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Servilia (Lindsay Duncan) on "Rome" (Photo: HBO).

‘Rome’: The wedding crasher

On April 2, 2021 By Mark PerigardIn Reviews

In our latest “Rome” re-watch, two couples make it to the altar, but you’ll only count one happy person in the lot.

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Octavian (Simon Woods), the new de facto ruler of Rome. (Photo: HBO)

‘Rome’: Kidz rule!

On January 24, 2021 By Mark PerigardIn Reviews

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.

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Timon and Atia torture Serviia on "Rome" (Photo: HBO).

‘Rome’: House of horrors

On January 7, 2021 By Mark PerigardIn Reviews

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.

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Mark Antony and friend, "Rome" (Photo: HBO).

‘Rome’: Don’t dare tempt the gods

On December 11, 2020 By Mark PerigardIn Reviews

In this week’s “Rome” re-watch, Vorenus dares the gods, Octavian defies his mother’s lover, and Mark Antony crosses paths with the woman who will change his world and only the entire world.

It’s a rich character-driven episode, is what I’m saying.

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Kevin McKidd on "Rome" (Photo: HBO)

‘Rome’: You call this love?

On October 14, 2020October 13, 2020 By Mark PerigardIn Reviews

Fasten your seatbelts on this week’s “Rome” for a round-robin of betrayals and a plot twist so questionable, the characters practically break the fourth wall to complain to HBO.

But hey! There’s a shocking act of violence that gets everything back on track.

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