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Okay so how should I watch Medici the Magnificent? Should I just start with the Masters of Florence cuz the way it's set up is so weird. Like did the seasons get released like that? Cuz like I'm just here for my boy Lorenzo and possibly making a fanfic on him
Excellent reasons why they should make a tv series on Niccolò Machiavelli during the times of the Florentine Republic:
A sympathetic protagonist: Machiavelli was born in a not wealthy family and achieved his position simply because he was, indeed, excellent at his job. As every single person who is sincerely passionate about what they’re doing, he never got rich.
A competent protagonist as well: Machiavelli was Segretario della Seconda Cancelleria (don’t know how to translate this, sorry). This means that his work revolved around Florence’s relationships with other States/parts of Italy. He was so good at writing that he also wrote the letters for other people who weren’t as skilled as him.
Humor: Machiavelli was one of the wittiest men of his age. There could be. So. Much. Sass. In the series. (He was the living embodiment of the “I’m surrounded by idiots” feeling: sadly lots of his suggestions went unlistened)
Politics: I mean, we have all watched three seasons about Cosimo and Lorenzo but... aren’t you curious about Florence’s relationships with Milan after Lorenzo’s death? Or with the Pope? Or with the King of France? Machiavelli was ambassador in France more than once! (He was also convinced he had learnt French when he... really... hadn’t...). It was a fascinating period, full of plot twists and action and Machiavelli was at the very center of it! His story has so much potential and still no one considers it!!
Culture: Machiavelli came in contact with Leonardo Da Vinci, Michelangelo and all the most important artists and writers of the time and you really want to miss the opportunity not to show them all on screen? He was also a play writer himself and a (not so good) poet.
Representation: Machiavelli was bisexual. This isn’t something I’m making up or that I’m saying lightly. I have found proofs in his letters that say he had regular sexual intercourses with men throughout his whole life, it’s a fact that is academically recognized and the term “bisexual” has been used in at least an article. Sadly, everything I have read about this is in Italian but if you read the introduction to Roberto Ridolfi’s Life of Niccolò Machiavelli this is addressed, even if the author was a Catholic Italian living in the middle of XX century (and therefore not... exactly accepting)
Therefore: the only thing lacking in his life is a strong romance. He loved sleeping around (a post here on tumblr called him a virgin and... OP you were so wrong you have no idea) and he married Marietta Corsini because of financial reasons (as I said, he wasn’t rich). I mean, they didn’t hate each other at all, but they definitely hadn’t what was between Lorenzo and Clarice. BUT! DON’T DESPAIR! BECAUSE WE HAVE:
Cesare Borgia: now, everyone loves joking about Niccolò’s crush on him and while this is totally inaccurate we know that he really really admired him and that Cesare actually... enjoyed his company too. They did MIRACLES with Lorenzo and Francesco’s relationship in Medici, can you just IMAGINE what could turn out with them? Not romantically speaking, mind you, just an interesting relationship between two men of value in a very difficult time for Italy.
It has never been done before. We complain about lack of originality when... we have a pearl... right there...
Maybe, and I say maybe, after seeing a couple of episodes of this people will stop calling Machiavelli and his fans fascists... just saying... I seriously hope the girl who said that to me has hopened an history book since then
@screenwriters of Medici, please read this and PROVIDE
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Medici: Masters of Florence
Episode three ► Pestilence
It’s been a long day without you, my friend And I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again We’ve come a long way from where we began Oh, I’ll tell you all about it When I see you again