Four years ago, a desperate Jewler tried to sell Marie
Antoinette a Diamon Necklace for an impossible price. She declined.
Now this necklace has fallen into the hands of the duplicitous Jeanne
and her schemes to become rich beyond all imagination. But when she is caught in the act, Jeanne
begins a snowballing social upheaval that threatens to ruin the once loving
image of Marie Antoinette beyond repair.
As a desperate Oscar tries to contain the spread of lies and
misinformation, the people of France take their first steps towards striking
back against the Queen and the Nobility.
I’ll admit, I was a little worried when we began the
second half of The Rose of Versailles as we circled back around a character
we’ve seen do very little after her promising introduction. But as the set went
on, those concerns were dashed and I learned quite a bit about French history
through the fascinating and hyper intense Diamond Necklace Incident (even if it
apparently ended not so historically accurate).
By comparison, there’s other stuff that happens here and it’s good but
if The Rose of Versailles knows where to put the bulk of its storytelling
powers for maximum impact and Jeanne, she was the focus of all the best
efforts.
