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Aulus Plautius understood more about Britannia that he initially let on. When he placed that piece of parchment in the mouth of Antonius, then had him buried alive, it was to send a message to the Druids. He could negotiate with the Druids, when other Romans could only fear them. Was it because he had Lokka inside of him? We are rising, he murmured, as an otherness took over his eyes. We are rising.
Whilst Aulus was on his trip to the underworld, his two bodyguards waited in the woods. Divis found them and managed to extract information from them. Even when they bound Divis' legs and hands, he had the upper hand. He used a black pebble to control them. He meant to use them to infiltrate the Roman camp and make his way to Aulus' tent. Cait arrived, however, and asked that he help her free her father. Sawyer still lived, but following an altercation with a Roman soldier, Lucius had blinded him.
Divis had no intention of helping Cait, when she stole the black pebble and swallowed it. She promised to give it back after he has helped her. He had to modify his plans with the Roman soldiers. He had one, Philo, behead the other, Decimus, and walk in a trance to the Roman camp.
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Philo's arrival carrying the severed head of his comrade caused a commotion. Frightened with thoughts of ghosts and fears they were cursed, the Roman soldiers demanded that Aulus take them home. Aulus managed to calm his people down. Whilst the Romans were distracted, Cait freed Sawyer. She tried to free the other prisoners as well, but they were in a locked cage, and one of the men urged her to leave with her father.
It was whilst Aulus was talking to his soldiers that Divis caught sight of him. Whatever he saw changed his mind. Instead of heading to Aulus' tent, he hurriedly left the Roman camp.
At Crugdonon, the Cantii had their own Roman prisoners. Both the Optio, Vitus Aurelius, and the unnamed Roman soldier knew the soldier would not hold up under questioning. The Optio killed the soldier with his consent. When Vitus was tortured and questioned by King Pellanor himself, he revealed that Kerra had met with General Aulus.
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King Pellanor was furious. He told Kerra that he had sent word to the Druids, and that she was dead to him. Kerra declared that she loved him, just as her mother loved him. She believed that this faith had blinded him. Pellanor was a proud King, but he would do as Veran the Druid decreed.
When I first watched the Pilot, I wondered if Britannia was perhaps too weird to be enjoyed by the average viewer who, like me when I am not working on recaps, might have 17 different things on their minds. I have become increasingly convinced that if only viewers would get past that trippy first episode, there was a good chance they would enjoy this, as I now do. I echo the sentiments others have expressed, that, for all the comparisons to Game of Thrones that for whatever reason were made, there really isn't a show like Britannia on TV right now. It is a show that is not easy to pin down; that is what makes the journey an excitingly unpredictable one. I was not ready to recommend Britannia after my initial viewing of the Pilot. I am, now.
Strays
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■ Cait was followed by wolves through the woods. She lost them by limping through a stream. Britannia was shot in such gorgeous locations, it would be a pleasure to watch just for that.
■ Divis convinced the two Roman soldiers to decide his fate via a coin toss. No matter how many times the soldiers tossed the coin, they could not get it to turn against Divis.
■ Cait spied a Roman column moving and spotted her father.
■ Lindon claimed he only married Amena for his tribe. He said she was a snake, and that her ambition was boundless.
■ Ania, the Regni prisoner, told Phelan that she was the earthly form of Brenna, the goddess of war, dreams and wells. She was convinced Phelan was the fair haired man in a prophecy meant to rescue her. She asked him to sh-g her because, according to her, they would 'spawn a pantheon to rule the heavens for a thousand years'.
■ The Roman soldier who beat up Shawn and led him to eventually be blinded by Lucius was Tiberius.
■ Before he died, the soldier confessed to Vitus that he and the other soldiers meant to kill Vespasian.
■ Brutus threw himself down a hill and against a tree so his body would be injured. He returned to the Roman camp and said they were ambushed, and he was the only one who survived. Lucius was suspicious of his story.
■ Before the horror of the decapitated head, there was much humour with Divis and the two Roman soldiers (e.g. the coin trick).
■ Aulus told Lucius that he went to see the Druids. Lucius was increasingly frustrated with Aulus. Aulus warned his old friend not to question his authority again, else he would regret it.
■ Aulus: 'You don't defeat these people by fighting their warriors. You defeat them by fighting their gods. It's their gods you've got to kill.'
■ Cait heartbreakingly told his father that Islene was safe.
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