Deus Impeditio Esuritori Nullus (No God Can Stop a Hungry Man)

Episode aired Mar 18, 2007
TV-MA
1h

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

2.3K

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James Purefoy and Lyndsey Marshal in Rome (2005)

Action Drama Romance War

Seven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra, ... Read allSeven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra, withholds precious shipments of grain from Rome, where people die in the streets from hung... Read allSeven years have passed since Antony's departure from Rome, and the former commander, dissipated and debauched - held in thrall by the charms and sexual prowess of his new bride, Cleopatra, withholds precious shipments of grain from Rome, where people die in the streets from hunger.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

2.3K

YOUR RATING

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7nerrdrage

disappointing but unavoidable

This is the part of the series that doesn't come off very well: the final episodes where they were forced to crunch down the story because the series got cancelled.

This results in very odd pacing. Caesar's assassination took the better part of a season to set up. Octavian vs Antony should have been a full season on its own.

It's part of the historical record that Romans turned against Antony because of his relationship with the "foreign witch" Cleopatra, rejecting his wholesome (hah) Roman wife, Octavia in the process.

But that's all handled in an info dump via awkward dialogue when it should have been an evolving storyline. Just as Antony and Cleopatra's relationship should have been depicted evolving, not just "Hey there, let's jump into the sack and have two kids and be madly in love now."

Pullo and Gaia's storyline was similarly shortchanged. Once again, it was handled in dialogue rather than via unfolding events. Pullo should have learned the truth by discovering it, not by being told.

Best Emmys Moments

Trivia
For the scene where Antony and Cleopatra were making love (while Atia and Octavia wait in the heat outside the palace), James Purefoy and Lyndsey Marshal were reportedly playing the scene while Marilyn Manson's cover of 'Tainted Love' was playing on set, which kept them in the mood. Another song they were listening to keep the energy up was 'Pretty Vacant' by The Sex Pistols.

Goofs
At about the 32 minute mark, when Antony and Cleopatra are arguing about what to do about Atia's arrival in Alexandria, just before Cleopatra starts throwing things at Antony the body slave Charmian can be seen behind Antony, on the opposite side of him from Cleopatra. A moment later when Cleopatra actually throws something, Charmian is on the other side of the room behind Cleopatra.

Quotes
Caesarion: Tell me more about my father.
Lucius Vorenus: Told you all that I know.
Caesarion: You've told me only what every fool knows. He was a great soldier, the people loved him, blah blah blah. Tell me what he was like, as a man.
Lucius Vorenus: Well, he was... he was a good man. He was a good man to have as a friend. You wouldn't want him as an enemy. He had a nasty temper when he was roused. When the battle was going hard and men were faltering, that's when you'd want to see your father at your side. Bravest man I've ever known.
Caesarion: More.
Lucius Vorenus: Fine horseman. Bad gambler, though he'd never admit it. He liked the women. He liked to eat. He'd eat the whole table if you'd let him.
Caesarion: Really? I've always heard he was very... abstemious in his diet.
Lucius Vorenus: Yeah, well, that would be right. There's others knew him far better than I did.