with Fire | Mar 3, 2017 |
| 5 | Highland Games | Mar 17, 2017 |
| 6 | Love & Death | Mar 24, 2017 |
| 7 | Hanging Swords | Mar 31, 2017 |
| 8 | Uncharted Waters | Apr 7, 2017 |
| 9 | Pulling Strings | Apr 14, 2017 |
| 10 | A Better Man | Apr 28, 2017 |
| 11 | Dead of Night | May 5, 2017 |
| 12 | The Shakedown | May 12, 2017 |
| 13 | Coup de Grâce | May 19, 2017 |
| 14 | A Bride. A Box. A Body. | Jun 2, 2017 |
| 15 | Blood in the Water | Jun 9, 2017 |
| 16 | All It Cost Her | Jun 16, 2017 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Three Queens, Two Tigers | Oct 9, 2015 |
| 2 | Betrothed | Oct 16, 2015 |
| 3 | Extreme Measures | Oct 23, 2015 |
| 4 | The Price | Nov 6, 2015 |
| 5 | In a Clearing | Nov 13, 2015 |
| 6 | Fight or Flight | Nov 20, 2015 |
| 7 | The Hound and the Hare | Dec 4, 2015 |
| 8 | Our Undoing | Jan 8, 2016 |
| 9 | Wedlock | Jan 15, 2016 |
| 10 | Bruises That Lie | Jan 22, 2016 |
| 11 | Succession | Apr 25, 2016 |
| 12 | No Way Out | May 2, 2016 |
| 13 | Strange Bedfellows | May 9, 2016 |
| 14 | To the Death | May 16, 2016 |
| 15 | Safe Passage | May 23, 2016 |
| 16 | Clans | Jun 6, 2016 |
| 17 | Intruders | Jun 13, 2016 |
| 18 | Spiders in a Jar | Jun 20, 2016 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Plague | Oct 2, 2014 |
| 2 | Drawn and Quartered | Oct 9, 2014 |
| 3 | Coronation | Oct 16, 2014 |
| 4 | The Lamb and the Slaughter | Oct 23, 2014 |
| 5 | Blood for Blood | Oct 30, 2014 |
| 6 | Three Queens | Nov 6, 2014 |
| 7 | The Prince of the Blood | Nov 13, 2014 |
| 8 | Terror of the Faithful | Nov 20, 2014 |
| 9 | Acts of War | Dec 4, 2014 |
| 10 | Mercy | Dec 11, 2014 |
| 11 | Getaway | Jan 22, 2015 |
| 12 | Banished | Jan 29, 2015 |
| 13 | Sins of the Past | Feb 5, 2015 |
| 14 | The End of Mourning | Feb 12, 2015 |
| 15 | Forbidden | Feb 19, 2015 |
| 16 | Tasting Revenge | Mar 12, 2015 |
| 17 | Tempting Fate | Mar 19, 2015 |
| 18 | Reversal of Fortune | Apr 16, 2015 |
| 19 | Abandoned | Apr 23, 2015 |
| 20 | Fugitive | Apr 30, 2015 |
| 21 | The Siege | May 7, 2015 |
| 22 | Burn | May 14, 2015 |
| # | Name | Air Dates |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | Oct 17, 2013 |
| 2 | Snakes in the Garden | Oct 24, 2013 |
| 3 | Kissed | Oct 31, 2013 |
| 4 | Hearts and Minds | Nov 7, 2013 |
| 5 | A Chill in the Air | Nov 14, 2013 |
| 6 | Chosen | Nov 21, 2013 |
| 7 | Left Behind | Dec 5, 2013 |
| 8 | Fated | Dec 12, 2013 |
| 9 | For King and Country | Jan 23, 2014 |
| 10 | Sacrifice | Jan 30, 2014 |
| 11 | Inquisition | Feb 6, 2014 |
| 12 | Royal Blood | Feb 27, 2014 |
| 13 | The Consummation | Mar 6, 2014 |
| 14 | Dirty Laundry | Mar 13, 2014 |
| 15 | The Darkness | Mar 20, 2014 |
| 16 | Monsters | Mar 27, 2014 |
| 17 | Liege Lord | Apr 10, 2014 |
| 18 | No Exit | Apr 17, 2014 |
| 19 | Toy Soldiers | Apr 24, 2014 |
| 20 | Higher Ground | May 1, 2014 |
| 21 | Long Live the King | May 8, 2014 |
| 22 | Slaughter of Innocence | May 15, 2014 |
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Comments 42
where is still alive or in the dudgeon
Us happy. Geez not everyone is a "Game of Thrones" fan.