The BEST episodes directed by Jordi Frades

#1 - Isabel's death

Isabel - Season 3 - Episode 13

Queen Isabel's health shows no signs of improvement. Those in power continue to jockey for their place in a future Spain that may be forced to go on without her.

#2 - The figure of the king

Isabel - Season 1 - Episode 6

Empowered by a discovery about her half-brother, Isabel tries to cut a deal with Enrique. However, the king also has a plan up his sleeve.

#3 - Royal wedding

Isabel - Season 1 - Episode 9

As the wedding approaches, Isabel and Fernando meet for the first time. Bad news throws their big day into jeopardy, leaving King Enrique overjoyed.

#4 - Isabel and Fernando or Juana and Felipe

Isabel - Season 3 - Episode 10

As Juana is named the official heir of Aragon and Castile, Isabel and Fernando grapple with how to protect their reign against the influence of her husband, Felipe, especially in his allegiance to the French.

#5 - The new queen

Isabel - Season 1 - Episode 13

A sudden death and a twist of events sees King Enrique flee to Madrid. Later, Castile prepares to crown a new Queen.

#6 - Episode 8

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 8

Joan confesses to Mar. Sahat learns of Arnau's plight and returns to Barcelona, where he devises a plan. Arnau and Francesca are brought face to face.

#7 - What you didn't know how to defend as a man

Isabel - Season 2 - Episode 13

The ultimatum to Boabdil expires. Isabel and Fernando decide on the future of Granada, the Jews, the dispute with France and Columbus' enterprise.

#8 - Disagreements

Isabel - Season 2 - Episode 1

Isabel's decision to take the Crown while Fernando is in Aragon angers him, a division that Carrillo is eager to use. Meanwhile, Diego Pacheco seeks support from Portugal and the nobles to dethrone Isabel in favor of Juana.

#9 - The negotiation

Isabel - Season 1 - Episode 3

As the Civil War brings chaos and anarchy to Castille, Isabel learns that her half-brother Enrique has promised her to a man she doesn't love

#10 - Pact with the devil

Isabel - Season 2 - Episode 10

Fernando makes his authority in Aragon clear. Isabel receives a foreign sailor with a bold proposal. El Zagal rallies all Muslims to make common front against the Christians.

#11 - Fatal attraction

Isabel - Season 3 - Episode 4

Queen Isabel copes with loss on multiple levels, including Princess Juana's departure for Flanders to live with her husband.

#12 - Episode 6

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 6

After a close brush with death, Arnau starts to see Mar in a different light, but King Pedro has other plans for him. Aledis learns Arnau is alive.

#13 - Isabel, the queen

Isabel - Season 1 - Episode 1

As the series begins, Isabel and her brothers' lives are turned upside down when they are forced into the hostile environment of the court.

#14 - The kingdom's fragility

Isabel - Season 3 - Episode 1

Columbus' voyage is a success but a storm forces him to land on Portugal. The royals travel to Barcelona to sign a treaty with France, who ambitions to conquer Naples. The queen meets her new confessor, and her daughter ponders her future.

#15 - Episode 5

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 5

After rescuing two children, Arnau is rewarded with a lucrative new career. He later adopts a spirited orphan and gets revenge against the Puigs.

#16 - Episode 7

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 7

Convinced Mar is leading Arnau down an evil path of temptation, Joan helps Elionor with a plan to get rid of her. Margarida Puig visits Elionor.

#17 - The queen's power

Isabel - Season 2 - Episode 5

Isabel visits Seville, Castile's richest city but also a place plagued by crime and corruption. Juan II accuses Fernando of caring more for his wife's kingdom than for his. A border incident sours relations between Castile and Granada.

#18 - Episode 3

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 3

Four years pass and famine-stricken serfs revolt against the hoarding nobles. A brave act makes Arnau's dream come true, and he later falls in love.

#19 - Episode 2

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 2

A remarriage leads to a change of residence and occupation for Bernat and Arnau, while Joan is offered an opportunity to get an education.

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Matadero - Season 1 - Episode 10

#21 - Episode 1

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 1

In 1319, serf Bernat flees from danger with infant son Arnau to his sister's home in Barcelona, where Arnau is blamed for a tragedy 10 years later.

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Matadero - Season 1 - Episode 7

#23 - The Princess of Asturias dies

Isabel - Season 3 - Episode 7

When Juana's situation with Felipe becomes desperate, her advisers urge her to return to Castile. Plus, relations with the Muslims in Granada reach a breaking point.

#24 - Episode 4

Cathedral of the Sea - Season 1 - Episode 4

Joan hears an alarming confession. Torn between two women, Arnau escapes by running off to war. Searching for Arnau, Aledis has a fateful encounter.

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Matadero - Season 1 - Episode 2

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Matadero - Season 1 - Episode 1