S1.E11

The Spoils

Episode aired Nov 13, 2005
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48m

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Rejected by Vorenus and Eirene and racked by guilt for the killing of Eirene's fiancé out of a jealous rage, Pullo has sunk to working as an assassin for the gangster Erastes. When Pullo get... Read allRejected by Vorenus and Eirene and racked by guilt for the killing of Eirene's fiancé out of a jealous rage, Pullo has sunk to working as an assassin for the gangster Erastes. When Pullo gets arrested for killing one of Caesar's popular opponents, he condemns himself by refusing ... Read allRejected by Vorenus and Eirene and racked by guilt for the killing of Eirene's fiancé out of a jealous rage, Pullo has sunk to working as an assassin for the gangster Erastes. When Pullo gets arrested for killing one of Caesar's popular opponents, he condemns himself by refusing to name who hired him, despite Octavian's attempts to defend him. Meanwhile, Vorenus finds... Read all

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Trivia
Mascius claims to Vorenus that the veterans of the 13th Legion are angry with Caesar because he has not given them land in Italy. Vorenus, through negotiations with Caesar, gets the veterans land in Pannonia (a province northeast of Italy, mostly in modern day Hungary and Croatia, and not entirely under Roman control in Caesar's time). In reality, the 13th Legion was disbanded by Caesar in 45 BC and the veterans were indeed given farm land in Italy.

Goofs
During the gladiator fight, when Pollo chops off a gladiator's head with a shield, the head is still attached to the body in the next shot. Later in the fight the head is chopped off again.

Quotes
Mascius: You and Pullo are like Castor and Pollux.

Soundtracks
Rome Main Title Theme
(uncredited)
Written by Jeff Beal

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9/10

Vorenus and Pullo

This is the episode I have been waiting for... kinda.

I'm not going to discuss what happened outside of Vorenus and Pullo's story. It didn't hold my attention and I found it to be the letdown of 'The Spoils'. Thankfully, Vorenus and Pullo make up more than half of the episode which is a first.

Pullo discovers the one thing he involved himself emotionally in wasn't real. He begins the inevitable down spiral involving: murder, solitude, more murder, and giving up completely.

When this is all done and giving up doesn't work, he stands up and remains loyal to the only thing left in his life that he can be proud of and that is: the thirteenth. Vorenus is touched and has forgiven Pullo on a very personal level. He helps Pullo and shows his loyalty and pride for the thirteenth. Vorenus has made a sacrifice and I suspect there will be great consequence to his actions.