02-19-2007, 05:57 PM
Greetings!
Just finished watching this week's episode, and I'm not certain what I saw... :?
*** Spoiler Alert For Those Who Care About Such Things ***
There were, no doubt, many historical discrepancies, but a couple bear mentioning, the most glaring of which is that Cassius and Brutus do not commit suicide. :?
Why change this bit of history? Yes, their deaths as shown are more "dramatic" and perhaps more "heroic" (depending upon ones point of view) but why distort history in this way?
I do realize that the entire series has compressed time, combined some characters and eliminated others, (Attia seems to be channeling Fulvia, and Attia's second husband is gone completely.) but changing these deaths from suicide to death in battle seems to serve no purpose.
Perhaps I'm over analyzing this, after all, this is "just" a TV show. Then again, Triumph Of The Will was "just" a movie. This morning there are people all over America absolutely convinced that Cassius and Brutus did not commit suicide, Shakespeare and various historians not withstanding.
As for the rest of the show...
No pilum volley at the start of the battle
Archers look like standard legionaries (perhaps that is correct)
Legion Eagle still being carried on horseback
On the plus side...
Cicero dies with more courage and resolve than he lived his life with
The gods continue to smile on Vorenus & Pullo -- they always seem to be in the right place at just the right time.
Overall the battle was disappointing at best, but I am probably being too critical.
Perhaps next week's episode will be better... :? wink:
Narukami
Just finished watching this week's episode, and I'm not certain what I saw... :?
*** Spoiler Alert For Those Who Care About Such Things ***
There were, no doubt, many historical discrepancies, but a couple bear mentioning, the most glaring of which is that Cassius and Brutus do not commit suicide. :?
Why change this bit of history? Yes, their deaths as shown are more "dramatic" and perhaps more "heroic" (depending upon ones point of view) but why distort history in this way?
I do realize that the entire series has compressed time, combined some characters and eliminated others, (Attia seems to be channeling Fulvia, and Attia's second husband is gone completely.) but changing these deaths from suicide to death in battle seems to serve no purpose.
Perhaps I'm over analyzing this, after all, this is "just" a TV show. Then again, Triumph Of The Will was "just" a movie. This morning there are people all over America absolutely convinced that Cassius and Brutus did not commit suicide, Shakespeare and various historians not withstanding.
As for the rest of the show...
No pilum volley at the start of the battle
Archers look like standard legionaries (perhaps that is correct)
Legion Eagle still being carried on horseback
On the plus side...
Cicero dies with more courage and resolve than he lived his life with
The gods continue to smile on Vorenus & Pullo -- they always seem to be in the right place at just the right time.
Overall the battle was disappointing at best, but I am probably being too critical.
Perhaps next week's episode will be better... :? wink:
Narukami
David Reinke
Burbank CA
Burbank CA