Review: The Borgias premiere 'The Borgia Bull' a decadent delight by Kimberly Schure Chicago TV Examiner

Showtime's The Borgias returns with more decadence, betrayal and sibling rivalry in the season 2 premiere 'The Borgia Bull' (2.01). While The Borgias doesn't officially return until April 8, Showtime has released a censored version of the full episode early.

'The Borgia Bull' opens with a botched murder attempt on Cardinal Della Rovere. The cardinal is given poison in a communion goblet, but it isn't the full dose. The altar boy who was commissioned by Cesare Borgia (François Arnaud) to murder the cardinal quickly is given his reward. The boy is drowned in a well outside the church.

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