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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Siege Of Forli”
There’s fires being set all over Italy on this week’s episode of The Borgias: Savonarola’s kicking off the Bonfire of the Vanities, Juan’s got a burning sensation when he urinates, and Lucrezia’s burning with lust for her suitor’s younger brother. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bonfire of the Vanities, Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, St. Peter's Basilica, Steven Berkoff, syphilis, The A.V. Club, The Borgias, The Choice, The Siege of Forli, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Day Of Ashes”
It’s time for a crisis of faith on The Borgias, as the lightning strike of last week’s episode has pushed Alexander into repentance mode. But is it legitimate, or is this one of his brief moments of morality aside from … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, condottieri, David Oakes, Day of Ashes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lent, Lucrezia Borgia, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, St. Peter's Basilica, Steven Berkoff, The A.V. Club, The Borgias, The Choice, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Choice”
One of the reasons I gravitated to The Borgias as a TV show was largely that in addition to liking Jeremy Irons and Colm Feore, the Renaissance setting is one I’ve had a particular fondness for for years. I took … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal della Rovere, Caterina Sforza, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, condottieri, David Oakes, Forli, François Arnaud, Gina McKee, Giovanni Sforza, Giralomo Savonarola, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Julian Bleach, Lucrezia Borgia, Luke Pasqualiano, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Niccolo Machiavelli, Paolo, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, Steven Berkoff, The A.V. Club, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, The Choice, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Stray Dogs”
After last week’s legitimately tense and compelling episode of The Borgias, the show continues its upward swing with the introduction of a pack of killers who finally give weight to some of the Assassin’s Creed jokes leveled at the show. … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassin's Creed, Assassin's Creed II, Cardinal della Rovere, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, condottieri, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Giovanni Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Luke Pasqualiano, Micheletto, Neil Jordan, Paolo, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Sean Harris, Showtime, Stray Dogs, The A.V. Club, The Beautiful Deception, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Beautiful Deception”
I’ve been saying since I first started watching The Borgias that I could see a better show underneath all the trappings and soap opera drama, and kept watching in the hopes that show would reveal itself. I just never expected … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardinal della Rovere, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Giovanni Sforza, Giulia Farnese, Giuliano della Rovere, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Luke Pasqualiano, Neil Jordan, Paolo, Peter Sullivan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Showtime, The A.V. Club, The Beautiful Deception, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “Paolo”
Well, my first review of The Borgias went up last week on The A.V. Club, and was well-received enough and inspired enough discussion that the powers that be decided I could keep going. My review of the second episode “Paolo” … Continue reading
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Tagged Assassin's Creed, Augustus Prew, Beatrice, Cardinal della Rovere, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Giulia Farnese, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Luke Pasqualino, Neil Jordan, Paolo, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, Showtime, The A.V. Club, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, Vanozza, Vatican
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A.V. Club Review: The Borgias, “The Borgia Bull”
As I mentioned in my earlier news post, starting today I’ll be writing regular reviews of this second season of The Borgias for The A.V. Club‘s TV section. Each review will be going up on Sunday night, shortly after the … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustus Prew, Cardinal della Rovere, Cesare Borgia, Charles VIII, Colm Feore, David Oakes, François Arnaud, Giulia Farnese, Holliday Grainger, Juan Borgia, Lucrezia Borgia, Neil Jordan, Pope Alexander VI, Prince Alfonso, Renaissance Italy, review, Rodrigo Borgia, Rome, season premiere, Showtime, The A.V. Club, The Borgia Bull, The Borgias, Vanozza, Vatican
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Announcement: Now Compiling for The A.V. Club
To paraphrase what a wise man once said, running a television criticism blog in this overpopulated media landscape is akin to throwing messages in bottles out into a churning sea made up entirely of messages in bottles. The chance of … Continue reading
Recap/Review: The Borgias, “The French King”/”Death on a Pale Horse”/”The Art of War”/”Nessuno (Nobody)”
I know that at the end of my article on The Borgias last week, I mentioned that I was going to try to recap each of the four remaining episodes individually and see how it maintain the faith I’d newly … Continue reading
Recap/Review: The Borgias, “Lucrezia’s Wedding”/”The Borgias In Love”
You might remember that the last time I talked about The Borgias, I made it clear the show had one more episode to capture my interest before I resigned myself to the fact that it was never going to be … Continue reading
