"Marco Polo" Epic season finale has the battle over Kublai Khan's throne

“Marco Polo” can be seen streaming online over at “Netflix.” The tenth episode of season 2 is called, “The Fellowship.” It stars, Lorenzo Richelmy (Marco Polo), Benedict Wong (Kublai Khan), Joan Chen (Empress Chabi), Remy Hii (Prince Jingim) & Tom Wu (Hundred Eyes). 

“The Fellowship” opened with Niccolo Polo crawling in the desert near death. A mysterious man carrying a cross approaches him. The Chieftains have arrived to vote for the new Khan. Empress Chabi lets Marco free to keep the secret that Prince Jingim is not the father of Kokachin's twins. Jingim, Byamba and Hundred Eyes reach Ahmad who sits on Kublai's throne. The Chieftains vote for Kublai in the election, but Ahmad sends a message to Kaidu. Empress Chabi's secret is out about the stable boy impregnating Kokachin. Kaidu forces Kublai to choose the throne and be humiliated by his people. Or step down as the Khan.

Kokachin decides to commit suicide because she can't live with the guilt over the twins. She also cannot escape the dead voice of the real "blue princess." Marco returns to the West. He runs into the mysterious man with the cross who has an army behind him. Kublai chooses to kill Kaidu and stand behind Chabi's terrible choices. They fight to the death. Ahmad puts a knife to Jingim's back who in return stabs him. Byamba and Hundred Eyes fight the soldiers.

Marco rides back to the chieftain encampment. He comes upon Kaidu strangling Kublai to death and pulls his sword. Ahmad tries to run for his life, but Mei Lin kills him. Prince Jingim and Byamba return to the chieftain encampment to find it deserted. There is only a bloody cross sticking in the dirt. It belonged to the man they call, “Prestor John.”

You can watch “Marco Polo” streaming online over at “Netflix.” Click photos.