History Awesome / MarcoPolo

* The way Marco persuades Jingim of [[spoiler: Ahmad's treachery. He simply says he was suspicious before Mei Lin confirmed it, and than recaps all of Ahmad's advice (and all the chaos that has come with it.), before pointing out that Ahmad was the boss of the guy who hired the assassins last season. He than asks Jingim to trust him, and says that only he can give the command. It works.]]

* The battle to take over the walled city. Every single moment puts you on edge and awe. Jingim demonstrated how formidable a warrior he is instead of a useless prince covered by his parents like most people thought[[spoiler:He effortlessly cut through lines of enemies and nothing short of a gun could stop him.]]. Byamba dominates everyone who gets in his way. And [[spoiler:Byamba's last minute rescue of Jingim and Marco rushes to his aid then fight alongside Byamba.]]

* The way Marco persuades Jingim of [[spoiler: Ahmad's treachery. He simply says he was suspicious before Mei Ling confirmed it, and than recaps all of Ahmad's advice (and all the chaos that has come with it.), before pointing out that Ahmad was the boss of the guy who hired the assassins last season. He than asks Jingim to trust him, and says that only he can give the command. It works.]]

* The attack by the Hashashin, and the defense against it. Marco, Byamba and eventually Hundred Eyes all enter the fight, [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe one]] [[ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind by]] [[BareHandedBladeBlock one.]] It's the first time seeing them all in action, and it's fantastic.

* The fight in the [[spoiler:throne room, intercut with Kublai's fight with Kaidu. In both cases, a member of the Khan's bloodline has failed to defeat their enemy and is about to be killed, only to be saved by the efforts of the people who support them. Even better, in the throne room, this is possible only because of General Qaban's HeelRealization. A minor character, who started out harassing Byamba and then supporting Ahmad, only to end up fighting at Byamba's side against Ahmad's guards when it comes to light that the Khan has been betrayed.]]

* Jingim's speech as he volunteers to [[spoiler: retake Cambulac]] in his father's name, finally making the crucial step to reach out and take his role as future Khan. The speech continues through intercut shots of Kokachin giving birth to his own heir, showing that as he accepts his role, he's bringing the path of succession full circle.

* The entire battle scene in Heirs, starting with Kublai's "improvised" attack (which is both this and rather NightmareFuel), and leading to the long sequence of named characters proving their worth in the fray. Besides the Song loyalists, practically everyone in the show who can fight is in that one encounter. And it is glorious and hellish all at once.

* Kublai once again proves his worth as a leader after he learns of [[spoiler: Ahmad's betrayal]]. After breaking the news to [[spoiler: Chabi]], he strides out of his tent, takes command of the situation, and in response to learning how outnumbered he is? A simple, deadpan yet completely collected: "We're going to have to improvise."

* Marco managing to derail Ahmad's plan simply by being nice to Mei Lin. When Mei Lin realizes Ahmad has no intention of keeping his word about freeing Ling Ling (and even plans to sell her), she realizes that Marco has actually been consistently decent to her (trusting her, giving a glowing report) to the point that when Marco enters Ahmad's tent lookg for clues she agrees to tell all if he frees her daughter. He does, prompting her to confirm his suspicions. From there on Marco proceeds to tell Jingham, sending the plans of Gregory, Niccolo, Kaidu and Ahmad crashing into ruin.
* The way Marco persuades Jingham of Ahmad's treachery. He simply says he was suspicious before Mei Ling confirmed it, and than recaps all of Ahmad's advice (and all the chaos that has come with it.), before pointing out that Ahmad was the boss of the guy who hired the assassins last season. He than asks Jingham to trust him, and says that only he can give the command. It works.

* Jingim defeating a wrestling opponent by employing his own martial arts skills. While the moves are illegal for the match, disqualifying him from victory, it also spares him a humiliating defeat, and leaves him as the only one standing.

* In a villainous sense, [[spoiler: Ahmad goading Kublai into killing Ling Ling. He preys on Kublai's existing insecurities about being too sympathetic to the Chinese, and destabilizes Cambulac without incriminating himself in the slightest.]]

* The duel between [[spoiler: Hundred Eyes and Jia Sidao. Everything about it, from the fact that the two previously unrivaled fighters have met their match, to the reveal that Hundred Eyes knows the Praying Mantis style, to the seemingly effortless coup de grace.]]