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This year's story arc, the ascendency of Caesar and his eventual assassination on the Senate floor is, to my mind, one of the most powerfully orchestrated arcs I can recall. The moment of death, in which Caesar struggles to pull his robe towards his face and over his butchered body, struck me with an incredible force, as did Naobi's death. Kudos to HBO on another stunning success.
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Comments (2)
Why kill Ceasar in the first season finale if the show is coming back? That's like killing off Tony Soprano at the end of the first year! Ceasar was the catalyst to every one of the intrigues on the show. They will be hard pressed to find another character that can hold the show together. I am disappointed they did this so soon!
Posted by Robert Hunter | November 21, 2005 2:14 AM
Posted on November 21, 2005 02:14
I agree, actually. The first season covers an eight year time period, and it does bother me the speed with which they flew through the timeline. Still, I can't find fault with any of the individual episodes, nor the story arcs this season, other than to wish that there was more to them, and so I don't find myself getting too upset at them.
As for holding the show together, I would submit that Pullo is, if anyone is, the Tony Soprano character, and that the show will end up being, in retrospect, the story of Caesar Augustus (Octavian), a story in which Juliuis Ceasar plays a crucial if ultimately brief part. Speaking of which, if emmy nods don't go to Ray Stevenson (Titus Pullo) and Max Pirkis (Octavian), I'll be shocked and appalled beyond recognition.
Posted by Kenneth Rufo | November 21, 2005 6:29 AM
Posted on November 21, 2005 06:29