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...Yeah, I just rewatched the last two episodes of Rome. HOT FICTIONALISED ROMANS CURRENTLY MUCH MORE INTERESTING THAN THEORETICAL WANK-CAUSING ONES. WHAT CAN I DO.

Anyway, yes. This show. If you have not watched it, then... I don't know what I can say to you. You are an empty vessel leading a joyless life. I have many reasons I could give you, but right now, have just the one really, REALLY compelling one.

Yeah.

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Oooh. Wow. I'd let him fill my empty vessel!

Have a prize for being the person to make that joke so that I didn't have to. XD

Always a pleasure! XD

Who is he and where can I get one?

He is a Simon Woods, playing Young Mr. Blakeney's character, Octavian, all growed up, and you can get one early in S2, here.

:( I hated how creepy Octavian got in S2. I liked him all cunning in S1. Not evil and mad. Although, people said he actually was like that, or something? Am not Roman scholar, sadly.

Well, I wouldn't call him evil! I mean, he did like fifty million amazing things for Rome, ruled over a golden age of prosperity, founded the Pax Romana that lasted for 200 years, etc. He was just also, you know, an incredibly shrewd, ruthless, and brilliantly manipulative son of a bitch.

I really loved S2 Octavian, though. :( I thought it was a pretty logical progression of what would happen if you took the already warped kid of S1, sent him off into the hinterfucklands of the empire for a few years, and then gave him an army to bring back to the city that murdered his uncle and essentially beat him up and kicked him out. MY FAVOURITE, THOUGH, is when you can still see flashes of baby!S1!Octavian - namely every time he's onscreen with Titus Pullo. *blathers*

Ah, see, this is why I'm no Roman scholar. I was just like, OMG, HE HIT HIS WIFE FOR FUN. ER, WHAT?

It is logical, I admit that. But I thought the writing for S2 was all over the place in general. It became so much more brutal and focused way too much on the sex side of things. I know that was a big selling point in S1 too, but it seemed more balanced then.

Oooh, question!

*SPOILERS*

Do you think Lucius really died in the end? A lot of people suggested Titus' lack of real grief in the scene with Octavian suggested he didn't, and it was all an elaborate coverup about the kid. (Me, I thought it was a symptom of said bad writing, but I'd be interested in your thoughts on it.)

Edited 2008-03-26 00:07 (UTC)

1. I'm straight.
2. I do not live in Britain, nor have access to BBCA. If the show is half as good as the game (http://cdx-thegame.com/)...

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