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sforzesco · 11 months ago

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I'm making a note about medici, because I tried to watch it but found it so dull I could hardly get through the first season. Can you reccomend any historical shows or films that do pass the vibe check?

off the top of my head, some personal favorites are: season one of Kingdom (킹덤) 2019 (period horror set in the Joseon era)

Barbarians (Barbaren) 2020 (arminius, baby!)

Heneral Luna & Goyo (philippine revolution)

Showtime’s The Borgias (all time favorite forever)

Wolf Hall (2015) (an adaption of Hilary Mantel’s novels)

#ask tag #I actually like barbarians more than hbo rome bc I like the messy themes exploration regarding what forced assimilation will do #and the resulting internal/external conflict and trauma especially in the larger stage of resistance to imperial force #it’s relatable! (stares at the camera in filipino)#(hbo rome should be on this list but everyone recommends it so I skipped it lmao)#(canal+ Borgias is not good except for when it is but it fucks up the ending so bad after such killer s3 build up its unforgivable however…#it’s one of those shows that I don’t recommend but also can’t shut up about. Cesare Borgia literally sleeping in gore. wow #if you have to pick between canal+ and showtime do the showtime one)

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