Katerina Sforza has declared open warfare against the Borgias.
After the failed poisoning of Rodrigo (Pope Alexander VI) and the
failed assassination attempt of the entire Borgia family, Katerina
has to move fast to save her own skin. She seeks to be rid of the
Borgias once and for all by gathering and grooming an army of young
blooded Italians from some of the most powerful families in Rome.
The power hungry and the ‘2nd Sons’, looking for a
chance to overthrow the family Borgia and create powerful paths for
themselves.
Rodrigo Borgia is still
frail, struggling with the loss of his virility and recovering
slowly. He pulls his wife Vanozza closer to him, who is an ever
loyal advisor, and seems to fully accept the mistress Giulia Farnese
as a second wife and full member of the household. While the Pope
clings to his health and his sanity the family looks to handsome,
strong Cesare to protect his family and strike back. With Della
Rovere still on the run, also another threat to the Borgia dynasty,
who must be stopped. Cesare and his faithful manservant Micheletto
stalk Rome to find out Katerina’s next move and the whereabouts of
the fugitive Della Rovere.
It becomes time to act,
‘to snip the silken threads of the spiders’. Pope Alexander
demands an inquisition. It’s a risky maneuver and Cardinal Sforza
becomes the first head on the chopping block. He tries to distance
himself from the other Sforza’s and seeks alliance with the
Borgias. Can he be trusted? How valuable can he become to Pope
Alexander?
Episode two also touches
on Lucrezia and her new husband to be, who is a virgin and certainly
no match for the experienced and devilish Lucrezia, while the
incestual chemistry between Cesare and Lucrezia escalates and becomes
more apparent. Can Cesare resist?
This
episode stakes out each characters side and builds slowly ready to
unfold the secrets and wars of the dynasty of Rome. There can be one
thing for certain, episode three will be driven by sex, revenge and
many more assassination attempts.
Review by JoAnn Duff
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