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ROME
I thought that last night's episode was very well done. I wasn't at all surprised that Vorenus' children are enslaved, but I was surprised at how very quickly Octavian and Mark Antony's alliance fell apart. I wasn't really expecting Mark Antony to be okay with Octavian having the entire inheiratence, but I was still somewhat shocked when it wound up with Mark Antony walloping the crap out of Octavian. It made a very good breaking point. There's no problem at all imagining why Octavian wants Marc Antony brought down (though it does remind me that "Rome" races through history).
I did think Octavian was somewhat harsh on his mother. Atia was wrong, of course, but I didn't think that she really betrayed him. She thinks that Marc Antony is their protection. How could she realize that her son is going to be the powerhouse that he turns out to be? She should realize by now that he's far more shrewd than she could hope to be. But, she thinks of Octavian as a boy and underestimates his abilities to execute his plans. I can understand a young man taking offense to that, but it's still not really a betrayal. I thought in the scene where Antony was brutalizing Octavian that she was horrified and trying, in her own way, to protect him. So, while I understand Octavian's offense, I don't think that Atia actually betrayed her son. She's misguided, but in her mind, she's no traitor to her child.
And this also leads me to some worry about Pullo and Vorenus. Poor Lucius has tied his kite to Marc Antony. By becoming his "son of Hades" (and I wonder, exactly what did he mean by that. I know that modern people tend to use Hades and Lucifer interchangeably, but I thought Hades was viewed more ambiguously by Romans. I thought he was the god of the underworld, not the keeper of hell. Or was Vorenus using the term to mean death?) Anyway, with his decent into becoming a ancient mafioso, he's really tied himself to Marc Antony, and given the hatred between Antony and Octavian, this could spell trouble for our favorite ex-soldiers because Pullo will forever and always be Octavian's man. When Octavian calls, Pullo will follow his lead. I hope that Pullo can drag Lucius with him.
And I was intrigued by the arrival of Timon's brother from Jeruselem.
Jane Eyre
I also watched the BBC production of Jane Eyre last night on Masterpiece Theater. All in all, I thought it was a lovely production, thus far (part II airs next week). Beautiful art direction with the way that they sucked almost all of the color from Jane's world when she was in Lowood, and the introduction of just a bit more color when she arrived at Hatfield. There are still deep shadows but also occasional glimpses of red and gold. Also lovely use of artwork in the piece. Very William Blake-like imagery.
I've always sort of preferred Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" to "Jane Eyre". In fact, I sort of prefer Anne Bronte's "Tenant of Wildfell Hall" to "Jane Eyre", but I have liked this adaptation. The leads have more chemistry than most Janes and Rochesters. Usually it reminds me too much of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca" where the heroine constantly telling the reader how drab she is causes me to dispise the "heroine" because she seems to be whining about her looks (I really loathed Du Maurier's second Mrs. DeWinter). In this movie version it's never Jane discussing her looks, it's others casually calling her plain, which is hurtful and makes you feel for the heroine. And to make matters better, this Jane has gumption and a spine. They've done a good job of showing how and why she'd fall for this Rochester and even given reason why Rochester falls for her (apart from her being "a good woman," like it's a morality play or something.) I like that she challenges him, and the scene where they debated how much he owes her for her wages was (dare I say it?) almost adorable. At any rate, there is more sexual tension between this Jane and Rochester than I've seen any any other production of the story.
Oh, and I had to laugh that Blanche Ingram is the same actress who played Cassie in Hex . All those scenes with her being freaked out about the gypsy reading her fortune made me giggle because I kept thinking "Yeah, you screw Azazel, some other guys, give birth to the anti-Christ and then die. Quite a future for you!"
24
Eh. Not the most thrilling of 24 eps, tonight. Still one shocker -- BLUETOOTH GUY IS JACK'S BROTHER?! WHA-HUH?! Now, this brings in an interesting plot twist.
Heroes
Sort of slow ep on this one as well. Though, I did think Claire looked especially lovely in tonight's episode. I like her and memory erasing guy's potential friendship. Isaac looks good when he's not on crack. And Hiro did face down the tyrannasaur... though, as expected, it was just a museum piece. All in all, an okay ep, but nothing spectacular. And not enough of The Doctor... except, he grew out his hair!... I actually liked him better with less of it.
ROME
I thought that last night's episode was very well done. I wasn't at all surprised that Vorenus' children are enslaved, but I was surprised at how very quickly Octavian and Mark Antony's alliance fell apart. I wasn't really expecting Mark Antony to be okay with Octavian having the entire inheiratence, but I was still somewhat shocked when it wound up with Mark Antony walloping the crap out of Octavian. It made a very good breaking point. There's no problem at all imagining why Octavian wants Marc Antony brought down (though it does remind me that "Rome" races through history).
I did think Octavian was somewhat harsh on his mother. Atia was wrong, of course, but I didn't think that she really betrayed him. She thinks that Marc Antony is their protection. How could she realize that her son is going to be the powerhouse that he turns out to be? She should realize by now that he's far more shrewd than she could hope to be. But, she thinks of Octavian as a boy and underestimates his abilities to execute his plans. I can understand a young man taking offense to that, but it's still not really a betrayal. I thought in the scene where Antony was brutalizing Octavian that she was horrified and trying, in her own way, to protect him. So, while I understand Octavian's offense, I don't think that Atia actually betrayed her son. She's misguided, but in her mind, she's no traitor to her child.
And this also leads me to some worry about Pullo and Vorenus. Poor Lucius has tied his kite to Marc Antony. By becoming his "son of Hades" (and I wonder, exactly what did he mean by that. I know that modern people tend to use Hades and Lucifer interchangeably, but I thought Hades was viewed more ambiguously by Romans. I thought he was the god of the underworld, not the keeper of hell. Or was Vorenus using the term to mean death?) Anyway, with his decent into becoming a ancient mafioso, he's really tied himself to Marc Antony, and given the hatred between Antony and Octavian, this could spell trouble for our favorite ex-soldiers because Pullo will forever and always be Octavian's man. When Octavian calls, Pullo will follow his lead. I hope that Pullo can drag Lucius with him.
And I was intrigued by the arrival of Timon's brother from Jeruselem.
Jane Eyre
I also watched the BBC production of Jane Eyre last night on Masterpiece Theater. All in all, I thought it was a lovely production, thus far (part II airs next week). Beautiful art direction with the way that they sucked almost all of the color from Jane's world when she was in Lowood, and the introduction of just a bit more color when she arrived at Hatfield. There are still deep shadows but also occasional glimpses of red and gold. Also lovely use of artwork in the piece. Very William Blake-like imagery.
I've always sort of preferred Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" to "Jane Eyre". In fact, I sort of prefer Anne Bronte's "Tenant of Wildfell Hall" to "Jane Eyre", but I have liked this adaptation. The leads have more chemistry than most Janes and Rochesters. Usually it reminds me too much of Daphne Du Maurier's "Rebecca" where the heroine constantly telling the reader how drab she is causes me to dispise the "heroine" because she seems to be whining about her looks (I really loathed Du Maurier's second Mrs. DeWinter). In this movie version it's never Jane discussing her looks, it's others casually calling her plain, which is hurtful and makes you feel for the heroine. And to make matters better, this Jane has gumption and a spine. They've done a good job of showing how and why she'd fall for this Rochester and even given reason why Rochester falls for her (apart from her being "a good woman," like it's a morality play or something.) I like that she challenges him, and the scene where they debated how much he owes her for her wages was (dare I say it?) almost adorable. At any rate, there is more sexual tension between this Jane and Rochester than I've seen any any other production of the story.
Oh, and I had to laugh that Blanche Ingram is the same actress who played Cassie in Hex . All those scenes with her being freaked out about the gypsy reading her fortune made me giggle because I kept thinking "Yeah, you screw Azazel, some other guys, give birth to the anti-Christ and then die. Quite a future for you!"
24
Eh. Not the most thrilling of 24 eps, tonight. Still one shocker -- BLUETOOTH GUY IS JACK'S BROTHER?! WHA-HUH?! Now, this brings in an interesting plot twist.
Heroes
Sort of slow ep on this one as well. Though, I did think Claire looked especially lovely in tonight's episode. I like her and memory erasing guy's potential friendship. Isaac looks good when he's not on crack. And Hiro did face down the tyrannasaur... though, as expected, it was just a museum piece. All in all, an okay ep, but nothing spectacular. And not enough of The Doctor... except, he grew out his hair!... I actually liked him better with less of it.
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Date: 2007-01-23 10:24 am (UTC)All this talk about Rome just reminds me how much I want to see it!
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Date: 2007-01-23 11:15 am (UTC)In college I did my senior thesis on the book, so I have a special love for this story! I like "Heights" well enough, too, but the older I get, the more I want to smack pretty much all the characters upside the head and tell them to GROW UP!!!
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Date: 2007-01-23 11:53 am (UTC)And I totally agree with you about Attia. She loves her son dearly but he's her little boy and that's the way she sees him now.
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Date: 2007-01-23 06:09 pm (UTC)OMG, what? I totally didn't recognize her. LOL.
ITA, the wages scenes was adorable and flirty.