Surprisingly, a great many of the pregnancy tricks that are included in The Great season 2 and are written off as silly and ridiculous actually have real historical applications that worked, even if the people administering them didn’t know why. The representation of Catherine in The Great season 2 as scrounging for dirt or having it brought to her by Elizabeth in a dish does a lot to juxtapose Catherine’s importance and “Great”-ness with a much baser image, hammering home larger thematic ideas. The Great season 2 sees her embody this title in a lot of ways, but also shows her failing to enact many of the things that she wishes to. In the series, Catherine has had herself crowned as empress and taken the title Catherine the Great. This demonstration of Catherine’s craving for eating dirt is not only entertaining to watch and a historically accurate representation of pregnancy experiences, but it also serves an important narrative purpose. Today, pregnant people are usually treated for the compulsion with vitamin supplements that solve the nutrient deficiency, rather than being given fancy bowls filled with dirt. A part of The Great s eason 2’s historical accuracy, in pregnant people pica is most commonly caused by a nutrient deficiency which Catherine, living in the 1700s, likely would have suffered from in some form. Pica is simply the ongoing compulsive need to eat non-food items which, depending on the items eaten and the longevity of the condition, can either be relatively harmless or have serious long-term effects. If the cravings persist beyond a month and after pregnancy, then it is considered an eating disorder called pica. However, Catherine’s craving for dirt in The Great season 2, though not explained, is a not-uncommon side effect of pregnancy. Related: The Great: Did Pugachev Really Impersonate Catherine's Husband, Peter?
This progresses over the following episodes and Elizabeth’s (Belinda Bromilow) friendship to Catherine is shown through her delivering dirt to her on a platter. It is first introduced in The Great season 2, episode 1 “Heads It’s Me,” and one scene shows Catherine surreptitiously scraping dirt from the edge of her tent. The motivation behind Catherine’s actions often isn’t immediately clear, but when Catherine eats dirt it is never really explained. The Great season 2 picks up four months after the end of season 1 with Catherine (Elle Fanning) notably pregnant and the season covers the months up to the birth of Paul and beyond.
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