The Borgias - Cesare & Lucrezia #37: "I can see it in his eyes! He can't lie to me!" ~ Lucrezia

**BL.Arinna_1982** · 08-27-2013, 10:51 PM

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1. Any ship with its own love theme screams "True Love"
2. No couple can make nose-bumping a major turn-on
3. Because he only smiles when he's with her
4. Because even dinner knives ship them
5. Because he constantly misses her
6. Because if anything happens to her, he'd die
7. Because if it's up to him, she'll never marry
8. Because they're like Abelard and Heloise
9. Because any other couple on the show who think they're like Abelard and Heloise are F.A.K.E.
10. Because she'll never love a husband like she loves him
11. Because "I should keep you here in chains. I suspect you would be happier." And so would we!
12. Because she misses his hands and he misses her face.
13. Because he'll never forgive her scumbag husband.
14. Because killing her husband is easy and Cesare doesn't want easy.
15. Because he's the first person in the family to hold her baby.
16. Because she doesn't need her baby-daddy when Cesare is around
17. Because he was pacing like a true father-to-be when she went into labor
18. Because she'll always have him
19. Because even history ships them. They're so canon.
20. Because he carried her over the threshold on her wedding night
21. Because they're the ideal lovers.

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Fanvids
My Love | My Heart | Sweet Lavina | Flames | Ships | You're In My Veins | Under The Sheets

Fanfiction
The Ideal - Recommendations on tumblr
Dark Paradise - A (hopefully) Comprehsive Borgias Fanfiction List

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Cesare ♥ Lucrezia on tumblr
Absolutely Enraptured on livejournal

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"If you read the history, you find these two, this brother and sister, were utterly fascinated by each other. . . ." -- Neil Jordan, TVGuide.ca
". . . it's a story about two people who are absolutely enraptured with each other." -- Neil Jordan, TVGuide.ca
"I kind of want them to be almost the ideal lovers if they were not brother and sister . . . it's so protective as to being almost dangerous." (from Showtime clip, "Justified")
"I think we chose to play pure love." -- Francois Arnaud, nymag.com
"I think Holliday [Grainger, who plays Lucrezia] and I had a really strong chemistry from the start, and I just really enjoy working with her." -- Francois Arnaud, nymag.com
"There is a deep love and affection...They always have their hands in each other’s faces, but it is innocent.” -- Francois Arnaud, antcomic.com
"You must promise you'll be gentle, for this is love, not war, we are engaging in, my dear brother." -- Lucrezia, The Family
"...you, my dear sister, may teach me more about love and loyalty than I have learned so far..." -- Cesare, The Family
Though in every other instance [Cesare] was the aggressor, with [Lucrezia] - even here- he seemed under her power. -- The Family
"I can't imagine loving anyone as I love you in this moment." Lucrezia, The Family
"Come," [Cesare] said, drawing [Lucrezia] close. "I need you now. For you are what is real in my life." -- The Family
"It is not the pain of your kisses you see," she said. "They are the tears of my longing for you." -- Lucrezia, The Family
C: "To bed him is not the joy it is with me?" L: "My dear love, it is the difference between heaven and hell for me." -- The Family
"There will never be anyone like you for me, for you were my first love." -- Lucrezia to Cesare, The Family
"It was with you I first shared the secrets of my body, as well as the secrets of my heart and the most intimate thoughts of my mind." -- L to C, The Family
Suddenly the sweet face of his sister appeared, and he saw it as a sign, a symbol of their love. -- The Family
Her face had been the vision he'd followed into his victories. -- The Family
"I wish no barrier between us, my brother, my lover, my friend." -- Lucrezia, The Family
"...from this night on, all that is left of my passion will rest with you." -- L to C, The Family
"You must live for me... For what other reason should I live?" -- C to L, The Family
L: "Don't you love God, Cesare?" C: "More than I love you?" -- The Poisoned Chalice
L: "And when will I marry?" C: "Never, if I can help it." -- The Poisoned Chalice
"If anything happened to her... I'd die." -- Cesare, The Poisoned Chalice
L: "I think I shall never have another friend like him." C: "You'll always have me." -- The Moor
"If you hate beauty, dear sis, you must hate yourself." -- Cesare, The French King
L: "I've missed those hands." C: "And I've missed that face." -- Nessuno

Credit: May

~Quotes~

Lucrezia: "Don't hate me."
Cesare: "I regret many feelings towards you, hate is not one of them."

Cesare: "The whole world whispers, you and I are lovers. Should we prove them right?"

Lucrezia: "I want to die, brother."
Cesare: "Will you not talk like that, please!"

Cesare: "Can I hold him?"
Lucrezia: "And wake him? That would be cruelty indeed."
Cesare: "I must hold you then."

Lucrezia: "But we never before had secrets between us."
Cesare: "Some things are better left unsaid."
Lucrezia: "So I must divine then, the dark cloud on my brother's soul."

Cesare: "You are criminally well informed, sis. But I trust your soul is still of the purest white."

Lucrezia: "You will be a handsome Cardinal. Let me hug you!"

Cesare: "Lucrezia, sister, share my fortune and my fate. And remember that wherever I may be, a part of me will always be yours."
Lucrezia: "As I also belong to you, brother."

Lucrezia: "No one here loves me as I was loved by you. I've tried everything, Cesare. No one wants to hear our name."

Lucrezia: "My soul dies when I imagine never seeing you again."

Cesare: "Lucrezia, Lucia, forgive me. All will be well if you forgive me. But you must live, sweet sister, live. We are one blood, one heart, one spirit."
Lucrezia: "Cesare, love me!"
Cesare: "For all eternity.

Cesare: "Cesare Borgia and Lucrezia, we shall be remembered. Be faithful only to me not to him, the unholy father who prays to a nameless god. You shall have the world, not the hereafter. And your name eternal."
Lucrezia: "I shall be duchess of Ferrarra, it's enough for me."
Cesare: "In name but nothing more."
Lucrezia: "In name and nothing more."

Cesare: "I promised you a heart, sister."
Lucrezia: "Whose? Your own?"

Lucrezia: "What does it say of us, brother, that you promise me this and I would accept?"

Lucrezia: "Cesare? I would ask you something.”
Cesare: “Then ask and it is yours.”
Lucrezia: “I would ask you to marry me.”
Cesare: “As you wish. My word is my word. We shall run away. Change our names, perhaps. Live out our days in some small fishing village by the coast. where no one will ever guess who we once were.”
Lucrezia: "To Alfonso."
Cesare: "Yes, yes, I know."

Cesare: "My love for my sister outweighs my grief for my brother."

Cesare: "Are you a shepherd of souls now?
Lucrezia: "And I see before me a lost sheep."
Cesare: "Utterly lost, my love."
Lucrezia: "Then, by hook or by crook I shall save you. You may kiss my ring!"

Cesare: "Don't I know how to organize a party for my sister?"
Lucrezia: "Thank you, Cesare!"
Cesare: "And I think I've done well. Look. I'm the one who chose the guests."
Lucrezia: "They're all courtesans."
Cesare: "Did you desire monks and nuns?"
Lucrezia: "Oh, no! No formalities!"

Lucrezia: "So then, I shall become a nun. For I shall never love a husband as I love you, Cesare."

* a family scene with Lucrezia, Cesare and the baby
* a dance laden with sexual tension
* a kiss on the lips
* secret whispers and clandestine trysts noticed by others
* rumors of incest spreading just to see Cesare and Lucrezia reactions
* a fight between them ending in a scene with lots of emotional tension
* angsty scene with the both of them crying
* jealous Lucrezia and jealous Cesare
* Cesare defending Lucrezia's honour, even what he is doing is mostly lying because something did happen. And vice versa.
* more reactions on how others perceive the relationship, e.g. Juan
* Cesare helping Lucrezia take care of the baby
* Lucrezia going after someone to protect Cesare
* Cesare killing someone because of his feelings for Lucrezia
* Lucrezia wishing the baby was Cesare's
* Lucrezia sitting on Cesare's lap at some official function
* C&L riding out to the forest, away from prying eyes
* C&L admitting their love and feelings for each other in a dramatic scene
* C&L talking further about their runaway plan, this time more serious. Calling each other husband/wife, talking about having children and what they would look like etc.
* Cesare standing silenty in the door opening, watching Lucrezia brushing her hair and holding is breath when he sees a bear shoulder.
* Cesare receiving a hairlock from Lucrezia.
* Cesare watching over a dying Lucrezia, after she lost her baby, begging her not to leave him (sobbing). Otherwise he doesn't want to live and everything he does will be useless without her.
* Lucrezia performing a seductive dance, Cesare is watching her while new feelings arouse in him. Perhaps at the famous chestnut banquet?
* Lucrezia seeing Cesare masked
* Lucrezia watching Cesare taking a bath (inside or outside)
* Lucrezia telling Cesare how handsome he is, while stroking his facial features with her finger.
* Lucrezia asking Cesare to give her a child, so she'll always have him near (a bit silly, but one can only dream).
* And of course: a long romantic kiss and a steamy bedscene!!!
* Lucrezia getting drunk after Alfonso's murder and confessing her conflicting feelings to Cesare

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#1 Lucrezia: "I've missed those hands." - Cesare: "And I've missed that face."
#2 Lucrezia: "And if my husband proves ungallant?" - Cesare: "I shall cut out his heart with a dinner knife and serve it to you."
#3 Cesare: "I beg you not to worry about it, sis. I will find a solution, I swear!"
#4 Lucrezia: "Don't you love God, Cesare?" - Cesare: "More than I love you?"
#5 Cesare lays Lucrezia on her bed and kisses her cheek at her wedding night.

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**BL.Arinna_1982** · 08-27-2013, 10:53 PM

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White Blank Page || Cesare & Lucrezia [For ChemAttraction] - YouTube

PLEASE SOB WITH ME.

Bringing this here from the last thread.

nataliece · 08-28-2013, 02:28 AM

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Bringing this here from the last thread.

here is another one for all of us to sob, sob, sob...

Cesare & Lucrezia - Everything - YouTube

Kadre · 08-28-2013, 08:19 AM

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here is another one for all of us to sob, sob, sob...

Cesare & Lucrezia - Everything - YouTube

Love this one.

DGSAFDMD · 08-28-2013, 09:11 AM

TFTNT! I'll watch that one as soon as I get home.

cheekymonkey503 · 08-28-2013, 04:24 PM

TFTNT Arinna

A lovely quote about Francois and Holly's chemistry from this article.

Eclectic Pop: TV Report Card - The Borgias

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He also proved to have a talent that has sadly became a rare gift in TV and movies today; he shared mind-blowing chemistry with his co-star, Holliday Grainger. Hopefully someone in the universe is working on getting these two reteamed as soon as possible and hopefully in roles where they aren’t related. Their performance together was an exemplary display of a lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry. There was nothing forced about their interactions. It makes all of the on-screen romantic pairings that Hollywood has tried to force on us apparent in its lack of authenticity. Why the chemistry between actors playing siblings is superior to those who are playing in non-incestuous relationships that we should be rooting for, is another question. As the season waged on, it provided viewers with one of the most sexually charged sequences in recent memory. As Lucrezia’s marriage consummation to her husband Alfonso was put on display, it was the clandestine moment between her and Cesare that took center stage. It was a scene that relied completely on eye contact, a connection that transcended anything physical and they nailed it.

NYPoster · 08-28-2013, 04:56 PM

Hi Christine

More C/L vids...

DGSAFDMD · 08-28-2013, 07:02 PM

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Why the chemistry between actors playing siblings is superior to those who are playing in non-incestuous relationships that we should be rooting for, is another question.

Exactly. This is happening A LOT lately. I don't think I'd ship this much incest if the actors didn't have any chemistry.. I mean, even Joseph and Claire from TVD/TO have unbelievable chemistry and the weirdest thing is that the actors in real life do look VERY alike so it's all sorts of creepy. As well as Nicholas Hoult and Kaya Scodelario, they had more chemistry with each other than with other actors that played their romantic interests. They also looked very alike in real life and the list goes on and on... people are doing something wrong when they're casting siblings, they need to check the chemistry there, I mean for The Borgias it made complete sense and thank god that happened but with other shows that are NEVER going there, like The Originals or I remember it was also the case in Degrassi (tho they kinda went there, since the twins kissed) they should really pay attention to cast two actors who are good for the parts and have nice SIBLING-LIKE chemistry.

**BL.Arinna_1982** · 08-28-2013, 11:04 PM

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Hopefully someone in the universe is working on getting these two reteamed as soon as possible and hopefully in roles where they aren’t related. Their performance together was an exemplary display of a lightning-in-a-bottle chemistry. There was nothing forced about their interactions. It makes all of the on-screen romantic pairings that Hollywood has tried to force on us apparent in its lack of authenticity.

I loved that part! So true!

DGSAFDMD · 08-29-2013, 10:29 AM

I know, it's so true.. and I think we all want them to act together again..

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nataliece · 08-30-2013, 02:15 AM

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I know, it's so true.. and I think we all want them to act together again..

Source: http://****yeahborgia.tumblr.com/

Their chemistry is unbelievable! The author was so right to use the word - mind blowing! I hope some director will get lucky by having them play a couple in a movie or a tv Show! Lucky because their chemistry in itself is a success guarantee. Even something bad would look good with Francois and Holly in it. I liked a lot of couples on TV and in the movies but they beat them all!

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