Rome: "De Patre Vostro".

[alexandral]

I loved it with the great love and as of this moment "Rome" is my favourite TV show ever made and shares this title with HBO "The Wire". YAY to HBO for making these series and many other great ones too. I loved everything about this episode, and I loved the ending. It was not something depressing for me at all, but rather something very uplifting.



The ending: I was thinking all this week that even though I would love the ending to be a happy "Vorenus and Pullo living together for the rest of their lifes" one, I could not see it. The way Vorenus loved Niobe was so intense, consuming and obsessive that I could not see him in happy ever after. And this is one of things that really define Vorenus for me and make him my favourite character of this show, his incredible love for Niobe and his intensity.

So, even though I am sighing and upset, the ending where my favourite character dies holding his daughter's hand from the wound he received whilst heroically saving his brother's child is a good one for me. Vorenus was dead inside after Niobe's death and nothing ever could have changed it. And in a way this makes me love him even more because he was this type of person who loves only once and can't live without his love.

Many, many great things :

1. Vorenus and Mark Antony after his defeat in Actium. " All my life I've been fearful of defeat. But now that it has come it's not near as terrible as I'd expected. The sun still shines, water still tastes good...glory is all well and good but life is enough, nay?". Mark Antony looks so god-forsaken, so broken. "God forsakes Antony"..And I was so glad Vorenus is there for Mark Antony and also I was wondering if Vorenus felt that Mark Antony is going to be defeated from the very beginning, when he left Rome.



2. Announcer Man – "A victory over queen Cleopatra and her slave Mark Antony.." So great and he is wearing this amazing blue coloured robe:



3. Vorena was sad to hear the news, but I was HAPPY! She loves her father and is worrying for his safety!!



4. When Octavian suggest that Vorenus lifts the gates of Alexandria Pullo is adamant that
"You can tell him that but it won't do any good" . I was thinking here and in the other scenes where Ocatvian was saying that Vorenus is a good man: it was Octavian's indiscretion that broke Vorenus' life, and in this universe, Caesar's life also. Because I have no doubt that Vorenus would have made his way through any number of murderous Senators.. Anyways, Pullo looks great in leather:



5. Vorenus rising his brow at Mark Antony. This is how I am going to remember this man



6. Vorenus' face at the thought of Mar Antony's sigle combat with Octavian. Oh, so priceless:



7. Pullo's response to Vorenus' answer that he is not going to lift the gates of Alexandria was "I knew it!!". Oh, these two men have this almost telepathic connection after all the years they were apart. So more Pullo in leather.



8. Mark Antony and Vorenus are drinking "before the last day" and here comes my favourite Vorenus phrase of all times: " Greeks talk a whole pile of nonsense. F**k 'em " EEEEEE!



9. Scene of Mark Antony's death was quite magnificent, and Vorenus was there for him till the end and James Purefoy broke my heart to pieces.. "I died Roman"



10. And what was even more wonderful: The scene where Vorenus washes eyeliner of Mark Antony's face and dresses him up in Roman clothes. And this reminded me of the scene where Pullo was shaving Vorenus' beard and of another scene where Mark Antony came to make Vorenus to get up from his mourning bed. And it is amazing that Vorenus remained faithful to Mark Antony till the end because Antony was a man of ideals and feelings, even though he had all his shortcomings. I thought it was interesting to compare relationship between Vorenus and Antony and Pullo and Octavian. Pullo was not faithful to Octavian till the end, not till the end where he would have to murder his own son.





11. Cleopatra walking upon her lover's blood:



12. Vorenus fighting with Cleopatra over little Caesarion. "I was there at his conception". EEEEEE! Plus another priceless face from Vorenus and some of "I take no orders from you.. Kiss my ass". EEEEEEEEE!



13. Cleopatra and Ocatvian. Oh, this was such a chilling scene. Cleopatra was looking sunning and Octavian was VERY scary and blood-churning



14. The eyes of a monster:



15. Cleopatra's death and "You have a rotten soul". Ye, I love you Cleopatra for this!



16. Vorenus and little Caesarion: "I wonder how my father tolerated such pessimist around him". And when Vorenus said that Pullo is "defining good". Of, made me so happy!



17.Pullo and Vorenus are camping again!! EEEEEE!



18. And Pullo says that Caesarion is "handsome, isn't he" and that little Vorena is "a little tiger". And Vorenus smiles with that smile that we haven't seem yet in this season, his happy smile. Only there is some sadness in it too..





19. Pullo nad Vorenus on the road again defending young Caesarion..And Pullo saying that Vorenus is "grumpy and cautious as ever. As old sheep dog.." EEE! When the blow for Vorenus came I knew he would not live, his soul had died long time ago with Niobe and he has no strength to fight the wound:





20. But of course Pullo carries Vorenus back to Rome and I loved loved loved the scene of Vorena's forgiveness of her father, it was so true. We saw at the beginning of this episode how worried she was about him, and then when Vorenus was dying she was hiding behind the door watching. Because she still loved him, he is her father and she forgiven him inside her heart. And then she and the other children came in and she held her father's hand and I died as happy as Vorenus did. It was a wonderful scene. I loved how just before his death Vorenus accepted that may be his children could never forgive him, he has changed so much!!! And because of it his death didn't make me sad. He changed, he reconciled with his children, he finished everything that is worthy to live for but himself he wanted to be with Niobe.









21. Atia vs Livia. YAY! Way to go Atia! "Far better women then you have sworn to do the same". She is a fighter!! She looks amazing in this



22. The triumph. To give him credit, Octavian had his triumph, did't he? But the sight of Octavian all in white looking like some kind of God made me think about all the blood that was spilled. Brutus, Cicero, Mark Antony.. Even the blood of Caesar. I know this part was un-historical, but what if Octavian never told Vorenus' secret to anyone? What if Caesar survived?



23. But here is the good ending: Pullo receives his reward and tells his son who his father is. And also manages to outwit Octavian. Live long and happy life, Pullo!!



24. And another happy ending, though may be in my shippy mind only: Agrippa and Octavia (who looked absolutely beautiful) share a glance. I am going to think that they are going to be together soon and nothing will persuade me out of it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And war-worn Agrippa looks so good!





PS: A post by queenofthorns's about this episode made me think twice if Vorenus is dead or not. Pullo was too happy at the end for someone whose only friend just died.. And we never saw Vorenus' funeral as well. I think I am going to allow myself to hope that he is still alive!!! YAY!!!! Thank you queenofthorns!!!

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