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The use of music in this show is also captivating. They mix all sorts of music and sometimes throw it in at odd spots where it doesn't seem to fit at first. But it's clearly all carefully chosen for effect. It's just a bit jarring to go from traditional, even classical music to modern folk or even heavy rock music in back-to-back scenes.
And of course, those opening credits...
Dani, I watched the first season of The Borgias and started maybe the first episode of the second before realizing I was watching it only to see Jeremy Irons act. Otherwise, it seemed full of unsympathetic, vile, backbiting, treacherous characters. I had no idea who I should have been rooting for because I disliked them all.
This show doesn't have that feel at all. Even the few power-hungry characters are sympathetic in spots. Most, though, are quite human and frail in believable ways.