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It's a shame the goodbye golden shower wasn't done in Spartacus ultra-drama slow mo.
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hollylolly posted:If they cut out all the slow motion shots this show would be about twenty minutes long - but I LOVE every single one of them. The part where Agron spirals down the rope from the wall was freaking gorgeous. He was like a Roman-times Batman, it was incredible. I could watch it over and over (and now I have the gif so I am). I have a bunch of legitimate things to say about this episode, but but THIS. I think the part that MADE the silly sequence so awesome was Saxa in the front of the end of the shot. As he's landing, she's pulling her knife. It's just SO cool and "Hell yeah!" Whereas, the bizarre zooming effect during the caravan raid looked really really bad to me. And I'm down with the crazy blood and slo-mo, but the zooming made me kind of sea-sick?
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Mar 3, 2013 04:11
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Man, the cinematography on the show got really loving good. That fight on the wagon owned.
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Mar 3, 2013 04:30
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I'm sure that knife wound is gonna be significant somehow. Spartacus really seemed out of it when he did that bro handshake with Crixus. Also, I'm curious as to what's gonna happen with Castus, given that he was Heracleo's right hand man (I think?).
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Mar 3, 2013 04:58
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BlackArtistik posted:I'm sure that knife wound is gonna be significant somehow. Spartacus really seemed out of it when he did that bro handshake with Crixus. Also, I'm curious as to what's gonna happen with Castus, given that he was Heracleo's right hand man (I think?). Well according to history there is a rebel leader named Castus.
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Mar 3, 2013 05:16
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BlackArtistik posted:I'm sure that knife wound is gonna be significant somehow. Spartacus really seemed out of it when he did that bro handshake with Crixus. Also, I'm curious as to what's gonna happen with Castus, given that he was Heracleo's right hand man (I think?). The black pirate? He's in trailer shots with Spartacus's army (during large battle scenes) so I'd imagine he sticks with them after an initial argument over his trustworthiness.
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Mar 3, 2013 05:32
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Every season Agron looks more and more like Spartacus. I'm not sure if they're setting him up for the bait and switch in the finale, or if that's just my weird thinking. Agron isn't anyone historically, so maybe that's why DeKnight developed the character and has had him stick around. Having him be ID'd as Spartacus might allow the real one to escape, though I'm not sure that would be a satisfactory conclusion for the Spartacus story arc. Though I do have a theory about a time jump in the finale... Historical spoilers follow: Some 17 years after the slave revolt is put down, Crassus is given Syria as his province. While there, he gets into a battle and is eventually killed. Who do we know that's from Syria? Perhaps Nasir will flee east after the revolt is put down, finally finding revenge for his fellow slaves some years down the line while there.
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Mar 3, 2013 05:43
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I'm sure Agron will pout a bunch about keeping him around and then go back to being super cool. Speaking of, I like how they gave a little shout out to his brother this episode. I like it when they go back and talk about characters from season 1, it feels like fan service.
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Mar 3, 2013 05:45
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Robert Analog posted:I'm sure Agron will pout a bunch about keeping him around and then go back to being super cool. Then threesome
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Mar 3, 2013 05:49
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AshB posted:This show is great. One minute I loathe Tyberius for being a thickheaded, classist little poo poo toward Crassus's awesome gladiator slave, the next minute. Well he did get one hell of a sand eating beatdown from that line of reasoning. Also thank the gods for bringing back stuntman Richard Norton for the pilot episode, he's in awesome shape considering his age.
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Mar 3, 2013 06:18
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aBagorn posted:That's just some great cinematography there. And the fight choreography, there just isn't enough superlatives spread around about it. Just look at how each of the men fight. Spartacus, a loving force of nature. Craxus, brute strength and by just being more a vicious bastard than the guy he's fighting. And Gannicus, like some sort of murder artist, killing people absolutely ridiculously. This show is the loving greatest. Definitely the most visceral show I watch.
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Mar 3, 2013 06:29
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I really don't know how everyone is raving about the cinematography and choreography, there were glaring instances of weapons not actually connecting with people this episode and people reacting to it. It was pretty awful honestly.
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Mar 3, 2013 06:31
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Zotix posted:I really don't know how everyone is raving about the cinematography and choreography, there were glaring instances of weapons not actually connecting with people this episode and people reacting to it. It was pretty awful honestly. Gannicus is so awesome even a near miss instantly kills a roman soldier.
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Mar 3, 2013 06:33
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Hopefully Agron and/or Nasir form the Free Bro Army after Spartacus and the others get slaughtered. Bro Handshakes all over the world, dude. *flexes; styles/profiles*
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Mar 3, 2013 07:46
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Zotix posted:I really don't know how everyone is raving about the cinematography and choreography, there were glaring instances of weapons not actually connecting with people this episode and people reacting to it. It was pretty awful honestly. Probably because everyone thinks it is awesome and it is. The Spartacus-Crixus-Gannicus zoom-through was one of the cooler things on the show to this point. Were these "glaring instances" actually key moments in the foreground or just in the background or edge of frame?
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Mar 3, 2013 07:51
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Wandle Cax posted:Probably because everyone thinks it is awesome and it is. The Spartacus-Crixus-Gannicus zoom-through was one of the cooler things on the show to this point. Were these "glaring instances" actually key moments in the foreground or just in the background or edge of frame? I actually noticed a bit of that too and it was a little jarring but, I don't honestly give a poo poo, I watch this show because it is just loving insane not because it portrays anything resembling an accurate fight.
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Mar 3, 2013 07:54
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Wandle Cax posted:Probably because everyone thinks it is awesome and it is. The Spartacus-Crixus-Gannicus zoom-through was one of the cooler things on the show to this point. Were these "glaring instances" actually key moments in the foreground or just in the background or edge of frame? Crixus sparring at the beginning with the other rebel. The second rebel cracks him in the face, and it doesn't even come close to connecting. Then again in the docks scene, I'm pretty sure it was Gannicus, he sweeps a Roman, who does his front summersault before the weapon even connects with him.
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Mar 3, 2013 08:14
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I think the only moment that I noticed that bugged me was when Caesar (I think?) and some roman soldiers were running and it went into super-slo-mo for no reason other than to show them take like 3 steps before going back to full speed. Nothing else jumped out at me as pointless and whatever minor misses there were, were more than made up by the handful of really awesome shots throughout the episode.
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Mar 3, 2013 09:28
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Considering this isn't real, there's always going to be a certain margin of obvious fakery with the stabbing and whatnot. But the fact that you're obsessed with it in an episode overflowing with kickass moments makes it seem you're missing the forest because of one insignificant tree dude. EDIT: There are more missed punches in Rocky 4 than a tag-team match involving the blind, but don't you tell me that it doesn't have some of the most rousing fighting in moviedom, buster.
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Mar 3, 2013 09:33
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Zotix posted:Crixus sparring at the beginning with the other rebel. The second rebel cracks him in the face, and it doesn't even come close to connecting. That's just some fairly extreme nitpicking though.
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Mar 3, 2013 09:50
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Wandle Cax posted:That's just some fairly extreme nitpicking though. I really don't think it is, I don't look for this stuff it just was blatantly noticable. This is the first time in the entire show I've seen anything like it, and twice in one episode.
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Mar 3, 2013 10:13
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Despite Tiberius being a little rapist shitweasel, I still can't hate him because he looks almost exactly like Adam Devine from Workaholics. Compare:  vs 
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Mar 3, 2013 10:29
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Only way, way, way hotter.
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Thanks to this thread, I still can't stop thinking of the C.R.A.S.S.U.S. System whenever he or his father are on screen.
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Mar 3, 2013 10:50
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I guess I kind of see that, but it's just too hard to top Caesar Pitt and Nemetes Redford for look-a-likes this season.
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Mar 3, 2013 11:55
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DoggPickle posted:I have a bunch of legitimate things to say about this episode, but but THIS. I think the part that MADE the silly sequence so awesome was Saxa in the front of the end of the shot. As he's landing, she's pulling her knife. It's just SO cool and "Hell yeah!" Seriously this show is just concentrated "Hell Yeah". So glad Crixus didn't punk out. I hate when they're adversaries.
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Mar 3, 2013 12:21
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CubanMissile posted:Seriously this show is just concentrated "Hell Yeah". So glad Crixus didn't punk out. I hate when they're adversaries. The whole end sequence was "hell gently caress yea!" It was awesome in every way.
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Mar 3, 2013 12:35
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The only thing that throws me off every time from the radness is the actress who plays Naevia's over the top crazy/angry face. It's even worse than Michonne's (The Walking Dead) stupid grumpy face.
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Mar 3, 2013 12:42
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CubanMissile posted:The only thing that throws me off every time from the radness is the actress who plays Naevia's over the top crazy/angry face. It's even worse than Michonne's (The Walking Dead) stupid grumpy face. Yep, she's really quite crap.
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Mar 3, 2013 13:13
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CubanMissile posted:The only thing that throws me off every time from the radness is the actress who plays Naevia's over the top crazy/angry face. It's even worse than Michonne's (The Walking Dead) stupid grumpy face. I think she is playing a character that is trying too hard to be a bad rear end. I don't think it's bad acting, it's deliberate. Gannicus' line this episode that was something like "well arent you the warrior now, lay hands on me again and I will treat you as such". He has contempt for her not just because she killed his friend, but she's also pretending to be something she is not.
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Mar 3, 2013 19:00
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In the last few episodes (before apologizing to Gannicus), I think Naevia was given the role of Crixus' bad shoulder angel. But I agree with someone who mentioned that this actress is way more fitting for the path they chose for the character than the original (though I did like the original Naevia a lot).
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Mar 3, 2013 19:26
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This show has the best cursing.
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Mar 3, 2013 19:47
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the posted:This show has the best cursing. And good insults too. 'Rome does not tremble except in anger at your failure' was an excellent one.
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Mar 3, 2013 19:50
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I was really happy to hear the good ol' rock guitar riffs combined with slaughter a la season one. Man, those riffs bring me back!
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Mar 3, 2013 19:59
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CubanMissile posted:The only thing that throws me off every time from the radness is the actress who plays Naevia's over the top crazy/angry face. It's even worse than Michonne's (The Walking Dead) stupid grumpy face. I don't get this. Naevia is somehow not managing the same level of appropriate hell yeah, without being over the top so that it matches the tone of the show, but michonne on the walking dead is 100 times more annoying. And zzzzzzzz. I'm really curious what they're planning for the younger girl that likes Gannicus. Either she's gonna go batshit at bunny-boiling levels and actually be his doom, or take a dagger or something for him. She's been around too much to just disappear. I would actually enjoy being surprised though!
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Mar 3, 2013 20:05
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the posted:This show has the best cursing. You should watch Deadwood ASAP.
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Mar 4, 2013 08:31
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Alfred P. Pseudonym posted:You should watch Deadwood ASAP.
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Mar 4, 2013 08:35
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"Piss and poo poo" has pretty much replaced most of the curses I mumble under my breath these days.
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Dantes posted:Swearengen ! Wu ! Cocksuckers ! SAN FRANSEESKO COCKSUCKAH
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I am not sure where you're getting the "Tiberius raped his mom" thing from. Nothing that I have seen has intimated that she is his mom. Did I miss something? The show is pretty good about these things, so they would have made her noticeably older to make it more chronologically possible, she can't be any more than a year or two older than him.
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