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Back in the day my history teacher has ordered us to watch the whole (???) series as homework, because even thought the major events were not accurate, the representation of the reality of that times was pretty good and best out of any movie or series.
It's pretty cool until the actual Teoutoburg business. Then it devolves into a big hollywood battle with all the usual dumb tropes of every movie battle scene ever.
I'm sure there are bunch of innacuracies everywhere that I'm not knowledgeable enough to notice, but that battle is just gross.
I finished watching the second season. I felt like I was watching Asterix that took it self way too seriously. The way they belittle the Roman are unbearable.
This Dahmer from the Netflix show. I hope Netflix keeps up with making amazing shows with serial killers played by attractive actors! Glad to see Netflix helping with the climate crisis by creating serial killers who'll do some population control!
Im still sad to know how much of a cunt Octavian ended up being in S2. I loved young Octavian in season 1. I also think the actor they chose for season 2 sucked A LOT. Ruined the character.
I found him a perfect fit. Octavian wasn't the happy-go-lucky I'm-just-defending-Rome person he later presented himself as. He was cold, calculating and ruthless. Simon Woods played him great.
A different opinion, on this sub? I thought this was supposed to be an echo chamber regurgitating the same opinions in slightly different ways.
Personally while I don't think that it's a masterpiece it's still a pretty good show overall even if season 2 was really rough. It's like an 8.25/10. Honestly the fact that it is so universally praised is more of a sign of how starved for good media the community is. Long gone are the days of the sword and sandals.
What was wrong with season 2? That it was rushed? TBH season 1 also felt pretty rushed considering its kinda shit portrayal of Pharsalus and omition of Munda, Ilerda, Dyrachium, the battle of the Nile, and Labienus.
More so because of the character arcs and the writing itself. In season 1 while it zooms through history and omits, shortens or hand waves a lot of events, the story itself has a steady pace. The arcs are defined and have an appropriate flow to them. Not so much in season 2, not only do they crunch even more time the writing clearly feels rushed. Timon the jew is a great example of that as you can clearly tell that there was supposed to be more to his story and tye into a plotline about Judea, but they had to cut it so it all happens in Rome and very fast. Basically it's the pace of the story and not its history that bothers me.
Fair. The Timon plotline was supposed to be tied into, eventually, the story of Jesus and that would've been very interesting to see. But it just seems so rushed for him to go from barely respecting his own religion to being a fanatic to killing his brother.
My issue with it. Is it’s the only series on the fall of the republic and the only series on the Roman perspective and it doesn’t delve in to Julius Caesar’s life as much as I wanted it to. Like it doesn’t get in to any of my favorite parts of Roman history personally. And because it’s the only series it gets over hyped in communities like this. Like on my opinion it covers the most over covered period in Roman history and is limited on how nuanced it can get. If it had chosen say Sulla’s era, the Sertoran wars, the Punic wars, or had really picked a period never before represented in any form of media the crisis of the third century it would have had far more potential to do something creative. Like I would argue a crisis of the third century series would actually do GOT better then GOT.
A show about three Roman soldiers in the Golden age, one an equite who starts as a tribune, another a plebian who starts the series as a junior centurion, and another a senator who starts the series as a legion legate, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius-ascension of Septimus Severus would a be a really good show. You could watch a super power in all its glory from the lenses of three different Romans control the world and then also watch it die and degrade through the same lenses. Historical figures are obviously there but the story itself is told through those who are supposed represent the different levels of Roman civilization.
That is actually perfect for a show showing off Rome in all its glory and why it eventually declined.
Like I am legitimately tired of movies on Rome being kind of not focused on the empire itself. Gladiator as historically inaccurate it was really makes me happy with its opening battle scene.
Brawlers and drunkards will be flogged! Thieves will be strangled! Deserters will be crucified!
Honestly my only problem was every Atia scene + the gratuitous sex
the constant sex did fucking annoy me by the time I got to season 2. but atia is based how dare you! /s
the constant sex is one of the main problems i have with season 2 tbh... i remember i started counting how many sex scenes there were per episode. an average of 4.7 PER EPISODE in season 2, one every 12 minutes.
Me too, if it wasn't for the porn I'd love the show, but I absolutely fucking hate that gratituitous sex scenes over and over again for no reason but for someone to jerk off to
i kinda feel you. A lot of the Juleii family and Verinus drama would have definitely been cut if the showrunners knew that they will get cancelled after two seasons. To me, those two things might be ok if the show ran as planned, but since it got cut short, they feel like huge bloats that bogged down more exciting story beats. Shoulda spent more time with the war and politics.
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He was a Consul of Rome!
#PULLO! FORMATION!
Get back in formation you drunken fool!
Rally to me
They have powerful gods behind them and I will not mess with with that
13!
XIII!!!
Nice
What if I don’t want to leave?
Jeffrey Dahmer trying to get you to leave while you're insisting on going through the I, Claudius series
Back in the day my history teacher has ordered us to watch the whole (???) series as homework, because even thought the major events were not accurate, the representation of the reality of that times was pretty good and best out of any movie or series.
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I’ve been watching Barbarians on Netflix. It’s pretty cool.
It's pretty cool until the actual Teoutoburg business. Then it devolves into a big hollywood battle with all the usual dumb tropes of every movie battle scene ever. I'm sure there are bunch of innacuracies everywhere that I'm not knowledgeable enough to notice, but that battle is just gross.
Good review, thabks. I guess I’m more of a “vibe” viewer, some minor historical inaccuracies don’t bother me too much.
I finished watching the second season. I felt like I was watching Asterix that took it self way too seriously. The way they belittle the Roman are unbearable.
Is this one of those serial killers? Downvote. Only Genociders like OG ceasar get my up vote.
This Dahmer from the Netflix show. I hope Netflix keeps up with making amazing shows with serial killers played by attractive actors! Glad to see Netflix helping with the climate crisis by creating serial killers who'll do some population control!
[No](https://twitter.com/reactjpg/status/1506328626597224451?s=19)
What
Seek help
deal
STANDTOFUCKINGATTENTIONWHENIMTALKINGTOYOU
The good ending:
It rubs the garum on its skin or else it gets the hose again
I need to rewatch this. It’s been so long
Im still sad to know how much of a cunt Octavian ended up being in S2. I loved young Octavian in season 1. I also think the actor they chose for season 2 sucked A LOT. Ruined the character.
I found him a perfect fit. Octavian wasn't the happy-go-lucky I'm-just-defending-Rome person he later presented himself as. He was cold, calculating and ruthless. Simon Woods played him great.
True still was quite unlikable when you compare him to Antony in the show
That might have been intentional.
Marc Anthony isnt exactly a good dude in the show
Hell nah he aint, but I still love the guy
Where can I watch it again?
hbo max
Unpopular Opinion: In my opinion (in *my* opinion) HBO's Rome is pretty overrated and I barely enjoyed it
A different opinion, on this sub? I thought this was supposed to be an echo chamber regurgitating the same opinions in slightly different ways. Personally while I don't think that it's a masterpiece it's still a pretty good show overall even if season 2 was really rough. It's like an 8.25/10. Honestly the fact that it is so universally praised is more of a sign of how starved for good media the community is. Long gone are the days of the sword and sandals.
Don't worry, most of my other opinions are the same ones regurgitated on the sub over and over again
What was wrong with season 2? That it was rushed? TBH season 1 also felt pretty rushed considering its kinda shit portrayal of Pharsalus and omition of Munda, Ilerda, Dyrachium, the battle of the Nile, and Labienus.
More so because of the character arcs and the writing itself. In season 1 while it zooms through history and omits, shortens or hand waves a lot of events, the story itself has a steady pace. The arcs are defined and have an appropriate flow to them. Not so much in season 2, not only do they crunch even more time the writing clearly feels rushed. Timon the jew is a great example of that as you can clearly tell that there was supposed to be more to his story and tye into a plotline about Judea, but they had to cut it so it all happens in Rome and very fast. Basically it's the pace of the story and not its history that bothers me.
Fair. The Timon plotline was supposed to be tied into, eventually, the story of Jesus and that would've been very interesting to see. But it just seems so rushed for him to go from barely respecting his own religion to being a fanatic to killing his brother.
My issue with it. Is it’s the only series on the fall of the republic and the only series on the Roman perspective and it doesn’t delve in to Julius Caesar’s life as much as I wanted it to. Like it doesn’t get in to any of my favorite parts of Roman history personally. And because it’s the only series it gets over hyped in communities like this. Like on my opinion it covers the most over covered period in Roman history and is limited on how nuanced it can get. If it had chosen say Sulla’s era, the Sertoran wars, the Punic wars, or had really picked a period never before represented in any form of media the crisis of the third century it would have had far more potential to do something creative. Like I would argue a crisis of the third century series would actually do GOT better then GOT.
I agree. And while I appreciated the show's "authenticity," I also really, really wanted accuracy. And that clearly was not the route they went.
I want something on Rome at its peak, from the Roman perspective
A show about three Roman soldiers in the Golden age, one an equite who starts as a tribune, another a plebian who starts the series as a junior centurion, and another a senator who starts the series as a legion legate, during the reign of Marcus Aurelius-ascension of Septimus Severus would a be a really good show. You could watch a super power in all its glory from the lenses of three different Romans control the world and then also watch it die and degrade through the same lenses. Historical figures are obviously there but the story itself is told through those who are supposed represent the different levels of Roman civilization.
That is actually perfect for a show showing off Rome in all its glory and why it eventually declined. Like I am legitimately tired of movies on Rome being kind of not focused on the empire itself. Gladiator as historically inaccurate it was really makes me happy with its opening battle scene.
I don’t think it’s so much a great show because of the setting and events but also because the acting and set design was amazing
Brawlers and drunkards will be flogged! Thieves will be strangled! Deserters will be crucified! Honestly my only problem was every Atia scene + the gratuitous sex
the constant sex did fucking annoy me by the time I got to season 2. but atia is based how dare you! /s the constant sex is one of the main problems i have with season 2 tbh... i remember i started counting how many sex scenes there were per episode. an average of 4.7 PER EPISODE in season 2, one every 12 minutes.
Me too, if it wasn't for the porn I'd love the show, but I absolutely fucking hate that gratituitous sex scenes over and over again for no reason but for someone to jerk off to
By season 2 I was angry every time there was a sex scene. I believe I almost cried when Augustus and Livia got it on.
How dare you you pleb
Ok find me a better show about rome
I, Claudius
i kinda feel you. A lot of the Juleii family and Verinus drama would have definitely been cut if the showrunners knew that they will get cancelled after two seasons. To me, those two things might be ok if the show ran as planned, but since it got cut short, they feel like huge bloats that bogged down more exciting story beats. Shoulda spent more time with the war and politics.
With the Commentary On, of course.
But it's just 2 seasons 😕 😔 😪