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1-12 2005.11.20 |
Caesar Finale As <i>Rome</i>'s domination of HBO Sunday night comes to an end, so too does Caesar's domination of Rome. Catch you on the flip side, Jules. |
| 1-12 Recap |
Caesar Finale
Kalends Of February - As <i>Rome</i>'s domination of HBO Sunday night comes to an end, so too does Caesar's domination of Rome. Catch you on the flip side, Jules. |
2005.11.20 2005.11.26 |
A |
M. Giant |
| 1-11 Recap |
Veteran's Day
The Spoils - Rome celebrates the holiday weekend with a very special episode showing just how much it sucks to be an ex-soldier. Might as well keep fighting, because that's what's going to happen anyway. |
2005.11.13 2005.11.17 |
A- |
M. Giant |
| 1-10 Recap |
If You Love Someone, Set Them Free
Triumph - And then, when she turns out to be in love with someone else, bash the poor bastard's head in. In other news, Caesar completes his rise to power, not yet suspecting that maybe he left some of the wrong people alive. |
2005.11.06 2005.11.10 |
B |
M. Giant |
| 1-9 Recap |
Here Comes The Judge
Utica - Caesar talks Vorenus into becoming a magistrate, which disappoints Pullo, for some reason. And Julii Cooper freaks when she finds out that her children are having sex -- with each other. |
2005.10.30 2005.11.05 |
B |
M. Giant |
| 1-8 Recap |
Boink Like An Egyptian
Caesarion - Caesar goes to Egypt, and conquers it in just one episode. He even has a son by the famous Cleopatra. Let's not tell him that the kid's actually Pullo's, hmm? |
2005.10.16 2005.10.21 |
B- |
M. Giant |
| 1-7 Recap |
Pompey's Circumstance
Pharsalus - Pompey presses the insurmountable numerical and positional advantage he has over Caesar. And how does that turn out? Well, Americans don't exactly celebrate the Fourth of Pomp, do we? |
2005.10.09 2005.10.13 |
B- |
M. Giant |
| 1-6 Recap |
J.C. Phone Rome
Egeria - Caesar's luck finally turns, and he has to ask Mark Antony to come to Greece with reinforcements. Antony doesn't want to go, until Julii Cooper advises him not to. Yes, you read that right. |
2005.10.02 2005.10.08 |
A- |
M. Giant |
| 1-5 Recap |
In The Army Now -- Again
The Ram Has Touched The Wall - Vorenus goes from slave-owner to corpse-owner, and from there to bodyguard to enforcer to unemployed loser, and then back to soldier. Julii Cooper breaks up Caesar and Servilia, so that the former is free to go after Pompey. |
2005.09.25 2005.09.30 |
A- |
M. Giant |
| 1-4 Recap |
Toga Parties
Stealing From Saturn - Julii Cooper and Vorenus each throw a party to celebrate their new status in Rome, but things don't go well for either of them. And fortune continues to favor Caesar while shitting on Pompey's head. Some epic battle that's turning out to be. |
2005.09.18 2005.09.23 |
C+ |
M. Giant |
| 1-3 Recap |
We're On A Mission From Caesar
The Owl In The Thornbush - Vorenus and Pullo scout out Caesar's approach to Rome, a potentially deadly journey that ends up being little more arduous than the average morning commute. Their romantic prospects are looking up, as well. |
2005.09.11 2005.09.16 |
B- |
M. Giant |
| 1-2 Recap |
How Titus Pullo Brought Down The Republic
How Titus Pullo Brought Down The Republic - There's a whole lot of blah blah blah about Caesar's return to Rome. Vorenus and Pullo hit the streets of Rome, where Vorenus finds his wife cradling a baby he knows isn't his. As for Pullo, he ends up in a huge brawl, getting his head bashed in for good measure. Eventually, Antony gathers his troops and heads to the Senate to try and figure out the whole Caesar's Return To Rome thing without further incident. But then the guy who smashed in Pullo's head earlier goes after him with a knife. |
2005.09.04 2005.09.09 |
B |
Jessica |
| 1-1 Recap |
Bloody Romans!
The Stolen Eagle - The premiere of HBO's latest Emmy-baiting Sunday-night extravaganza offers just enough killing, crucifying, fighting, swearing, and screwing to keep us awake during all the political scheming. Plus a literal bloodbath. Okay, a blood shower. |
2005.08.28 2005.09.03 |
B |
M. Giant |