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- HBO
- Jan 14, 2007
- HBO
- Jan 14, 2007
Summary "Rome" is the saga of two ordinary Roman soldiers and their families. An intimate drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives, it chronicles epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire. The series begins in 52 BC, as Gaius Julius Caesar has completed his masterful conquest of Gaul a...
Created By: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
- HBO
- Jan 14, 2007
- HBO
- Jan 14, 2007
Summary "Rome" is the saga of two ordinary Roman soldiers and their families. An intimate drama of love and betrayal, masters and slaves, and husbands and wives, it chronicles epic times that saw the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire. The series begins in 52 BC, as Gaius Julius Caesar has completed his masterful conquest of Gaul a...
Created By: Bruno Heller, William J. MacDonald, John Milius
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 18 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
33% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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"Rome" is smart, dirty fun.
Turns like this take the series further into Aaron Spelling territory than it ever was, an idea that may offend those who can't let go of the notion that HBO is supposed to be better than regular TV.
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8.4
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 102 User Ratings
8.4
93% Positive
95 Ratings
95 Ratings
2% Mixed
2 Ratings
2 Ratings
5% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
The second season wasn't as great as the first, especially with the jarring change of Octavian as previously mentioned but it was still worth watching. The depiction of the rivalry between Octavian and Mark Anthony was awesome and well done. I wish there was some way they could continue the series at another point in Roman history, it would definitely be worth watching as this one was.
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SEASON 2
Season two of Rome arguably contains twice as much violence and sex compared to its predecessor however, that does not necessarily equate to a better result. Probably the biggest issue in season two is the obvious rushing of historical sequences (years would past by in most every other episode) due to abrupt and unfortunate announcement that HBO would be discontinuing the series. In the end, what we get is a clunky paced season filled with great scenes but all feeling compacted too quickly. Not much blame can be put on the creators of the show; being only given two seasons to work with, you would expect the time periods to be significantly off, for what it was; they pulled it off tremendously. Octavian's triumph contains a complete lack of dialogue exchange however facial expressions between characters and an excellent soundtrack creates riveting and raw emotion and in my opinion one of the best ending scenes in television. In the end, Rome, season two like season one was entertaining gold. Another victim of HBO of a series ending prematurely.
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SEASON 2
"Rome" treats viewers as long-term fans of deep terrain. To follow "Rome," it is required you keep up. If you do, you may be rewarded with a fine tale, proper acting and a better-told history lesson.
It remains a wholly impressive piece of work, stylish and graphic and bold in equal measure while at the same time greatly lacking a cohesive focus.
As in season 1, the acting is rich and lusty, with no costume-drama fustiness. [15 Jan 2007, p.33]
It's like Deadwood in togas, a violent and bawdy tapestry of a vanished civilization.
The second season of "Rome" feels more than a little claustrophobic, and operates on a much smaller scale than might be anticipated for such an epic production.
Everything that is good about season 1 is still here, to a point. The production quality is still top-notch, and I really enjoyed what seemed a more "grand" scale, maybe a bigger budget? Acting is great, with Cleopatra being especially good. My main issue is with the plot, not that its bad, its just not nearly as compelling as the first season. I still found myself interested and excited for the next episode, there was just a general lack of plot twists, and the entire mood of the season seemed to be a big downer compared to the previous one. Still, definitely worth watching, wish they didn't cancel it.
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SEASON 2
The series got off to such a great start, Caesar has a great actor and is a pleasure to watch and Octavian was interesting. All of the political intrigue was done quite well. The soldiers were carried along quite well, no problems. Then Caesar died and the whole series came crashing down
The two soldiers became a soap opera story and the series began to devote more and more time to their tiny tales of tiny people. The actually interesting part of the story, the intrigue, began to falter when Augustus Caesar was introduced. The actor just couldn't carry the man and he was no where near a replacement for Julius. Then they show the Egyptians as freeky deeky. I know they are a 3000 year old civilization by this stage but come on. Cleopatra is neither likable nor manipulative, at least in how the show portrays it. They simply say she is manipulative and cut to her getting what she wants, but as they say; the thrill is in the chase, never in the capture.
The faltering second season just soured the whole thing for me. It became so slow and monotonous, it was just unbearable, I had to skip most of the soldiers sections for being so irrelevant. I'm watching Rome here, I want to see the Senate and the great family's. I don't need the producers creating some plebeians to try and relate to me. I can relate to other human beings just fine thanks, I don't care what their social status is
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