Following the events of the premiere where Emperor Franz Joseph I (Jannick Schümann) chose Duchess Elisabeth "Sisi" of Bavaria (Dominique Devenport) over her elder sister Helene, the second episode focuses on the immediate fallout and preparations for the imperial wedding.
In one of the show's most controversial creative departures, Sisi follows Franz to a city brothel. Concerned about her lack of sexual education, she seeks advice from the Emperor’s favorite prostitute, Fanny (played by Paula Kober), on how to please her future husband in bed. Sissi 1x2
Sisi’s father, Duke Max, who holds modern revolutionary sympathies, is deeply reluctant to give his daughter to a man he views as an "outdated warmonger". He urges Sisi to question the marriage even as the altar approaches. Following the events of the premiere where Emperor