The Tudors: Season 2

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The Tudors: Season 2

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: March 30, 2008

Starring: James Frain, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeremy Northam

Summary: Heads will roll in the second season of The Tudors. Henry and Anne are king and queen, but this stops neither Henry's roving eye nor his suspicion of those closest to him.

Creator: Michael Hirst and Michael Hirst

Genre(s): Drama, Suspense

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Season 2 Episodes

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S2:E10. Destiny and Fortune
Air Date: June 1, 2008
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S2:E9. The Act of Treason
Air Date: May 25, 2008
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S2:E8. Lady in Waiting
Air Date: May 18, 2008

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Tim Goodman

Hirst, Rhys Meyers and the rest of the cast (and Bergin's costumes) make it all somehow meatier but no less entertaining in Season 2. Read full review

Rob Owen

The sexy, sudsy historical drama returns without missing a beat. Read full review

Jonathan Storm

The Tudors is loads of addictive fun, filled with intrigue, the delicious papal stylings of Peter O'Toole, and that old stand-by, hot sex. Read full review

Linda Stasi

It's not quite as randy--it's become less of a soap and more of a historical drama. This is not to say it's not great. Read full review

Brian Lowry

Mixing equal parts court intrigue with Calvin Klein ad, the series falls short of greatness. Read full review

James Poniewozik

The tumult of Henry VIII's reign, especially the schism between him and the Catholic Church, is rich material, and the soap opera of his multiple wives is naturally absorbing: it's just a crime that Showtime couldn't do better with the material than the thinly written eye candy it came up with. Read full review

Heather Havrilesky

While the show's portrayals of King Henry VIII and Cardinal Wolsey and Lady Anne Boleyn feel reasonably vivid, there's a flatness to them, as if it's enough to merely tell the story convincingly and make everyone look damn good in corsets and puffy sleeves along the way. Read full review

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StephenR.

May 2, 2008

Fantastic show, maybe not all that historically accurate, but Fantastic nonetheless!!