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Re: New Spartacus Episode Crassus' final duel with Gallarus is my new single favorite moment in the entire series so far.
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Jan 25, 2013 22:00
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Babe Magnet posted:Re: New Spartacus Episode Agreed, it was simultaneously amazingly choreographed AND a great insight as to Crassus' character.
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Jan 25, 2013 22:14
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I think the show suffered last season (due to the lack of Batiatus), but it was still pretty good. Looking forward to this tonight.
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Jan 25, 2013 22:41
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At my office all the guys religiously watch Spartacus just like the latest NFL games. Premier was pretty awesome and almost feels movie like with how the scale and overall effects budget has greatly increased in the final season. Basically going for relatively small area fights with a majority of the action happening on a single practical set in the first season to battlefield scale bloodbaths. Also I pray to Gods to finally offer Gannicus brand hair shampoo at the merchandising store. nate fisher posted:I think the show suffered last season (due to the lack of Batiatus), but it was still pretty good. Looking forward to this tonight. I find no fault with the last season even without John Hannah absent to fill the glorious bastard role. Other characters such as Glabus and Ashur really stepped up to the dick in chief villain roles in a satisfying way. Killing off characters even popular ones is one of the big draws of the show and getting mad over a character not making to end sort of shows that the development/connection to the audience really worked. etalian fucked around with this message at 22:47 on Jan 25, 2013 |
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Jan 25, 2013 22:43
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I was sad about Batiatus being gone, but "Libertus" and "Monsters" showed that everyone else more than made up for it. "Monsters" in particular has Spartacus.jpg and is one of the best episodes of TV ever made.
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Jan 25, 2013 23:08
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Premiere was excellent. I can't wait to see more of Crassus 
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Jan 25, 2013 23:16
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Man the premiere made me PUMPED. loving A. Love this show.
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Jan 25, 2013 23:56
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aBagorn posted:Agreed, it was simultaneously amazingly choreographed AND a great insight as to Crassus' character. Yeah, I'm guessing it will be a microcosm of the season. Crassus fights spartacus, makes an error of some sort and loses a battle. Then, seemingly makes the same error against him as a feint to achieve final victory. I know, because its what I would have done if I made the show.
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Jan 26, 2013 01:15
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I've missed this show, and the next season is looking to be amazing. Thou shalt not gently caress with Crassus.
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Jan 26, 2013 02:01
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If Crassus turned out to be this interesting, I'm really eager to find out what Julius Ceaser is going to be like, considering they might be making a spin-off show about him.
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Jan 26, 2013 02:16
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IT BEGINS and so much death Some one is a pimp. bobkatt013 fucked around with this message at 03:18 on Jan 26, 2013 |
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Jan 26, 2013 03:06
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That episode was  as gently caress. I am so pumped for this season.
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Jan 26, 2013 03:23
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Oh man if you think you know how this ends you will be in for a surprise - The showrunner.
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Jan 26, 2013 03:56
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Awesome, probably means he's going with the "Aliens abduct Spartacus from the final battlefield" idea he joked about.
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Jan 26, 2013 03:57
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Crassus is so awesome omfg. Not only seems like a cool actor, but the character so far has been written awesomely. I echo the thoughts of others The fight with hilarus(which is what the cc says?) was so great. Also ridiculous Gannicus 4 way 
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Jan 26, 2013 04:05
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Crassus Spartacus's spear throw The damage done with the Eagle club  I'm go loving happy that this show is back!
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Jan 26, 2013 04:05
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bobkatt013 posted:Oh man if you think you know how this ends you will be in for a surprise - The showrunner. "gently caress history, Spartacus wins"
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Jan 26, 2013 04:25
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Pinwiz11 posted:Crassus And even more Bro super combo moves the throw and slash trick with Gannicus.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:36
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The Eagle club knocking the guy's loving jawbone clear off his face was A++++.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:47
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Also, naked exposition is the best exposition.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:47
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Crassus being so awesome and Caesar being > Crassus is kind of frightening.
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Jan 26, 2013 04:54
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Kammat posted:Also, naked exposition is the best exposition. One woman is never enough for Gannicus
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Jan 26, 2013 04:56
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I'll say this about Liam's version of Spartacus, he brings such a savagery to the character.
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Jan 26, 2013 05:05
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muscles like this? posted:I'll say this about Liam's version of Spartacus, he brings such a savagery to the character. And we finally get him back with his two sword fighting style like in the original season. Like for his Mortal Combat dual decapitation finishing move I also like the writing for the character setting up his arc from getting successful revenge in the first season, deciding to expand his vengeance to all Romans in the second season but being very uncomfortable for next level of things in third season such as slowly becoming a unapproachable king figure. Also a nerd made lego versions of many iconic Spartacus scenes here: https://www.facebook.com/LegoSpartacus etalian fucked around with this message at 05:22 on Jan 26, 2013 |
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Jan 26, 2013 05:17
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Gonz posted:The Eagle club knocking the guy's loving jawbone clear off his face was A++++. What makes it even more awesome is how The standard the symbol of Rome and him killing a guy with it is basically him beating a roman with rome.
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Jan 26, 2013 05:32
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bobkatt013 posted:What makes it even more awesome is how The standard the symbol of Rome and him killing a guy with it is basically him beating a roman with rome. Or along the action movie staple of beating someone to death with their own servered arm. I liked the quick lines and funny set stories from this article on the red carpet screening: http://www.forbes.com/sites/carolpinchefsky/2013/01/25/overheard-at-a-screening-of-spartacus-with-lucy-lawless-and-steven-deknight/ I loved the prank story from Clair about how the New Zealand support crew replaced all the australian flags on his trailer with NZ flags and All Blacks logos during the World Cup. etalian fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Jan 26, 2013 |
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Jan 26, 2013 05:33
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man, that owned. They're really going all-out with the effects this year. Remember how lovely the greenscreen work looked in the pilot?
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Jan 26, 2013 05:55
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"Who is with you? WHO IS WITH YOU?" "Death." *jowl stab*
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Jan 26, 2013 06:03
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3Romeo posted:man, that owned. Despite the cheese elements in the first few episodes even Charlie Brooker got addicted to the show: http://www.guardian.co.uk/tv-and-radio/2010/may/22/charlie-brooker-screenburn-spartacus
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Jan 26, 2013 06:16
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Six minutes in and already we've set a new standard for single-kill brutality, directly after the season's obligatory jaw removal. gently caress I love this show
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Jan 26, 2013 06:17
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So at first, I thought Crassus looked like an interesting villain because he agreed to accept a lesser command "for the glory of Rome." Between that and his accepting that he was not above slaves in all things, it seemed like he was the first villain on the show who had a shred of humility and wanted to fight for something greater than himself. As it turned out, he is just fighting for himself, but the dynamic established by his training scenes and speech to his son mean that he's still drat cool, and smart enough to accept that he's inferior in some respects while still fighting for his own glory. This was also not a good episode to be a horse.
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Jan 26, 2013 06:54
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Well I sure as poo poo didn't expect Crassus to be that much of a badasss.
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Jan 26, 2013 08:22
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Crassius came across as pretty awesome. He's not Battiatus, but really, there's no repeating that. Still a very promising premiere after a season that seamed to stall, going nowhere fast.
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Jan 26, 2013 08:24
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Gonz posted:"Who is with you? WHO IS WITH YOU?" Also, we're only one episode in and I can't imagine any other show coming CLOSE to fight choreography. Ever. Azure_Horizon fucked around with this message at 09:04 on Jan 26, 2013 |
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Jan 26, 2013 08:45
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Crassus' wife looks a lot like Ilithya, when she first appeared I thought it was her and Steven DeKnight had been lying all this time how she had died at the end of the last season. http://imgur.com/W03pKaB
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Jan 26, 2013 10:18
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HUGE SPACEKABLOOIE posted:Well I sure as poo poo didn't expect Crassus to be that much of a badasss. I loved how training duel with the gladiator slave was a great way to develop him as a character, not just a excuse to show off some fight choreography.
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Jan 26, 2013 10:25
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Scuzzywuffit posted:This was also not a good episode to be a horse. edit: also the actress who plays Saxa doin her own stunts, so I hope to see some crazy poo poo go down maybe also counting that way-too-long 4-way edit the second: I just remembered how much I miss Spartacus' interpretation of Latin grammar translated to English 
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Jan 26, 2013 10:31
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I cracked up when the overly long 4 way immediately cut to two dudes making out. I will not be convinced that wasn't intentional to make a ton of dudes get super uncomfortable about their wood. Crassus was so cool I had to keep reminding myself he was a bastard, slave owning, (homophobic?) killing Roman. Just seeing a Roman who understood that underestimating "slaves" and not seeing them as men, warriors, and generals was the mistake kept threatening to win me over. I had to keep telling myself that all those people around him were slaves, he sacrificed men to political maneuvering, and he killed a guy to feed his ego. drat Romans set the bar for being cool so low.
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Jan 26, 2013 11:01
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STAC Goat posted:I cracked up when the overly long 4 way immediately cut to two dudes making out. I will not be convinced that wasn't intentional to make a ton of dudes get super uncomfortable about their wood. That's the great thing about this show. A little for everyone! I am so glad this back, so far it's been amazing.
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Crassus is awesome. I thought they would have made him more of a manipulative bastard because that's what he's known for but I like this depiction of him as well. "You ask me to kill you?" "I command you to try." Oh, also, that 4way was like, literal porn. 
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