Now I have to wait God knows how long for “Spartacus: Vengeance” (season three). I’m now a little upset since “Gods of the Arena” ended its run last Friday. The last time he played a role like this, he was kicked into a pit in “300.” Peter Manseh also does an excellent job playing Oenomaus in both seasons as an e- gladiator turned trainer. It’s truly a shame that he got cancer and will not be reprising his role in the upcoming season. Andy Whitfield was awesome playing the role of Spartacus. Personally, I thought the cast was great as well. That is really what drew me into the show. The emotions are intense when on of the “good guys” dies or one of the butthole characters gets what’s coming to them. As the season progressed, I grew to love some characters and absolutely hate others.
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The series has a lot of likeable and detestable characters. I personally think the storylines are both fantastic. “Gods of the Arena” just finished its run on Starz and can also be seen on Netflix.įrankly, I love this series. The show also gives background on Crixus and his journey to becoming the champion that is seen in season one. The series follows the character and his top gladiator Gannicus (Dustin Clare). To appease the viewers and to keep the show fresh, Starz decided to release a six-episode prequel to give background on the house of Baitiatus. Due to the fact that Andy Whitfield got cancer, season two was delayed. The show also features Lucy Lawless as Lucretia, Batiatus’ wife, Peter Mensah as Oenomaus, the trainer of the gladiators, and Manu Bennett as Crixus, Baitiatus’ top gladiator. The show, however, focuses mainly on the events prior to the revolt while he was still a slave and gladiator in the Ludus of Quintus Lentulus Batiatus (played by John Hannah). “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” which aired on Starz back in 2010, tells the story of Spartacus, (played by Andy Whitfield), a Thracian gladiator who, from 73 to 71 BC, led a major slave uprising against the Roman Republic.
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It took about a week to watch and decide “Spartacus” was the best TV show since “Salute Your Shorts.” Being a Netflix junkie, I was pleased to discover that I could catch the first season, “Blood and Sand,” from Netflix’s instant streaming. However, six weeks ago, I just so happened to watch “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” on Starz- I was instantly hooked. Whatever is on when I get home from work is what I’ll watch. I don’t understand how he got underneath that body Platoon-style so quickly but its remotely possible.Personally, I don’t watch television shows religiously. Well played.Ĭrafty Ashur ( Nick Tarabay), I beat he thanks the Gods for his quick mind. No one is holding anything over her anymore.
Now everyone that knows she previously committed a murder, save her husband, Claudius Glaber ( Craig Parker), is dead. I imagine she will say she was trying to contain the outbreak, cage it before it got out of control ( Hi-Res Photos).
How Ilithyia is going to explain her actions regarding locking the door to the ludus is something I am looking forward to within Season 2. Season 2 of Spartacus: Blood and Sand is going to be great. The incidents leading up, during and after the war were chronicled in Howard Fast’s great book that inspired two movies and this series. The Third Servile War was the only one to directly threaten the Roman heartland of Italy and was doubly alarming to the Roman people due to the repeated successes of the rapidly growing band of rebel slaves against the Roman army between 73 and 71 BC. The Third Servile War (73-71 BC), also called the Gladiator War and The War of Spartacus by Plutarch, was the last of a series of unrelated and unsuccessful slave rebellions against the Roman Republic, known collectively as the Roman Servile Wars.