Catherine confronts Aunt Elizabeth first, but she seems unaware that she’s done anything wrong. When they arrive at the country house, Peter reveals that he let it slip to Aunt Elizabeth that he saw his mother drown her son before she kidnapped Paul. Think about where we were in episode 1 to where we are now - this has been a bubbling story that was not expected. It looks like she’s about to admit it, but then Peter states it’s impossible for them to be together. Peter tells Catherine that he knows when she lies and that she loves him. Peter proves that he knows her well, and Catherine senses that he’s the only one who does. Peter tells Catherine that her perfection is unfair to everyone and that his love for her is a burden. Back in the carriage, Peter asks Catherine how the war is and the irony that she’s sent thousands to die. Suddenly, their carriage is put under hostage, so Peter quickly pays them off. Peter tells Catherine a made-up story, but she can tell he is lying.Ĭatherine and Peter talk about hypothetical scenarios to pass the time. Catherine wonders what worse thing he’s ever done, and thinks it will be a great test of their hypothetical love. Peter wonders how much her forgiveness stretches. The writers have been cruel to the audience - they have sold the idea that Catherine and Peter can be together, but of course, that one dark secret is a ticking time bomb.Ĭatherine and Peter head out in a carriage to find Paul, and it’s a 6-hour journey. Catherine mentions that her mother did not trust Elizabeth, and Peter gets anxious as he feels like he’s going to reveal the secret about what happened with Joanna. They learn from a maid that Aunt Elizabeth took Paul to the country house. Rather than arguing, they decide to find Paul together. Peter agrees, but then they realize neither of them has Paul. So, she tells Peter to live in a country house, and they’ll talk briefly on occasion. Catherine thinks exiling Peter will be a better option. Marial tells her to kill him as he’s a monster. Meanwhile, Catherine talks about her conflict with Peter. Peter reminds Aunt Elizabeth of her child loss, so she kidnaps Paul. Marial holds a process to find her next husband. Grigor reveals that Georgina is back and alive, so Marial walks away upset. She thinks they can declare Georgina dead. Grigor bumps into Marial she tells him to marry her, so she doesn’t lose her inheritance from her cousin Maxim. When Grigor walks off, it’s clear Georgina is hurt. She gives him a gift from a French designer. Georgina accepts she isn’t in a strong position to ask for anything. Georgina doesn’t understand Grigor’s anger, but he tells her he hasn’t heard from her for months and has been sleeping with Marial. Later on, Hugo asks Catherine if she can borrow half the Russian army to retake Sweden. They ask for refuge at Catherine’s palace. Democracy won in their country, so they lost their power in Sweden. However, it appears Georgina is lying - she has no intention of changing Russia at all. Catherine believes her and allows her to return. She tells Catherine that she met a woman philosopher that spoke about the equality of men and women she wants to help Catherine change Russia. The following day, Grigor wakes up, and Georgina is on top of him. But he can remember, and he tells Grigor and Aunt Elizabeth that he cannot look Catherine in her eyes since having sex with her mother and accidentally killing her. Catherine raises how they haven’t seen each other as much since the birth, and she reminds him of a strange moment at the graves (where she was about to kiss him). They both appear to be enjoying their time together. Six weeks later, Catherine and Peter are co-parenting.
Peter is emotional and confirms the baby is a boy. Catherine does one big push and her baby Paul is out. Peter loses patience and breaks tradition to help. Aunt Elizabeth takes over from the doctor. Peter listens from the corridor, and it sounds painful. The Great season 2, episode 9 opens up with Catherine going through childbirth. Throughout the final two episodes of this series, a dark, murky cloud hangs over Catherine and Peter it’s the absolute wrong time to fall in love with each other, bringing such irony to the series.