January Meme: Family Dynamics in The Borgias

The Borgias: love the first two seasons, do not love the third with the exception of a few episodes, to the point where I was relieved when it was cancelled, not least because I could see where this was (likely) going even before Neil Jordan described the ending he had had in mind. That my emotional investment was with the family dynamic (as in the entire family, not just Cesare and Lucrezia – in fact, my favourite character was probably Rodrigo, followed closely by Vannozza) had a big deal to do with this.
I will keep the s3 irritation to a minimum, though, when talking about the family dynamics on the show. The occasional comparison the historical originals will happen, though. But let’s talk about the Borgia family as presented on this show.

( which can only be done in a spoilery fashion )

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