ANTONY cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war
earlier in my script (which is not Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar), Antony refers to Dolabella as one of his ‘dogs of war’ when talking to Cassius (which IS a reference to Shakespeare’s JC), and it comes back around after Cicero writes to Cassius and informs him of Trebonius’ fate
While these things were taking place at Rome, Cassius and Brutus were collecting troops and money, and Trebonius, governor of the province of Asia, was fortifying his towns for them. [...] Trebonius, who was captured in bed, told his captors to lead the way to Dolabella, saying that he was willing to follow them. One of the centurions answered him facetiously, "Go where you please, but you must leave your head behind here, for we are ordered to bring your head, not yourself." With these words the centurion immediately cut off his head, and early in the morning Dolabella ordered it to be displayed on the praetor's chair where Trebonius was accustomed to transact public business. Since Trebonius had participated in the murder of Caesar by detaining Antony in conversation at the door of the Senate-house while the others killed him, the soldiers and camp-followers fell upon the rest of his body with fury and treated it with every kind of indignity. They rolled his head from one to another in sport along the city pavements like a ball till it was completely crushed. This was the first of the murderers who received the meed of his crime, and thus vengeance overtook him.
App. Civil Wars III. 26
For Dolabella is in Syria, and, as you have foreseen in your prophetic soul and have foretold, Cassius will crush him while they are on their way. For Dolabella has had the gates of Antioch shut in his face and got a good beating in trying to storm it. Not trusting in any other city, he has betaken himself to Laodicea, on the sea-coast of Syria. There I hope he will speedily pay the penalty of his crime: for he has no place of refuge, nor will he much longer be able there to stand out against an army as large as that of Cassius. I even hope that Dolabella has by this time been overpowered and crushed.
Cic. Fam. 12.14
Place then before your eyes, O conscript fathers, that spectacle, miserable indeed, and tearful, but still indispensable to rouse your minds properly: the nocturnal attack upon the most beautiful city in Asia; the irruption of armed men into Trebonius’s house, when that unhappy man saw the swords of the robbers before he heard what was the matter; the entrance of Dolabella, raging,—his ill-omened voice, and infamous countenance,—the chains, the scourges, the rack, the armourer who was both torturer and executioner; all which they say that the unhappy Trebonius endured with great fortitude. A great praise, and in my opinion indeed the greatest of all, for it is the part of a wise man to resolve beforehand that whatever can happen to a brave man is to be endured with patience if it should happen.
Cicero, Philippic 11
Philippi and Perusia, Ronald Syme
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Heartbreak High S2 Thoughts
Before we knew Rowan was Bird Psycho (hilarious name by the way), I was all for AmeriexRowanxMalachi. The only correct ending to a love triangle (if he wasn’t BP of course)
Ca$h and Darren. I love these two so much. Their storyline was really good this season and I was so scared they weren’t going to make for a minute there. Them both thinking that they’re the “problem” and trying to change themselves to be together caused me physical pain. And his conversation with Nan (an icon)??? They’re just pulling at the heart strings at this point
Harper and Ant. This is actually a super cute pairing. I can see them being really good for each other (whether it turns romantic or nots I like them both ways). I was also really proud of Harper this season, she’s going through so much and she didn’t let people shit on her bc of it (looking at you Sasha)
Speaking of Sasha, why??? Just why???
Quinni is literally everything to me. I love that she spoke up for herself. Her and Darren always seem so in sync, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t issues. And I’m glad they realized that/are working on making it through them. Them + Amerie remind me of my own friend trio and it means so much to me
Amerie and Malachi. Jesus Christ these two are like a roller coaster. I think they’re cute and since they love each other I hope they work it out but damn. Can they just be happy for 5 seconds???? Him being there for her during her abortion was a 10/10.
Amerie. I love this girl so much. And she went through some shit this season. That abortion scene had me feeling so many things. I feel like we throw the word/action around sometimes like it doesn’t have any weight (on the social media at least), but it does and whether you want the child or not it can still be a tough experience. I’m glad she had Harper and Malachi to help her through it
Harper and Amerie. I really love their dynamic. Almost as much as I love the trio.
Missy and Spider. Its cute. His mom sucks and Voss getting his claws into Spider (and the other boys) also sucked
Ant. My one note for him is to stop following Spider💀 other than that never change sir🤣
I hope we see more Zoe in S3!!
Omg I almost forgot Malachi. I love his relationship with Missy. Seeing him struggle with being bi also had me feeling all the feels. I just wanted to scream “YOU LIKE TACOS AND HOT DOGS ITS OKAYYYYY” (running with the hot dog and no bun was wild sir🤣). But when he accepted it and immediately went public with Rowan??? I loved them so much (again pre bird psycho reveal). His back and forth about Switzerland lowkey annoyed me tbh bc making such a huge decision based off of a girl is crazy. But I had to keep reminding myself dealing with strong emotions in high school can sometimes feel like the end of the world so I give grace😂
My biggest qualm was probably them dropping some things that were unresolved in S1 *cough* Spider loving Amerie or Malachi being assaulted *cough* but hey, all in all it was a great season and if we don’t get a third Netflix will be getting my therapy bill
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Does Johnny have a favorite movie he's made?
Well, aside from Ninja Mime, and his tendency for extravagance and to brag about every movie he was in, Johnny personally, and secretly, prefers the movies that required authentic martial art styles and well choreographed fighting sequences, some of those are : Dragon Fist 1 &. 2, Son of Dragon Fist, Exiting the Dragon of Death, 7 Poisons, Iron claw, 24 Karate Gold. After all, he was and still is a Martial artist before he is an actor, and admittedly, his first movies weren't a hit because of his acting, he gained fame through showcasing his skills as a fighter. Despite his poor performance in delivering lines when he began acting, he was still highly requested in upcoming action movies because of what he could offer and the fact that he doesn't rely on stunt doubles to do the work, it was all him and he makes a point of maintaining that work ethic to this day. When he had gotten to love the profession, [ provided that it was a combination of the two things he loved most, cinema magic and action ], he took on acting lessons and starred in what some became award winning movies, but the one that holds a special place for him is sudden violence, it was when he had began to truly enjoy acting, the crew and cast were the amazing to work with, he enjoyed the process through and though. The movie got him the breakthrough he needed in his career &. his very first award, he was still young and an entire horizon of possibilities had just opened for him, he feels like he owes his success to that movie in particular.
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