8.4/1012 votes#1 - The Heavenly and Primal
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/12/2014
Marco's ingenuity -- and loyalty -- is put to the ultimate test when Kublai takes a violent and bold step in his quest to become emperor of the world.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: John Fusco
7.9/1019 votes#2 - De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 3/25/2007
Following his naval defeat at Actium, Marc Antony returns to Egypt, where he and Cleopatra settle into a world of debauchery. Octavian tries to use Pullo as leverage to Vorenus to gain acess to the palace, but Vorenus stays loyal to Antony. Finally, it is Cleopatra who dupes Antony, saving her own life by sacrificing her honor. Ceasar Augustus triumphs in Rome.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Bruno Heller
7.7/1011 votes#3 - Rendering
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2014
When Kublai sets his sights -- and his army -- on the taking of the walled city of Xiangyang, Marco's allegiance is tested.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Brett Conrad
7.5/1020 votes#4 - Death Mask
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 3/4/2007
Antony's nature reasserts itself, and challenges his alliance with Octavian. Timon and Levi set themselves against Herod's plans. Servilia's public displays of grief leave Atia unsettled. Gaia uses Pullo's punishment as a weapon against him. His daughter's sudden interest in business matters arouses Vorenus' suspicions. Posca gets married.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: Scott Buck
7.2/105 votes#5 - Day of Ashes
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/13/2012
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: N/A
6.4/107 votes#6 - The Borgias in Love
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/24/2011
Alternately neglected and abused by her cruel husband, Lucrezia has an affair with Paolo, a handsome stable boy; Cesare strikes a bargain with Machiavelli: deny French troops passage across his masters' lands in exchange for suppression of Savonarola, a fiery preacher of anti-Medici sermons; in love with baroness Ursula, Cesare takes drastic action to get rid of her husband.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: N/A
6.2/107 votes#7 - Truth and Lies
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/3/2012
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: N/A
6.1/107 votes#8 - The French King
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2011
Della Rovere reaches France and strikes a bargain with its ruler to invade Italy and install him on the Papal throne in exchange for control of Naples; Rodrigo attempts to thwart the invasion through an alliance by marrying his youngest son Joffre to Princess Sancia of Naples (guest star Emmannuelle Chriqui), but Juan nearly sabotages the plan by seducing his prospective sister-in-law.
Director: John Maybury
Writer: N/A
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"The Heavenly and Primal" is the best rated episode directed by John Maybury. It scored 8.4/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by John Fusco. It aired on 12/12/2014 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "De Patre Vostro (About Your Father)".