More Borgias

[osprey_archer]

OMG Lucrezia and Giulia and Vanozza teamed up to take on the Curia to help the poor of Rome! Let’s be real, I would have been happy if the entirety of season two focused on this subplot.

Especially given that then we wouldn’t have had to watch Micheletto and Cesare torture the poor captured French troops. Honestly, I’m getting tired of Micheletto, all his scenes are exactly the same: Micheletto gets information out of someone and then strangles/stabs/drowns them. At least they’re switching up the modes of assassination?

Except in episode 5 he gets a lover, but I’m pretty sure we’re going back to the Murder Train after this. Unless of course Micheletto’s gay lover is a sign that he and Cesare are going to start banging (“Micheletto is in love with Cesare” would actually explain a lot about why Micheletto is so damn loyal), because, let’s face it, Cesare bangs people about as often as Micheletto assassinates them.

BUT SPEAKING OF ASSASSINATION. Cesare killing Rapey Sforza! I was totally looking forward to this, but actually it was pretty scarring watching his stab Sforza again - and again - and again - okay, Cesare, you can stop now, ew.

I kind of think all this is leading to Caterina Sforza going up against the might of Rome in hopes of VENGEANCE and then coming to a bad end, which is too bad, because I like her almost as much as Lucrezia and Giulia and Vanozza. Even if she is terrifying and flirted with the French king by suggesting they should bathe in the Borgia pope’s blood together. Pretty sure she actually would have gone through with that, too.



Have I mentioned that the Borgias has all the best female characters? Lucrezia is still the most awesomest, but - Giulia Farnese! Vanozza! Caterina Sforza! If only Sancia got something to do aside from have sex with Juan, I daresay she would be wonderful too.

Still kind of scarred from the time that Juan and Sancia had sex on Neapolitan king’s “Last Supper with taxidermied corpses”. But you have to think that someone willing to do that must have great reserves of badassery. Bring her into the fold, Borgia women!

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So I’m just about done with season 2 of the Borgias, in need of a new series...and guess which series Netflix just got! Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries!

Which carmarthen has told me are awesome, and even if I didn’t already have that recommendation I would probably watch them because I love the twenties so so so much. (Which is why I am also looking forward to the new Gatsby movie so so much. We’re already planning a Gatsby outing.)

Possibly I should get, like, champagne to drink while I’m watching Miss Fisher's. I feel like a twenties series kind of deserves alcohol. Even if it is in Australia, where presumably they did not have Prohibition.

Comments

[osprey-archer.livejournal.com]

Ha, you are thinking way too far ahead for this. If I write any fic for Miss Fisher's, it will probably be in the next month or so, while I'm actually watching the show. So, uh, memorial day present?

[carmarthen.livejournal.com]

Hee, well, if you feel inspired, you will have at least one gleeful audience member!