SPARTACUS SEASON 1 REVIEW SERIES

However, this episode isn’t just about fighting. In the end, the fight is something of a victory lap, the twist being that Crassus had engineered their deaths at the cost of a clutch of his own men. It’s a sign of the show’s slicker-than-ever storytelling that these two men, who we’ve barely seen, stand as a credible threat even as Spartacus takes his best men to kill them. Crassus is complex, yet focussed, which sets him apart from both Batiatus and Glaber, both of whom were petty and emotional, and ultimately vulnerable to manipulation.īefore Spartacus can face Crassus, though, he has to kill off two more immediate threats: local generals Cossinius and Furius.

He puts his life on the line just to test himself, and when he kills his slave, he gives him a goodbye worthy of the closest family members.

For a low budget with computer graphics, after the first weaker episode, the show becomes so realistic, by episode 4 it has griped me in its razor sharp clutches and the downward spiral of darkness is leaving bloody marks on my soul! If you like it you will love it, if you don't like it you will hate it.As well as being a family man, with a pair of sons on the cusp of adulthood (whose nascent rivalry is sure to come into play sooner rather than later…) Crassus is also wily, fanatical, principled and skilled – the dark mirror of Spartacus. It is raw bloody entertainment! This show is so unique, it is in a category with THE WIRE, thought they have noting in common and their uniqueness lies in completely different places, they are bot light years away of what is being made. The first episode is the weakest, but by episode 4 which i just saw i am swearing by all the Roman Gods that this is what i was born to watch. It is not a soup opera and if you are one of those people that got excited by a show like CAPRICA skip this one. It is brutal and it is one of the best shows out there. Why am i so excited by it then: For the ones that want to see fights, blood, brutality, sex, men looking like gods, blood, erotica, excitement, blood, swearing, allot of skulls being bashed, sweat, savagery, arena fights, honor, friendships intrigues, assassinations, and lets not forget some more blood, this is a show for you. If you are under 16 you should not watch it.

SPARTACUS SEASON 1 REVIEW SERIES

This is not a series for everyone and many people will find a lot in it offensive. As the series develops, the story follows the betrayals and machinations of Roman life and a tale of one man's heroic quest for vengeance. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. He becomes a favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed and mutiny. The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands. The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic.

Spartacus season 1 review