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Early Access! Chapter 3: Purple is the Noblest Shroud

🕑 Added 2015-07-03 10:13:54 +0000 UTC

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Ah! Possibly. It is one of those moments where (to me) it seems like he got a little "deer in headlights," perhaps hoping that if he ignored the pleas they would go away.

Tristan Murphy

Got that right! :)

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I don't think the crowd was very much in a mind to listen to a speech... even a great one.

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The reign of Justinian and Theodora was anything but calm. :)

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And it would never have happened if it weren't for Theodora speaking up when she did!

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One of my favorite moments with her!

Jason Youngberg

But that was after the rioting and after the leaders were manipulated by the nobility. I'm talking about when the cries for mercy first came up before the crowd got scary.

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Theodora wins.

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Considering that he accepted their demands up front, agreeing to release them (after the crowd got scary enough), and the crowd still rioted, I'm not sure that an appeal to logic would have gotten Justinian out of that one.

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Dan is nailing with the narration lately. I guess if you spend 5 years voicing over videos you do start to get pretty good at it!

Matthew Richman

Top notch presentation as always. Did not see that ending coming.

Mask

I was looking forward to this scene with Theodora. So epic!

Tristan Murphy

Holy cow I did not see that coming

paul staber

when you play the game of thrones you win or you die

Jason Youngberg

Makes me wonder what would happen if he initially said, "If you behave yourselves after tonight's races, I'll pardon them." It would have sent the message and put the fate of the ringleaders in the hands of their supporters.