'Victoria' Season 1: 'Brocket Hall' Recap
Previously on Victoria: Alexandrina Victoria becomes Queen of England at the age of eighteen. As the young monarch struggles to find her feet, we meet her manipulative family (terrible), Lord Melbourne (dreamy), her Prime Minister, and a (pointless) cast of servants who live downstairs. Victoria and “Lord M” immediately become inseparable, forming a close friendship and developing something of a (historically inaccurate) crush on each other, which causes some scandalous gossip. The young queen also ends up involved in several embarrassing public incidents, including refusing to form a government unless her particular choice can lead it, and accusing one of her mother’s ladies in waiting of an affair. By the end of the day, though, Victoria has established herself, grown up a little bit, and reinstalled Lord M as Prime Minister.
Where do we go from here? Let’s find out this week.
Victoria’s Uncle Leopold Comes to Visit. Victoria’s uncle, King Leopold of Belgium, comes to visit. But this is more than just a family thing – he thinks it’s time for Victoria to marry and he’s there to push his the suit of his nephew Albert. Victoria’s mom and her troll friend Conroy are both supportive of this plan for different reasons (her daughter’s happiness, his own power). Not to be outdone, Victoria’s other uncle, the Duke of Cumberland, thinks his nephew, Prince George of Cambridge, would be a better pick for her husband. No one seems to care much what Victoria thinks about all this, and she’s not particularly inclined to get married at all at present.
