I hate to be anything but totally positive, but for me \"End of a Queen\" was a pretty typical CBSRMT foray into historical drama--never the strongest type of story for this program. The tale only really came to life near the end, as Marie was being readied for execution--her emotion at having her hair cut off I found quite powerful, and the music and sound effects as she approached her death really made the climax an intense listening experience. And I think I could listen to Norman Rose\'s Godlike voice for hours, even if he was only reading from the phone book. Though if he was reading from the phone book I might ask him to drop the slightly dubious French accent.

Clearly this story is in no way a \"Mystery.\" which is maybe why it was hard for me to get very interested in the first two acts. The third went some distance in redeeming the episode for me and making it worthwhile overall.

And I must say that this is far from the worst historical drama I\'ve encountered on CBSRMT. I heard a 1982 episode recently called \"The Great Catherine\" which was approximately as interesting to listen to as dial tone.<br>