Spartacus: Vengeance

[Dave]

Liam McIntyre is excellent as Spartacus. He replaced Andy Whitfield.

The opening sequence is four gladiators fighting eight roman horse soldiers and it does not disappoint in bloodlust or action.

And then about ten minutes later there is a raid on a brothel that left me speechless and wide-eyed. Now I'm not a virgin nor am I easily startled by latex marital aids... WOW!
Not for the squeamish or faint of heart.

[moi621]

Something is missing.
Like the difference between a Hollywood and Euro production
I believe HBO could have done it better. I cannot get into Spartacus although I almost always like that Rome stuff. Almost as good as Nazi or Papal inspired stuff.

Moi

[Dave]

Last Friday's Spartacus ended with the gladiator arena being burnt to the ground quite spectacularly.

It's got so much in the story and it leaves everyone who wasn't killed in the first series finale hanging and twisting in the wind.

Remember, this was the arena that inspired Lentulus Batiatis and his wife Lucretia to take control of his Ludis and that was the Ludis where Glaber placed Spartacus and the Ludis.

And now it is in ashes and Spartacus is once again free.

I was screaming and cheering the blood and destruction.

[jetleg]

i really love this show, but i miss the old actor

[Dave]

A fateful sentence:

"I would have the life of Caius Claudius Glaber"

Sacramentum

[Dave]

I came back to say that there was lots of guts in this episode...
And I'm not using the colloquial for courage but guts, squirmy, bloody guts and one fight seen that you shouldn't be eating or drinking when you see. (oh yes, that nasty).