The Cesaronis — Season 1, Episode 3: The Perfect Father / The Handcuffs of Love

Episode synopsis

After a meeting with the school psychologist, Giulio tries to imitate Lucia in his relationship with his children, who are worried about their father's change. Meanwhile, Lucia feels lost when Eva confides in her that she intends to make love for the first time with her boyfriend and has a tough fight with her daughter. There is tension in the Cesaroni household. Lucia is so busy with work and household chores that Giulio hasn't been able to have a moment of intimacy with her for several days. Meanwhile, Marco has a fight with Lucia, guilty of having taken the guitar from the closet that reminds the boy of his deceased mother. However, things smooth out and Marco starts playing again.

About The Cesaronis

Giulio is a widower, struggling to raise three sons, Marco, Rudi, and Mimmo, as best he can. He lives in Rome's working-class Garbatella neighborhood and runs a wine shop with his two brothers. Lucia, meanwhile, comes from Milan's middle-class background; she's divorced and trying to rebuild her life with her two daughters, Eva and Alice. The two meet by chance and recognize each other: they had a fling as teenagers, many years earlier. Yet first love is never forgotten, and so Giulio and Lucia find themselves together again. Their meeting, however, changes not only the lives of a man and a woman, but also those of two families as different as could be. Two families who find themselves living under the same roof without even having had the time to get to know each other well.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1Betrothed / I Can't See Clearly
• E2The Wedding of the Century / 127 Rustica
• E4Try Again Cesare / It's Not Jealousy
• E5The Gifted / All the President's Men
• E6Marta / Jokes Aside
• E7The Masetti War / Arrivals and Departures
• E8America's Uncle / Seduced and Abandoned
• E9In the Shadow of the Colosseum / Appearances Can Be Deceiving
• E10Spring / Houston, We've Got a Problem
• E11Instructions for Use / Bad Influences
• E12The Last Chance / Cleaning School
• E13Derby of the Heart / A Sea of Troubles