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Gonz posted:I don't think Tberius will be alive by the end of this series. Well, to be fair, his dad did make him kill his best friend.
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Azure_Horizon posted:First decimation, now tug-of-war. Spartacus is the most visually horrifying show on TV, and I love it while also being continuously shocked by it. Screw betting on gladiator fights, I wanna spend my money betting on which limb pops off first! This show is absolutely brutal. Why can't Gannicus and Ceasar just be cool bros who go around the world broing it up together in epic fashion. Under different circumstances I'm sure they would be best friends.
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Doublehex posted:Well, to be fair, his dad did make him kill his best friend. So he rapes an innocent woman who tries to be kind to him? Nah, he's a poo poo and should die.
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Mar 9, 2013 07:19
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Tiberius must die, no question on that, but this is Spartacus. When you are asked to participate in an orgy, you say "Yes".
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Mar 9, 2013 07:20
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I don't hate Tiberius; I am fascinated by how much of a true Roman he's becoming.
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Mar 9, 2013 07:22
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I don't think it helps the Tiberius character that he's the worst actor on the show.
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Mar 9, 2013 07:25
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Gangringo posted:Gannicus and Pullo gently caress and kill their way across time while Spartacus and Vorenus stay in the TARDIS to brood and complain about them. New concept: Gannicus is a time traveler, Spartacus and Co. stay in their respective time period, and depending on their actions the world Gannicus lives in completely changes week to week.
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Mar 9, 2013 07:30
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qbert posted:So he rapes an innocent woman who tries to be kind to him? She's not an innocent women, she's property. loving Romans.
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Mar 9, 2013 08:00
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nooneofconsequence posted:I don't think it helps the Tiberius character that he's the worst actor on the show. Naevia is still on this show. Then again, I'm not sure if her always trying to look fierce while being weaker than most is intentional. R.I.P. Donar. I will miss his axe murders.
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Mar 9, 2013 08:01
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I don't think Tiberius has a bad actor. I loved that line about Caesar going from sword to tongue of silver.
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Mar 9, 2013 08:28
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Gannicus owns. All the Gladiators own. Killing himself to deprive the romans of their victory kill? After essentially owning Caesar? Awesome.
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Mar 9, 2013 09:14
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nooneofconsequence posted:I don't think it helps the Tiberius character that he's the worst actor on the show. His acting seems fine to me. I think it was just that he had to start off as a rather lovely character - he's convincing enough in his heel turn and Caesar's hilarious foil.
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Mar 9, 2013 09:27
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I was honestly surprised and thought they wouldn't have Laeta go nude after 5 episodes. Guess I was wrong.  Really loved the scene between Crassus, Tiberius and Kore. Honestly I don't think Tiberius is a lovely actor or anything but he has the play the part of pompous rear end in a top hat. Also Caesar now shaven and with a Roman haircut looks a bit closer to what I would've expected from Caesar if you saw a bust or something.
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Mar 9, 2013 09:56
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JESUS CHRIST the entire second half of that episode I was on the edge of my seat literally shouting at the screen for Gannicus not to die. That was such a suspenseful episode. And that guy stabbing himself in the face was so loving 
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Mar 9, 2013 10:16
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qbert posted:So he rapes an innocent woman who tries to be kind to him? Yep. According to history, when Crixus died, Spartacus captured Romans and forced them to fight in the arena in memory of Crixus. I DEMAND that this is how Tiberius dies.
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Mar 9, 2013 10:21
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Sober posted:Also Caesar now shaven and with a Roman haircut looks a bit closer to what I would've expected from Caesar if you saw a bust or something. Yeah this. The new looking Caesar is way cooler. Also, so many merkins this episode.
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Mar 9, 2013 10:32
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Some serious merkins in this episode. Caesar's slavesome girl was outstanding... need a gif of her. Rocksicles fucked around with this message at 11:17 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Mar 9, 2013 10:35
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Caesar looks so loving hot all clean-shaven and hair cut. But then again, so many men are hot in Spartacus -- nearly all of them. Hell, even Donar was hot as gently caress.
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Mar 9, 2013 11:22
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I love this show but every time there's a fight scene I get terrified that someone I really like is going to die. Gannicus has to live though he's too cool to die.
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Mar 9, 2013 11:48
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trying hard to understand where they are, because Sinuessa as it was in histroy is between Rome and Naples on the west coast. it's not mountain country by any stretch. It's like 900kms to the alps, marching past Rome. I know in history they made a break for the Alps, then turned around and marched south again but they were headed for Thrace. Crassus built a wall, but it was on the southern tip, preventing them from heading back they way they had come. Rocksicles fucked around with this message at 11:59 on Mar 9, 2013 |
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Mar 9, 2013 11:56
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Rocksicles posted:trying hard to understand where they are, because Sinuessa as it was in histroy is between Rome and Naples on the west coast. it's not mountain country by any stretch. It's like 900kms to the alps, marching past Rome. I know in history they made a break for the Alps, then turned around and marched south again but they were headed for Thrace. I don't think those were supposed to be the alps, the appennine mountains run all the way down the boot.
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Mar 9, 2013 13:37
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yeah but they aren't bloody big between Rome and Naples, surely? I also didnt think it snowed anywhere near that much that far south.
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Mar 9, 2013 13:49
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Rocksicles posted:trying hard to understand where they are, because Sinuessa as it was in histroy is between Rome and Naples on the west coast. it's not mountain country by any stretch. It's like 900kms to the alps, marching past Rome. I know in history they made a break for the Alps, then turned around and marched south again but they were headed for Thrace. I was going to write 'they're mashing up elements of history to fit the story', but then I realised that we're only just past halfway through the season.
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Mar 9, 2013 14:44
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Alchenar posted:I was going to write 'they're mashing up elements of history to fit the story', but then I realised that we're only just past halfway through the season. Only 4 episodes left though...
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Mar 9, 2013 15:05
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 Don't worry guys, I got this.*stabs unarmed woman while his friends are being massacred by Gannicus* Rocksicles posted:Caesar's slavesome girl was outstanding... need a gif of her. Naked women: the sexiest blocking device.
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Mar 9, 2013 16:33
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Rocksicles posted:trying hard to understand where they are, because Sinuessa as it was in histroy is between Rome and Naples on the west coast. it's not mountain country by any stretch. It's like 900kms to the alps, marching past Rome. I know in history they made a break for the Alps, then turned around and marched south again but they were headed for Thrace. Best guess: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=Al...+Italy&t=p&z=13
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Mar 9, 2013 16:42
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drat fun episode. I was genuinely worried about Gannicus. Ceaser has all that history-armor so some of his scenes are less intense than they could be, but I really like Brad Ceaser. He's got a glint in his eye that makes him a rock-star.
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Alchenar posted:I was going to write 'they're mashing up elements of history to fit the story', but then I realised that we're only just past halfway through the season. I'm pretty sure that's exactly what they're doing. Spartacus was betrayed by some pirates that were supposed to ferry his army to Sicily, and he turned around to find that Crassus had walled off the whole tip of the boot. Supposedly he managed to sneak a large portion of his army over the wall on a snowy night, so even that's pretty good. They're obviously taking a lot of liberties with location and terrain, but I think one of the cool things this show consistently manages to do is hit the broad historical notes while still stylizing the poo poo out of everything.
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Mar 9, 2013 17:30
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Yeah I'd be okay with a Brad Caesar spinoff, the actor is doing a good job so far and I could see him in the lead of a similiar show Also this was a cool episode
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Mar 9, 2013 17:39
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If we don't get an afterlife scene in the finale I'm going to be extremely mad 
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Paradoxish posted:I'm pretty sure that's exactly what they're doing. Spartacus was betrayed by some pirates that were supposed to ferry his army to Sicily, and he turned around to find that Crassus had walled off the whole tip of the boot. Supposedly he managed to sneak a large portion of his army over the wall on a snowy night, so even that's pretty good. They're obviously taking a lot of liberties with location and terrain, but I think one of the cool things this show consistently manages to do is hit the broad historical notes while still stylizing the poo poo out of everything. Oh yeah, they're hitting the historical notes, it's just hard to tell how hard. For example I think that the thing with Crixus some people are expecting has already been done as far as this show is concerned, although there's a bit of Naevia's story to be played out. Brad Caesar changed significantly when he tidied up, but the voice is just a bit too coarse for my liking. This Caesar will never transform into Ciaran Hinds Caesar and that's mostly a fundamental stylistic choice with the show, but Crassus for example could have been dropped into Rome and would probably have worked as a character.
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Jut posted:Only 4 episodes left though... Oh god people are going to start dying left and right aren't they.
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Mar 9, 2013 18:13
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Fragmented posted:Oh god people are going to start dying left and right aren't they. Not Gannicus. He just steals all your women and escapes. I hope he becomes a pseudo-Gaius Balta from BSG season 4 and builds up a cult of women that follows him around. Every episode is him killing Romans, rescuing a new woman, and having an orgy.
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Rocksicles posted:Some serious merkins in this episode.  only sfw one I could find of her body  Caesar is awesome though Looking a little like brad pit now also 
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Mar 9, 2013 19:18
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Given that the show is so full of over-the-top ridiculous feats that you can grow accustomed to them, it was actually quite awesome to see Caesar lay out line-by-line just how incredibly heroic what he'd done was, and how pathetic Tiberius is in comparison. The problem that Tiberius has is that he just isn't Ashur (and the last couple of episodes have literally just been him turning it Ashur 2.0, right down the the rape) and with only 4 episodes left and his enemies all having plot armor his story is not going to happy place.
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Mar 9, 2013 19:49
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Alchenar posted:Oh yeah, they're hitting the historical notes, it's just hard to tell how hard. For example I think that the thing with Crixus some people are expecting has already been done as far as this show is concerned, although there's a bit of Naevia's story to be played out. I think it's a little unnecessary to compare the Caesar here to Ciaran Hind's Caesar in Rome; bear in mind they are at two very different points in Caesar's history, and his role in this show is basically creative liberties to a fault. Caesar's absolutely awesome here, so I think a spinoff show would be worthwhile.
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Mar 9, 2013 20:37
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Sober posted:I was honestly surprised and thought they wouldn't have Laeta go nude after 5 episodes. Guess I was wrong. I don't find her attractive at all, as every shot of her reminds me of this: 
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Cry Havoc posted:I don't find her attractive at all, as every shot of her reminds me of this: Hahah you rear end in a top hat.
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Mar 9, 2013 21:11
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Why is everyone calling him Brad Caesar. He is obviously Matt(Damon)Ceaser. It's all in the squarish shape of his head.
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Cry Havoc posted:I don't find her attractive at all, as every shot of her reminds me of this: 
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