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The Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 3

Every episode of The Borgias Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 3!

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Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where he proceeds to commit every sin in the book to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Borgias Season 3 Episode 1 - The Face of Death
    8.2/10(669 votes)

    #1 - The Face of Death

    S3:E1

    Pope Alexander fights for his life; the cardinals fight for control of the papacy; Cesare and Micheletto track the assassin; Della Rovere prepares to make his move.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  2. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 2 - The Purge
    7.9/10(577 votes)

    #2 - The Purge

    S3:E2

    Alexander tasks Cardinal Sforza with purging the College of Cardinals, old Roman families conspire against the Pope, and Lucrezia tries to seduce Cesare.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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  3. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 3 - Siblings
    7.9/10(599 votes)

    #3 - Siblings

    S3:E3

    The King of Naples refuses to accept Lucrzia's child as part of the marriage agreement and pointedly invites Caterins Sforza and other Borgia enemies to the wedding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  4. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 4 - The Banquet of Chestnuts
    7.9/10(558 votes)

    #4 - The Banquet of Chestnuts

    S3:E4

    Cardinal Farnese exposes the embezzlement of Cardinal Versucci while the King of Naples insists the consummation of Lucrezia's marriage to his cousin be witnessed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  5. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 5 - The Wolf and the Lamb
    7.8/10(534 votes)

    #5 - The Wolf and the Lamb

    S3:E5

    Lucrezia and Micheletto plot the death of King Ferdinand when he refuses her her baby as Cesare's promise of an annulment for Louis X!. gain him a wife and army.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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  6. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 6 - Relics
    7.7/10(511 votes)

    #6 - Relics

    S3:E6

    Cesare unites the sons of the five Romagna families with his own army against Forli, and the Pope negotiates for a with Constantinople Jews for a holy relic.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Guy Burt

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  7. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 7 - Lucrezia's Gambit
    7.7/10(507 votes)

    #7 - Lucrezia's Gambit

    S3:E7

    After the French king occupies a deserted Milan, he tasks Cesare with killing Ludivico, and Lucretia becomes involved in Neapolitan palace intrigue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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  8. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 8 - Tears of Blood
    8.0/10(527 votes)

    #8 - Tears of Blood

    S3:E8

    Micheleto learns his kept lover is a Sforza informant, Caterina Sforza mounts the Shroud of Turin as a rival holy relic, and Alfonso puts Lucrezia under house arrest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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  9. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 9 - The Gunpowder Plot
    7.9/10(509 votes)

    #9 - The Gunpowder Plot

    S3:E9

    Lucrezia escapes with Alfonso and her baby from Naples while the Pope corners the market in sulfur, restricting others from manufacturing gunpowder.

    Director:Neil Jordan
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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  10. The Borgias Season 3 Episode 10 - The Prince
    8.2/10(601 votes)

    #10 - The Prince

    S3:E10

    Micheletto returns to Cesare briefly to help him destroy the walls of Forli and capture Caterina Sforza and later recruit her assassin Rufio.

    Director:Neil Jordan
    Writer:Neil Jordan

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Face of Death" is the best rated episode of "The Borgias" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 669 votes. Directed by Kari Skogland and written by Guy Burt, it aired on 4/14/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Purge".