MEDICI // 1x05-106 (Temptation - Ascendancy)

Temptation S1, Ep5
While the Medici are in exile in Venice, the situation deteriorates day by day in Florence, with Albizzi imposing his rule over a city gravely depleted by the absence of the Medici.

Ascendancy S1, Ep6
The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in prison for his attempt to become the city's "tyrant".

EPISODE 5

While the Medici are in exile in Venice, the situation deteriorates day by day in
Florence, with Albizzi imposing his rule over a city gravely depleted by the
absence of the Medici. Contessina remains alone in the city, where she is at risk,
but Cosimo is too busy to defend himself from Venetian plots or to find a way to
safeguard his wife’s fate. Meanwhile, Contessina encounters EZIO CONTARINI,
a childhood sweetheart she has never forgotten. Distance also leads Cosimo into
temptation when he is attracted by a slave girl, MADDALENA. When Cosimo
finds he must evaluate the chance to regain Florence by force, with the help of
Milan, it will prove to be information provided by Contessina and Marco Bello
that enable him to make the winning decision.

EPISODE 6

The return of the Medici to Florence is an out-and-out triumph, with Albizzi in
prison for his attempt to become the city’s “tyrant”. The Signoria is inclined to
sentence him to death, but when POPE EUGENE IV – having led to Florence
following riots in Rome – asks for clemency for him, the situation becomes more
complicated. While Marco Bello is uncertain whether to reveal to Cosimo his
suspicions about Lorenzo, it seems that the latter is now about to be married. In
addition, Contessina must deal with the presence of her husband’s mistress in her
home. The Pope’s presence, too, makes Cosimo uneasy and pushes him to find a
compromise to spare Albizzi’s life. In the end, Cosimo will have to decide how far
he is willing to go to defend his family