02.14.2010 – Well, you cannot say I didn’t warn you. After Spartacus: Blood and Sand, The Things In The Pit, Ep. 104, aired this past Friday, quite a few viewers started rethinking the idea on what makes a good series and most definitely, what makes a bad series. Sadly, even with its name-dropping cast, Spartacus: Blood and Sand fell short of its mark of being a good series, and it didn’t fulfill many of its viewers’ expectations. Episode 104, was overly inhuman in its brutality, the things (no pun intended) that happened in the pit and the creators stretching of the notion of what is an acceptable sexual encounter for all viewers appears to be based on the “there something for everyone” idea. However, many of the scenes in the episode were not acceptable by all and were viewed as an outright exploitation of many viewers’ moral sensibilities. Setting aside the issue of morality, the creators’ initial idea appeared to be a great one but now has the potential of placing the fledging series in jeopardy of losing viewers, as well as marring the success of their other more mainstream projects, such as Legend of the Seeker.
According to Starz’ PRNewswire, in Spartacus: Blood and Sand’s premiere week, the series earned a record audience of 3.3 million viewers worldwide, and its Nielsen ratings showed that the series increased its viewership with episodes 102 and 103. However, the numbers are not out on The Things In The Pit, Ep. 104, and from what is floating around on the web if the same type of creative blunter happens in Spartacus: Blood and Sand’s future episodes, its well earned high rating will probably fall like the dropping of hot coals on a midsummer day.
This coming Friday will be the first of the series new episodes since viewing the promotional episodes back in December, which I haven’t revisiting since the series official airing, I am looking forward to seeing Spartacus: Blood and Sand next episode. in which Batiatus is presented with a gladiatorial opportunity of a lifetime. Spartacus and Crixus must overcome their mutual hostility to fight as a team against a legendary and unbeaten opponent. USA - 2010 – TVMA.
There you have it – my unblemished review. Any comments can be posted here.
Next Epidode: Spartacus: Blood and Sand Ep 105 - Shadow Games
Batiatus is presented with a gladiatorial opportunity of a lifetime. Spartacus and Crixus must overcome their mutual hostility to fight as a team against a legendary and unbeaten opponent. USA - 2010 - TVMA
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