Rome, A Necessary Fiction
Mar. 13th, 2007 02:11 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
alexandralI have been dreading to watch the latest episode of "Rome" .. I watched it finally this evening and I thought it was one of the strongest episodes of this season, but my heart is torn into tiny little pieces now.. So many things happened in this episode!
Maecenas/Agrippa/Octavian
It has been a while since I was so disappointed in the fictional characters I liked. Maecenas, hmm I do not like you! You are a betrayer and the worst kind of betrayer, one who watches his friend and saves his secrets for later, for a good moment to use them. And by the good moment you mean something involving large amounts of money.
I can see where things are going with Octavian who with every episode looses his human traits and turns into some kind of Stalin of Ancient Rome. I actually like this, he fascinates me completely. I am wondering if this portrayal of Octavian is historically correct, but it does feel right. He is going to be totally triumphant, but Livia is not a little creepy..
But most of all I am so disappointed by Agrippa!! I do not care anymore if you built all the Pantheons in the world and won many sea battles. I am so disappointed that you left your first love. And the worst thing is that you left it accepting and justifying the views of the tyrant you work for. Why? I am not sure if this is just because you want to keep a good position, may be because you need to have your conscience clean and sleep well? I want to scream for I loved you so much!! (I apologise for being over-dramatic here!!!)
Pullo and Eirene
I Hate Gaia!! I HATE what happened! I know this world is an unfair place, but a little bit of happiness once in a while for good people could be nice!! Even if they make mistakes!
To try to look on the bright side (if there is one), Pullo will not have to choose between Eirene and Vorenus anymore.
But! There were some good things too!
1. Mark Antony! I am on some kind of see-saw with this character. One moment I feel absolutely disgusted, another moment I laugh so hard, and in the third moment I think he is great. I absolutely wished that he strangles Octavian there and then, but I guess this would be historically wrong..
2. Octavia was great too.. " "You are marrying a monster. " was so so fabulous. Yay Octavia!
3. Titus Pullo is made of awesome. I absolutely cheered when he bit of the tongue of Memmio and shouted "Thirteen"!!!!!!!!
4. A scene of Vorenus and Pullo separation. I am very heartbroken for Vorenus and it seems he reached the end of his endurance. I love them together and separately, they make this show so great for me.
I have made some icons, they mostly reflect the fact that Titus Pullo was incredibly great in this episode, even with all his mistakes and shortcomings and weaknesses he is so absolutely awesome.
They are free to share, please let me know if you need any text added and I will do it with pleasure!!!
Preview:
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Maecenas/Agrippa/Octavian
It has been a while since I was so disappointed in the fictional characters I liked. Maecenas, hmm I do not like you! You are a betrayer and the worst kind of betrayer, one who watches his friend and saves his secrets for later, for a good moment to use them. And by the good moment you mean something involving large amounts of money.
I can see where things are going with Octavian who with every episode looses his human traits and turns into some kind of Stalin of Ancient Rome. I actually like this, he fascinates me completely. I am wondering if this portrayal of Octavian is historically correct, but it does feel right. He is going to be totally triumphant, but Livia is not a little creepy..
But most of all I am so disappointed by Agrippa!! I do not care anymore if you built all the Pantheons in the world and won many sea battles. I am so disappointed that you left your first love. And the worst thing is that you left it accepting and justifying the views of the tyrant you work for. Why? I am not sure if this is just because you want to keep a good position, may be because you need to have your conscience clean and sleep well? I want to scream for I loved you so much!! (I apologise for being over-dramatic here!!!)
Pullo and Eirene
I Hate Gaia!! I HATE what happened! I know this world is an unfair place, but a little bit of happiness once in a while for good people could be nice!! Even if they make mistakes!
To try to look on the bright side (if there is one), Pullo will not have to choose between Eirene and Vorenus anymore.
But! There were some good things too!
1. Mark Antony! I am on some kind of see-saw with this character. One moment I feel absolutely disgusted, another moment I laugh so hard, and in the third moment I think he is great. I absolutely wished that he strangles Octavian there and then, but I guess this would be historically wrong..
2. Octavia was great too.. " "You are marrying a monster. " was so so fabulous. Yay Octavia!
3. Titus Pullo is made of awesome. I absolutely cheered when he bit of the tongue of Memmio and shouted "Thirteen"!!!!!!!!
4. A scene of Vorenus and Pullo separation. I am very heartbroken for Vorenus and it seems he reached the end of his endurance. I love them together and separately, they make this show so great for me.
I have made some icons, they mostly reflect the fact that Titus Pullo was incredibly great in this episode, even with all his mistakes and shortcomings and weaknesses he is so absolutely awesome.
They are free to share, please let me know if you need any text added and I will do it with pleasure!!!
Preview:
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.02.03.04.05
.06.07.08.10
.11.12.13.14
.15.16.17.18
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