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The Borgias S2E8 — Truth and Lies

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The Borgias•Season 2•Episode 8

Truth and Lies

7.9/10 · 584 votesJun 3, 201250 min

Ranked #7 of 10 in Season 2•−0.2 vs season avg

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

Directed byJohn Maybury

Written byDavid Leland

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Cast7

Jeremy Irons

Jeremy Irons

Rodrigo Borgia

François Arnaud

François Arnaud

Cesare Borgia

Holliday Grainger

Holliday Grainger

Lucrezia Borgia

Joanne Whalley

Joanne Whalley

Vanozza Cattaneo

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Giuliano Della Rovere

Peter Sullivan

Peter Sullivan

Cardinal Ascanio Sforza

Sean Harris

Sean Harris

Micheletto

Crew12

John Maybury

John Maybury

Director

David Leland

David Leland

Writer

W

Wendy Hallam Martin

Editor

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Frank Moiselle

Casting Director

N

Nuala Moiselle

Casting Director

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Vincenzo Mastrantonio

Makeup Designer

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Roseanna Larner

Makeup Trainee

N

Nóra Koltai

Makeup Artist

D

Dániel Hámori

Makeup Artist

M

Michael Queen

Second Assistant Director

R

Ray Kenny

Second Second Assistant Director

R

Ricardo Contreras

Storyboard Artist

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Episode Summary

"Truth and Lies" is episode 8 of The Borgias season 2. It scored 7.9/10 from 584 votes, ranking #7 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.1). Directed by John Maybury and written by David Leland, it aired on June 3, 2012.

Next: E9 · World of Wonders Best of Season 2