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Domina, review: sex and violence by the platterful in this cheesy Game of Romes – The Telegraph
Sky Atlantic’s historical blockbuster gives Ancient Rome the sex-and-swords Game of Thrones treatment – and it’s rather fun
There were shades, too, of Monty Python circa What did the Romans Ever Do For Us?. We were introduced to characters such as Marcus Scribonius and Sextus Pompeius, which sounded like an anagram for something rude.
As Livia, Parkes had the aura of a star in the making. So it was a pity she was swapped out after two episodes as the story fast-forwarded to the characters later life and the role was taken over by Kasia Smutniak.
Some of the casting choices baffled. Portraying the youthful general Gaius…
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