I am currently more than halfway through the second season and I am finding so many problems with the "fantasy" of the whole show. The second season is especially bad when it comes to the basics of reality, let alone Da Vinci's life.
One episode involves his invention of a submarine, built in what appears to be a day or so (hard to tell what the time lines are). The wooden sub has absolutely no leaks (because, you know, Da Vinci!)and seems to be able to hold hours worth of air for two grown men... and their torches (which must not consume air to burn because... Da Vinci!).
Or his supposedly year-long journey to South America (why not? He's Da Vinci!) on a ship loaded with slaves and, I assume, limited provisions which last forever (because... Da Vinci!). Or his discovery of the earth orbiting about the sun base on his observations of Venus and his prediction of it's appearance (which he gets wrong, but because he invented the telescope - De Vinci!) Or the fact that HE'S the only character on the long journey whose hair grew long (sexy Da Vinci!) or that he was able to translate the native language (Incan?) based on associating a few words with objects (Da Vinci!) or... Well, you get the point.
This is less a paean to the true genius of Leonardo Da Vinci than it is a tawdry fictionalization to make him some kind of genius superhero with type O negative blood (you'll figure out why).
I don't know about getting through the third season, but then again, this is like watching a train wreck. You can't take your eyes off it.
One episode involves his invention of a submarine, built in what appears to be a day or so (hard to tell what the time lines are). The wooden sub has absolutely no leaks (because, you know, Da Vinci!)and seems to be able to hold hours worth of air for two grown men... and their torches (which must not consume air to burn because... Da Vinci!).
Or his supposedly year-long journey to South America (why not? He's Da Vinci!) on a ship loaded with slaves and, I assume, limited provisions which last forever (because... Da Vinci!). Or his discovery of the earth orbiting about the sun base on his observations of Venus and his prediction of it's appearance (which he gets wrong, but because he invented the telescope - De Vinci!) Or the fact that HE'S the only character on the long journey whose hair grew long (sexy Da Vinci!) or that he was able to translate the native language (Incan?) based on associating a few words with objects (Da Vinci!) or... Well, you get the point.
This is less a paean to the true genius of Leonardo Da Vinci than it is a tawdry fictionalization to make him some kind of genius superhero with type O negative blood (you'll figure out why).
I don't know about getting through the third season, but then again, this is like watching a train wreck. You can't take your eyes off it.