Although I have never liked Barca (Antonio Te Maioho), I could not help but pity him in this episode. Though I might pity his lover, Pietros (Eka Darville) more.
Barca made a bet with Ashur (Nick Tarabay), which he won, and Ashur certainly did not expect to have to pay. And since he could not, and did not wish, to pay, Ashur came up with a different solution.
The confusion was over whether Barca killed the little boy whom Batiatus (John Hannah) had told him to kill. Barca told Pietros that he had not, which Ashur overheard. Then, news reached the ludus that the boy was still alive, and when Batiatus cleverly confronted Pietros on the matter, he was told this fact was true. By all accounts Barca had betrayed Batiatus is the worst possible way.
To save himself, Batiatus had Barca killed, only to learn moments after that the boy had in fact been killed in the first place.
I knew that Ashur had arranged so that Batiatus would learn that the boy was still alive, but I had not realized that he was lying about it. Money is, has been, and always will be worth killing for, and people who make large bets cannot forget it.
But I feel the worst for Pietros. Ashur has him believing that Barca abandoned him because he cost too much, but if he knew the truth, that his words to his master caused his lover's death, the pain would be greater.
Meanwhile, Spartacus (Andy Whitfield) was planning a great escape when his wife, Sura (Erin Cummings) was returned to him. I was horrified the entire episode, concerned that Spartacus would get them both killed with his rashness, annoyed that he had yet to learn gratitude and patience. And what did we get in the end? Batiatus brought him Sura, just in time for her to die from injuries she incurred en route. What a bastard! Spartacus should kill them all.
But what happens now? Spartacus no longer has the recovery of his wife to look forward to, no longer has his wife to live for. How will Batiatus keep his loyalty now that his reason for anything is gone?
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