I've been watching
Borgia on Netflix lately, and it's full of everything I love. Except the incest part, because ew. It takes place in fifteen century Rome, and follows the lives of the Vatican's most intriguing family, the Borgia. I've never heard of them before, but any gamers out there familiar with Assassin's Creed might have. I've been watching the Canal + version, but there is a tamer, watered down version on Showtime as well, and both are on Netflix. I'm totally loving it and finding myself a tad obsessed.
Here are a few of the warning signs that you are addicted (as I am) to this awesome, disgusting, beautiful and disturbing show.
5. You are disappointed Borgia doesn't have a wikia like Game of Thrones that has a biography on every character.
Every show with a huge cast needs this. Especially when you have casting directors that favor certain "looks" and half the male cast look the same.
4. You have taken sides against the "other" show about the Borgia even though you haven't watched it.
For the record, I've only watched the European version. Things are less censored over there.
3. You expect to see Mark Ryder selfies in your Twitter feed every morning.
It only happened once since I started following him, but it was great.
2. You debated in your head for a minute about reading the political work by Niccolo Machiavelli, The Prince, because it apparently loosely based on Cesare Borgia. Then you didn't. Because, well....it's early yet. You still might.
You have full plans to read
The Family by Mario Puzo though.
1. OMG you can't wait for season three to start. That is all.
