# Spartacus: Gods of the Arena **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 19, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192 "2011-01-19T13:31:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/61 "2011-02-02T16:18:47Z")
Ilythia never had sex with Lucretia. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/62 "2011-02-02T18:12:10Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Ilythia never had sex with Lucretia. She did. Many times. In my head :D. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/63 "2011-02-02T18:18:05Z")
Question. Did the Romans not use pronouns? Batiatus never says “AHHH!! He’s fucking me in the ass on this deal!” It’s always “AHHH!! Deal requires ass to receive cock!” ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/64 "2011-02-02T19:38:50Z")
> [@msmith537](#): > > Sure that sucks that Gannicus was forced to screw his best friend’s wife. But on the bright side, he didn’t have to suck anyone’s cock! Whats this about sucking cock? Because the whiny aristocrat from the looks and sounds of him liked to receive. I did love Batiatus’s expression. “I should spread cheeks and invite further ramming”. Damn the writers are good. **note to writers** FYI there were female gladiators or [Gladiatrix](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiatrix). _You have fucking Xena!_, Old Batiatus is not beyond anything. Come on! ---
**Author:** ![Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e99b99/32.png) [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/65 "2011-02-02T19:42:23Z")
Batiatus told Gannicus, “if he asks you to suck his cock dry, you’ll do it.” Speaking of the dialogue, you have to like a show where a character can say “you ask me to suck the cock that pissed on me,” and isn’t being figurative. ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/66 "2011-02-03T20:43:44Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > But here’s the thing. I don’t get STARZ, but this episode was on Encore. I’m wondering if it was just a teaser to get folks like me to sign up for STARZ because I don’t see any other episodes coming up on that network. That’s what they did with Season 1; just showed the 1st ep as a teaser. I don’t get STARZ either, but I’ve been watching through the instant queue on Netflix. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/67 "2011-02-03T20:54:21Z")
I hope this show continues to be successful for Starz, especially via Netflix, so that other cable networks might be encouraged to try alternative a la carte distribution channels. If I don’t want cable, but I like your programming, can’t we find some way to meet in the middle without waiting for the dvd, cablefolks? Right? Huh? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/68 "2011-02-03T21:12:46Z")
Actually, Starz hates the Netflix deal they signed, because Netflix pays them only $25 million per year. They signed that deal a few years ago, before Netflix streaming was as popular as it is now. So when the deal expires in the next year, Netflix will have to pay a lot more to continue it. The cable and broadcast networks are deathly afraid of a la carte distribution channels because it does threaten their monthly subscriber base. (They’d rather that you pay the subcription fee for Starz for the whole year even if all you want is to watch Spartacus.) ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/69 "2011-02-03T21:15:45Z")
Way to kill my buzz. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/70 "2011-02-03T21:21:15Z")
I would have canceled Starz yesterday when we redid our cable lineup, except that Spartacus is easily my favorite show on TV now. So they are getting their money. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/71 "2011-02-06T05:31:20Z")
I thought the third episode was the weakest of the season. I am unimpressed with Batiatus, Sr. He’s boring. And we already knew what would happen when Crixus would get in the arena. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/72 "2011-02-06T05:36:55Z")
Batiatus, Sr is horse meat. That look. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/73 "2011-02-06T09:09:52Z")
_At last the Gods remove Cock from Fucking Ass!_ Who writes this stuff? And how can I hire him/her? ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/74 "2011-02-06T13:48:53Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Any idea how much before the events of Blood and Sand is Gods of the Arena? It’s supposed to be five years before. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/75 "2011-02-06T17:27:40Z")
Batiatus Sr. being a giant tool was to be expected but it looks like his days are numbered. I felt really bad for that poor slave girl. One of the things I find interesting about Batiatus Jr. and his wife are that they are almost but not quite good people. They almost always hesitate when something bad is about to happen to one of their charges because they know it is wrong but almost inevitably let it happen anyway for their own benefit. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/76 "2011-02-06T17:35:42Z")
I think that conflicted glimmer in their eyes is merely calculating the loss of coin associated with whatever the bad thing about to happen to one of their slave stock. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/77 "2011-02-12T15:55:04Z")
All in all a weak episode. The orgy was… had its moments, Ashur was superb in abetting in male rape and WTF!!! ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/78 "2011-02-12T21:31:45Z")
I’m now two episodes behind and endeavor to catch up. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/79 "2011-02-14T20:15:59Z")
That was the most boring orgy ever. Batiatus Jr. has to choose between his dad or his wife? Which one will it be? The suspense is killing me. The love triangle between Doctore, his wife, and Gannicus is lame. This season is really suffering due to we already know how most things will end. ---
**Author:** ![Heyoka13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Heyoka13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heyoka13)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192/80 "2011-02-14T20:27:14Z")
LOL. Yeah, I admit I love the show, and yes, that probably means I have an underlying psychological problem, but I am still missing Nip/Tuck terribly, and Spartacus is a wonderful palliative. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spartacus-gods-of-the-arena/568192.md?page=5)