The Bitter End 720p Torrent
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http://urllio.com/r9ohiBatiatus mourns the death of his father and blames Tullius for all that has befallen them. Gannicus pushes Batiatus to complete his sale to Tullius so that he may seek revenge for the House of Batiatus but Solonius counsels caution and a more sensible, if final, solution. Solonius protects his own position as well, however. Naevia replaces Melitta and Lucretia promises that no man will ever touch her as happened to Diona, who makes an unexpected return. The new arena is complete and the games begin. The gladiators of the House of Batiatus emerge triumphant with Crixus and Gannicus wanting to face each other in the primus.
Batiatus seeks vengeance against Tullius for all that has befallen him. He obtains the help of his gladiators and his friend Solonius in the cause, each seeking to right the wrongs done to them. The opening of the new arena arrives, promising a spectacle of combat and blood the likes of which Capua has never seen.
If you think Roman society was "glorious", especially as depicted in this episode, you need to get out of the house more. Think about what you watched--infidelity, betrayal (sexual and otherwise), killing for sport, slavery, cruel hedonism, and total domination of human beings by other "humans'. Only the slave gladiators displayed any positive attributes, mainly loyalty and bravery. I have no problem with fighting for one's honor or safety, but these gladiators have to fight for the honor of dishonorable men and their houses. They take great delight in bloodily dispatching other men trapped in the same circus. Men reduced to animals. Yes, I know that's the way it was, historically. However, I doubt the ancient Romans swore like longshoremen and used modern-day profanity, since the f-word dates only back to Medieval times. My thoughts were but two: it's the Sopranos transplanted back in time to their roots, and, what with the slow-mo chopping up of fighters, this show is designed to appeal only to emotionally and intellectually retarded young men. No doubt the intention is to lure them away from their violent video games. And, it's not a movie. Some of the sets ARE impressive, but the cinematography is only a notch above home video. Other than the profane dialog, some of the acting is quite good. Too bad the material and message as some perceive it is quite bad.
It's amazing that we can decry the barbarity of Rome and its culture. We can condemn wholesale slaughter as entertainment, people as slaves being forced to do their master's bidding, and rampant hedonism at every turn. But what are we? Now, 2000 years later, 2000 years of increased civilization, and we are still watching the very same things. The only difference between Romans watching gladiators and our watching them is that the blood in our combat is fake and the gladiators will come back to life when the director, ironically, says, "Cut!" To me, this is a small difference, as everything we have in technology is used to make it all more real.<br/><br/>I agree about the quality of the acting. I agree with most of the comments about this series. I just wanted to point out that there isn't much difference between the Romans and us.<br/><br/>One thing I found EXTREMELY disturbing, and that was the execution of Jessica Grace Smith's character, Diona. She was used and abused from the beginning - like a blow-up sex doll. When she was killed she was dragged away like so much trash. I guess I wish that Bataitus would have shown some humanity and that somehow she's be back next season. Small comfort knowing his end.
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