HBO's ROME

[Fast Learner]

I'm very excited. This series is just amazing.

I wonder if Marc Antony meets Cleopatra somewhere in here, or if historically that would be out of order.

 

[Shag]

Yeah the whole Antonius/Cleopatra thing didn't happen till after Ceasar was dead. In fact that is why it happened. Antonius went to Egypt for the power to knock out his rival Octavian.

 

[Fast Learner]

Ah, thanks.

 

[Broccli_Head]

Wow! just wow!

I enjoyed how they portrayed the decadence of Egypt, holding on to its former glory.

 

[mmu1]

I'm wondering how much things changed back in Rome - after all, almost a year has passed. (and it's the first time in the show where they so clearly acknowledge the passing of such a large amount of time)

I wish I could make sense of that fancy calendar they show occasionally.

 

[Broccli_Head]

from the context of the show...marc anthony is consolidating power and making threats. the optimates (cato and scipio) are mustering a new army. many are/will be disturbed by Caesar's liason with Cleopatra and his 'son'..hehe

 

[fett527]

OK the Pullo and cleopatra thing was hilarious. Just watched it tonight. Caesar's facila expressions are outstanding too!

 

[Shag]

Egypt is where Ceasar's hubris really starts to catch up with him.
I really like how they cast Cleopatra, by alot of accounts she wasn't really all that great looking. But she had charisma.

And Antonius is so freightning in this episode. He has such a complete lack of morality. He wants to be like Ceasar (and later Octavian) but he can't do it with the skills he has, so he makes up for it by just plain being dirty.

I was waiting to see in this episode how they would handle Ceasar's response to Pompeys murder. Ceasar totally lost it on them. How DARE they!!
See what they didn't understand is that in his mind to defeat an enemy is to make them realize that he was right and they were wrong.

 

[Broccli_Head]

OK the Pullo and cleopatra thing was hilarious. Just watched it tonight. Caesar's facila expressions are outstanding too!

My wife and I were rolling with laughter at Pullo and Cleopatra's escapades. Kudos to Vorenus for not going through with things, and Pullo wanted it anyway..

LOL...Caesar's son really Pullo's? Awesome. They are truly blessed by Fortune.

 

[Mark CMG]

They're running out of hooks down there.