Versailles· Season 2
Versailles — Season 2
All 10 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.
- 01
A poisoning leaves a coveted position open, the king's pregnant mistress Madame de Montespan wields her influence, and Philippe's exiled lover returns.
- 02
Further poisonings confound Marchal while the Church frowns on the aristocracy's flagrant immorality and Philippe prepares to meet his new betrothed.
- 03
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Palatine gets frosty receptions from the court and her new husband, Marchal identifies a prime suspect in the poisonings, and Sophie learns her fate.
- 04
Louis prepares to send troops into the Netherlands while Madame de Montespan turns her attention to the Church and a jealous Chevalier picks a fight.
- 05
Paranoid insomniac Louis declares war, Sophie seeks a remedy to her cruel marriage and Father Pascal takes a risk in his battle with de Montespan.
- 06
Louis takes the field against William of Orange while the queen reigns in his stead, banning debauchery and negotiating a treaty with a sultan.
- 07
The queen orders an inquiry and entreats Marchal to return while the king's mental distress is not alleviated by a truce and dinner with William.
- 08
Louis returns to Versailles with newfound purity of purpose, and Philippe is surprised at his feelings for Palatine when she shows signs of poisoning.
- 09
Doubting his royal divinity, Louis consults the pious Madame Scarron while a rejected former lover summons dark forces to win back his affections.
- 10
The king learns the identities of the nobles that acquired poison and launches a violent purge of the aristocracy that seals his grip on power.
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