Borgia (TV Series)

Legitimacy (2011)

John Doman: Rodrigo Borgia

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Quotes 

• [first lines] 

  Gentile Di Viterbo : [entering chambers]  Your ears do not deceive you, Holy Father, respected Eminences. A new world! The visionary navigator and explorer, Cristoforo Colombo, financed by their most Catholic Majesties, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, has discovered a new, immeasurable landmass rich with gold, silver, pearls. Populated by feral natives. King Ferdinand hopes Your Holiness will confer papal legitimacy upon Spain's claims to sovereignty.

  Jorge da Costa : [chuckles] 

  Gentile Di Viterbo : [defiantly turning]  Need I remind Cardinal Da Costa that Portugal rejected the proposed expedition not once, but twice?

  Jorge da Costa : As did your masters. Cristoforo Colombo is nothing but a cheese dealer.

  [Cardinals all laugh heartily] 

  Cardinal Sforza : Ambassador De Haro, there is not only the King of Portugal to consider, but all the monarchs of Europe.

  Rodrigo Borgia : Yes. If we, with our Spanish blood, favor the cause of Spain, what do we gain except wide spread hostility?

• Cesare Borgia : Let me help you, Father.

  Rodrigo Borgia : *We* are the Holy Father, Bishop. And even if our gut instincts did not warn us of the danger, you know what else convinces us that we're in trouble? A member of our own family refuses to obey. Backstabbing cardinals we can abide, but disrespectful nephews we cannot.

  Cesare Borgia : I am sorry, I was only trying to To help, yes.

  Rodrigo Borgia : But we do not want your help. We want your loyalty.

• Vannozza Catanei : Oh, you are cruel.

  Rodrigo Borgia : We are a man of the times.

• Francesc Gacet : Shall I decline?

  Rodrigo Borgia : To the contrary. Make our meeting a dinner. In wine there is truth. In much wine, opportunity.

• Rodrigo Borgia : [about her sutured wound]  La Bella, let us see.

  Giulia Farnese : You would never love me the same again, if at all.

  Rodrigo Borgia : You are right. Not the same. Even more.

• [last lines] 

  Rodrigo Borgia : [in bed]  I would have thought you'd be less agitated given the day's other events.

  Giulia Farnese : I am very happy for my brother, yes.

  Rodrigo Borgia : I can make your brother a cardinal, but you cannot support my claim to paternity.

  Giulia Farnese : I can, as long as today's announcement is not your last.

  Rodrigo Borgia : Believe me. I have done what I can to make certain there are no more little Borgias running about.

  Giulia Farnese : Out there, maybe. But in here?

  [smiling and rubbing her belly] 

  Rodrigo Borgia : No.

  Giulia Farnese : Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes.

  [kissing his neck gleefully]