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Gave him an 8. A fascinating character who could have been better developed, IMO.

He was great in Destiny -- to quote JSolo1:

He was an arrogant, narcissistic, shrewd and clever SOB. His confidence about his destiny, his swagger, I was diggin' all that. Caesar was the business and without question the way Karl Urban played him brought a huge add to the show.

Yep! Also, as someone who likes my hero to have vulnerabilities, I enjoyed the fact that Caesar was someone who at least temporarily got the better of Xena in the past, and who in some sense "gets the better of her" emotionally even in the present, at least for a while. Crassus says her judgment tends to get clouded around Caesar, and there is some truth to that.

Sometimes, I've wondered if Caesar should have been a more complex character -- someone who had human ties he cared about, rather than "friends" he sought only to use for his own purposes. (The historic Caesar, for instance, actually wept when Pompey's severed head was delivered to him, in spite of their political rivalry.) Then again, I'm not sure that was needed -- total narcissistic egotists really do exist, and I think Caesar worked really well as such a character.

My favorite Caesar episode is Destiny, with When in Rome... a close second. (Actually The Deliverer is second overall, but for the Caesar content I'd rank WIR higher.) The worst: Definitely When Fates Collide. The alternate-world premise was actually fascinating, but I think the episode did a serious disservice to the character of Caesar. It adds stupidity to his other qualities, and that just doesn't seem right as part of the package. I mean, Caesar is married to Xena and he cheats with Alti?

Favorite scenes:

Every scene in Destiny, really. Especially his first appearance, the seduction scene, and his capture of Xena.

The Deliverer -- the face-off against Xena.

When in Rome -- scene in the dungeon with Xena; conversation with Crassus; giving Pompey the dagger back; the moment where he realizes that it's Crassus and not Vercinix on the chopping block

A Good Day -- meeting with Xena and Pompey in the woods

Endgame -- "Pompey's changed his haircut"

Ides of March -- conversation with Brutus

Least favorite: When Fates Collide, where he has Alti kill Lao Ma's ambassadors, where he kills Brutus, and the sex/murder scene with Alti.

Best Caesar lines:

Destiny: the monologue about destiny; "Some enemies are harder than others" ; "There was never any 'us,' Xena. There is only Rome -- and I am Rome."
When in Rome: "Look at you -- captured and chained by a woman I captured and chained"; "This is Xena -- an old friend -- enemy -- friend -- I forget where we left off"; "And somewhere out there is an irritating blonde following a plan that no longer exists"
Endgame: "Pompey's changed his haircut. Too bad."
Ides of March, to the assassin who brings him the "head of Xena": "And take 'Xena' with you."
When Fates Collide, to Xena's "I must have been your worst nightmare": "Well, yeah, I've had better experiences with women."