The Borgias

(series)
  • Hungary Borgiák
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Canada / Ireland / Hungary, (2011–2013), 24 h 42 min (Length: 46–58 min)

Creators:

Neil Jordan

Composer:

Trevor Morris

Cast:

Jeremy Irons, François Arnaud, Holliday Grainger, Peter Sullivan, Sean Harris, Joanne Whalley, Lotte Verbeek, Colm Feore, David Oakes, Gina McKee (more)
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Seasons(3) / Episodes(29)

Plots(1)

The Borgias is a complex, unvarnished portrait of one of history’s most intriguing families. Oscar®-winner Jeremy Irons stars as Rodrigo Borgia, the cunning, manipulative patriarch of the Borgia family who ascends to the highest circles of power within Renaissance-era Italy. The series begins as Rodrigo (Irons), becomes Pope Alexander VI, propelling him, his two Machiavellian sons Cesare and Juan, and his scandalously beautiful daughter, Lucrezia, to become the most powerful and influential family of the Italian Renaissance. (official distributor synopsis)

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Reviews of this series by the user Necrotongue (33)

World of Wonders (2012) (S02E09) 

English This time, the plot was slightly weaker than in the previous episode, but it still wasn't uninteresting. I could even have a malicious laugh while watching the fire test, which most "flanďáks" would need for their scratching like a pig, even today. Maybe then they would be able to reflect on themselves. ()

The Confession (2012) (S02E10) 

English The final episode of the second season turned out to be successful for the creators once again. Rodrig's mental state developed in an interesting way throughout the whole time, although I have to admit that I can't really blame him for all the hardships he went through. The plot had a nice pace again, I can praise the atmosphere and the ending which directly compels one to continue watching the next season. ()

Season 3 (2013) (S03) 

English Fortunately, the third season didn’t represent a drop in quality, as is often the case, so I won’t look for reasons to quibble. The creators focused in greater detail on the character of Cesare Borgia, his ambitions, and the darker side of his nature. I was also amused by Machiavelli's allusions to “The Prince” and insights into the soul of an assassin. Season 3 was definitely not a waste of time. ()

The Face of Death (2013) (S03E01) 

English The first episode of the third season pleasantly surprised me. The creators accurately continued the events of the second season (actually, they couldn't have done it any other way) and created an episode with a very high-quality atmosphere, decent tension, and surprisingly didn't spare any action. This whole combination made me thoroughly enjoy myself and got me excited for the next continuation. ()

The Purge (2013) (S03E02) 

English The quality this time has slightly declined, even though there was a lot of plotting going on. If the creators had focused on all these intrigues throughout the entire time, I would definitely rate it with five stars. However, they deviated to dissecting various romantic relationships, the pace of the story immediately decreased, and the rating went down. ()

Siblings (2013) (S03E03) 

English I don't really want to complain too much because I really liked the series, but those wedding episodes really didn't interest me at all. In the end, the creators desperately tried to save it with at least some incest. I have nothing against it if a brother and sister really love each other and don't plan to bring any oddness into the world, let them enjoy it as long as they can. 4* ()

The Banquet of Chestnuts (2013) (S03E04) 

English No, I was very excited about the first episode, the previous one was rather hesitant and this one was the same in pale blue. At times, I even had the feeling that I was watching Game of Thrones. Some aspects were very good, but the medieval peep show took up too much time that could have been used much better. 4*- ()

The Wolf and the Lamb (2013) (S03E05) 

English In the case of the fifth episode, there was indeed a slight change for the better. I really enjoyed Cesare's diplomatic mission in France, and if the whole episode had been in this spirit, it would have been great. However, too much attention was given to the matter between the Pope and Bianca, and the quality went down. ()

Relics (2013) (S03E06) 

English This time, I was hesitant between giving three and four stars during the evaluation. In the end, I gave it a weaker four stars. However, I was definitely not satisfied as I expected proper Vatican intrigues, but instead, I got a new, rather boring alliance and uneventful negotiations with the Jewish delegation. 4* ()

Lucrezia's Gambit (2013) (S03E07) 

English With the seventh episode, I could be more satisfied than with the previous one, even though Lucrezia in Naples was mainly responsible for the political maneuvers, but I'm really annoyed at how I have to see the outbreak of testosterone passions in almost every movie or TV series, so three pieces should be enough. ()

Tears of Blood (2013) (S03E08) 

English While watching the eighth episode, I simply couldn't help but remember one of the episodes from the first season of Blackadder, in which Edmund became the Archbishop of Canterbury and the trade with holy relics and artifacts got the green light. And what lesson can be learned from this? A true believer must be capable of believing in the biggest nonsense and must have a herd instinct. 4*+ ()

The Gunpowder Plot (2013) (S03E09) 

English In this case, the creators came up with one of their standard issues, although the episode doesn't impress or excite the viewer in any way, it also didn't risk me getting bored. However, throughout the whole episode, it was felt too much that it was just preparing the ground for the finale of the series, so it was somewhat repetitive. ()

The Prince (2013) (S03E10) 

English While watching the final episode of the third season and the entire series, I realized how much I missed some military action, so I really enjoyed the conquest of Forli, even though it was sometimes funny. But the final scene got me the most, it was like something out of a psycho thriller. ()