TV Review: “Domina — Nightshade” (S1, Ep. 6)

The sixth episode of the Epix series Domina heightens the political and personal tension, as Livia and Antigone conspire to bring down the feckless Marcellus, who poses a danger to the former’s desire to see the Republic restored. At the same time, other personal conflicts threaten to damage the fragile peace in the family, as Julia’s ill-considered affair with Iullus threatens to break out into the open. By this point in the season, Antigone and Livia are inextricably bound to one another, each one’s fate tied to the other’s. As Livia says to Antigone, they are sisters in all the ways that matter. However, that doesn’t mean that Antigone isn’t going to tell Livia when she thinks she’s wrong, and I found myself cheering her as she essentially told the other woman that she’s more than just her private poisoner. The dynamic between these two extraordinary characters continues to be one of the series’ most compelling elements. <a href="https://medium.com/cliophilia/tv-review-domina-nightshade-s1-ep-6-f7f30c3a3383">Click Here</a>