Subj : Re: Rome #4
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : Tyler Trafford
Date : Mon Sep 19 2005 16:01:41

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

John I wrote:
> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>> John I wrote:
>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>> Jim Larson wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> (I wonder who would win a rage-off: Seth Bullock or Lucius Vorenus.
>>>>> I'm thinking Bullock still has the edge.)
>>>> 
>>>> While Mrs Vorenus seems to think her husband to be completely
>>>> bloodthirsty, there hasn't really been any direct evidence of that so
>>>> far.
>>>
>>> He's actually kind of merciful.  He let the crucified guys in 101 down
>>> after they spilled the beans on Pomp's stooges.
>> 
>> He is pretty much the only one that doesn't think killing is fun.
>> (Besides Caesar, I suppose.)
>> 
>> The actors playing Caesar and Antony are great together though.  The
>> comments and looks during the negotiations with the high priest were
>> hillarious.
>
> I haven't seen it yet, but MA's election as Tribunal(?) upset a lot of
> apple carts.  MA's advisors dropped the ball in the area of getting
> him to use his veto, but I suppose a lot of the blame could be placed
> on the conceited MA.

That, and Antony's inexperience in Senate politics.  From the way he is
portrayed (10 moves ahead of everyone else), Caesar probably counted on
it happening.
-- 
Tyler Trafford

A great empire, like a great cake, is most easily diminished at the edges.
		-- B. Franklin

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