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INTRIGUE IN THE CASTLE
The Borgias, which ran on Showtime from 2011 to 2013, is one of the best new-to-me shows I’ve watched all year. With all the murder, sex and intrigue of premium cable (but now streaming on Netflix), the show also has beautiful costumes and intricate set work that alone make the historical fiction worth watching. The story centers on the rise and fall of Pope Alexander VI, who has children he marries off to form alliances like a king. There are plagues and castles and poison and shockingly immoral behavior. When you get to the cliffhanger ending, you
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