We are only well into this new (and final) season of Spartacus and my word, have the creators of the show and all involved delightfully surprised and improved over the previous disappointing season!! No longer is Liam McIntyre burdened by not being able to fill the shoes of Andy Whitfield, whose tragic death is still casting a shadow over this show. McIntyre, in his own way, NOW both looks and acts the part of the great leader of slave rebells, which adds to the enjoyment which I sorely missed in season 2. Congrats for taking the leap forward, it makes all the difference! The part of Crassus, the obvious main antagonist of this season, has been thoroughly developed as a character and written smartly. In the first episode alone, I was clenching my teeth when he decided to fight his slave trainer to the death, not wanting him - a Roman - to die (nor the trainer, for that matter), a testament to excellent duplicity and moral questions we shall be served this season.
The production values are consistently getting better and better and especially the fight scenes in this particular episode when the slaves conquer the city were, at moments, breathtaking.
Also in this episode, of particular notice to me was Cohen Holloway, the actor playing Attius. He just seemed refreshingly improvisational and, to me, played his character with noticeable enjoyment.
What can I say, the golden age of television is happening right before our eyes, TV shows in general have arguably never been better and it is my humble pleasure to follow this new, promising season of Spartacus. Who would have thought that a show, whose main premise relied heavily on graphic violence and gratuitous nudity, would find more heart and soul than most other shows could even dream of.
The production values are consistently getting better and better and especially the fight scenes in this particular episode when the slaves conquer the city were, at moments, breathtaking.
Also in this episode, of particular notice to me was Cohen Holloway, the actor playing Attius. He just seemed refreshingly improvisational and, to me, played his character with noticeable enjoyment.
What can I say, the golden age of television is happening right before our eyes, TV shows in general have arguably never been better and it is my humble pleasure to follow this new, promising season of Spartacus. Who would have thought that a show, whose main premise relied heavily on graphic violence and gratuitous nudity, would find more heart and soul than most other shows could even dream of.
