Rome

"The Cutting And Stabbing, Et Cetera"

By M. Giant | Aired on 2007.04.07

The Roger Young Interview - I gave "A" grades to two episodes of Rome. One of them was the Season 1 finale, "Kalends Of February," in which Julius Caesar is murdered (spoiler!). The second one was the second-season episode called "Philippi." It stood out for...

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2-11 Extra	"The Cutting And Stabbing, Et Cetera" The Roger Young Interview - Only one episode of Rome ever included a large-scale battle scene. M. Giant talks to the director of that episode.	2007.04.07 2007.04.06	N/A	M. Giant
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
2-10 Recap	There's No Place Like Rome De Patre Vostro (About Your Father) - Vorenus suddenly remembers what this show is called, just as he realizes he's sick to death of being in Egypt.	2007.03.25 2007.03.31	A-	M. Giant
2-9 Recap	Antony And Cleopatra Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop A Hungry Man) - It's the famous couple we've all been waiting for. Too bad they turned out to be such assholes.	2007.03.18 2007.03.24	B+	M. Giant
2-8 Recap	Lock Up Your Women A Necessary Fiction - In which we learn that the one thing Octavian can't do is mind his own business.	2007.03.11 2007.03.17	B	M. Giant
2-7 Recap	Screw My Mother-In-Law Death Mask - Things get twisted between Pullo and Gaia, between Timon and Levi, and especially between Mark Antony and Julii Cooper.	2007.03.04 2007.03.08	B	M. Giant
2-6 Recap	Shall I Loot A Peach? Philippi - While wishing he could join the epic battle for control of Rome, Pullo instead becomes Cicero's assassin, a future baby daddy, and a hander-out of many fish.	2007.02.18 2007.02.22	A	M. Giant
2-5 Recap	And, We're Back Heroes Of The Republic - Octavian learns that being Consul is harder than he thought. Vorenus hasn't yet learned that reuniting his family is also harder than he thought, but he will.	2007.02.11 2007.02.15	B-	M. Giant
2-4 Recap	A New Man Testudo Et Lepus (The Tortoise And The Hare) - Meet the new Octavian. War hero! Leader of men! Defender of the Republic! Brunet!	2007.02.04 2007.02.08	B	M. Giant
2-3 Recap	What Else You Got? These Being The Words Of Marcus Tullius Cicero - Vorenus dared the gods to punish him further, but the people around him suffer too. And Mark Antony threatens Cicero one time too many.	2007.01.28 2007.02.01	A-	M. Giant
2-2 Recap	Heir Heads Son Of Hades - Octavian tries to claim his inheritance from Caesar, and Vorenus tries to claim his inheritance from Erastes Fulmen. Guess which attempt goes better?	2007.01.21 2007.01.25	B	M. Giant