ROME (hbo)
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SPOILERS for the next two episodes (which are also the last two of season 1), and some information on season 2:
- Obviously Caesar is murdered at the end of season one.
- Servilia gets to be a real operator in the power vacuum after Caesar dies.
- Three seasons are planned. The BBC hasn't decided yet whether or not they will also co-produce or air the second season of the show
- Timon may be a lesser character in the first season but bigger things are in store for him.
- Pullo is involved in a fight in the gladiator ring, with several other men. Vorenus is also in a fight surrounded by a similar crowd, but it's not clear if it's the same fight as Pullo's.
-Pullo and Vorenus are hired by Caesar to execute Pompeian faction members at a local tavern. Caesar hears rumors of a conspiracy against him.
- Antony and Octavia marry.
- While Pullo descends into Erastes' netherworld, Vorenus negotiates a severance for veteran soldiers on behalf of Caesar, who invites him and Niobe to one of Atia's parties. (I'm thinking Niobe's secret may be in jeapordy here!)
Cassius attempts to convince Brutus that the life and death of the republic is "in your hands."- Pullo's latest job has dire consequences; a former comrade approaches Vorenus about veterans' benefits; Brutus reexamines his relationship with Caesar; Antony tries to rekindle his romance with Atia (he probably has secret intentions for this)
- As a result of their arena exploits, Pullo and Vorenus have become heroes to the Roman rank and file, causing Caesar to reward those he normally would punish.
Pullo's unexpected return to Vorenus' household is not appreciated by his former slave Eirene; Caesar decides to overhaul the Senate by adding some unexpected new faces, to the chagrin of the old guard; and Servilia hurdles the final obstacle in her ambitious revenge scenario, at Niobe's expense (remember: Servilia finds out Niobe's secret from Octavia in a previous episode, and doesn't think much of it).