Victoria
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Albert says she is exercising her vanity and wants to parade him around like a show pony.
Thats a bit much, Albert.
When these two present a united front, theyre indomitable, but their personalities are calculated to clash.
And possibly sewage systems.
Particularly for someone as ambitious and intelligent as Albert.
Meanwhile, among the plebeians, Mrs. Skerrett and Mr. Francatelli are going at it in bed.
Which brings us to cholera.
I bet youd fit right in at Cambridge.
Another guy says its a toxic miasma, i.e., gross, infected air.
I cant wait for us all to look like idiots to future generations.
Snow fights against the idea that cholera is transmitted through miasma.
If youve heard of epidemiology, i.e., the study of disease, this is its founding moment.
The pump gets put out of service, and the cholera epidemic comes to a halt.
Victoria thanks her and asks her name, and itsFlorence Nightingale.
Speaking of cringeworthy, how is Feodora faring this episode?
Skerretts death and Alberts complicated election at Cambridge foil all of this, leaving Feodora furious.
Which brings us to Mrs. Skerrett, a.k.a.
It does mean, however, thatVictoriais honest with us about life expectancy.
Victoria visits her immediately before her death, and Skerrett tells her Ive got my own palace now.
Cue weeping from everyone, including me.
(The beautiful lighting in this episode, particularly around Victoria, deserves a mention.
