The good news about starting so badly is you rarely have any place to go but up. And “Sacramentum Gladiatorum” is certainly a step up from the pilot. For one, thing, we get all the sex out of the way … Continue reading Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Episode 2: Sacramentum Gladiatorum

Spartacus: Blood and Sand starts bad. Very bad. It’s a little hard to remember the first three to four episodes after four seasons, two Spartacuses, plus a decade on since it first aired, but Spartacus—especially its pilot—seemed like it was … Continue reading Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Episode 1: The Red Serpent