The latest success of Batiatus rests completely on Spartacus (Andy Whitfield); the gladiator's winnings are his master's glories. And when the Magistrate refused to help with Batiatus's political ambition, after hurting Spartacus by forcing him to kill Varro (Jai Countney), Batiatus plans to get even. Promising Spartacus vengeance for Varro, he and Ashur (Nick Tarabay) and another man capture the Magistrate, planning to kill him.
Mid-episode, things began looking ill for Batiatus. Spartacus, planned to compete in the primus of upcoming games, fell literally ill due to an infection in the wound Varro gave him before he died. Crixus (Manu Bennett) was chosen to replace him, even though he no longer had the crowd's love and it had been a long time since he fought in the arena. If those circumstances were not worrisome enough, Ashur's meetings with Solonius (Craig Walsh Wrightson) continued. Ashur was clearly debating telling Solonius about the Magistrate; he hesitated the first time they met, but he looked to tell him the next time.
Although things looked bad, however, all of Batiatus's machinations worked out perfectly.
Crixus won his primus, promising Batiatus the choice of two champions. Ashur led Solonius to the Magistrate, only so that it would appear as if Solonius had killed him, and not Batiatus. Spartacus healed from his wounds and would fight again.
The thing that Batiatus did not count on, however, was that Spartacus would discover the hand he played in the death of his gladiator's wife. As the episode ended, Spartacus claimed to be returned to himself - not gladiator, but husband. The biggest problem for his master is that, since his wife's death, Spartacus has learnt to play the game. When he will strike and how are as yet unknown, but he will not do so with the careless rashness that he would have formerly.
I cannot wait to see the last two episodes of this season!
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