The episode follows Sultan Mehmed II's increasingly desperate efforts to break through the formidable Byzantine defenses after his initial frontal assaults are repelled.
: Mehmed’s forces employ Serbian miners to dig underground tunnels in an attempt to undermine and shatter the city walls from beneath. L’impero ottomano s01e03
: Facing mounting pressure from his Grand Vizier to abandon the siege, Mehmed turns to his influential stepmother, Mara Brankovic , for counsel. She serves as a key bridge between the Ottoman and Western worlds. Mehmed turns to his influential stepmother