Smoke and Mirrors is the 21st episode of the series and the 1st episode of Season Three.
Plot Overview[]
Philippe returns to Versailles with his prisoner, Holy Roman Emperor Leopold, who recommences his secret affair with the queen. A truce is called and a lavish banquet is held for him but De Montespan is excluded and takes her revenge by discrediting the king's pious companion Francoise De Maintenon. To win over the suffering populace Louis installs street lighting and sewerage, bringing on side ex-soldier Guillaume as shoe-maker to the court. However Guillaume is unhappy when his brother is among those selected by Philippe, now appointed to the king's council, to colonize the Americas, along with a mysterious duke, of whose existence no record exists.
Recurring Appearances[]
- George Blagden as Louis XIV of France
- Alexander Vlahos as Philippe of France
- Tygh Runyan as Fabien Marchal
- Stuart Bowman as Alexandre Bontemps
- Anna Brewster as Madame de Montespan
- Evan Williams as Chevalier de Lorraine
- Elisa Lasowski as Marie-Thérèse of Spain
- Jessica Clark as Princess Palatine
- Steve Cumyn as Jean-Baptiste Colbert
- Joe Sheridan as François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois
- Catherine Walker as Madame de Maintenon
First Appearances[]
- Jean-Hugues Anglade as the Man in the Iron Mask
- Rory Keenan as Emperor Leopold
- Marie Askehave as Delphine
- Matthew McNulty as Guillaume
- Victoire Dauxerre as Adele de Vasseur
- Anthony Flanagan as Bastien
- Jenny Platt as Jeanne
- Daphne Patakia as Eleanor of Austria
- Dan Rosson as Minister of Austria
- Ernesto Costa as Tristan
- Tim Loane as Olivier
- Jack Ellis as the Governor of the Bastille
Deaths[]
N/A