Rome

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Season 2
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 28, 2005
Season #: 2, 1
User Score
8.9

Universal acclaim- based on 201 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 190 out of 201
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 201
  3. Negative: 8 out of 201
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  1. SusanL.
    Mar 1, 2008
    10
    bigger than life characters in a bigger than anything empire. Costumes, splendour, grittiness -- they got it right.
  2. PhilH
    Feb 25, 2007
    3
    Couldn't wait for the 2nd season, but have been badly dissapointed. It has lost something - turned into a sex and violence fest (not that I have anything against sex and violence). First season was classic - it may be that Michael Apted left.
  3. johnc
    Jan 19, 2007
    0
    messed up
  4. MichaelC.
    May 30, 2007
    4
    ROME is soap opera intended to titillate like a feather drawn across the skin--or shock like a dagger plunged into the abdomen. But it is not good history or good TV.
  5. Tywin
    Sep 10, 2013
    2
    The series got off to such a great start, Caesar has a great actor and is a pleasure to watch and Octavian was interesting. All of the political intrigue was done quite well. The soldiers were carried along quite well, no problems. Then Caesar died and the whole series came crashing down
    The two soldiers became a soap opera story and the series began to devote more and more time to their    The series got off to such a great start, Caesar has a great actor and is a pleasure to watch and Octavian was interesting. All of the political intrigue was done quite well. The soldiers were carried along quite well, no problems. Then Caesar died and the whole series came crashing down
    The two soldiers became a soap opera story and the series began to devote more and more time to their tiny tales of tiny people. The actually interesting part of the story, the intrigue, began to falter when Augustus Caesar was introduced. The actor just couldn't carry the man and he was no where near a replacement for Julius. Then they show the Egyptians as freeky deeky. I know they are a 3000 year old civilization by this stage but come on. Cleopatra is neither likable nor manipulative, at least in how the show portrays it. They simply say she is manipulative and cut to her getting what she wants, but as they say; the thrill is in the chase, never in the capture.
    The faltering second season just soured the whole thing for me. It became so slow and monotonous, it was just unbearable, I had to skip most of the soldiers sections for being so irrelevant. I'm watching Rome here, I want to see the Senate and the great family's. I don't need the producers creating some plebeians to try and relate to me. I can relate to other human beings just fine thanks, I don't care what their social status is    … Expand
  6. JoeD
    Feb 1, 2007
    10
    I can't understand why the critics are so lukewarm towards this great show - Philistines if you ask me. ' 'Deadwood' in togas it certainly is - and that was one of the best TV series I have ever seen.
  7. WilliamK
    Mar 20, 2007
    10
    Sorry to see it end in 2007
  8. peterd
    Feb 10, 2007
    10
    A TV classic, a level (but just a level) lower than I Claudius, this is a gem that for some unknown (to me) reason has not caught on with the intellegentia. Bravo! A memorable show, and educational too.
  9. JulioM
    Feb 4, 2007
    10
    one of the best shows on TV today . I found the show to watch after the Sopranos Finale.
  10. kostya
    Mar 21, 2007
    10
    One of the greatest series ever aired =)
  11. gb
    Apr 1, 2007
    10
    It is a masterpiece and the critics are more concerned about peoples perceptions of their personal taste than in giving this show a fair review. I give it 10 out of 10! Bring on Season 3!
  12. JustinG
    Apr 20, 2007
    9
    I thought the second season was a great follow up to what was an excellent initial outing. As always the show was exceptional when dealing with Vorenus and Pullo, but I thought Attia & Mark Anthony were also very, very good. My primary regret for the second season was that the younger version of August was so much more interesting that the older version, but all in all the show was better I thought the second season was a great follow up to what was an excellent initial outing. As always the show was exceptional when dealing with Vorenus and Pullo, but I thought Attia & Mark Anthony were also very, very good. My primary regret for the second season was that the younger version of August was so much more interesting that the older version, but all in all the show was better than most all around.… Expand
  13. cegarazor
    Jan 18, 2007
    10
    the best ever
  14. vallonickafilms
    Jan 19, 2007
    8
    It's a great show about one of the greatest civilizations to ever exist and is by far the best non-reality show on TV after 24.
  15. Sean
    Jan 28, 2007
    10
    One of my top 5 TV shows, and the second season started fantastically hopefully proving that this season will leave its intended mark. Tonight's episode should be wonderful.
  16. ChuckS
    Feb 26, 2007
    9
    I thought this show did an excellent job in portraying the Rome that was. The reason I didn't give it a 10 is that I think they could have toned down on the nudity and still got the point across. I would be really interested in another series that covers the rein of Nero.
  17. matta
    Feb 7, 2007
    10
    It is just sad to see this how get slighted so often by critics. Not only is Rome totally underrated-it is better than both Six Feet Under and, and I know I'll be hated for this, Deadwood (It's still not quite on par with The Sopranos or The Wire-but those are the two best TV Dramas ever, so......). Season 2 has started just fine, all you naysayers. It's just ridiculous It is just sad to see this how get slighted so often by critics. Not only is Rome totally underrated-it is better than both Six Feet Under and, and I know I'll be hated for this, Deadwood (It's still not quite on par with The Sopranos or The Wire-but those are the two best TV Dramas ever, so......). Season 2 has started just fine, all you naysayers. It's just ridiculous that show is mentioned in the same breath as Aaron Spelling in some of these capsules. Although I will not try and argue that everything in the show is historically accurate (as far as characters and events go), it still gets the overall atmosphere right, and all the sex and violence that goes on is entirely appropriate. Regardless of the history though, the show just flat-out entertains, in addition to being expertly acted and produced. Easily one of the top five shows on the air right now. Forget the critics, check this show out.… Expand
  18. JH
    Mar 1, 2007
    10
    Best series on tv.
  19. warrenb
    Mar 2, 2007
    8
    Not as good as the first season, still very watchable and easily the best thing on the box. The collaboration of the BBC and HBO was bound to make something good e.g. extras
  20. Don
    Mar 20, 2007
    10
    This show is awesome! I look forward to it's viewing each week. I hate that it won't be back for a third season.
  21. alib
    Mar 25, 2007
    10
    Why does it need to end?? Finally something that could replace the Sopranos.
  22. MartiM.
    Jul 4, 2007
    10
    Superb series. Darker and more emotionally charged than the first. More emphasis on the lower classes in this one and it works well to portray the harsh reality of life for most people at that time.
  23. BrandonS
    Jan 11, 2007
    8
    Rome's first series got better and better as it went along last year. Since this will be its second and final series, the quality should remain very high, so I'm very excited that they'll bring the story to a satisfying ending. You never know, though. It could stink. My hopes are up, though. Combined with Battlestar Galactica, Sundays are back in business!
  24. joeldb
    Jan 12, 2007
    10
    Tad Friend and Matt Roush are fucking retards. Best show ever.
  25. muzs
    Jan 13, 2007
    10
    excelent series
  26. Patty
    Jan 19, 2007
    10
    Wow, I'm totally hooked on this series! I just watched the first season all in one weekend via HBO-On Demand and loved it. Rome has it all: sex, drugs, heads rolling, and one hellofagood story line. Now waiting until Sunday night each week to watch the next episode is going to be hard! It must cost millions to produce and they do an amazing job. Try it, you won't be sorry.
  27. JudyT.
    Jan 22, 2007
    7
    Though not as good as the first season, its still my favorite guilty pleasure to watch. I can't wait to see what they do with Octavian.
  28. GlennC
    Jan 31, 2007
    10
    Spectacularly convincing and complex personalities, in a largely accurate historical portrayal. Ancient Rome brought to life and made human. A brilliant series. Brilliant!
  29. RikeneF
    Feb 12, 2007
    10
    Best show on tv...
  30. MichaelC
    Feb 12, 2007
    10
    Smart and fun
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Metascore
68

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    "Rome" treats viewers as long-term fans of deep terrain. To follow "Rome," it is required you keep up. If you do, you may be rewarded with a fine tale, proper acting and a better-told history lesson.
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  2. People Weekly
    Reviewed by: Tom Gliatto
    63
    As in season 1, the acting is rich and lusty, with no costume-drama fustiness. [15 Jan 2007, p.33]
  3. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    80
    Turns like this take the series further into Aaron Spelling territory than it ever was, an idea that may offend those who can't let go of the notion that HBO is supposed to be better than regular TV.
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