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Spartacus
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Mark of the Brotherhood

  • Episode aired Mar 12, 2010
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 51m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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John Hannah in Spartacus (2010)
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Batiatus purchases a new group of gladiator trainees and considers selling Crixus. Meanwhile Crixus is still not fully healed but chafes at Spartacus assuming the role of champion. Ilithyia ... Read allBatiatus purchases a new group of gladiator trainees and considers selling Crixus. Meanwhile Crixus is still not fully healed but chafes at Spartacus assuming the role of champion. Ilithyia gets her own gladiator-in-training but trouble arises.Batiatus purchases a new group of gladiator trainees and considers selling Crixus. Meanwhile Crixus is still not fully healed but chafes at Spartacus assuming the role of champion. Ilithyia gets her own gladiator-in-training but trouble arises.
IMDb RATING
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3K
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  • Director
    • Rowan Woods
  • Writers
    • Aaron Helbing(staff writer)
    • Todd Helbing(staff writer)
    • Steven S. DeKnight
  • Stars
    • Andy Whitfield
    • John Hannah
    • Peter Mensah
Top credits
  • Director
    • Rowan Woods
  • Writers
    • Aaron Helbing(staff writer)
    • Todd Helbing(staff writer)
    • Steven S. DeKnight
  • Stars
    • Andy Whitfield
    • John Hannah
    • Peter Mensah
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    • 1User review
    • 9Critic reviews
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    Manu Bennett, Andy Whitfield, and Liam McIntyre in Spartacus (2010)
    Lucy Lawless, Brooke Harman, Andy Whitfield, Mia Pistorius, Viva Bianca, Tania Nolan, and Lesley-Ann Brandt in Spartacus (2010)
    Caecilia and Aemilia in Spartacus: blood and sand
    Caecilia in Spartacus Blood and Sand
    Caecilia, Aemilia, Licinia and Illythia in Spartacus:blood and sand

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    Andy Whitfield
    Andy Whitfield
    • Spartacus
    John Hannah
    John Hannah
    • Batiatus
    Peter Mensah
    Peter Mensah
    • Doctore
    Manu Bennett
    Manu Bennett
    • Crixus
    Nick E. Tarabay
    Nick E. Tarabay
    • Ashur
    Viva Bianca
    Viva Bianca
    • Ilithyia
    Lucy Lawless
    Lucy Lawless
    • Lucretia
    Jai Courtney
    Jai Courtney
    • Varro
    Lesley-Ann Brandt
    Lesley-Ann Brandt
    • Naevia
    Craig Walsh-Wrightson
    Craig Walsh-Wrightson
    • Solonius
    Daniel Feuerriegel
    Daniel Feuerriegel
    • Agron
    Ande Cunningham
    Ande Cunningham
    • Duro
    Brooke Harman
    Brooke Harman
    • Licinia
    Tania Nolan
    Tania Nolan
    • Caecilia
    Mia Pistorius
    • Aemilia
    Mike Edward
    Mike Edward
    • Segovax
    Robert McCulley
    • Vibius
    Stephen Butterworth
    • Slave Trader
    • Director
      • Rowan Woods
    • Writers
      • Aaron Helbing(staff writer)
      • Todd Helbing(staff writer)
      • Steven S. DeKnight
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    • Trivia
      While Segovax, Agron, Duro and the other recruits talk in their cell, Segovax claims that Spartacus shows the way towards freedom. One of the recruits remarked that he had witnessed the crowd at the arena cheering for the release of a Gladiator who was granted his freedom. However unlikely the possibility, the recruit may have been speaking of Gannicus as he was the only Gladiator from Capua to earn his freedom upon the sands.
    • Goofs
      When Lucretia entertains Licinia, Caecilia, and Aemilia, Lucretia partakes of a dish of large strawberries. While mentioned in Roman literature, strawberries were not cultivated--and thus did not grow to the size featured--until the 14th century CE.
    • Quotes

      [Placing a bet with Asher on which of the recruits survive to The Final Test]

      Varro: Five denarii on the fool who spoke.

      [after the recruits take off their loin cloths for Illithyia]

      Varro: I wish to alter my bet. *everything* on the one with the horse cock.

    User reviews1

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    8/10
    Inspiring character development, disappointing beginning, intriguing mirror story and interesting social tensions
    If you only watch the show to dry your blood thirst then this episode will definitely disappoint you. Of course there were a few fight and brutal scenes but overall it was more about the controversial relationships and tensions between the characters. However even if I really enjoy these elements I have to admit that the beginning seemed like a lazy solution to skip what could have been very entertaining moments. But I didn't really mind the writers approach because the result was the same, Spartacus embraced his new destiny. In fact it was interesting to see how the story mirrored the Sacramentum Gladiatorum episode one. New slaves joined the ludus so it was the occasion for their peers to welcome them, sand style.

    There were plenty of things to appeal the audience as usual but my favorite one was the Crixus driven story. I found his destiny quite inspiring and can't wait to see what will happen next. His experience and relative wisdom allowed some characters to open their eyes and probably redefine the way they see their future. Ilithyia was also back and Lucretia finally meet some of her girl friends. Their little gathering was interesting considering Batiatus and his wife are trying to climb the social ladder. The ending was also quite unexpected and with all the fresh connections developed in this episode the upcoming episodes should definitely be captivating.
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    • Mar 18, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 12, 2010 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Australia
      • New Zealand
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Tapert / Donen / Raimi
      • Starz Originals
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    • Runtime
      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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