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Episode Discussion Post: 3x02 "The Purge"

Apr 21, 2013 20:23

Please join us for a discussion of tonight's episode 3x02 "The Purge" tonight at 10 pm EST. If you can't join us live, feel free to leave your thoughts and discuss after the fact!

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sherrilina April 22 2013, 02:08:03 UTC

Lol at Cesare the caretaker here, shaving his father and wheeling him around...

sherrilina April 22 2013, 03:03:54 UTC

I didn't like this episode nearly as much as last week/it was a lot less exciting (as much as I appreciate the Borgias' political machinations, I didn't find the Purge storyline to be as interesting), but it still had some great moments, and a lot of beautiful music (I found myself noticing it more this week, like the choral music during Lucrezia and Alfonso's first scene/Rodrigo and Vanozza in the palace, then the beautiful string number that begins when Rodrigo tells Vanozza that she makes him feel safe). I also continue to like seeing Cardinal Sassypants Sforza's expanded role ( ... )

lunasol28 April 22 2013, 11:25:11 UTC

(Although come on Rodrigo, he's not hour only son--have you totally forgotten about Gioffre?!)

lol I feel like the whole show has forgotten about little Gioffre. I know I can't for the life of me remember where his narrative went. And it doesn't seem like anyone is concerned about him because they never talk about him so...only thing I can think is Gioffre's getting his play on shalala'ing somewhere.

but idk, despite the log thread of explanations in the last post they still felt a little abrupt to me, and I wish we had had more buildupAs you said, this topic has been exhausted in that other thread, but yeah I feel you. It is certainly plausible for them to make this large jump straight after Juan's death and then the near death of their father. Cesare has been trumped up even more as Lucrezia's savior and Alfonso isn't touching her which makes her feel unwanted which is the opposite of how Cesare makes her feel so it makes sense. It's just would have been better storytelling if they had built it up but I guess they kept their build ( ... )

crowandfog April 23 2013, 18:24:00 UTC

I mean the 3x02 CL scenes are great as stand alones but in terms of cohesiveness it would have helped if they played off of Alfonso's meekiness in contrast to Cesare's fierceness a bit more and given us a playful bite scene somewhere before the sexy bitey kiss scene so it wasn't like oh whoa when did it become okay for him to bite her lips like that and omg she's in heaven right now look at her face wait why aren't we talking about this he went all wolf on her in public and neither of them think it's a big deal like they've been doing that for awhile when we all know they haven't!Hee! I'm starting to think that maybe we have no idea what these crazy kids get up to when we're not watching! LOL. Because, my first thought, too, was WHOA SINCE WHEN IS LIP-BITING OKAY??? But, to me, Lucrezia didn't seem shocked at all--just turned on. IDK.Then, I thought about it some more, and realized that the only time we've ever seen one of them be shocked by the other's more "inappropriate for siblings" behavior was when Cesare walked in on naked ( ... )

nyposter April 24 2013, 00:25:56 UTC

Yeah I remember the kiss in 2 x 02, there wasn't any sexual undertone but it was a mouth kiss and then she rubbed her nose against his afterwards. The lip nip was a bit more sexual though lol, but it was interesting that he did it with other people around, so I guess this may fall within the realm of "normal" behavior for them although just a touch across the line.

Loved his awkwardness in the bedroom scene though lol..

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eiko82 April 22 2013, 18:08:35 UTC

This episode wasn't bad tho I'll admit that the Cesare/Lucrezia bits felt off. I know it's what we've been waiting for but I felt that there should've been more a built-up to Lucrezia openly seducing her brother like that.

I really enjoyed the scenes with Cardinal Sforza. He is becoming such a badass. The scenes with the other cardinals was pretty neat. Didn't see that assassination attempt coming. That's pretty ballsy of him to attempt that.

And awww at the Rodrigo/Vanozza's scenes. They make such cute couple. I like how their relationship is more based on affection and respect than lust. I do worry a bit about Giulia. Would kinda hate to see her go or even worse, become a bitter scorn woman who might strike against the Borgias.