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Le Chevalier D'Eon is a series that will pull you into its world of history
and fantasy.
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Easter Sunday is a time to confess your sins, and D'Eon does just that.
After saying cruel things to Anna, D'Eon tries to make up for it by
apologizing and inviting her to church. He has a heavy heart because of
recent events and feels the need to confess his sins to the priest for not
burying the women he has killed, even though they aren't allowed a proper
burial.
After leaving the church with Anna, their carriage happens upon a scene of
the poor lining the streets. It is said that the aristocrats turn a blind
eye to the poor desolate souls. It seems as if some of them feel the need to
stop a carriage and demand help. The man inside though is someone that D'Eon
and the others are looking for, Vorontsov, the Russian.
After giving chase and losing him, D'Eon meets with the others and they
figure Vorontsov is fleeing the country and was originally planning on
fleeing by river to the sea to catch a boat. Being caught while trying to
flee, they deduce that he will change his plan and go by land instead. But
what meaning did Vorontsov's parting words have? Was there a traitor? It's
just another twist for the knights to figure out.
Failing to capture the Russian, D'Eon and the others are given a new
Mission. They are to go to Russia. But before accepting their assignment,
the four of them must bid those they hold dear farewell, for they only have
two choices. As Knights of the King, they will either be killed for
declining the mission presented to them, or risk their life on the mission.
Before leaving, D'Eon decides that he needs to see the Queen, to find out
what his sister wants from him. With her help, D'Eon wills himself to become
Lia. They find out that the Royal Psalms have been stolen and that she wants
vengeance. Before returning to himself, Lia also mentions that there was a
traitor, but doesn't say whom.
With this knowledge, D'Eon and the others leave France and head to St.
Petersburg, Russia. But the trip is not without it's events. The hunters
soon become the hunted as their journey no longer remains a secret. They
must hurry and some how see the Empress.
In this second volume of Le Chevalier D'Eon, there are so many plot twists,
so many questions and not enough answers. It makes you want to see the next
episode, to find out who the traitors are and what other obstacles they will
run into. There are still a few things from the first volume that they don't
answer, but they come up to remind you that you don't know. With all of this
going on, the creators managed not to stuff too much into an episode to
confuse the watcher.
Le Chevalier D'Eon is a series that will pull you into its world of history
and fantasy.
Extras on the DVD include Historical Notes, Crossed Swords & Cross-dressing:
A Photographic Profile, Conversations with Knights: Commentary with the
Swordsmen of Le Chevalier, The Royal Mystique: Commentary with the Royal
Women of Le Chevalier, Japanese Promo Event, Clean Opening, Clean Closing,
ADV Previews and DVD Credits.
I do recommend listening to the commentaries. They are really good. In the
one with the Royal Women of Le Chevalier, they ask the same question as I
do. What's up with that skull? They also talk about the cross-dressing
photographic profile, which is amusing.
Posted on Monday, May 14, 2007 (Archive on Thursday, June 14, 2007)