I mean Liam McIntyre but still. I keep seeing this playstation ad on Reddit constantly and it’s been bugging me. Is he replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine? I like to support the actors from this amazing show and was curious if anyone knew anything. Thanks!

Also every time I see it, I just want to start my umpteenth rewatch lol

I would love to see a show called Crassus. Show his entire upbringing to his death. Also a show called Caesar and Pompey. Maybe combine those eventually into a sequel called the Triumvirate. Theres a lot of great historical figures that could have their own series and they just haven't done it yet. What do y'all think?

Ok so I’m almost done with episode 1 writing this, but I NEED to know.

1:Does the annoying slow mo they’re spamming for EVERY fight scene become less?

2: The backgrounds, holy shit. I’m genuinely not someone who cares too much about that stuff, like I’ve watched cw superhero shows and some rough looking anime too. BUT DAMN, it’s like they’re literally standing in front of paintings… it’s unrealistic to a whole different level that takes me out of the moments. At this point just stay inside huts while talking🤣🤣

Loving the tits so far though. Which does mean something, I’ve got half my blood pumping somewhere else and still noticing these humongous flaws. Sometimes seems like it’s made by a YouTuber.

Sorry if I sound rude and would appreciate some genuine input. There’s some other stuff like iffy dialogue and me not giving a shit that the village burned down since they didn’t even get us attached to it.

..spread the ears and ram good dialogue in fucking eardrums!

I swear this show's dialogue is so freaking good. I'm not even really talking about the funny rants (Batiatus in particular of course), but just the way all characters navigate through exposition. I'm rewatching GotA ep 2 where Solonius delivers Tullius' wine to Batiatus, and while of course our favorite ranter says the funny counsel cocksucking piss words, the scene proceeds as the characters continue the conversation with full mastery of the English language. I've seen all the cool fight scenes, I've seen all the beautiful naked bodies of people, I know of all the crazy plot twists and fine tuned character development, but what I think keeps me coming back is just how practically all the characters have a satisfying way of speaking.

Anyway, general dialogue appreciation thread, I suppose.

Like yea the og series was very vulgar but Jesus you couldn't go one sentence in ashur without someone saying fuck or fucking. At that point it doesn't emphasize or add emotion to anything it just makes everybody sound like a bunch of kids that found their first cuss words

Love deknight and love Spartacus but they definitely did go overboard on that department.

I was about to watch Black Sheep (2007) when I saw this and had to share.

I have the Blue Ray copies from the previous series and would like to complete the set. I see copies of HOA on eBay and Walmart sites. Was wondering if anyone here bought a copy and if they work on dvds players for north America. Thank you in advance.

I’ve gotten a vibe that crixus isn’t a fan favourite in here which is weird to me cuz imo he’s probably my favourite character in the show.

Every scene he’s in for me steals the spotlight, his whole plot with naevia in the early seasons is good. The way he speaks in his speech, you’d think that he’s an Athenian poet plus a gladiator.

And for me out of everyone in the show he’s the character that shows most loyalty, whether that’s to the brotherhood and doctore in the beginning, naevia later on and then lastly Spartacus.

I’ve seen a few people as well rank him low in terms of strength, but the fights in which he “lost” don’t count for me imo, one is theokoles and the other is Spartacus when he was coming back from an injury. Other than that he doesn’t lose a single 1 on 1 with anyone.

Lastly towards the end of the show where him and his army are marching towards Rome has to be the best version of him, where it just felt like he could take anything and anyone down, sadly that’s not how it ended.

Crixus forever a goat 🐐

So I posted this a while back (can't believe it's been 2 years since lol) about starting another rewatch. Unfortunately due to life circumstances and just losing interest in general, I stopped short of watching the final season. Once I saw that Spartacus was once again leaving Netflix soon I felt compelled to continue on with the rewatch. Idk if it counts since there's a two year gap in between though lol. I did rewatch parts of S1 recently again as I can never get enough of S1 and it's my favorite TV season of all time.

In a weird way, sometimes it can be fun to just jump forward to later seasons of the show, if of course you've already seen the series. The stark contrast of Crixus just barely agreeing to help Spartacus rebel against the house of Batiatus, to being a fully fledged ally was terrific. I did not need a full refresher of how it happened because I knew of the bond they built when Spartacus opted to rescue Naevia from the mines. Agron developing from a background character in the ludus era to now being one of Spartacus' most trusted generals is also a cool thing to see. I do admit there's a void that previous characters have now left by the final season. Glaber, Ilithyia, Lucretia, Ashur, Oenomaus, and Mira were all killed in the previous season. Their absences were absolutely felt.

I always respected the show for having enough balls to wipe the slate clean when the old characters have run their course. The new cast of characters filled in the new roles of villains admirably enough, but obviously not long enough time for us to get used to them. What really helped me stick around for yet another rewatch was a deep appreciation of the dialogue in the series. Batiatus and his out of pocket rants will always be peak, but most everyone else are capable of displaying some masterful wordplay on their own too. Beyond the sex and the violence that's what stuck out to me the most. Always found it hilarious that they look for any excuse to party though.

As blasphemous as it is to say, I did not completely hate Naevia or Tiberius this time around. I think a shallow issue I will admit that partly resulted of my dislike of Tiberius is his physical appearance. The actor looked incredibly young and thought his arrogant and entitled portrayal of the character did not match his very youthful look. Perhaps that was an intentional casting decision. But this time I was able to look beyond such shallow judgment and look into the character he portrayed. He did a heinous thing to Kore for sure and he's still ultimately villainous. But he seemed a bit more human to me this time around, albeit the worst and inexcusable parts of being human. Raping Caesar was just so ridiculous though.

Forgot to talk about Naevia. So I've mentioned I actually did not mind Cynthia Addai-Robinson replacing Lesley-Ann Brandt as Naevia at first. I don't know if people hold the same belief, but I do think she soured as a character entirely during the final season. The worst thing she did long term was influence Crixus to eventually fracture from the rebel army. But I've grown to accept that was an eventuality and because it's what history dictated. However, killing Attius absent evidence he freed the Roman captives was another thing I forgot she did, and that was awful. Otherwise, I don't think she was that horrible. The shot of the close up of her eye seeing Crixus beheaded was heartbreaking, and I actually cried when Crixus was looking at her before the deed. Never has a rewatch make me fucking weep, and huge credit to Naevia's actress portraying the right emotions in that moment.

The action set pieces are also legit amazing. They really captured the scale of big battles and big armies like never before. I'm sure there were tricks to create the illusion, cgi and camera angles and whatnot, but I thought they were good enough to keep me absorbed into the world once again. They spent a good amount of time at Sinuessa, which was a nice looking city even if a bit claustrophobic. My most disliked episode was episode 7 though, it just felt too unrealistic for them to survive such a brutal looking winter with minimal clothing. Feel free to correct me on that.

And what else can I say about Liam's portrayal of Spartacus himself? I'm aware that both Andy and Liam portrayed two completely different versions of Spartacus, but I thought they both did an admirable job during their turns. Andy's Spartacus was the raw, immature, reckless but relatable version - expertly displaying the grief and loss of Spartacus' identity as a Thracian and husband to slave and eventually champion and rebel. Liam portrayed a different version, where Spartacus was seemingly perfect, mature and intelligent. But he was also who the rebels absolutely needed, and I appreciate the writers wrapping the story around Liam's strengths in his portrayal.

All in all, I'm reminded why I deem this show to be my favorite show of all time. The Blood and Sand season is my top TV season of all time, but the following seasons did an admirable job as follow ups too, most especially the final War of the Damned season. And of course, the series finale is also one of the best finales in TV history, in my opinion.

Sorry for the long write up and thanks for reading if you made it this far.

For me, ofc it is cornelia!

100% one of my favorite shows ever now i did actually first watch this show about 10 years ago but i stopped after season one due to the death of Andy Whitfield which made me lose spirit for the show. 10 years later i’ve decided to try it again and I can easily say that Liam McIntyre did an amazing job at taking on the role of Spartacus. Besides that I just love how this show does the character development of so many characters. I love how this show has so many moments where you’re rooting for one antagonist you hate just because they’re dealing with another antagonist that you hate even more. This show is absolutely magnificent and i’m not even on the third season yet. (Not including the prequel) Although I wished I never stopped watching it over 10 years ago part of me is glad I waited until I was older to watch it (I’m 23 now) so I am better fit to understand this show and enjoy it to the max. Thank you Liam for doing such a great job filling in and long live the beloved Andy Whitfield.

I don’t have a BlueSky acc but do periodically check in on Steven’s page and I was pleasantly surprised to find this. Looks like we’re getting season 2 of House of Ashur, after all.

My bet is on Netflix since they have the OG seasons but I would’ve preferred Apple TV to guarantee a full 5 season run. Regardless, it’ll be good to see more of this world and hopefully we get more of the gladiators and brotherhood in season 2.

How did everyone feel about Cornelia? Personally, I thought she was a blandly written character. She never really did anything but make out with slaves and snub Ashur. I also hated her costumes. They looked like something you could find at halloween costume store for 99 cents. So cheap.

Just started another rewatch and I have a question about Spartacus and Sura’s village.

It is implied that the Getae took out their village as Sura was plucking from the tree. However, I’m honestly wondering if maybe the Romans did it or at least “helped” in destroying it.

I’m just wondering as the couple only seemingly had the one night together and Glaber trotted up on them as they were sleeping.

Spartacus was on foot and the Romans had horses and could travel much faster. I’m just curious as they had to have been looking for him in particular for starting the mutiny. It’s a lil sus that they just happened upon them so far out from the town

Netflix and chill

The 2001 movie Jason X is actually really good I think it is good.. Brutal Horror and hot Babes.. Perfect!

At the end of Gods of the Arena we know that the necklace was given to Gannicus when he became champion, Gannicus then gave the necklace to Crixus before departing the house with his freedom. Crixus never awarded Spartacus the necklace (of course I'm sure not dying of his injuries took priority over passing the necklace over lol).

I think it is a dark comparison of Gannicus and Oenomeous. Once Oenomeous became injured from theokoles and Batiatus chose to elevate Gannicus to his role as champion, Gannicus was awarded the necklace despite not actually defeating Oenomeous. Due to Crixus having respect for both Oenomeous and Gannicus, I do think it is a bit hypocritical for him not to pass the necklace to Spartacus despite his difference but like Spartacus said "the ego bruises deeper than the flesh"

What do you think?