rome, 1x01 through 1x06

[schmerica]

I watched all six episodes of Rome over the last three days, and I'm enjoying it a lot. I think part of the reason is probably that I have exactly the right amount of Roman history knowledge -- that is, some, but not that much. This means I have a vague context for most of these events, but I don't know how any of them happen. And also that I spend a good portion of the time going "So he's the one who's going to kill Caesar? But he's kind of cute." and "How on EARTH do they get from here to Mark Antony marrying her daughter? Wait, Octavia is the one he marries, right?" and "Hee hee hee, that little twerp is going to be the EMPORER! But he's so twerpy! Pax Romana and everything? All the world should be taxed? Weird!"

(Not that I don't like Octavian, even as I call him a twerp; he's actually possibly my favorite character on the show, or at least up there with Titus Pullo, who's everyone's favorite. Sullen teenage boys, now in antiquity-style!)

And oh! I forgot! Since I haven't been watching before now, I have no ideas who's been talking or saying interesting things -- let me know if you have been, so I can go back and troll your journals, yes?

Comments

[svilleficrecs.livejournal.com]

I too adore octavian. He's so wry and crafty and young.

[basingstoke.livejournal.com]

I watch but don't say much, so I am really just posting to show off my icon, because ICON. YEE.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

AWESOME.

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

For Rome commentary, I've mostly been looking at vaznetti -- I haven't found anyone else who's commenting regularly.

For a long time, I thought Vorenus was going to be my favorite, as he is exactly my type of character, but I have given in to the allure of Pollo despite myself. He's such a sweetheart.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

In the first episode, I thought I was going to dislike Pullo, because he seemed set up like the sort of character I find tedious a lot of the time, but then he became so endearing despite me.

[litalex.livejournal.com]

it's a good show, especially enjoyable if you have some vague ideas on Roman history, etc., though it doesn't follow history exactly, and full of HBO trademarks -- lots of violence, sex, and nudity. Yum. And oh, Te has been watching it...

[misspamela.livejournal.com]

Me! And I wrote fic!

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Oooh, really? I saw your comments on 1x06, but now your fic! *goes to look*