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THE BORGIAS | Season 2, Episode 1, "The Borgia Bull"

—And if my husband proves ungallant? — I shall cut his heart out with a dinner knife, and serve it to you. [ 2.06 "Day of Ashes"]

THE BORGIAS 3.03 | siblings

"Cesare’s drive and anger aren’t diminished in any way. He’s not making excuses for what he is anymore, or for what he wants to be. I think that in the first season, he's fighting so hard for his father's love and approval. But by Season 2, Cesare takes action. He thinks he is the better decision-maker, and I think there are a couple of moments this season where you can see him really coming of age and not waiting for his father's commands anymore. He kind of becomes the leader of the family at that point. And I think by Season 3, Cesare realizes he doesn't have to apologize anymore for what he thinks is the right thing to do. He’s just basically telling his father how things will work from now on and not asking for permission anymore. The roles kind of interchange." — FRANÇOIS ARNAUD

Once upon a time (c.1475) the whimsical Will that scripts the Great Scroll of the Cosmos woke up in the morning and decided: Someday centuries from now, when humankind has outgrown the dastardly moustaches of melodrama and moved on to a phase of complex antiheroes, sympathetic villains, and moral ambiguity, I want history teachers to be able to stand at the front of the classroom and say, “Yes, he really did go around dressed all in black wearing a mask and killing people for fun.” Thus Cesare Borgia was conceived. - Inventing the Renaissance (2025) by Ada Palmer

[So, tell me, Lucrezia. Marriage is...] It was hard, at first. But then it grew sweeter. THE BORGIAS | 1.06 The French King

DAY 3 - COLOURS: Cesare and Lucrezia in black, red, and gold

François Arnaud as Cesare Borgia in The Borgias (2011-2013)