Rome's back and it's still the most extravagant, dementedly brilliant drama in living memory. And for that reason, it was possibly watched about seven people on Wednesday night.
No other programme on TV at the moment has even half as sharp dialogue with Rome's writers taking full advantage of writing in Shakespearean prose. Those Romans were just so politically incorrect, needlessly violent and outright bitchy that the characters can pretty much say what the like.
And the characters are all brilliantly brought to life. Atia and Servilla are the roman precursors of Alexis and Krystal Carrington, only Servilla surprises by being more than a match for her superbitch nemesis. Marc Anthony is so damn cock-sure that he does most of his business minus his toga. Octavian is so whiny you can't wait for him to get his just deserts (and being coerced into sleeping with his sister last season was quite some dessert) while the two-faced Cicero is just hilariously fawning.
It's a shame we won't get more than two series of this grossly over-the-top series, but at least it won't fade away like other top US shows do when moronic British schedulers get scared by viewing figures and tuck them away late at night. Rome is series that needs to be watched, rewatched and adored.
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