Spartacus: Vengeance finale

[destina]

For my money, that was one of the best and most satisfying hours of TV I've seen in ages.

Comments

[nestra]

Mostly, I am glad Ashur is dead. I could not take any more Ashur.

[destina]

You know what I loved about that character? They decided to make him thoroughly, truly, unrepentantly evil, and it was excellent. Usually there's this thing where shows try to 'humanize' their villains, but on this show, Ashur was only out for Ashur, and has been consistently since the beginning, even in the backstory. He has always been rotten, and as we got to see more of that, they let it play out to the end it deserved. I thought that was awesome. SO GLAD HE IS DEAD.

[fakelunacy]

I think one of the reasons this show is so awesome is knowing that the rebellion fails and everyone is dooooomed.
8D

[viridian5]

I was surprised by the extent of the major character bloodbath. This is a show not afraid to burn bridges!

[destina]

You are so right. It's shockingly rare, and kind of refreshing. I think the fact that they can blame history for being so violent and predictable lets them off the hook quite a bit. Between the burned bridges, and their amazingly successful plot and character twists, I am pretty much riveted to whatever is coming next. *g*

[viridian5]

I'm really wondering where they'll go next. That's gonna be a long wait for season 3....

My brother is especially wondering, because he pointed out that Ashur was such a plot driver in Blood and Sand, Gods of the Arena, and Vengeance that his death means the show will have to create a new character for that. Me, I'm not worried.

I'll miss Lucretia. I also can't help wondering if she wouldn't have gone this far around the bend if Ashur hadn't forcibly claimed her as his own and spoken of how he would create a (twisted) House of Batiatus version 2, with her as his red-wigged wife, just like in the old days. She threw the wig down first....

I really feel that Ilithyia never should have confided in Lucretia about Spartacus being the father of her child. It probably only cemented Lucretia's feeling that the child was hers. It certainly wouldn't have existed without her.

[the_emu]

Crixus is now officially my favourite feminist boy ever.

When he stook back and respected Naevia's choice to fight, my love exploded.

8^-

[destina]

That was a fantastic scene, you are so right. Crixus usually looks like the poster child for anxiety meds, and this was no different - but to have her back, he has to let her handle her business, and that's a rather enlightened attitude for sure. Loved it.