Naturally, the rebels politely refuse, but Crixus feels the message to Glaber might carry more weight if Ashur's head were separated from his shoulders first. Rather than simply kill him, Glaber sends Ashur to Vesuvius to negotiate the terms of the Spartacus' surrender. If losing out on the promise of the House of Ashur wasn't bad enough, the Syrian quickly loses the loyalty of his men, and very nearly his life at the hands of the Egyptian. One good turn deserves another, though, as Glaber cannot have any loose ends, so he orders his newly dutiful wife to eliminate Lucretia before the couple embarks on their return to Rome. Such pleasant thoughts are put on hold, however, as the arrival of Ilithyia (Viva Bianca) and Lucretia (Lucy Lawless) heralds the end of Glaber's arrangement with Ashur – effectively putting to rest any hopes the Syrian may have had of transferring the ludus and wife of Batiatus into the House of Ashur. Meanwhile, in the pit of deceit below, Glaber (Craig Parker) and Ashur each whittle away the time, waiting for the rebels to starve atop the mountain, by fixating on the life they will lead once this objectionable uprising is finally quelled. And while she and Spartacus had been growing apart after the events in ' Balance,' her death brings to the forefront the reason for Spartacus' vengeance, and sets the tone for the rest of the episode: one in which any character, no matter the importance he or she have to the series' narrative, may become a casualty before this season is officially in the record books. Sadly, it is Mira who is dealt the deathblow. Were it not for the intervention of Mira (Katrina Law) and eventually Spartacus, Crixus (Manu Bennett), Gannicus (Dustin Clare) and Agron (Dan Feuerriegel), the three surely would have met their end. Unfortunately, their escape is met by the arrival of Ashur (Nick Tarabay) and the Egyptian. Vesuvius, Spartacus' band of rebels is nearly undone by the impatience of Nemetes (Ditch Davies), Saxa (Ellen Hollman) and Randy 'Macho Man' Savage look-alike, Ludo, after they attempt to escape the mountain and take on a small band of Roman soldiers. The episode is nearly wall-to-wall action that gloriously upends the series, offers closure to several lingering plot threads, and once more redefines the man Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) will become for the pending third season – whatever that may be subtitled.Īs storm clouds brew over Mt. Suffice to say: the season finale 'Wrath of the Gods' does not disappoint.
Moreover, though, Spartacus: Vengeance faces an unlikely challenger in its own storytelling, by having to face the prospect of exceeding the kind of epic grandiosity on display in episodes like ' Libertus' and last week's ' Monsters.' Rushing headlong into this finale with a true sense of revolution, Spartacus: Vengeanceis set to complete an incredibly strong season by finishing what it had started with 'Kill Them All' way back in April of 2010.
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