The Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 2

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   6.4/10(724 votes)

   #1 - The Borgia Bull

   S2:E14/8/2012

   Pope Alexander VI takes a new lover and throws a grand, pagan fete for the citizens of Rome when a cache of ancient artifacts is discovered; the rivalry between brothers Cesare and Juan spills into the streets; Lucrezia tends to her newborn child; now a pastoral priest once again, Della Rovere narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

   Director:Neil Jordan

   Writer:Neil Jordan

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   Director:Neil Jordan

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   6.5/10(647 votes)

   #2 - Paolo

   S2:E24/15/2012

   The stable boy who fathered Lucrezia's child travels to Rome to rendezvous with her but suffers an unfortunate fate at the hands of Juan; the Pope's lovers Giulia and Vittoria take him in disguise on a revelatory tour of Rome's indigent.

   Director:Neil Jordan

   Writer:Neil Jordan

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   6.9/10(704 votes)

   #3 - The Beautiful Deception

   S2:E34/22/2012

   Alexander VI refuses to allow a Catholic burial for Paolo, despite his doubts about the stable boy’s suicide, causing Lucrezia to embark on a hunger strike that threatens the life of her infant son; the French army heads back to Rome, allied with Sforza; Della Rovere slips back into the city unnoticed to launch a plot against the Pope’s life.

   Director:Jon Amiel

   Writer:Neil Jordan

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   Director:Jon Amiel

   Writer:Neil Jordan
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   6.6/10(612 votes)

   #4 - Stray Dogs

   S2:E44/29/2012

   Cesare recruits a band of mercenaries with the help of Micheletto to seek revenge on the retreating French troops for burning the nunnery where his beloved Ursula lived; the Pope forges more strategic alliances and enriches himself in the bargain; Lucrezia joins Giulia's quest to aid Rome's poor.

   Director:Jon Amiel

   Writer:Neil Jordan

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   Director:Jon Amiel

   Writer:Neil Jordan
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   6.7/10(632 votes)

   #5 - The Choice

   S2:E55/6/2012

   Cesare deals with the cunning Sforzas decisively; Alexander disguises himself and travels to Florence to hear the fiery preacher Savonarola, not realizing that Della Rovere is trying to recruit the rebellious holy man to his cause.

   Director:Kari Skogland

   Writer:Neil Jordan

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   Director:Kari Skogland

   Writer:Neil Jordan
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   7.3/10(581 votes)

   #6 - Day of Ashes

   S2:E65/13/2012

   Alexander is convinced that a lightning strike on St. Peter's Basilica during mass was a sign of God's disapproval; Cesare tries to prove his worth as a military commander; the Pope pressures the reluctant Lucrezia to enter another political marriage.

   Director:John Maybury

   Writer:David Leland

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   Director:John Maybury

   Writer:David Leland
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   7.6/10(608 votes)

   #7 - The Siege at Forli

   S2:E75/20/2012

   Juan's triumphant return from Spain is marred by his unsuccessful siege of the Sforza castle; Lucrezia purposely scuttles a scheme to marry her off to a rich Genovese merchant; Savonarola's forces conduct the infamous "Bonfire of the Vanities".

   Director:Kari Skogland

   Writer:David Leland

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   Director:Kari Skogland

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   6.5/10(583 votes)

   #8 - Truth and Lies

   S2:E86/3/2012

   Juan returns to Rome trying to spin his combat injury as proof of his valor, but Cesare exposes his brother's ignoble behavior; Lucrezia takes a lover in her intended husband's younger brother; Della Rovere has recruited an angel-faced young friar as his suicide assassin, and the young man advances their agenda with a bold move against the Pope's food taster.

   Director:John Maybury

   Writer:David Leland

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   Director:John Maybury

   Writer:David Leland
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   8.2/10(618 votes)

   #9 - World of Wonders

   S2:E96/10/2012

   It's Easter and Alexander makes plans for a celebration to end his pious fast even as Della Rovere's assassin ascends to the position of the Pope's taster. Lucrezia's lover asks for her hand in marriage but her father dismisses him and his request. Juan's wild behavior threatens the life of Lucrezia's child, forcing Cesare to make a chilling decision about his brother.

   Director:David Leland

   Writer:David Leland

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    8.2/10(698 votes)

    #10 - The Confession

    S2:E106/17/2012

    Tragic news for the Borgia family is followed by a shocking revelation from Cesare; Lucrezia surprises herself by falling for a new suitor, Alfonso of Aragon, and accepts his proposal of marriage; Cesare tortures the rebel leader Savonarola but can't extract a confession, so he fakes one and burns the heretic; the assassin finally strikes with a poisoned chalice of wine.

    Director:David Leland

    Writer:Guy Burt

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    Director:David Leland

    Writer:Guy Burt