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Thirty Days of Borgias: Day Four
Day 04 ~ Favourite antagonist.
Caterina Sforza, played by Gina McKee. Because the show took the trouble of hiring an actress of this calibre for what was only a cameo appearance the first season, I had an inkling (and hope) that we would get Caterina as one of the main characters in the second, and lo and behold, we did, adding her to the fascinating women of the show. The historical Caterina, aka "The Tigress of Forlì", was one of those Renaissance larger than life figures which you couldn't invent, and while the show here as elsehwere takes liberties, they did capture her courage, ruthlessness, skill in battle and confident sexuality splendidly. The build up to the most famous anecdote told of Caterina was very well done, so that the event itself flowed naturally from the story told instead of feeling like a "illustrated highlights of the Renaissance" type of thing. By now, the Sforzas are the family we know best other than the Borgias themselves, and if they have (had) Giovannni, well, the Borgias have (had) Juan. True, the Sforzas also have Lodovico il Moro on the more psycho side, but then again there's Ascanio whose elegantly distrustful yet respectful of each other's skills relationship with Rodrigo I love, Caterina's son Benito (standing in for all the children of the historical Caterina) who is proud of his mother the badass and dealt bravely with a horrible ordeal... and Caterina herself, who is, as mentioned, larger than life in a rare (for tv, not rl) female version of the "magnificent bastard" principle.
(And when Micheletto calls her a slut we all know he's just jealous because Caterina dragged Cesare to her bed when she wanted him there and kicked him out when she didn't, something Micheletto himself has yet to accomplish, on either score.)
30 days of Borgias - Day One ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 02 ~ Favourite female character.
Day 03 ~ Favourite male character.
Day 04 ~ Favourite antagonist.
Day 05 ~ Favourite quote from The Borgias.
Day 06 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 07 ~ Three words that describe The Borgias.
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment so far.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ Would you rather be a cardinal or a soldier?
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 Borgias?
Day 21 ~ Link to a Borgias blog.
Day 22 ~ Make or link to a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ Cesare, Juan & Lucrezia: Shag, marry, stab - what would you do?
Day 24 ~ Favourite quote from The Borgias.
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 Borgias?
Day 29 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 30 ~ How would you end the show?
Caterina Sforza, played by Gina McKee. Because the show took the trouble of hiring an actress of this calibre for what was only a cameo appearance the first season, I had an inkling (and hope) that we would get Caterina as one of the main characters in the second, and lo and behold, we did, adding her to the fascinating women of the show. The historical Caterina, aka "The Tigress of Forlì", was one of those Renaissance larger than life figures which you couldn't invent, and while the show here as elsehwere takes liberties, they did capture her courage, ruthlessness, skill in battle and confident sexuality splendidly. The build up to the most famous anecdote told of Caterina was very well done, so that the event itself flowed naturally from the story told instead of feeling like a "illustrated highlights of the Renaissance" type of thing. By now, the Sforzas are the family we know best other than the Borgias themselves, and if they have (had) Giovannni, well, the Borgias have (had) Juan. True, the Sforzas also have Lodovico il Moro on the more psycho side, but then again there's Ascanio whose elegantly distrustful yet respectful of each other's skills relationship with Rodrigo I love, Caterina's son Benito (standing in for all the children of the historical Caterina) who is proud of his mother the badass and dealt bravely with a horrible ordeal... and Caterina herself, who is, as mentioned, larger than life in a rare (for tv, not rl) female version of the "magnificent bastard" principle.
(And when Micheletto calls her a slut we all know he's just jealous because Caterina dragged Cesare to her bed when she wanted him there and kicked him out when she didn't, something Micheletto himself has yet to accomplish, on either score.)
30 days of Borgias - Day One ~ Picture or gif that expresses your reaction to the show.
Day 02 ~ Favourite female character.
Day 03 ~ Favourite male character.
Day 04 ~ Favourite antagonist.
Day 05 ~ Favourite quote from The Borgias.
Day 06 ~ Who do you ship?
Day 07 ~ Three words that describe The Borgias.
Day 08 ~ Favourite moment so far.
Day 09 ~ Least favourite character.
Day 10 ~ Would you rather be a cardinal or a soldier?
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 Borgias?
Day 21 ~ Link to a Borgias blog.
Day 22 ~ Make or link to a graphic of your favourite ship.
Day 23 ~ Cesare, Juan & Lucrezia: Shag, marry, stab - what would you do?
Day 24 ~ Favourite quote from The Borgias.
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 Borgias?
Day 29 ~ Link to a fanvid you like.
Day 30 ~ How would you end the show?