I never expected to see Mere Smith's name in the credits for this.

I am a little sad that my long-cherished dream of Eirene cutting Pullo's throat at the end of the series is so not going to happen. Vorenus being murdered by his eldest daughter would not be quite the same thing. Not that I think that is how he actually is going to go down, but down he'll go, and take Pullo with him, most like, trying to save him from drowning.

I was so amused that Vorenus remained horrible in bed, but that turned out to be on purpose.

Agrippa is so young that I have to cover my face when I watch his scenes. I remain bewildered by mousy little rodent-faced Octavia as this irresistible object of desire, but oh well.

I can't decide what I think of the new Octavian. He is disconcertingly pretty, although very willing to play completely against that with his snakelike coldness; I guess he'd be a little more human if he had more heat in his wounded vanity. The reconciliation with Atia was creepy. They are really going all-out on the Freudian explanations for the commitment to piety and virtue, I guess.

I keep wondering if young Vorena is pregnant.