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Ok so we've all been waiting for that fackin' witch to get what's coming to her, but now that it finally happened, what was your take on it and on what was done to her? I had thought they were going to just kill her, so I was a bit taken aback with the rape, the whipping, the facial slicing, etc.

I had figured with last week's previews that they were done with the actor who plays Octavian, but a part of me kept hoping that they'd filmed these first few episodes before they took their yearlong break and then the year that was in between was enough growing time for the actor. Oh well. The new guy sounds just like him, so I guess he's fine. I'm not really liking the Sean Astin clone that they picked for Agrippa.

I loved how they cued the opening music as Pullo and Vorenus gather up the children and leave the slave camp. It was very "Pullo and Vorenus Ride Again"ish. (can't think of any other way to say it)

How much time has passed? My husband seems to think that years have passed, but I'm pretty sure that Pullo and Eirene were gone for three months according to the caption two weeks ago. Am I wrong? Was it longer?

Antony's siege of Mutina is broken in April 43BC, about a year after Caesar's death.

I'm surpised they killed the "pretty little man"
. I thought they had more mansex lined up with him.


I am NOT impressed by this new actor for Octavian. He seems wholly meek and ******** That "speech" that he gave to his army left much to be desired in my opinion.
He should go watch Roddy MacDowell's performance in Cleopatra a couple hundred times.

The last 2 episodes seemed like just "link" episodes. I hope next week something insane happens.


I do wonder wha tis to become of Timon (the Jew). Althought did anyone else notice the Atia seemed to get off by him nearly choking her? maybe it was me but for him to actually let Sevillia live.. that was a baaaad move.

I'm thinking that nexr episode Atia is going to be going over to Octavian's side (like she has a choice)
and that is when Antony is gonna head down to Egypt for some hot opium induced lewdness...
It's going to be amusing watching the usually cocksure and headstrong Antony have his will beaten into a pulp as he falls head over heels for Ms. Cleo.

I'm still wondering who the guy that Timon's brother was talking to. All I can think of is some Jewish terrorist group (The Judean People's Front!?).



and I have no clue where they are going with Pullo and Vorenus... Does Pullo even have a house? Where does he leave his wife when he's out on these escapades?


and yeah, the timing does seem to be a little...skewed.. If you remmber when the Boy asked Cevillia for more money and he said the job was taking longer... well after TAHT.. it says that 3 months passed.. THEN we get into this last episode.. which would mean that the Boy had taken 3 more months to try to poison Atia...

They shoulud have said "3 months later" after that scene.. or somethingf.. It really must be challenging writing for this show. it does have many intertanglements.

Er.. BIG oops!!! LOL!! Sorry Nexa. ;)


I think there's a lot more to go through before he heads to Egypt, so I don't know if we'll even see that this season (or at all).

It could be the People's front of Judea though. Hard to tell them apart.

I suppose it could also be the Popular front of Judea, since we only saw that one guy.

There's always one

Brutus is dead 10 years before Actium at Phillipi which is a battle between the armies of the other Liberatores and Octavian.

but based on the series value on historical accuracy you're probably right. Otherwise Brutus is going to be dead within a few episodes.

Edited, Feb 8th 2007 1:38pm by Kelvyquayo

so... anyone know when the new episodes come on?


..and anyway.. the New Octavian has grown on me. he passes. His conduct in the Senate sold me.
So many tides turning.

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Good riddance, Servilia! Crazy *****.

I loved the marriage between Mark A. and Octavia. It was soooo uncomfortable. Speaking of which, Mr. Tare was literally squirming in his seat during the scene where Pullo "disciplined" Gaia. What's that chick's deal anyway?

You did figure out who the abortion potion is for, right?...


You're joking, right?

Well, yeah.

In fairness, I think he was making the overly trite 'M Knight Shamalanadingdong' supposition that the potion is for Vorenus' daughter, and not Pullo's wife.

You know, superficially clever but shockingly predictable and stupid? I'd tend to give the writers more credit than that.

Not exactly. The scene was written to make it appear as though maybe Pullo knocked up the evil slave chick with his "punishment". But then the conversation she has (specifically the bit about putting it in tea and you wont taste it) makes you realize evil ***** is going to put it in Pullo's wife's tea and make her lose her baby. I suppose you could guess at other evil purposes, but I realized that was the most likely explanation, but didn't want to assume that everyone else had made the connection. They didn't *quite* beat you over the head with it.

Motive is still in doubt of course. I think she's just evil and manipulative. I think she's just a power-*****. She puts herself in the position (literally) for whomever is in power. She tried with Vorenus, but he didn't play her game. Now she's trying with Pullo. Getting the wife out of the way is part of that plan.