This show starts off slow but my god it gets very exciting in the last third! It's worth sitting through those character building and plot developing first few episodes.

Nigh Unwatchable. A great premise that misses the mark badly. Desperately wanted to love this, but the script completely betrayed the strong cast. The bad CGI and the historical inaccuracies can be forgiven if the show was entertaining, but that's impossible when you don't believe the characters or their motivations. Sometimes it was downright absurd. Was a massive waste of talent. Iwan Rheon has the chops to own a role like this, but instead of the powerful and shrewd manipulator they would have you believe he is, his character just felt kinda neutered. You couldn't ask for more from Sir Anthony's supporting role. He owns any scene he's in, but Sara Martins was a standout for me. Her role was the most believable out of the bunch, and I thought she added weight that wasn't even present in the script. This really could have been something special if all the actors had competent writing supporting them. Even being desperate for any Roman series couldn't forgive this weak sauce.

I don't think it's as bad as people are making out, yeah it isn't quite up there with Spartacus, Rome and the effects are a bit iffy in places. Despite that I'm quite enjoying it.