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Thirty Days of Medici: Favourite Female Character
Day 02 ~ Favourite female character
No question about it: Contessina de' Bardi, heroine of the first season, wife to Cosimo de' Medici, grandmother of Lorenzo de' Medici, vividly played by Annabel Scholey in both seasons, and the lady depicted in the icon of this entry.
Contessina joins the Medici family the way this usually goes, as a business arrangement between fathers, and soon finds out that a) everyone in this clan, except for her brother-in-law, is incredibly screwed up, b) her betrothed, who'd just had his life's dreams annihilated by his father, takes this out on her while also feeling powerfully attracted to her, and c) her new family is in the middle of a feud to the death with the current most powerful family of Florence, the Albizzi.
Any of this might have made a lesser woman run for the hills (except that wasn't really an option for most women in the Renaissance); Contessina handles it with aplomb and proceeds to make herself the sine qua non person of the family. (You do not want to cross Contessina. On the other hand, you do want her as your ally, especially if you're under a death sentence with most people hating your guts.) As she tells her own daughter-in-law later, "make yourself indispensible, and no one will dare to dismiss you, believe me". At the same time, she's by no means invulnerable, or without flaws. She has the misfortune of actually falling in love with her husband, who basically resents that he's not able to resent her and is incredibly paranoid to boot. Also, she can be petty enough to take out her grievances on a third party at one point. In short, she's my queen and I love her dearly.
Day One ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 03 ~ Favourite male character.
Day 04 ~ Favourite antagonist.
Day 05 ~ Favourite quote from The Medici
Day 06 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 07 ~ Three words that describe The Medici
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment so far.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ Would you rather be an artist or a banker?
Day 11 ~ Favourite outfit worn by anyone.
Day 12 ~ Historical Crackship: Who belongs together, time and space be damned?
Day 13 ~ Re-Write History: Something you wish had happened.
Day 14 ~ Re-Write History: Something you wish never happened.
Day 15 ~ FREE DAY - Anything you’d like
Day 16 ~ Link to an interview or video you think is funny.
Day 17 ~ Favourite episode.
Day 18 ~ Give some advice to one of the characters.
Day 19 ~ Character that’s the most like you.
Day 20 ~ What do you like best about The Medici?
Day 21 ~ Link to a Medici blog.
Day 22 ~ Make or link to a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ (S1) Cosimo, Lorenzo, Marco Bello, (S2) Lorenzo, Giuliano, Francesco Pazzi: Shag, marry, stab - what would you do?
(Ladies edition: Contessina, Lucrezia (T, not D), Clarice)
Day 24 ~ Favourite quote about the Medici.
Day 25 ~ Good riddance: Who have you not been sorry to see killed off?
Day 26 ~ A scene you can watch over and over again.
Day 27 ~ Fightin’ words: Who would you like to see in a fight to the death?
Day 28 ~ Fancast: Who would you like to see in a role on The Medici?
Day 29 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 30 ~ How would you end the show?
Still on a Medici note, I committed yet another fanfiction. This one was inspired by my frustration along the lines of „I can totally see the main m/m pairing of this fandom (which is a hero/antagonist one), but why is it written so fluffily when the appeal to me is that it’s incredibly fucked up?“ As I always believed in the principle of „stop complaining, do better“ , here’s my take on what’s going on with Francesco de‘ Pazzi:
Age of Iron (3818 words) by Selena
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Medici | Medici: Masters of Florence (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici/Francesco de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi & Guglielmo de' Pazzi, Novella Foscari/Francesco de' Pazzi, Giuliano de' Medici & Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici, Giuliano de' Medici & Francesco de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi & Jacopo de' Pazzi
Characters: Francesco de' Pazzi, Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici, Jacopo de' Pazzi, Giuliano de' Medici, Guglielmo de' Pazzi
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Fucked Up, Character Study, Unresolved Sexual Tension
Summary:
No question about it: Contessina de' Bardi, heroine of the first season, wife to Cosimo de' Medici, grandmother of Lorenzo de' Medici, vividly played by Annabel Scholey in both seasons, and the lady depicted in the icon of this entry.
Contessina joins the Medici family the way this usually goes, as a business arrangement between fathers, and soon finds out that a) everyone in this clan, except for her brother-in-law, is incredibly screwed up, b) her betrothed, who'd just had his life's dreams annihilated by his father, takes this out on her while also feeling powerfully attracted to her, and c) her new family is in the middle of a feud to the death with the current most powerful family of Florence, the Albizzi.
Any of this might have made a lesser woman run for the hills (except that wasn't really an option for most women in the Renaissance); Contessina handles it with aplomb and proceeds to make herself the sine qua non person of the family. (You do not want to cross Contessina. On the other hand, you do want her as your ally, especially if you're under a death sentence with most people hating your guts.) As she tells her own daughter-in-law later, "make yourself indispensible, and no one will dare to dismiss you, believe me". At the same time, she's by no means invulnerable, or without flaws. She has the misfortune of actually falling in love with her husband, who basically resents that he's not able to resent her and is incredibly paranoid to boot. Also, she can be petty enough to take out her grievances on a third party at one point. In short, she's my queen and I love her dearly.
Day One ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 03 ~ Favourite male character.
Day 04 ~ Favourite antagonist.
Day 05 ~ Favourite quote from The Medici
Day 06 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 07 ~ Three words that describe The Medici
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment so far.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ Would you rather be an artist or a banker?
Day 11 ~ Favourite outfit worn by anyone.
Day 12 ~ Historical Crackship: Who belongs together, time and space be damned?
Day 13 ~ Re-Write History: Something you wish had happened.
Day 14 ~ Re-Write History: Something you wish never happened.
Day 15 ~ FREE DAY - Anything you’d like
Day 16 ~ Link to an interview or video you think is funny.
Day 17 ~ Favourite episode.
Day 18 ~ Give some advice to one of the characters.
Day 19 ~ Character that’s the most like you.
Day 20 ~ What do you like best about The Medici?
Day 21 ~ Link to a Medici blog.
Day 22 ~ Make or link to a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ (S1) Cosimo, Lorenzo, Marco Bello, (S2) Lorenzo, Giuliano, Francesco Pazzi: Shag, marry, stab - what would you do?
(Ladies edition: Contessina, Lucrezia (T, not D), Clarice)
Day 24 ~ Favourite quote about the Medici.
Day 25 ~ Good riddance: Who have you not been sorry to see killed off?
Day 26 ~ A scene you can watch over and over again.
Day 27 ~ Fightin’ words: Who would you like to see in a fight to the death?
Day 28 ~ Fancast: Who would you like to see in a role on The Medici?
Day 29 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 30 ~ How would you end the show?
Still on a Medici note, I committed yet another fanfiction. This one was inspired by my frustration along the lines of „I can totally see the main m/m pairing of this fandom (which is a hero/antagonist one), but why is it written so fluffily when the appeal to me is that it’s incredibly fucked up?“ As I always believed in the principle of „stop complaining, do better“ , here’s my take on what’s going on with Francesco de‘ Pazzi:
Age of Iron (3818 words) by Selena
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: I Medici | Medici: Masters of Florence (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici/Francesco de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi & Guglielmo de' Pazzi, Novella Foscari/Francesco de' Pazzi, Giuliano de' Medici & Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici, Giuliano de' Medici & Francesco de' Pazzi, Francesco de' Pazzi & Jacopo de' Pazzi
Characters: Francesco de' Pazzi, Lorenzo "Il Magnifico" de' Medici, Jacopo de' Pazzi, Giuliano de' Medici, Guglielmo de' Pazzi
Additional Tags: Missing Scene, Fucked Up, Character Study, Unresolved Sexual Tension
Summary:
Francesco sees clearly now, as he makes his choices.
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