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The show still struggles with pacing in the middle third. Too many shots of cardinals walking down long hallways.

Lucrezia’s realization that her father’s "Sacred Rite" is a business of blood, not just prayer. Where to Watch While the series left borgia 1x03 full

: Cesare dispatches his assassin, Micheletto, to eliminate Cardinal Della Rovere, who has fled to Naples to plot the Pope's overthrow. The show still struggles with pacing in the middle third

Lucrezia seeks advice from her brother Cesare, asking him about "the act." Cesare, usually cold, shows a rare moment of brotherly affection, though his advice is laced with Borgia cynicism about power and submission. Eventually, Lucrezia and Giovanni manage to consummate the marriage. It is portrayed as an awkward but necessary step in her life as a political pawn. She loses her childhood innocence, symbolized by her washing the blood of the bull from her brother's armor earlier in the episode, only to enter the adult world of marital duty. Where to Watch While the series left :

Rome, 1497

In the third episode of the historical drama series Borgia, Pope Alexander VI faces challenges from his enemies, while his family deals with the consequences of their actions. Meanwhile, Cesare Borgia returns to Rome and becomes embroiled in his family's schemes.

: In a significant and dark moment, Cesare Borgia offers his own illegitimate son as a "sacrifice to God" in a desperate bid for his father's success, highlighting the extreme lengths the characters go to for power.