What makes fanatics looking forward to Spartacus Season 2?

Season 2 is the Vengeance. After Spartacus’ bloody escape from the Batiatus gladiator training school in the conclusion of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”, the rebellion from the deadly forces of the gladiator continues and it brought fear to the Romans.  Glaber and his Roman troops went to Capua to control the number of freed slaves in the leadership of Spartacus. Spartacus seeks vengeance against the man that brought his wife to slavery and later resulting to her death. Spartacus is also finding ways to keep his army from breaking apart as some are losing hope to survive the battle against the well equipped opponents. In season 2, it continues with the bloody fearless battle, shocking sexuality, unending violence and unrecognized acts of heroism. This tale, the sacrifices and bravery of the Thracian are captures; it also tackles the greed, deception and defeat of those in power. This is an overview of the upcoming Season 2 scheduled to be aired early 2012.

Spartacus Season 2 will go out of the gladiator arena after the slaves fled after Batiatus met his end on the Lodus bloodbath. Lucretia survived and will remain a seductive villain, a character that viewers looked forward each episode. Some viewers are guessing that Lucretia will be a changed woman that is if he learned a valuable lesson after the bloodbath. Lucretia might have survived a woman but leave the viewers guessing if what her state of mind is or if surviving the ordeal makes her happy. What is the effect on her after something precious to her life were taken away, she might unleash the demons from hell and seek revenge from those who killed Batiatus. With Batiatus left in the bloody Ludus battle, where will the story goes and what about the heroes and villains? What ever new twist to the characters will surely excite the viewers as a result of brilliant ideas and historical research of the writers. Season 2 took some historical key events so as to play more with each characters of the story. The intriguing controversies during the Ancient Rome will surely raise several issues with the historians and Romans. For in the Season 2, violent people will be in the loose raping women and slaughtering children, stealing from people and endless violence shocking to the society.

In the process of producing "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" Season 2. In as much as the original lead actor Andy Whitfield will not be available for health reasons, a new face will breathe life to the character of Spartacus. Devoted fans of Blood and Sand are setting their eyes on Season 2 as a more bloody series. With another actor taking over the title role of Spartacus as the original actor in Season 1 is undergoing cancer treatment.  And if the filming will be on schedule, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand" Season 2 will be aired early 2012. That means we have something to look forward to next year, because we will be able again be able to watch Spartacus online. But his time it will be the Season 2.

Starz Entertainment released a Spartacus Prequel of the highly watched Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The prequel serried has 6 episodes titled “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”. This prequel was created to delay the production of “Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 2”. This was due to health diagnosis of the actor playing the main character. He is undergoing cancer treatment and his character will only appear briefly on the last part of the prequel, at episode 6. The plot of the story centers on the House of Batiatus when he is not yet the head of the gladiator training school. New characters will be added as the story acts as a flashback, Gannicus is a lovable champion of the gladiator arena will emerge prior to the arrival of Spartacus. There are numerous intrigue and action that took place before the arrival of Spartacus in the gladiator training school. The young Batiatus waits for the opportunity to overthrow his father to be able to take control in the operation of the gladiator arena school. Using alliances of the best skilled gladiators and the loyalty of his wife Lucretia, they planned on strategies such as seduction for deception and power.

“Spartacus: Gods of the Arena” is the most awaited Spartacus Prequel to the highly watched “Spartacus: Blood and Sand” is a story revolving around, the original champion of the gladiator arena school owned by Batiatus,  The Prequel Gods of the Arena are more shocking than the first Season as there are load of gore scenes and even sexual activities. After all the settings is on Ancient Rome and its surrounding controversies including drugs and orgies of a new character named Gaia, a friend of Lucretia. Gaia provided seduction in order to achieve the mission allocated to her by Batiatus for the purpose of gaining power through deception. The production researched on the ancient sexual practices and sexual positions to be credible. It was made in a way that it depicts a drug-induced montage where orgy and sexual acts happen.

Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Season 1 Episode 1 to 6 are the following:

• Episode 1 - Past Transgressions. A son of Batiatus was appointed to be in control of his father’s gladiator school, the skills of the best fighters made him won favors over the management of the arena.
• Episode 2 – Mission. Through the devious team up with Lucretia, Batiatus recruits more slaves for Oenomaus to reclaim the top gladiator rank.
• Episode 3 – Paterfamilias.  The young Batiatus was unprepared with the return of his father which prevented his attempt to gain power over those over his level.
• Episode 4 – Beneath the Mask.  A power struggle between the elder Batiatus and the young Batiatus, his wife Lucretia helped in a risky plan to maintain leadership.
• Episode 5 – Reckoning. The elder Batiatus organized a tournament in order to determine the level of stability of the gladiators. Crixus was trapped in the power play within the arena.
• Episode 6 - The Bitter End.  Batiatus seeks vengeance from what transpired to him, he opened a new arena for a bloodier and deadlier battle.

“Spartacus: Blood and Sand” is the Spartacus Season 1, a classic tale of unnamed rebel that was betrayed by the Roman, forced into slavery and became a powerful gladiator. He was then named Spartacus, a man torn between the woman he loves and a battle for his homeland. He was forced in to the brutal world of a gladiator school which serves as training ground by engaging with a battle for life. In the show, it presents that not all battles are fought upon the sand and that it requires shedding blood in order to survive rather than be brutally killed. Aside from the battle are the mental and physical challenges involving betrayal, corruption, and sensual temptation. A test is more than just to of become a man, a gladiator and a legend.

Spartacus: Blood and Sand Season 1 Episodes 1 to 13 are as follows:

• Episode 1 – The Red Serpent. The Thracian warrior’s destiny was apprehended due to his rebellious act of violence and was punished with death by a battle in the gladiator arena.
• Episode 2 – Sacramentum Gladiatorum. It is the start of his battle for his life at the gladiator arena.
• Episode 3 – Legends. Spartacus succeeded in various challenges in the training but his great concern to see his wife made him aloof and indifferent from other slaves in the gladiator.
• Episode 4 – The Thing in the Pit. Spartacus disobedience and failure to surrender to Crixus made Batiatus to subject him into a punishment. The Thracian was forced to fight in the depth of the underworld of a hellish and cruel type of battle without guidelines and restrictions.
• Episode 5 – Shadow Games. Spartacus and Crixus are long time enemies but were forced to team up in order to survive the high demands and dangers surrounding in the gladiator arena. They planned to conquer the unbeaten champion in the battle area and Batiatus has made this as an opportunity to generate money out of the deadly battle.
• Episode 6 – Delicate Things. Sparticus being the emerging champion in the gladiator arena was not able to resist the pressure from Batiatus and was again subjected to the dangers. To survive and be able to get out from hell, he decided not to be weakened by his past and face the challenges of his future in the battle ground.
• Episode 7 – Great and Unfortunate Things. In defense of his title as the latest champion in the gladiator arena has benefited him in some aspects but the challenges and dangers are undeniably bigger.
• Episode 8 – Mark of the Brotherhood. Batiatus acquired money slaves and considered selling Crixus to be able to find someone to defeat Spartacus.
• Episode 9 – Whore.  Spartacus was obliged to provide service to the richest women in Rome for whatever duties they assigned him.
• Episode 10 – Party Favors. As a birthday present, Numerius was given full access to control the gladiators.
• Episode 11 – Old Wounds. Spartacus fought with the death of Varro while Batiatus and Numerius sought the magistrate.
• Episode 12 – Revelation. While Batiatus and Lucretia look forward to the arrival of Glaber, Spartacus carefully planned for revenge.
• Episode 13 – Kill Them All. Spartacus was able to persuade someone as a partner his quest for revenge.

Those who find satisfaction while watching programs of oppressed people fighting for freedom, then they surely like Spartacus, a television series from Starz Entertainment. The show is very popular due to the slave uprising in the Roman Empire. The story begins with the involvement of unnamed Thracian in the Roman auxiliary as a campaign against the Getae (Dacian tribes that occupied the south regions of the lower Danube which is known today as northern Bulgaria and Lower Danube in Romania) under the command of Claudius Glaber. The Getae often raid the Thracian’s lands thus they were persuaded by Glaber to join the Roman service as supplementary support. However, due to the provocation of Glaber’s wife to seek higher recognition, Glaber break off from the agreement with the Thracian to attack the Getae. Feeling betrayed, the Thracian and his wife Sura lead an uprising against Glaber, however they were captured the next day.  The unnamed Thracian was condemned to die in the gladiator arena while his wife Sura became a slave. The Thracian killed the four gladiators assigned to kill him thus his punishment was reduced into slavery. The unnamed Thracian was later named Spartacus because he fought like a cruel Thracian king.

The power and strength of Spartacus was understandable being previously serving Romans as a soldier that became a prisoner and finally sold to a gladiator. He was then trained at a gladiator school together with other fugitive. When more slaves came in, they formed a group within themselves and Spartacus became a leader. The group was involved with several battles with the Romans, most of which were won through the leadership of Spartacus. As expected with most story plot, the greatest challenge for the main character was when Crassus became the leader of the eight legions of Roman soldiers. The numerous modern military equipments used by the Roman soldiers greatly affected Spartacus and his group. This resulted to their defeat and it was presumed that Spartacus died in the battle.

Watching closely the television show, the historians on the Roman era noticed some historical deviation in the show “Spartacus: Blood and Sand”. Not all important events are clear and the braveness of the main character was not all captured in the story. Although the producers and writers admitted omitting some plots, they claimed that the television series was well researched and accurately recorded the historical event. For those who failed to catch the television series, Spartacus can be obtained in DVD form.  Other option is to watch it online by searching links over the internet. Various websites offer reviews and online watching for free. I warn you though that the quality of the show might be affected as the best high definition video playback can not be well capture on free sites.  For best viewing quality, watch it online for a minimal subscription fee. But don’t expect online watching on full high definition as most internet video streams are unreliable. Blame this on downloading time and the optimization of compute efficiency. Nevertheless, it would be appreciated rather than not being to watch the television series which also means missing the thrill.

Spartacus Gods of the Arena shows the House of Batiatus is rising, basking within the glow of their infamous champion Gannicus, whose skill having a sword is matched up only by his thirst for wine and ladies. Fundamental essentials occasions a youthful Batiatus continues to be awaiting. Poised to overthrow his father and seize control, he'll freely betray anybody to make sure his gladiators have been in the greatest demand. And he'll have his loyal and calculating wife Lucretia by his side for every underhanded plan, applying the brazen talents of her sexy friend Gaia when it counts. Together, they'll visit absolutely nothing to trick the public, seize energy, and bleed Capua dry within this audacious prequel to "Spartacus: Bloodstream and Sand."

"Spartacus Gods from the Arena," the long awaited prequel to "Spartacus Bloodstream and Sand," informs the storyline from the original Champion of the home of Batiatus. Joining coming back stars, John Hannah (The Mummy, Four Wedding ceremonies along with a Funeral) as Batiatus, Lucy Lawless ("Xena: Warrior Princess") as Lucretia and Peter Mensah (300, The Incredible Hulk) as Oenomaus, is going to be additional cast people Dustin Clare ("Underbelly") as Gannicus, Jaime Murray ("Hu$tle") as Gaia and Marisa Ramirez ("General Hospital") as Melitta.

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 1 - Past Transgressions

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 2 - Mission

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 3 - Paterfamilias

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 4 - Beneath The Mask

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 5 - Reckoning

Spartacus Gods Of The Arena Episode 6 - The Bitter End

Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena Episode 7

Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena Episode 6 - The Bitter End

Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena Episode 5 - Reckoning

Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena Episode 3 - Paterfamilias

Spartacus: Gods Of The Arena Episode 2 - Mission