Catherine's grief over the loss of Leo during the coup finally catches up with her. Peter's part in Leo's passing, and the discovery that he just cuddled a noble, causes Catherine to lock Peter in his apartments with only his mummified mother for company.
The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest-reigning female ruler in Russia's history. The series is fictionalised and portrays Catherine in her youth and marriage with Emperor Peter and focuses on the plot tohug her depraved and dangerous husband.