Da Vinci's Demons season 2 episode 8 review: The Fall From Heaven
Escapes, negotiations and llama bombs... this week's Da Vinci's Demons is a packed but somewhat meandering episode...
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7.8 The Fall From Heaven
Lorenzo the Magnificent seems to be surrounded by people who are more able to be leaders than himself. By virtue of his birth, he's the leader of Florence, but is he the best leader of Florence? As we saw last week, Claire and Carlo seem more able to guide the Medici Bank than Lorenzo. Guiliano was the more popular member of the Medici family. Lucrezia is more able to negotiate the politics and secrecy needed by a leader. Leonardo is Leonardo. This week, it's Duke Alfonso's wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza (Jeany Spark) who shows up our fearless, mostly-helpless leader with a daring scheme of her own.
With Piero Da Vinci and one of King Ferrante's own close advisers kidnapped by scenery-chewing French pirates, it's...
Review
This review contains spoilers.
7.8 The Fall From Heaven
Lorenzo the Magnificent seems to be surrounded by people who are more able to be leaders than himself. By virtue of his birth, he's the leader of Florence, but is he the best leader of Florence? As we saw last week, Claire and Carlo seem more able to guide the Medici Bank than Lorenzo. Guiliano was the more popular member of the Medici family. Lucrezia is more able to negotiate the politics and secrecy needed by a leader. Leonardo is Leonardo. This week, it's Duke Alfonso's wife, Ippolita Maria Sforza (Jeany Spark) who shows up our fearless, mostly-helpless leader with a daring scheme of her own.
With Piero Da Vinci and one of King Ferrante's own close advisers kidnapped by scenery-chewing French pirates, it's...
- 5/12/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
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