Spartacus Pilot episode review

The first episode of Spartacus (airing in January on Starz) has a few reviews floating about online. Just read this one and it’s a really good review.

Here are some extracts from the review:-

“So, we have sex, we have violence, do we have plot? The answer surprised me. Because it’s a yes. During the opening hour we meet an array of different characters – most of whom look visually different, which helps being able to identify people – who also seem to be looking at things differently, or looking to take a different path. ”

“The fact him and his wife are at it like bunnies within 10 minutes is expected; what isn’t expected is that when it comes to the required scene of Spartacus saving his wife’s life, instead of killing everybody and finishing with a kiss in slow motion, you actually end up watching him almost get himself killed in slow motion – and his wife having to save him by going all Buffy. It’s hot, and suggests the writers may actually be going somewhere with the plot.”

“…Erin Cummings as Sura (Spartacus’ wife, portrayed with style by Erin).”

“Another standout thing on display is budget. I don’t know if they’ve blown their load in the opening 50 minutes or not, but this episode visually plays more like a motion picture than an episode of television. If nothing else, this show should sell internationally to networks based on screening this episode. They will be impressed by the production values.”

“But overall, it introduces what feels like an entirely new television fantasy world with characters to care about and people to hate. And it has hot men and women without much clothes. I’m in. Are you?”

Read the entire review HERE.