"My grandmother's name was Borgesi & I wondered if we were related to the Borghese or Borgias. Most of the family is still in Italy, & we don't know much about our ancestry. My uncle found out that we are related to another pope though. I recently read that all Borg related names originated in France in the 8th century, so perhaps we are all related in an extremely distant way."

"I quite liked the bits in Pisa also as they give an idea that Cesare was an exceptionally good student (which he was). I take your point regarding Fontana possibly trying to develop Cesare's character - I just feel there is such a massive distance between this sulky whinger and the real Cesare there is no way he is going to make it there!! Francois's Cesare is not yet the brilliant, cold Duke either, but the potential is there. Added to this, he is charismatic and intelligent - not sure if the Fontana Cesare can start where he is and suddenly develop the attractivness and charisma that is required - I guess we will see. Perhaps you are just more of an optimist than I am!"

"That scene with the condemned men had to be a 'Take that' to all the homophobes that come out of the woodwork every time a character is revealed to be homosexual. But yeah, the look on his face was pretty heartbreaking. "

"Did we ever finish the last one?"

"Finally saw it and loved it. Cesare and Caterina had great chemistry and I love how they teased one another--it looked like there was some genuine affection there.

Am a bit confused about why Cesare wasn't more honest this time around with Rodrigo about having been one of the munitions blowing up ringleaders--he hinted as strongly as he possibly could at the end of the last episode, but why not confess?"