Had Crassus not turned up, he might even have succeeded. Obviously, it hurt to see Crixus get so close to his goal of routing Rome and then fall. The Agron/Nasir/Castus love triangle also got paid off in a particularly brutal way for both Agron and Nasir.Īnd, of course, there was the question of how the series would deal with the inevitability of Crixus’ demise. Kore’s insinuation into the ranks was brought to light more quickly than expected, although not explored as thoroughly as I’d hoped (presumably future episodes will deal with that, though). As suspected, the nascent “romance” of Spartacus and Laeta was consummated, but casually enough that it’s a look at what could have been, rather than what was. Promises that were realised.īut before we get to that, what about the lead-up to it? A number of plots were paid off in this episode, and paid off well.

Of course, at this late stage in the series those goodbyes felt palpable and real, and the subsequent battle between Crixus and the Roman forces contained the promise of death for much of the cast. Crixus and Spartacus finally part ways, as demanded by historical record – only this time, it wasn’t a fundamental disagreement, but an amicable parting made of everything that came before. Well, we knew this was coming, but that didn’t make it any less awesome when it happened.

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