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

[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.