Those About to Die
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Mores the pity, then, that Domitian wins in the end.
Domitian squeals at him, his voice cracking hilariously Tenax sneaks up from behind and smothers the monarch.
The murder weapon, by the way?
Choke on your norms!
Every victory is tainted, every loss contains a glimmer of hope.
Its very smart storytelling.
Complicating matters still further is the fact that Scorpus isnt the only casualty of Elias maneuver.
His brother, Fonsoa, runs into the wreck as well and dies of his injuries as a result.
And Scorpus and Elia are far from alone in the major characters who bite it department.
Titus, of course, gets assassinated.
Consul Marsus and Domitians lover Hermes get eaten by crocodiles.
But its impressive how skillful the shows sleight-of-hand act is here, and throughout these two episodes.
Elsewhere, the Blue-faction shareholder Caltonia does something rare for a patrician: the right thing.
Maybe Im just a sucker for cooperation between characters who were previously at odds.
(Okay, Idefinitelyam a sucker for that.)
Cala is forced by Berenice and Antonia to betray Tenax to make it save Jula.
Jula reveals to Alia that shes pregnant, and the two head off to start their life together.
Cala backs Tenax down in a couple of ways.
When she puts his hand over his as he chokes her hoo boy, problematic chills.
The echoing sound and chilly moonlight in the room add a certain sensual frisson to the proceedings.
Yes, she betrayed him, and shed do it again in a heartbeat for her children.
But that is the one and only reason shed ever betray him.
Not much at all, as it turns out.
Not much at all.
