Marco Polo Season 1 Episode 7
Marco Polo
Season 1

Ep 7. The Scholar's Pen

  • TV-MA
  • December 12, 2014
  • 59 min
  • 8.2  (1,093)

In this episode of the historical drama series "Marco Polo," titled "The Scholar's Pen," the focus is on Mei Lin, the Blue Princess of the Song Dynasty. She is a captive of Kublai Khan and has been working as a spy for her father, hoping to one day avenge him and her people. In this episode, we see her interacting with Kublai's lover, Chabi, and engaging in some political gamesmanship.

The episode starts with Mei Lin being summoned to Chabi's chambers. There, she is introduced to Prince Jingim, Kublai's son and heir, who is visiting from the capital of Khanbaliq. Mei Lin is tasked with tutoring the young prince in the ways of Chinese culture and philosophy, and she takes her job seriously. She sees an opportunity to make an ally in Jingim, who could potentially help her in her mission to free her father and restore her family's honor.

Mei Lin finds that Jingim is not an easy student, and she struggles to get him interested in the lessons she's trying to teach him. Meanwhile, she overhears Kublai and his advisors discussing the state of Song Dynasty and the ongoing war between the Mongols and the Chinese. Mei Lin realizes that her father's strategy of using her as a spy has not been successful, and she starts to worry that he may have been captured or killed.

In an effort to gain Jingim's trust, Mei Lin reveals to him that she is a member of the Song Dynasty and that she wants to help her people. Jingim is initially skeptical, but Mei Lin convinces him that she is sincere and that they can work together to broker peace between the Mongols and the Chinese. She also tells him about her father, and Jingim promises to help her free him.

As Mei Lin continues to work with Jingim, she finds herself growing closer to Chabi as well. The two women bond over their shared experiences as outsiders in the Khan's court, and Mei Lin starts to see Chabi as someone she can confide in. However, she soon realizes that Chabi is playing her own game, and that Mei Lin may just be a pawn in her larger scheme.

The episode ends with Mei Lin continuing to juggle her various alliances and trying to stay true to her own mission. She is still determined to free her father and restore her family's honor, but she knows that she must be careful in choosing her allies. As the war between the Mongols and the Chinese continues to rage on, Mei Lin understands that she is in a dangerous position, and that one misstep could be disastrous.

Overall, "The Scholar's Pen" is an engaging and complex episode that focuses on Mei Lin's character development. We see her struggling with conflicting loyalties and political intrigue, all while trying to maintain her own sense of identity and purpose. The performances by Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin), Joan Chen (Chabi), and Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan) are all top-notch, and the episode's themes of power, loyalty, and identity are all handled with nuance and depth. For fans of historical drama and political intrigue, "The Scholar's Pen" is a must-watch episode of "Marco Polo."

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  • First Aired
    December 12, 2014
  • Content Rating
    TV-MA
  • Runtime
    59 min
  • Language
    English
  • IMDB Rating
    8.2  (1,093)