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The Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 3

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The Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 3

Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles the corrupt rise of patriarch Rodrigo Borgia to the papacy, where...

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  1. Background image for The Face of Death
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Face of Death

    S3:E1

    Pope Alexander fights for his life; the cardinals fight for control of the papacy; Cesare and Micheletto track the assassin; Della Rovere prepares to make his move.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Unknown
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  2. Background image for The Purge
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    #2 - The Purge

    S3:E2

    Alexander tasks Cardinal Sforza with purging the College of Cardinals, old Roman families conspire against the Pope, and Lucrezia tries to seduce Cesare.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Unknown
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  3. Background image for Siblings
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Siblings

    S3:E3

    The King of Naples refuses to accept Lucrzia's child as part of the marriage agreement and pointedly invites Caterins Sforza and other Borgia enemies to the wedding.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  4. Background image for The Banquet of Chestnuts
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #4 - The Banquet of Chestnuts

    S3:E4

    Cardinal Farnese exposes the embezzlement of Cardinal Versucci while the King of Naples insists the consummation of Lucrezia's marriage to his cousin be witnessed.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  5. Background image for The Wolf and the Lamb
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #5 - The Wolf and the Lamb

    S3:E5

    Lucrezia and Micheletto plot the death of King Ferdinand when he refuses her her baby as Cesare's promise of an annulment for Louis X!. gain him a wife and army.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Unknown
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  6. Background image for Relics
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #6 - Relics

    S3:E6

    Cesare unites the sons of the five Romagna families with his own army against Forli, and the Pope negotiates for a with Constantinople Jews for a holy relic.

    Director:Kari Skogland
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Lucrezia's Gambit
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Lucrezia's Gambit

    S3:E7

    After the French king occupies a deserted Milan, he tasks Cesare with killing Ludivico, and Lucretia becomes involved in Neapolitan palace intrigue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Tears of Blood
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #8 - Tears of Blood

    S3:E8

    Micheleto learns his kept lover is a Sforza informant, Caterina Sforza mounts the Shroud of Turin as a rival holy relic, and Alfonso puts Lucrezia under house arrest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  10. Background image for The Gunpowder Plot
    7.2/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Gunpowder Plot

    S3:E9

    Lucrezia escapes with Alfonso and her baby from Naples while the Pope corners the market in sulfur, restricting others from manufacturing gunpowder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  11. Background image for The Prince
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #10 - The Prince

    S3:E10

    Micheletto returns to Cesare briefly to help him destroy the walls of Forli and capture Caterina Sforza and later recruit her assassin Rufio.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"The Face of Death" is the best rated episode of "The Borgias" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by Kari Skogland and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/14/2013. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Purge".