Maria being a socialite in Fascist Italy is actually so funny a choice cause like. Like??? Can you imagine the scandal that the only daughter of an Ambassador between WARS getting pregnant without being married would bring? And then she just fucks off to America? But before she does she gets pregnant TWO times and BOTH TIMES no one tells her but they're all thinking Signora you literally birthed two devils idk what to tell you. And Nico was probably such an asshole like at least Bianca was PRESENTABLE Nico threw himself in the canals and talked to the air and when ppl asked him where he hid his grandpa's reading glasses or whatever he's .like oooh I dunno what to tell you it's In the shadow world now :/ LIKE??? And Maria's from the Venetian Elite and her son is the second coming of the Devil? Like what. What??