English Dub Review: Requiem of the Rose King “I will protect Edward. That child is my son.”

Overview (Spoilers Below):
Buckingham questions his decisions after a night with Richard and a startling revelation. Meanwhile, rumors torment Richard as the protean Earl of Richmond schemes to stir up discontent.

Our Take:
The series took a very intriguing turn last week, with Richard confessing his love to Buckingham during his banquet. Considering my lack of experience with the source material, that’s saying a lot. However, fate is on its way to ruining that relationship again during Richard’s rule over England. Again, this guy can’t catch a break.
The end of last week’s episode gave viewers a glimpse of the mysterious man with white hair approaching the cabin where Richard and Buckingham reside. This episode reveals that man as James Terrell, an assassin who disguises himself as a shepherd. It also showcased that James is the assassin Buckingham hired to kill George and the two prisoners. After seeing Richard and Buckingham make love to each other, James asks Buckingham to teach him how to love.
Additionally, the episode further depicts Richard’s son Edward, who doubts who his birth father is after encountering Henry Tudor and seeing that he looks nothing like Richard. Despite Edward being the son of Prince Edward of Lancaster, Richard felt the desire to love and protect him like he was his own son. However, Buckingham doesn’t seem too happy with Richard’s decision because he wants Richard to cast Edward out for being a Lancasterian. So it definitely looks like their relationship may not last as long as Richard’s love for King Henry.
Buckingham disagreeing with Richard’s oath to protect Edward signifies the beginning of Richard’s downfall, with his affair slowly unraveling before Anne and his real identity is revealed to the world. To make things even worse for Richard, Tudor visited Elizabeth’s sons in the tower as part of his nefarious plot. From the looks of things, it appears that Tudor might be teaming up with the boys to overthrow Richard.
The representation of this aspect is undoubtedly magnetic, with Ciaran Strange putting a worthy effort into projecting Richard’s despair once again. If this is what sends Richard on a path toward his tragic fate, then I’m even more curious to see how deep this rabbit hole can go in the remaining episodes. They would definitely be more depressing than what we got in this episode, but I could care less since the show has been displaying this tone exceptionally well so far.