English Dub Review: Requiem of the Rose King “If you hide it, you won’t feel sadness”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
Beth discovers Queen Elizabeth’s true intentions. Meanwhile, Richard watches over King Edward as his illness consumes his soul. Finally, while Richard waits for the arrival of the Prince of Wales, he discovers a treasonous plot developed by Elizabeth and his trusted kingmaker, Buckingham.

Our Take:
With one brother biting the dust, another one immediately follows. It didn’t take us very long for King Edward to die from an illness caused by Jane. Then again, healthcare was extremely limited in the mid-fifteenth century. Even though Richard is now the sole brother of the family, his quest is far from over, and neither is Elizabeth’s.
This episode finally sees the main characters seeing Queen Elizabeth for the fraud she really is. The story sees Elizabeth plotting alongside Buckingham to arrest Richard for treason following King Edward’s death. Luckily, Buckingham’s alliance with Elizabeth turns out to be a ploy to arrest her brother, Earl Rivers, and find the truth behind Richard’s body. Of course, this was due to Beth informing him to do so after overhearing Elizabeth praising herself for her “performance”.
I enjoyed this engaging cat-and-mouse game of betrayal that sees Richard at odds with Edward’s manipulative wife. More importantly, his relationship with Buckingham is more profound than ever, as his royal kingmaker now takes on the role of the demon’s other half. I wonder how this will last until Buckingham stabs Richard in the back as he did with Warwick several episodes ago.
There were several moments that were displayed decently, especially the flashback to when the young Catesby comforts Richard when he’s worried about his eyes. Sure, Richard seems to be on a darker path during the season’s second half, but the flashback proves that the writers are still making this character sympathetic amid his devious actions. However, the only part that I didn’t like was Elizabeth’s creepy facial expressions during specific sequences. Every time I see the evil presence appearing on her mischievous face, I felt nothing but disgust. It shows that Jane’s not the only witch in sheep’s clothing in the kingdom. Otherwise, it’s another strong chapter in Richard’s journey for the throne, with his next victim being Elizabeth’s oldest son, the second Yorkist king of England.