In our latest “Rome” re-watch, a murderous deceit is exposed and deaths and departures follow.
On any other show, this hour would would have served as a season finale. But in “Rome,” there’s never too much story to tell.
And I must confess: This was the one episode I have been dreading to rewind since I embarked on this quest to revisit this rich drama.
If you were going to be killed, you’d want Pullo to do the job.
Kind, he is. Efficient. Precise.
Compliments your garden. Gives you a moment to make your peace to the gods. Lets a foolish slave live when he could easily smite him.
He even says nice things about you after you’re gone.
In this week’s “Rome” re-watch, the younger generation is making all sorts of power moves.
Luckily, the folks with a few years on them are there to snap them back – and maybe even snap their necks.
In this week’s especially dark “Rome” re-watch, Atia just wants some lunch, Servilia would like to pray in peace, Octavian can’t understand why no one recognizes him, and Timon picks the worst moment to demand a new job description.
In this week’s “Rome” re-watch, Vorenus and Pullo almost kill each other crowd-surfing, while Mark Antony really hates Cicero’s Yelp review. Also: We see the origin of the phrase, “Don’t kill the messenger.”
Hang onto your head – and your stomach!
Mark Perigard 