#clarice is SUPPOSED to be prim and proper and plain and un-charismatic and alessandra's just too naturally glamorous to pull that off lmao

[markantonys]

(1) Au where Giuliano gives Simonetta the crown of beauty at the joust like he did in real life to throw people off his relationship with Fioretta. Simonetta has a character arc outside being pretty+ tragic she's friends with Giuliano and Sandro so she wants to help them keep Fioretta a secret. they develop the tragedy of Fioretta and Giuliano's love they secretly marry. Giuliano still feels awful when Simonetta dies because he blames himself for dragging her into it + still has his character

Development from the second last ep but it's I'm going to be a better man+ husband+ father + live a full life like Simonetta would want him to + get her justice. He learns Fioretta is expecting he's so happy+ he's like it's time to tell my family. And then whelp that very important unavoidable thing at the end of season 2 I don't like to talk about. Opening of season 3 - giulos birth + the show has an actual timeline that makes sense

oh my god you’ve done it! you’ve singlehandedly solved all the problems with giuliano’s character and simonetta’s lack thereof! i would’ve loved this version so much more than what we got!! the only downside of it is that while giulio being born after giuliano’s death would’ve been historically accurate, it also means that he wouldn’t have been able to have an arc in s3 if he’s only an infant for the first few episodes and then like 7 after the timeskip. although i guess if giulio had been maddalena’s age then that might’ve given more screentime to piero and especially the CRIMINALLY underused giovanni, which i wouldn’t have been mad about! but the lack of giulio would’ve been so sad! i’m conflicted

Also just more of both lucretias Sandro Caterina Ippoltia (I hope I spelt that right) carlo + Bianca

i wholeheartedly agree we NEEDED more bianca, i think she was probably the most wasted character of the series esp in s3. i would never complain about more lucrezia tornabuoni and sandro bc i love them, but personally i’m happy with the screentime they got! and same with carlo - maybe this is an unpopular opinion, but i’m fine with carlo just being a secondary character who crops up only occasionally and doesn’t have much of an individual arc, i love him ofc but i didn’t feel like we needed to see any more of him given that he’s not directly involved in the story of florence. i would’ve liked more scenes with him, giovanni, and giulio in rome in the second half of s3 tho, that was a missed opportunity

i adore caterina and ippolita to bits and i would’ve LOVED to see more of them, especially ippolita who was too wonderful to only be in one episode! but on the other hand i can’t really think of ways to give them more screentime without overcrowding things bc (like carlo) neither of them is directly involved in the story of florence. i would’ve so so so loved to see ippolita and lorenzo’s initial meeting happen in s2 or at least have lorenzo reference her since historically they were penpals, but again we just didn’t have time for that bc s2 as it is has the most crowded cast of all 3 seasons i believe, and even as it is there were characters who didn’t get enough screentime!

lucrezia donati i’m torn on because on paper, there’s absolutely no reason she should’ve even been in s3 at all - her function was to be lorenzo’s first love, and once that was served, she no longer had a purpose in the story (her suddenly becoming super religious in s3, while a good way of showing savonarola’s impact, felt kinda shoehorned in there bc we saw no indication of that aspect of her personality in s2, and i feel like they could’ve just used sandro for showing a beloved character falling under savonarola’s sway since historically he did). i’m 99% sure lucrezia wouldn’t have even been in s3 if she hadn’t been played by such a famous actress, which brings me to, on the other hand, alessandra mastronardi is a fantastic actress and made me love the character, and she felt wasted with the minimal screentime she got in both seasons (particularly absurd when she gets top billing in both seasons bc she’s so famous, even over ppl like synnove karlsen and matteo martari whose characters were way more important to the story).

#now i have seen ppl say alessandra should've been clarice since she's a better actress + has better chemistry with daniel #but i disagree with that i feel like that wouldn't be a good fit for the way they wrote clarice #clarice is SUPPOSED to be prim and proper and plain and un-charismatic and alessandra's just too naturally glamorous to pull that off lmao #wait now i sound like i'm insulting synnove but i don't mean to! #like yeah objectively she's not on alessandra's level bc alessandra is a fuckin superstar #but synnove is still a good actress and v pretty just in like a less strikingly glamorous way u know #answered #fairygoddaughterjane