If the first two episodes of The Borgias were about the acquisition of power—the buying of cardinals, the manipulation of votes, and the violent securing of the Papacy—then Episode 3, "The Moor," is about the maintenance of it. And in the world of Rodrigo Borgia, maintenance requires a lubricant far thicker than holy oil: it requires blood.
is granted the military authority he craves, being named Gonfalonier of the Church, despite his obvious incompetence and vanity. Political Alliances: borgia 1x03 full