"Queen of Swords" Ponderings

Approx. 17 minutes of screentime

• He's rough around the edges, never completely "cleaned up". And I personally wouldn't wish him to be.
• I'm taking bets on how long Peter was growing that stubble for that first scene.
• Helm says "hell" a lot.
• He's not patient, but he's not "rude" when he tells you that fact.
• He speaks what he means. He hardly holds back and does let people know when he'd rather be saying more (to Montoya repeatedly).
• Hates suffering and needless deaths. This is why he is a Doctor now instead of a trained killer.
• Will he keep putting his life on the line for the Queen? And will she trust him with her secret identity someday?
• Sore spots: Napoleon reference by Montoya at his party, Blood and Death reference by Marta.
• Will Helm lapse? When will his past catch up to him? When will he break?
• Marriage minded he is NOT. But he'll SURE be reminded he is of the age and financial and social standing FOR marriage. Señora Hidalgo already began on Helm. She also started in on Tessa about looking good for a man at the party. I'm pretty sure she had Helm in mind since he didn't seem interested in the blonde herself earlier.
• He is flattered by Señora Hidalgo, but hates the direct flirting approach, especially from a married aristocrat. He probably also had trouble understanding her thick accent. I did.
• Helm's background and customs are different. Being English and spending time at war being a soldier and in riding all the way from Texas whilst being a ruffian. He is not typical Old World Wealthy or Spanish Catholic. More clashes ahead if he wants to 'dine on the shore' with Tessa Alvarado.
• I wonder if he was hoping to treat the Queen's wound more intimately in his office, alone, keeping the mask on of course.
• Helm is attracted to both Tessa and the Queen. Likes and dislikes both women at the same time actually.
• Tessa:
  
• Likes that she speaks her mind and isn't a cookie cutter Señorita like the other women in town.
• Hates that her mind is to insult him, now days it's called "flirting" and playing hard-to-get. But back then it just wasn't done. We know Tessa likes him because she noticed his eyes are green, no matter how many tarantulas she's apt to keep comparing him with to Marta.
• Gets a kick out of her sense of humor about the apple and hunger at the end of the episode.
• Queen:
  
• Likes that she wants to save the peasants' needless dying at the hands of Montoya and Grisham.
• Hates that she is so far under Montoya's skin. She is just a small time folk hero for goodness sake. And she is a sword-wielding warrior such as Helm is not anymore.
• Gets a kick out of her sense of humor about that officer possibly not being able to count.
• The Queen isn't sure yet what to think of Helm. She didn't expect to trust him when he cut her ropes. It will take some heavy convincing that Helm is on her side. WILL he ever be forced to betray her and she lose this small amount of trust the two already have?
• Loose additional thoughts on the episode:
• Colonel Montoya's father's death a year ago. He celebrates it!!!!
• The Queen's sword ended up on the beach. She had left it up on the cliff when she jumped. I watched her drop it! We're using the katana space theory from Highlander on this show aren't we?
• I suppose now there is going to be a never ending supply of Tarot cards for the Queen to leave for the Colonel. That supply ship may become suspicious after awhile when Marta and Tessa keep requesting replacements of the Queen of Swords card each week. We can't order up a fresh bolt of cloth each week, but we CAN destroy our fortune telling deck of Tarot cards? Hmm…

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