Rome (TV Series) An Owl in a Thornbush (2005) User Reviews

Caesar continues on to Rome while the citizens are forced to pick sides.

[Xerces88 · 8/10 · 22 January 2008]

Pompey forces the Roman citizens to pick sides and orders a strategic retreat from the city.

Atia recruits Timon to do her dirty work for her, this demonstrates just what Atia will do to get what she wants.

My favourite parts of the episode were Lucius and Titus bonding while on a scouting mission. Their exchanges of dialogue were funny and their characterisation interesting.

Atia's home under siege by an angry mob was a highly entertaining scene. The family discuss who will each other if the mob makes it inside.

'An Owl in a Thornbush' is as good, if not better than 'How Titus Pullo Brought Down the Republic'

Caesar nears Rome

[Tweekums · 8/10 · 28 January 2016]

The speed of Caesar's march south shocks Pompey; he may have three legions to Caesar's one but they are made up of raw recruits and veterans of Caesar's campaign in Gaul whose loyalty might not be guaranteed. Unsure that he can hold the city he orders that the senate and all loyal noblemen evacuate to the south from where they will rally loyal forces and counter-attack in the spring. Before news of the evacuation is announced people loyal to Pompey surround Atia's villa and those inside prepare to kill themselves if the doors give way. Meanwhile Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo approach Rome with a scouting party; on the way the run into a group of soldiers trying to take most of the treasury out of the city.

This was another solid episode and things are really starting to happen as Caesar's forces near Rome and Pompey and his allies evacuate. While there isn't a huge amount of action there is some; notably when the scouting party fight a group of soldiers who have stolen the treasury and when Atia has Timon kill her daughter's husband; there is also some tension as the mob loyal to Pompey attack Atia's villa… after that it was fun watching former Pompey loyalists who were remaining in the city coming crawling to her claiming to be friends. There is also some enjoyable bonding between Vorenus and Pullo as the former asks his friend for advice on what to do to get Niobe to love him again.

Oh my god...

[aarongnr · 10/10 · 25 May 2019]

I asm having SO much fun with this show. Its like a parody of a serious topic, and yet it is able to keep up it's seriousness while being incredibly fun to watch.

God why havent I watched this earlier.