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The Best Episodes of Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1

Every episode of Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1!

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The story of the Medici family of Florence, their ascent from simple merchants to power brokers sparking an economic and cultural revolution. Along the way, they also accrue a long list of powerful enemies.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 1 - Original Sin
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    #1 - Original Sin

    S1:E1

    The Medici family suffers a great loss with the death of its patriarch Giovanni. When the designated heir Cosimo discovers that his father was poisoned, he decides to put Marco Bello on the assassin's trail.

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  2. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 2 - The Dome and the Domicile
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #2 - The Dome and the Domicile

    S1:E2

    The war is throwing Florence into chaos. Piero, Cosimo's only son, is eager to fight. Meanwhile, Cosimo manages to "buy" the withdrawal of Milan's troops, thus saving the city, but in the meantime Florence has again fallen into the plague.

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  3. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 3 - Pestilence
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Pestilence

    S1:E3

    Albizzi has managed to foment the citizenry against Cosimo, accusing him of the crime of usury. When Cosimo learns of the situation, he decides to return to Florence. Albizzi then invents a ploy to get Cosimo arrested and held for trial.

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  4. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 4 - Judgement Day
    6.3/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Judgement Day

    S1:E4

    From prison, Cosimo asks Contessina to try bribing a member of the Signoria, to buy votes in his favor. Albizzi starts poisoning Cosimo's food through his prison guard. Contessina negotiates exile rather than the death penalty.

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  5. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 5 - Temptation
    6.1/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Temptation

    S1:E5

    While the Medici are in exile in Venice, the situation deteriorates day by day in Florence, with Albizzi imposing his rule over a city gravely depleted by the absence of the Medici.

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  6. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 6 - Ascendancy
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Ascendancy

    S1:E6

    The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in prison for his attempt to become the city's "tyrant".

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  8. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 7 - Purgatory
    7.6/10(8 votes)

    #7 - Purgatory

    S1:E7

    The Signoria now has a vacant chair, and Cosimo is asked to choose who should occupy it. Piero thinks that his moment has now come, but the banker Pazzi, too, has his eyes set on that seat.

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  9. Medici: Masters of Florence Season 1 Episode 8 - Epiphany
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Epiphany

    S1:E8

    Pazzi has managed to convince the Pope to remove the Medici as Church bankers, but Cosimo is disinclined to surrender what he has worked so hard to attain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Original Sin" is the best rated episode of "Medici: Masters of Florence" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/18/2016. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Dome and the Domicile".