Rome: "Heroes of the Republic". Gleeful ramblings! Pictures!!!!!!!!!

[alexandral]

I spent the first half of today at the dentist’s (but this is the pre-ultimate visit!!). The second part of today went much, much better in watching and re-watching 17th episode of HBO series “Rome”, “Heroes of the Republic”. I loved this episode in so many ways that I can’t contain my glee and can’t even wait until the icons are ready, I must speak of it!!!





1. The beginning was very good (not counting the false-start of repentant Timon to whom I can’t warm up yet) . But then – YAY! Pullo and Vorenus are back together side-by-side and shoulder-to-shoulder:



2. Cunning Cicero was rather a nice treat too, especially because he has a way of speaking with his hands that I love:



3. But even more, I liked the lovely trio of Octavian/Agrippa/Maecenas. We can see Maecenas a little better in this episode and he is very cute in bohemian sort of way, but strangely reminds me of Mr.Wickham in BBC adaptation of "Pride and prejudice". But of course, Agrippa is my favourite:



4. Eurene’s happiness at the sight of Pullo and her warmth towards the children are so lovely:



5. And Vorenus is bonding with the little boy and I can totally can see how the boy is going to be his father’s favourite. But I try not to think that eventually he is going to grow and learn who his real father was and what happened to him:



6. The scene where Eurene tells Pullo that he "loves Vorenus more then he loves her" was absolutely delightful. I was smiling silly to myself for about 10 minutes. (And after that Agrippa’s scene came along and I had even more reasons to smile). I am so happy for Pullo!! Eurene loves him!!! She is jealous!!! Well, I guess she has a cause too. :D But silly, of course Pullo loves Vorenus, but NOT in THAT way!! Not in the way he loves YOU!!! And he was speaking with her in that special soft and happy voice!!! ** swoons **



7. Atia has picked herself up and is back to being cunning and sharp-tongued!! Though I was a little upset for Octavian in this scene because if your moter has to fake her motherly feelings for you, oh gosh, this is kind of heart-breaking!!





8. But whom Alexandra likes the most! Lucius Vorenus!!! I really respected the way he was so matter-of-factly and open about the things that happened to children because, yes, you can’t hide from your demons. You must face them. But I also loved that he listens to Pullo and discusses things with him and how they are back to being a tight knitted unit together.



9. And Octavian still remembers Pullo. If there was nothing else good about him, I would have loved him for the way he treats Pullo. And wonderful loyal Pullo!! When he was talking about Vorenus he was always referring to him as "my friend" (and I was swooning every time).
I thought that in this scene Octavian looked very much like Caesar (when played by G.Hinds).



10. "Octavian and Senate" scene was absolutely priceless,



and so was Cicero’s expression!!



11. I am not sure about Gaia yet, but I though that the sex scene between her and Vorenus was rather hot. (and I had to re-watch it few times :D)



12. But HERE is Alexandra’s scene of the day: Agrippa declares his feeling in a manner worthy of classical poets:

Maecenas and Agrippa at the orgy. Both cute beyond any measure:





I can’t get over how the actor playing Agrippa can be so teddy-bear cute but also so poetic and also so wonderfully decisive. Here!!! He picks Octavia up from the orgy. And then upon questioning by her mother he declares his feeling and says "I can tear the sky down for you if you ask". I am absolutely in LOVE!! If this goes on any longer, Agrippa is going to become my favourite character in this show.



13. Back to Lucius Vorenus. His head has cleared and he is back to his strategical thinking ways!. I must admit that this is probably one of the things I like so much about him, that he is so smart. Making peace with Memmio and Cotta but at the same time sowing the seeds of war between them is so much of old Vorenus I like!!



14. Though I don’t usually like BEARDS, they seem to grow some special varieties of them in "Rome". First Brutus, now Mark Antony.



15. Gorgeous cap of Agrippa to round the thing up:

Comments

[queenofthorns.livejournal.com]

You totally read my mind – I was going to ask you for a cap of Pullo kissing Eirene (man, that scene TOTALLY made me swoon. He loves her SO much – you can see it in his eyes; and I think she really loves him now. And I loved her for being so happy to see the children).

I think Vorenus might be overestimating his children’s ability to move past the death of their mother, enslavement, rape, prostitution etc., JUST a bit. I mean, I know they didn’t have trauma counseling in Ancient Rome, but I am a little worried that he thinks they can just forget all of this and move on just because he says so. (Speaking of recovering from things quickly, Servilia surely bounced back quickly, didn’t she?)

And I fear for Vorenus, because I think he has also made an enemy of Maschius now and his daughter hates him and I just ... Aieeee! I am going to be a nervous wreck for the next five episodes, I think. I am also worried that Pullo telling Eirene she would be first for him is some kind of bad foreshadowing - either of HER death or that he will have to choose between her and Vorenus.

I don’t like Gaia – I think she was the one who was nasty to Eirene while Pullo was gone!

[sophieisgod.livejournal.com]

Beautiful picspam, as always. Is it March yet?! I haven't even seen Agrippa act and I already want to give him a hug.... Sigh.

[trufflehog.livejournal.com]

dude. i LOVED cicero in this episode!

and i can understand why you like agrippa but didn't he meet octavia a little over one episode ago? and he's already declaring his love? don't get me wrong, its cute and sweet, but thats what makes it seem so uncharacteristic of the show XD
(octavia and jocasta at the orgy = so awesome)

i was so happy to see atia being her old self again...even if it was with her own son :>

[nutmeg3.livejournal.com]

I loved this episode, but it left me very worried. It's so great to see The Boys back together, and I just loved the way Pullo stuck up for Lucius to Octavian. And Pullo with Eirene = so, so cute. I felt bad that she didn't get his little joke about how he'd save her first 'cuz she weighed less.

But...

I think so many issues and conflicts are being set up. I think Lucius meant well when he announced "My daughter was raped and the boy's not my son, but treat them well." It's fine to lay down the law and make it clear he'll tolerate no disrespect, but I don't think it can exactly have been easy for the kids to hear that or to know everyone must be talking about them. Their reintroduction would have been tough enough even without that. And I think he really pissed off both Gaia and Maschius, so now he's got them to worry about, too. But I still love him. *g*

Also, I think QoT's right and things aren't going to end well for Pullo and Eirene, or Pullo, Eirene and Lucius. ::cries::

So...I loved it, but now I'm all kinds of worried.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_lady_narcissa_/]

Oooo lovely pictures! Thanks for sharing them. I'd been dying to know what bearded Antony looked like! I don't normally like facial hair at all but ummmm I guess certain people can change my mind! *grin*

[elspethsheir.livejournal.com]

Pictures! Huzzah! These are all wonderful.

I think that Vorenus was also putting to rest rumours right away when he told all assembled about his children. It felt a bit like "this is the way it is, and I will know if any of you behave inappropriately, and I will get all Son of Hades again on your ass if you do". Only perhaps more crudely!

I would dearly like to see some Agrippa/Octavia happiness. Or I will have to make it up in my head!

[ghada-bell.livejournal.com]

I love you commentary Alexandra. I will try to read it every week since now. I did like this episode too by I should say same aspects of it bothered me a bit. A bunch of scenes seemed strangely too modern for me. For instance, the scene where Vorenus tells his children that he is busy but planing to spend with them some time in the country. Touching but somehow irrealistic. The one with Agrippa and Maecenas at the orgy. It looks as if they were too naughty students in a night club, with Agrippa as the one who feels incomfortable wants to go. And yeah, the way Octavia speaks to Octavian and him nearly not reacting. That wasn't really roman, if you see what I mean.
But the "Get away from my chair" was by itself a moment worth the whole episode. YI !

[baleanoptera.livejournal.com]

First YAY for Agrippa! He was so wonderful in this episode - both with the carrying of Octavia, and the again having to confess his love under rather embarrassing circumstances. I only hope that Octavia starts to take some notice of him.
(And Atia looked rather amused by his whole performance) I also liked that he ended the thing by telling Atia to behave or he would get angry. It didn't sound threatening, but something tells me that Agrippa being angry is something you would wish to avoid.

I also loved him and Maecenas - they appeared as such very young boys - and I rather liked that.

Then the next great thing about this episode: Pullo and Eirene! I actually shouted YES! when they kissed. I'm now such a Pullo/Eirene shipper its not even funny. But her making him swear to place her first and to save her had a rather ominous undertone. I'm fearing things will end in tragedy.

But for now? Yay! And Marc Antony in furs and with a beard was strangely hot.

[pradagirl.livejournal.com]

*SWOON*
*THUD*

[jenandhughlove.livejournal.com]

The best part whas all Octavia/Octavian scene, where they talked each other, eating and joking (for the very first part) and then she reminds how everyone in the family loves him...and then her "I love you". They're amazing together.
Also, i loved the Senate scene too. He was very focused about what he was saying. :)

[aerynsunx.livejournal.com]

Lovely piccies. I wish you could have gotten one of the look Atia has on her face after she embraces Octavian. It's priceless cunning on her part. "Oh forgive me my dear, dear son." Classic Atia.

And I am loving THE TRIO. They are The Police of their day (Octavian as Sting). They are Byron, Shelley and Keats. Insert Coleridge, if you prefer, for Keats. And Maecenas is adorable. Ambitious and crafty, for sure. And yet so adorable, he could've been a Beatle. *snerk* And the way Agrippa fell so deeply in love with Octavia on first sight. swoon She had him at "hello". But I'm starting to crush on Octavian. Call me nutz, but I'm loving his ruthlessness. I'm loving the fact I have a clear-headed Lucius back. And Antony was too hot for words. Something about James Purefoy...*shakes head mystified at his powers of attraction*

I am not sure about Gaia yet, but I though that the sex scene between her and Vorenus was rather hot. (and I had to re-watch it few times :D)

I'm not ashamed to admit that I did to. ;)

The scene where Eurene tells Pullo that he "loves Vorenus more then he loves he"” was absolutely delightful. I was smiling silly to myself for about 10 minutes. (And after that Agrippa’s scene came along and I had even more reasons to smile). I am so happy for Pullo!! Eurene loves him!!! She is jealous!!! Well, I guess she has a cause too. :D But silly, of course Pullo loves Vorenus, but NOT in THAT way!! Not in the way he loves YOU!!! And he was speaking with her in that special soft and happy voice!!! ** swoons **

He loves her so much! How funny is it she's jealous of Vorenus? I love Eirene to pieces. But deep down she still has to wonder. Hee! Who knows what fools errand Lucius and Pullo will go off on next.

[jenlev.livejournal.com]

ah, thank you for the caps.

and i hope the dentist process goes well. *hugs*

[ex-vivere116.livejournal.com]

I sort of watched all the episodes of series one in a rush so I get to series two! So I wondered, do Vorenus' children believe he actually killed Niobe? I don't trust his eldest daughter at all, but I suppose I'm not meant to.

Nice pics, but not enough of Octavian! XD!

[herself_nyc]

Thanks for these beautiful caps!!!

[imogenics.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you for the caps. :)