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The Best Episodes of The Borgias Season 3

Every episode of The Borgias Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover 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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Network:Showtime

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 630 votes. Directed by Kari Skogland and written by N/A, it aired on 4/14/2013. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Purge".

  • The Face of Death
    8.2/10630 votes

    #1 - The Face of Death

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 4/14/2013

    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: N/A

  • The Purge
    7.9/10540 votes

    #2 - The Purge

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 4/21/2013

    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: N/A

  • Siblings
    7.9/10559 votes

    #3 - Siblings

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 4/28/2013

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Banquet of Chestnuts
    7.8/10520 votes

    #4 - The Banquet of Chestnuts

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 5/5/2013

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Wolf and the Lamb
    7.8/10500 votes

    #5 - The Wolf and the Lamb

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 5/12/2013

    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: N/A

  • Relics
    7.7/10474 votes

    #6 - Relics

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 5/19/2013

    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: N/A

  • Lucrezia's Gambit
    7.7/10474 votes

    #7 - Lucrezia's Gambit

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 5/26/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tears of Blood
    7.9/10491 votes

    #8 - Tears of Blood

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 6/2/2013

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Gunpowder Plot
    7.9/10478 votes

    #9 - The Gunpowder Plot

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 6/9/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prince
    8.1/10567 votes

    #10 - The Prince

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 6/16/2013

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A