‘My Lady Jane’ Recap: ‘Bluebird Is Dead’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Edward Bluemel and Emily Bader as Lord Guildford Dudley and Queen Jane Grey in Episode 104 of ‘My Lady Jane’ – ‘Bluebird Is Dead’. (Photo Courtesy of Jonathan Prime/Prime Video.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode Four of ‘My Lady Jane’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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When we last settled in to discuss the wondrous and sadly, now cancelled Prime Video series, My Lady Jane, we talked a little bit about how amazing it was, that the show was going to explore a corner of history that never came to life. Specifically, what a potentially healthy royal regime under the watchful eye of Queen Jane Grey might look like. Since her real-world counterpart was barely queen for a handful of days in a far more tumultuous time, before losing her life in the worst possible way, and well, the next episode of this delightful series postulated that her reign would be filled to the brim with a little sweet, and a little sour. 

The sweet would have accompanied the fact that she was queen. Since that title gave her mother and her sisters real joy and real comfort in this life. For they quickly slid into the royal lifestyle and all its trappings with ease and with speed. Plus, we also learned that Jane would have used her powers for good. Since she quickly set out to uncover whether or not Lord Dudley had indeed caused her beloved Edward great harm. Granted, we knew the answer, and soon so did she. Because it wasn’t long before she was able to poke holes in the story of Seymour’s witness, and that allowed for Lord Dudley to be free at last and life… seemingly settled into normal.

For now, the Queen was upon her throne, the country was whole again and well, it didn’t take long for history to course correct a bit, and bring forth the sour. Because while the Queen worked to also find a cure for Guildford and learn more about what happened to her brother, dark forces plotted against her. For Mary and Seymour wanted their own agenda to be put into play and that would never happen with Jane sitting on the throne, so they went for broke, and plotted how to best to kill her without raising suspicion. But when using an Ethian to pull the deed off failed, Mary decided to move to more drastic measures. Such as straight up poisoning the Queen at dinner. Which also failed, because let’s be honest… Mary and Seymour could screw up making tea. 

Which also implied that brighter days were ahead, and that Jane would bring peace to the land and prosperity and get all the answers she needed regarding Edward’s fate. Especially since her sisters did her a solid and snuck into Seymour’s chambers/office to grab hold of critical data that could tell her everything she wanted to know regarding that. But alas, history continued to fight this change toward a different path. Since a late-night encounter between Mary and Jane, one where Jane flat out spoke some truth, ended horribly. For that truth prompted Mary to unleash all her pent-up fury and she seemingly ended Jane’s life right there on the lawn with her bare hands.

Leaving us to indeed wonder if history righted itself in a way by giving Jane another short go at the monarchy. Not to mention, Guildford’s secret was revealed in this tale, and that made, for the first real dark/bleak tale in the series, but a quality one none the less. Because life is full of sweet and sour moments, plain and simple. So, it stands to reason that some of that ugliness, appear here, and well, at the very least… the ugly we saw on display here does motivate one to hit play as quickly as possible. To see what will come forth out of Guildford’s secret being discovered, and to learn if Jane is indeed okay and if she will get her big shot at ruling the land. Oh… and to see what comes out of that OTHER big reveal at the end of this fascinating tale. Until next time.

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