Death Mask

Now that we are getting closer and closer to the end things are going fast!
Death, love affaires, marriage, political choices...that is what the characters are confronted to.


Atia has a lot to deal with in this episode: Servilia dies in front of her house, cursing her as usual.
As she thinks she is finally going to marry Mark Antony, a political move has to be made to ensure the alliance between Octavian and Antony. Thus, Atia atttends to Antony's wedding...with Octavia. Difficult times for Atia...


In the Aventine, things are not going well between Pullo and Eirene. Eirene fights with Gaia (the whore who slept with Vorenus...thanks for dumping her Lucius:)). She asks her husband to beat her, that's how you discipline your slave, eh! But Pullo is strangely attracted to Gaia.
What will happen if Eirene finds out about the affaire!?


The same for Vorenus: what if he finds out about his daughter sleeping with this guy (i don't remember his name, I just know he is hideous! OK that's mean, but they're both annoying characters. Leave your dad alone Vorena! Do your thing I don't care!)

A good Rome episode it was! And I'd like to say that I more and more appreciate Simon Woods as Octavian. He's doing a good job, but Liz told me he was gay! We shouldn't be surprised anymore...all the good ones are....pffff

Heroes of the Republic

EPISODE 17 "Heroes of the Republic"

The most horrible episode of Rome...I couldn't sleep after watching it...
I know I can get carried away and it is just television but it has really hurted me. I mean, poor Vorenus!!! This is so unfair!!!
Let's sum up quickly: Vorenus and Pullo come back to Rome with the children safe and sound, but it seems that the children hate their father. During the episode they plan to escape because they blame their dad for all the terrible things they have been through (their mom's death, the curse cast on them by their dad, slavery, prostitution). But they are stopped by Lyde who tells Vorena, the elder one, that they have to stay with their father if they want to have a chance in their lives because they will never survive on their own. So at the end of the episode the whole family is gathered for dinner and the children look all sweet and kind...except that the last shot shows Vorena cursing her dad...that was just horrible. Vorenus does not have a clue of what is happening, he doesn't suspect that his children truly hate him! My God I feel so sorry for him...OK he's made many mistakes and he lost his mind and was very brutal, he cursed his children after Niobe killed herself. And that's the whole misunderstanding, the children think their dad killed their mom, another reason to hate him more. I wish they knew the truth. Moreover he spared little Lucius' life. Now he is trying to start over and I am afraid his daughter's hatred is going to have tragic consequences on Vorenus...*criiiies*
If only they could talk openly and then forgive him..but that'd be too good to be true!
I am just so disgusted of what the writers have done to Vorenus:(
The only positive point is that Pullo is still on his side. They are back together. The scene Pullo/Eirene was quite funny, Eirene being jealous of Vorenus, she thinks Pullo loves Vorenus more lol. Of course Pullo denies it and his joke was awesome "If both of you were drowning in a lake I would save you first.....you're half his weight". Eirene doesn't get the joke and come on...of course he would save Vorenus! lol... When they are all having dinner Pullo looks at Vorenus with such tenderness...and they are both joking and no one else thinks it's funny...
Well to conclude there's still hope for Vorenus as long as Pullo is near him...
I promise, if Vorenus loses Pullo's friendship (and love) I will scream, yell, cry to death...I'm so worried about that...Why can't Vorenus be happy after all he's been through for Christ's sake!!!

The other events:

Vorenus has sex with Gaia.
First orgy of the show.
Octavia gets high.
Atia goes back to her son crying, begging "forgive me" (ooh Atia..she knows how to solve problems;))
Cicero hasn't changed a bit: "I go where I can get some of the power..." and sends his greetings to Brutus.
Marc Antony receives Atia's visit and a surprise....Octavian...sorry, Caesar and his troops. Let's make peace. Who are you kidding guys???

Testudo et Lepus

****SPOILERS****
ROME, EPISODE 16 "TESTUDO ET LEPUS"


What an episode!!! I mean woooowww!!!

First of all ,and the most important thing, is that Vorenus and Pullo are getting back together!!!
Well actually they've not been the best buddies in the world in the episode since they had a good fight in the last episode. But eh, they cannot be apart! Pullo goes and finds Vorenus among Marc Anthony's troops and tells him that his kids are alive. No sooner has Vorenus learnt the big news that he is back on Pullo's side and both of them go looking for the kids who have been enslaved. That's when one of the best and most intense scenes of the show takes place: Vorenus and Pullo finding the children, Vorenus holding the little Lucius in his arms, Vorenus killing the slave merchant...awesome!...with a great final: Pullo and Vorenus leaving the creepy place with the kids in their arms, and the theme from the show as music background.
Pullo and Vorenus forever! The best dads ever (eh Liz?! ;))!!!



What about the other Romans....?

Let me reassure you, Atia has not been poisoned! As I expected, it is the slave girl who tastes the meal before Atia, so unfortunately she turns out to be the victim and dies in front of her domina. Atia is furious, and Duro having been captured by her men, she tortures him -well Timon is doing the job for her as usual...- and she then has the confirmation that Servilia is behind the conspiracy. Not really a surprise for Atia! The young Duro ends up murdered by Timon after he has confessed it all. Servilia is captured and tortured by Timon on Atia's orders, but quickly Timon has enough of it. Suddenly he refuses to torture Servilia any longer and yells at Atia "I'm not an animal!!". It was a very intense scene and the torture scenes were very disturbing also.

Now....the new Octavian has finally arrived!!!
He's all grown up now, a man indeed!
It is strange to have another actor playing Octavian but I think Simon Woods is doing a pretty good job, anyway Max Pirkis was too young to play Octavian as an adult.

I will repeat it again and again but Rome rocks!!!
Right now I think I like it better than Six Feet Under! Anyway there is no comparison to make between the two, I think they are both the best series ever!!! Ave!

PS: Liz and I have reached the point of no return: our mental illness or obession concerning Vorenus cannot be cured, we are definitely under his charm. Unbelievable, how can you let Brutus down??? lol jokin'. It's all the fault of Bedroom and Hallways, it has damaged us good, and what is terrible is that we haven't seen this film yet so things can only get worse!!! And I like it!!;)))

Son of Hades

***SPOILERS***DO NOT READ THIS IF YOU DON'T WANNA KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IN ROME!!!
Thanks to Liz I saw the second episode of the second season of Rome.
It is still fuckin' brilliant! I really love the evolution of Octavian 's character, he is so clever and does everything he can to maintain his decisions. He has become a man who thinks about serious matters and has a goal that he is ready to accomplish, even against the will of Marc-Anthony and his mother (god I loved the scene when they fight! ). And it's exciting when you know he is going to be the most appreciated and successful Roman emperor!

Concerning Vorenus, with a kick in the ass from Marc-Anthony, he tries to "come back to life" after all he's been through. Still with the help of Pullo, he manages to become the master of the Aventine in order to keep the peace in that place after Erastes Fulmen's death. Vorenus has all this violence inside of him and Pullo seems quite worried about it.

The episode also shows the return of Cleopatra! The Queen of Egypt is in Rome and asks Marc-Anthony to publicly recognize her son as the legitimate son of Caesar. Of course M-A does not quite agree with that!
Funny how Atia is jealous of her^^.

That's it for the most of it. New summary in a week!