Heirs

Heirs
Season 2, Episode 9
Episode Information
Written By	Kate Barnow
Directed By	James McTeigue
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Heirs is the ninth episode of the second season of Marco Polo. It is the twentieth episode of the series overall. It was written by consulting producer Kate Barnow and directed by James McTeigue.

Synopsis

Marco's past with Kokachin resurfaces. Kublai's position as khan faces a final challenge, even as he welcomes a new heir into the world.

Quotes

Prince Jingim: My feelings have never swung so wildly before. Not even in battle.
Hundred Eyes: I believe some call that fatherhood.

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Kublai Khan: Next! Preferable someone that can see… And isn’t Latin!

Notes

• The intro does not start until 20 minutes into the episode.

Cast

Starring

• Lorenzo Richelmy as Marco Polo
• Benedict Wong as Kublai Khan
• Joan Chen as Empress Chabi
• Pierfrancesco Favino as Niccolò Polo
• Rick Yune as Kaidu
• Ron Yuan as Nayan
• Remy Hii as Prince Jingim
• Zhu Zhu as Kokachin
• Mahesh Jadu as Ahmad
• Tom Wu as Li Jinbao "Hundred Eyes"
• Claudia Kim as Khutulun
• Uli Latukefu as Byamba
• Leonard Wu as Orus

Guest starring

• Esther Low as Blue Princess
• Bayaysaikhan Baljinnyan as Baiyachi
• Aaron Jackson as Maximus Dutti
• Geza Kovacz as Crusader 1

Cast notes

• Starring cast members Olivia Cheng (Mei Lin), Jacqueline Chan (Shakana), Chris Pang (Arban), Thomas Chaanhing (Gerel) and Michelle Yeoh (Lotus) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.
• This episode is the final appearance of starring cast members Ron Yuan (Nayan) and Leonad Wu (Orus) due to the death of their characters.

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