Spartacus: Vengeance [Starz - US] *Spoilers!*

PhiloCypher

Shows starting to kick into gear now in the same manner it did in it's first year, a few so so episodes then really kicking on from about episode 4 on(the pit episode of B&S).

MungBean

Absolutely brilliant episode. Love the pace of the show, anyone else would have dragged out those last 5 episodes into a full series.

Burkatron

Pure brilliant! Everything about this episode was class!!

Gannicus back is just going to = more awesome

Kiwi_knock

Absolutely excellent episode, now that was Spartacus of old.

Glaber is finally turning into a proper villain, the final scene with him and Ilithyia was brilliant.

The only complaint I have is the way they brought back Gannicus, felt it was a bit weak.

Hopefully the series will continue on in this vein.

PhiloCypher

Kiwi_knock wrote: »

Absolutely excellent episode, now that was Spartacus of old.

Glaber is finally turning into a proper villain, the final scene with him and Ilithyia was brilliant.

The only complaint I have is the way they brought back Gannicus, felt it was a bit weak.

Hopefully the series will continue on in this vein.

I agree it was , it should have gone more like this imo -

Having heard of the fall of the house of Batiatus Gannicus makes his way back to Capua to see what has become of his old friend Oenomaus only to find that he is to be sacrificed in the arena , hearing this a world weary Gannicus decides while a lone rescue attempt is doomed to failure he can at least die defending his friends, to this end he presents himself to the magistrate as the author of their very destruction thus putting him in a position to switch sides and do exactly that.

Another change I might have made would be

to have had Oenomaus throw the spear instead of Spartacus, as some of you may or may not recall in the Kirk Douglas film a Nubian makes attempt on Crassus life with a spear throw and is subsequently killed attempting to scale the pulmanis , being that Peter Mensah has been cast in next seasons Trueblood I feel it would have been a fitting send off and call back to the film if he had died in just such an attempt.

Lone Stone

First episode that i felt the new Spartacus felt right ! was epic from start to finish.

MungBean

Lone Stone wrote: »

First episode that i felt the new Spartacus felt right ! was epic from start to finish.

He still stood out at times for me. The lines and the fighting choreography were just so good that it covered up for his lack of acting ability I think. It was really apparent when he gave the little speech at the temple. Lines were brilliant and he delivered it well (he has a good voice for that kind of thing) but his face when he stopped talking just struck me as being very amateurish or something.

I do think he was a lot better in this episode all in all but I'm still not convinced by him. The gender equality squad must be in full swing at the studios too crow barring Mira into whatever is happening.

Clareman

By Jupiter's c0ck that was an excellent episode.

Goldstein

"I would send message of our own" ~ Spartacus

He doesn't fu©k about, does he?

Kirby

Did that spear throw at the end remind anybody else of 300?

don ramo

yeah, now the sh1t is gonna kick off, very like season 1 some good episodes to get us in and then rack it up a notch or two, i really loved that they destroyed the arena, and god know how many citizens with it,

illithia is ****ed now, when he dropped that bean on her father i had a really big smile on my face, i just despise that woman, but love her at the same time,

mikemac1

Incredible episode, just pure quality

Jarren

No doubt that the best part was the arena action, 5 out of 5, awesome episode.

constitutionus

that was the dogs bollocks !



really really ramped up the pathos and the action. the areana stuff was just fantastic.

glabbers turning out to be a great bad guy !

"epic" sums this episode up prefectly.

Richard Dower

Another big uptick in the ratings this week, seems the ratings agree with the opinion ep. 5 was awesome: http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/02/27/friday-cable-ratings-gold-rush-bering-sea-gold-stay-on-top-spartacus-vengeance-merlin-smackdown-more/122113/

McSpud

I was getting bored with this show (too many dodgy aussie actors in one place) but that episode awakened my interest. :cool:

Elohim

Definitely the best episode so far.

Glaber is such an excellent villain, he makes ya want to hate him so much while pitying him at the same time.

ziedth

I caught this episode last night and it's definately back to it's best. I agree that I think Gannicus should have had a better reason to come back into it such as vain attempt at escape.

I'm loving Glaber as a baddie now, i thought they had made him a bit of a tool this season but the scene with Ilithia (spelling?) at the end was brilliant.

quickbeam

Am I the only one that was feeling a bit sorry for Glaber in the middle of this episode? He seemed powerless to stop Illythia leaving him. I so cheered at the end when he killed her father and was back on top again. I think Illythia's number will be up soon. He'll keep her on a tight leesh until she has the baby then she'll have an "accident", I think.

Lucretia won't be happy at Ashur's change of plan. He was meant to swap the vial so that the baby surviving was an act of the gods, instead of Glaber finding out. It'll be interesting to see how that'll play out.

Great to see Gannicus back again.

I cheered to see that guy get stabbed by the spear (I can't remember his name - the pervert guy from Gods of the Arena). Definitely just desserts there.

I am liking Liam's Spartacus a bit better, but still not won over by the new Naevia. It'll be interesting to see how she and Crixus are together when they finally meet properly.

I'm liking all the nods this season to the prequel season. I wonder how different this season would have been if the prequel was never needed as originally intended.

Overall, great episode. I cheered out loud on several occasions throughout. Really gripping and hope the same momentum carries through to the end.

opinion guy

I am back from the Sky pace thread since it was just me talking to myself. As I said earlier there isn't enough interest to fuel 2 threads :rolleyes:

Goldstein wrote: »

"I would send message of our own" ~ Spartacus

He doesn't fu©k about, does he?

lol....this genuinely sent me into a fit of laughter which turned into fit of coughing.

McSpud wrote: »

I was getting bored with this show (too many dodgy aussie actors in one place) but that episode awakened my interest. :cool:

Home n Away for ex pornstars :P


I have but one criticism of the episode -

the cgi for the stadium collapsing sucked donkey balls - especially the second collapse where the people falling looked ridiculously fake.

Oh now....I must sit down for a minute...I'm all tired from the extra effort required to use the spoiler tags....


Phew regained my breath. As to new Spartacus - I think he is really growing into it. He makes a good speech and he is great in the fight scenes - there is something really wolf like about him. He does a great job of looking like a man possessed by the gods

opinion guy

Holy crap Peter Mensah is 52!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mensah

Kirby

He looks in great shape. Unfortunately, I fear his character won't survive the season as he has been cast in another show.

opinion guy

Kirby wrote: »

He looks in great shape. Unfortunately, I fear his character won't survive the season as he has been cast in another show.

Is there a law against doing 2 shows at once ?

I wonder though - how many seasons will there be ? I can't see it going beyond a fourth season - can you ?

don ramo

opinion guy wrote: »

Holy crap Peter Mensah is 52!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Mensah

that noting stepen lang in 60:eek:, and hell still eat your eyes for jujubes:D
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002332/

opinion guy wrote: »

Is there a law against doing 2 shows at once ?

I wonder though - how many seasons will there be ? I can't see it going beyond a fourth season - can you ?

i dont see why he cant, as long as they film at different times of the year, spartacus id say would take probably anwhere between 3-6 months to shoot, so that would leave at least half a year for him to shoot other stuff,

i always though maybe 5 seasons of 12 episodes, a nice 50 episodes should tell a good story, (i wouldnt include the prequel in the 50 TBH)

don ramo

quickbeam wrote: »

Am I the only one that was feeling a bit sorry for Glaber in the middle of this episode? He seemed powerless to stop Illythia leaving him. I so cheered at the end when he killed her father and was back on top again. I think Illythia's number will be up soon. He'll keep her on a tight leesh until she has the baby then she'll have an "accident", I think.

god no, shes brilliant, i do expect her to die a horrible horrible death but not till the last season, shes such an evil b1tch,

plus shes tasty:D

opinion guy

don ramo wrote: »

god no, shes brilliant, i do expect her to die a horrible horrible death but not till the last season, shes such an evil b1tch,

plus shes tasty:D

I reckon at some point she's gonna flip her lid and go on a mad killin spree - we've already seen it trying to break out

Richard Dower

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Spartacus-Katrina-Law-1044328.aspx

Spunk84

I'm confused now?? Who's the main character now

don ramo

Spunk84 wrote: »

I'm confused now?? Who's the main character now

well the show is called spartacus, so hes the main caracter, but the show is more an ensemble cast, there a lot to get through in the show so spartacus sometimes isnt front and center in the show, but he is the driving force behind whats happening in the show, he convinced everyone to rebel, so without him thered be no show,

Spunk84

don ramo wrote: »

Spunk84 wrote: »

I'm confused now?? Who's the main character now

well the show is called spartacus, so hes the main caracter, but the show is more an ensemble cast, there a lot to get through in the show so spartacus sometimes isnt front and center in the show, but he is the driving force behind whats happening in the show, he convinced everyone to rebel, so without him thered be no show,

So will Gannicus follow him like the others? He doesn't seem the following type, should be interesting