Britannia

If you have pedantic tendencies or know anything about the ancient history of Britain, give this one the body swerve. If, however, you enjoy a bit of daft humourous writing with a big dollop of fun ( the Romans zonking out on discarded herbs is particularly amusing) combined with a grand amount of blood and a smidgen of gore, then you'll enjoy it. The only complaint I might have is that the main actresses just looks like she's about 12 all the way through. I feel an aged up actress in the latter stages would have worked better. Some great characters and fantastic scenery are on view. Mackenzie cook is immense in the role of the chief druid, all bones and weirdness and looks frighteningly skinny throughout. But he is magnificent in the role.

I enjoyed Britannia quite a bit more than I thought I would. I don't understand some of the bad reviews. It's not a documentary and doesn't claim to be a true story. It's just a fun fantasy type show that keeps your attention throughout the series. Again, I like it and looking forward to more seasons!

Well, I was very pleasantly surprised when I started watching this TV series and I liked it from the very beginning.

And then, what has been happening lately with TV series has started to happen here as well, and that is that the production, after the initial success, thinks how it found a milking cow and then instead of finishing the series in a normal and meaningful way, procrastination and dilution starts, in order to film as many seasons as possible and earn as much money as possible.

This, of course, resulted in the fact that each following season is weaker than the previous one, and that the action stretches unnecessarily indefinitely, and in essence, nothing important happens in the complete third season.

This is a classic example of how to ruin a good and interesting idea, as happened with the TV series Money Heist, for example.

So my rating of this TV series dropped from a strong 9 to a modest 7.

There's plenty of people on here that are taking the series and its historical accuracy too seriously, even to the point that someone seems to figure themselves as more well informed than the Roman historian Mary beard (looking at you Allen). I'm currently undergoing my Masters in Roman History, and just a little newsflash mate, ancient Britain was famous for its warrior queens (esp. Cartimandua and Boudicca) which are mentioned in Tacitus - do your homework and stop thinking you're an expert because you've read Herodotus lol. Also Rome pooled auxiliaries from all over the empire including its North African provinces, and due to the migratory nature of the peoples from Sub-Saharan Africa, and the plethora of reports about peoples below the desert its not unlikely that these people wanted to live in the prosperous North African provinces of the Roman Empire and took up military service with its lucrative benefits. Either way, its not the point; the show captures the perceived mysticism and magical Roman conceptions of Britain well. It was seen by Roman and Greek writers as the land at the end of the world where magic and human sacrifice among other abominations occured. Yes the show deviates away from certain historical events, but the invasion of Claudius was not all that well documented, and it still captures the internal strife and rivalry well, as well as the mysterious prominence of the druids in celtic culture. It's quite sad really how many people are trying to be historians while watching a sky drama: the cast is good, some of the characters are endearing, and for the shows early days, it looks promising. Stop trying to step into academic fields that you're clearly not all that well acquainted and just enjoy the drama. Jheeeeezus.

Britannia is a fantasy historical show that takes place in A. D. 43 and follows the Roman Imperial Army who are determined to take over Britannia, who are ruled by some warrior women and the creepy Druids who can channel the forces of the underworld. I'm a fan of history and fantasy shows so I thought I'd give Britannia a chance. Im glad I did because it's a pretty decent show. Most of the negative reviews are saying that it's not historically accurate...who cares? It's not a documentary. Is it one of the best shows ever? No. But it's absolutely worth watching if your a fan of shows that have fantasy, history, action, drama, etc.