Rome Premiere (heavy spoilers)Follow

Fleven mentioned that he and his wife would be saving up episodes and watching them two at a time and I thought this might be a good idea seeing as how this is one of those shows that's great to watch in multiples. But alas, I found myself bored and uninspired as far as the scrapbook I need to finish in two weeks goes and ended up watching it alone since the hubby had knocked out early.

What a relief it was to see everyone back exactly where we'd left them. Octavian and Atia both looked a tad chunkier, but the premiere still had the same feel to it as the first season. Antony's antics were great, but I couldn't help but chuckle that none of it was his idea.

As fascinating as I find the show because of the scripting and acting, I find myself more intrigued by the Lucius/Pullo storyline because the main Rome storyline has of course already been spoiled by the basic high school course in history and literature while the story of these two soldiers pretty much ends after the first few episodes of the show take place.

I was very relieved that Vorenus had *not* in fact killed the children in a fit of rage as the previews had led me to believe. Of course, all that relief was worth **** considering how I feel now after that last line out of Erastus. Opinions? Was he telling the truth or just getting one last dig into Vorenus before he died? Did he sell them instead? Did someone of the conspirators hire him to take the children?

Also, Ireni? Did she marry Pullo so that she can kill him later or has she genuinely moved on given her status and slave mentality?

Hubby is watching it again now, so I'm re-watching.

Now that I see it again I think his children are definitely alive. Erastus is ranting about respect for the dead just before and then he tells Vorenus he raped and killed his children then disposed of them without proper burial? Yeah, I think he was just sticking it to him since he knew he was going to die. Question is, who hired him to do it?

Niobi's sister is likely dead, unless adults bring in a fair price. (if they were sold)

No, I am pretty sure that was Niobe's mouthy friend we see occasionally throughout the first season. I got them mixed up a lot the first time I watched the first season, but there was another woman Niobe would confide in who wasn't her sister. In fact, you see her quite a bit before you first meet Niobe's sister.

I don't know how the sister's name is spelled (phonetically it's Lie-dee) but she was staying with them after her husband (Ivander?) went missing. Then when Pullo told her her husband was dead (not that he told her precisely how) she fought with Niobe and left. When Vorenus and the rest of the 13th went to Greece to fight Pompey, Lie-dee came back and she and Niobe went into the butchering business together, but I don't recall her living with them again, though I don't think it was mentioned one way or the other.

It was her helping prepare the body, but the women in the house after the children went missing wasn't her, I don't think. The voice and accent was different.


Edited, Jan 15th 2007 7:49pm by Ambrya

Even without looking at the face of the woman in her house, just by the dialogue I figured she was some nosy neighbor getting her stuff back. Like that lady that kept what's her face's blender in the pilot for Desperate Housewives. "I'm only taking stuff I lent"

Hehe, when I first started watching Rome I remembered her from that movie and had the TiVo tape it again. She doesn't look like she aged a day!!

Well to be fair I think it had a lot to do with the sleazy character he played. And all that eye make-up too. *shudder*

I just got digital cable and I'll be wasting away watching this On Demand for awhile (when it works). It's only episopes like 10 and onward but o well.
I'll say this. the guy who plays Mark Anthony certainly must have studied Richard Burton's acting in Cleopatra a LOT. hehe

one thing, Where is the hot slave girl from? The one that the cool soldier/slave guy is in love with that has a Greek name.





Edited, Jan 22nd 2007 12:50am by Kelvyquayo

awesome account, A.

I saw he episode lst night too.. I don't know how up to date it was.. or if it was the latest one... but the scene where Octavian wakes up and his mother and Anthony are getting ito his face about entering public life totally got my heart pumping. Reminded me of my dysfunctional family

And I find Cleopatra curiously stimulating even though she looks... odd.

Yeah she does look a bit odd. Think her seeing Pullo is bad news for him at all? Does Cleopatra think she needs to ensure him silence?

That last bit with Octavian was really intense because yeah, reminded me of my family back in the day too.

I have brown eyes, Mr. Tare has brown eyes and our daughter has blue eyes.

Mix up at the hospital?

oooh
Kelvy: insert foot A into Mouth B


well still.. from what I remember you seem to have some fair features..your hair I think was a lighter shade of brown.. Caesar in this is dark complected as is Cleopatra..
althooough
Cleopatra WAS actually Macedonian.. who I think would be more fair... so she might have indeed had fair genes..
but I think it was to be made obvious that the child is not Caesar's.


My favourite line so far is:

Go get that German **** from the kitchen. (wehn Anthony demands that he get laid before getting out of bed)


Also the entire dialog between Octavian and his sister after they bump uglies.
"Can I ask you something?"
"Ah, here comes the price"