At the beginning of the episode, Cait (Eleanor Worthington-Cox) speaks with Sawyer (Barry Ward) about Divis and his prophecy. Cait admits she isn’t sure what to believe. Sawyer tries to convince Cait to go without him. He tells her not to worry about him. Divis (Nikolaj Lie Kaas) watches as Sawyer and Cait say their goodbyes. Sawyer marches on his way. Brutus (Daniel Caltagirone) watches him as he goes. Divis rushes Cait away seconds later. We jump forward to Winter. Gildas (Joe Armstrong) and Antedia (Zoe Wanamaker) try to keep warm. The Queen claims that things are just getting interesting. Kerra (Kelly Reilly) tries to figure out how to keep her people fed. She wants to see whose will is stronger. Lucius (Hugo Speer) watches as newcomers arrive at the Roman camp.

One wagon has a prisoner. Aulus (David Morrissey) speaks with Ashur Ram and his brother Aziz. He also discusses things with Hella (Laura Donnelly), The Irish Raven. Hella is only interested in seeing the gold. Lucius listens as Aulus sends the group after Cait. Lucius doesn’t seem too happy with the plan. Hella buys a crossbow. Lucius confronts Aulus and ridicules him for speaking for the Emperor. Lucius reminds him that he blinded Sawyer out of his own will. Aulus seems convinced that a higher power caused Lucius to blind him. He asks Aulus who he is working for. Lucius finds Veran’s voodoo doll of sorts in his tent. Aulus pays him a visit. Lucius tells Aulus that everything is fine. Veran (Mackenzie Crook) works on a miniature noose.

Kerra speaks with Lindon (Stanley Weber) about their supplies. She believes it will buy them some time. Lindon claims that the fortress has been doomed since the Romans landed. Lindon recommends her to surrender to the Romans and pay their taxes. She explains that he is after more than taxes. Aulus visits Antedia. Aulus wants to speak with the Queen’s spy. She orders Gildas to send a ring to their friend at the citadel. Antedia speaks with Lucius. He tells her that he isn’t hungry. He eats at her request. Lindon receives the ring. Brutus and Philo (Zaqi Ismail) continue hiding away and getting high. They’re met by the assassins. They’re asked about the girl. Cait runs into three soldiers. She asks them for food. Divis helps her pull a trick on them.

It doesn’t work. They’re forced to make a run for it. Cait blames the failure on nerves and the cold. Divis tells her to try harder. They argue. Brutus and Philo are tortures for information. Brutus tells them about the blind man. Hella kills some of the other assassins and goes after Cait. Divis tells Cait that the prophecy claims Lokka will send out three hellhounds to track down the Chosen One. He doesn’t know what happens to the Chosen One after that. He was thrown out before he could find out the rest. Cait contemplates if she would do better on her own. He tells her to try harder. Hella kills the other assassin. Lucius begins worrying about Veran. He burns the voodoo dolly.

Vitus checks on him. He returns to his tent and grabs a knife. Aulus speaks with his scribe Marcus. Aulus tells the scribe about how important his words will be in the future. Amena (Annabel Scholey) seems to be keeping an eye on Lindon. He leaves the citadel and prepares to meet with Queen Antedia. He tells her about the food stocks. He claims that Kerra is guiding her people well. Antedia doesn’t believe him. Lindon admits he knows where his allegiance lies. He is told to do his duty. Lucius prepares to strike at night. Aulus blows out his candles. Lindon sits near Amena. He goes out of his room. He kills a guard and prepares to set fire to the food. Lindon accomplishes that mission. Lucius enters Aulus’s tent. Lucius ends up killing the scribe. Aulus confronts him.

Aulus wants to know if Lucius had help. Lucius asks what he has done. Aulus tells his old friend to run. He takes the advice. The food storage burns in the citadel. Kerra learns about the fire. Amena wakes up as well. Lindon stops Kerra and tells her that there is nothing they can do. Amena seems to know what Lindon has been up to. Queen Antedia and her son watch the fire. Aulus sees it in the distance as well. Divis works with Cait. She claims that her father is dead. She insists she has made a terrible mistake. She begins to doubt herself. Divis asks her what Islene would say. He tries to bring her to her senses. When Divis steps away, Cait pulls out her knife and cuts at her dress. Divis seems to freak out. Cait makes a noose and tries to kill herself.

Divis says that he was wrong. He is attacked by Hella. Hella gets the better of him and throws him into the water. Cait is shown hanging from a tree. Hella watches as she struggles.

 

Britannia Review

What the heck just happened? Did Divis and Cait both just die? The show really took a leap of faith here. It turned Lindon into a spy and potentially killed off the story’s two heroes. There is a good chance that Divis and Cait are not dead. That would be too easy for Aulus. Either way, the episode was pretty effective in the fact that I am eager to watch the finale. I must admit that I haven’t really felt the urgency to watch the next episode after finishing an episode of Britannia. Perhaps it gets a little better with age?

If you can overlook the horrible humor, cheesy dialogue and the constant butthole jokes, Britannia isn’t too horrible. Of course, that is a big ask for any viewers. This episode was fairly decent. A 7.5 out of 10 is deserved. Catch up with previous recaps of Britannia now!