| Wrath of the Gods | ||
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| Season | 2 | |
| Number | Episode 10 | |
| Date Aired | March 30, 2012 | |
| Writer | Steven S. DeKnight | |
| Director | Jesse Warn | |
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| Previous | Monsters | |
| Next | Enemies of Rome | |
"Wrath of the Gods" is the tenth and final episode of Spartacus: Vengeance. It is the twenty-ninth episode of the Spartacus series overall.
Plot Outline
Dwindling supplies and a superior Roman enemy brings the rebellion to its knees. Spartacus must restore hope to his people, as they careen towards their final confrontation with Glaber's army.
Synopsis
Spartacus and most of his followers stand on the mountain paths of the lower slopes of Mt. Vesuvius pondering their next move. Some of his followers attempt to ambush several Roman soldiers guarding the mountain, including Ashur and the Egyptian mercenary. The ambush fails but some of the rebels, led by Spartacus, arrive to save their companions and a battle breaks out. Mira is killed by Salvius who throws an axe meant for Spartacus.
Mira's death.
Meanwhile, Lucretia and a pregnant Ilithyia travel to Mt. Vesuvius where Ilithyia has a conversation with Glaber that convinces him that Ashur was working with Seppia and Lucretia to kill him, and Glaber asks Ilithyia to murder Lucretia. Glaber bribes Ashur's soldiers to betray the troublesome Ashur and then forces him to go on a suicide mission to prove himself, confronting Spartacus and his followers alone and bargaining for their surrender.
Ashur's offer is declined when he reveals that Spartacus will be killed upon surrender and his followers would once again become slaves. Ashur begins to depart when Crixus suggests that they execute him. Spartacus agrees with this and Naevia convinces Crixus to allow her to fight him. After a protracted duel, Naevia decapitates Ashur. Spartacus comes up with a plan to ambush the Roman encampment. They weave rappelling vines and Spartacus, Agron, Crixus, and Gannicus descend down the mountain behind the Roman guards.
At the bottom of their descent, they take control of the siege weapons to set fire to the camp and leave the legion in disarray. Glaber organizes his men and has them confront the four rebel leaders with whom he lock eyes with before ordering his men to kill them. As they charge, the rest of the rebels led by Oenomaus join the battle, blindsiding and attacking the romans from the side. Meanwhile, Ilithyia is about to push Lucretia from the ludus' balcony when her water breaks and Lucretia is forced to help Ilithyia deliver her baby. After killing Ilithyia's slaves, Lucretia cuts Ilithyia's newborn son from her womb and commits suicide by jumping off the ludus' cliff with the baby in her hands. Ilithyia, witnessing all this, collapses and dies from shock and a large loss of blood.
Ilithyia's death.
The battle between Glaber's forces and the Rebels in the forest rages on until glaber notices the rebels are winning and orders his forces to retreat. Noticing this Spartacus shouts "Press advantage ! And see victory ours !!!" which has many of the rebels cheering and charging after their enemies back to the temple while the others deal with the soldiers in the woods. Gannicus advances on the Egyptian mercenary but is thrown to the ground. He is saved by Oenomaus who growls at the Egyptian, "I owe you pain", punching the mercenary in his stomach. With that, he gets Gannicus to his feet and they battle The Egyptian and Roman soldiers, however despite their teamwork the mercenary briefly gains the upper hand with Gannicus being knocked to the ground and Oenomaus fatally wounded from a stab to the abdomen. This enrages Gannicus and spurs him on to break free of nearby Romans and charge at the mercenary, who he manages to overwhelm and kill with a large stab to the head. After killing The Egyptian, Gannicus runs to the dying Oenomaus who says that he goes to his wife's arms and they will embrace him in the afterlife as a brother, he takes his last breath and dies in Gannicus' arms. Back at the Temple, Glaber is attempting to order his men to maintain their position until the rebels climb the wall and attack the romans showing no mercy to their enemies. Spartacus soon notices Glaber and begins to move in on him killing any roman or mercenary standing in his way as he does so Salvius tries to stand in his way but he is killed when Spartacus stabs him and bashes head in revenge for killing Mira.
Spartacus has a one-on-one sword fight with Glaber who proclaims "I will not die by the hands of a fucking slave !!!" and he nearly succeeds in killing Spartacus out of sheer rage. The rebel leader catches his arm and defiantly states "I am a free man!" before stabbing the Roman in his stomach. The nearby rebels who have killed the Roman soldiers pay witness as Spartacus forces Glaber to his knees and states "The Roman finally learns his place before us..on his knees." An angered Glaber says the Rebels have won nothing, boasting that "Rome will send legions in my wake and one day soon, you will fall to deserved end." In response, Spartacus says "Perhaps, yet it is not this day" and with memories of his wife going through his head, he thrusts his sword through Glaber's mouth and down his throat, killing him. Spartacus speaks to the Rebels, telling them "Let Rome send their legions, we will face them and see all follow Glaber in death." The surviving rebels proceed to celebrate their victory in the destruction of Glaber's legion, cheering Spartacus on.
Characters in Order of Appearance
2.Mira
4.Ilithyia
5.Lucretia
6.Gannicus
7.Crixus
8.Naevia
9.Salvius
10.Ashur
11.The Egyptian
12.Nemetes
13.Lugo
14.Saxa
15.Harudes
16.Oenomaus
17. Agron
18.Nasir
19.Donar
20.Nileus
21.Fimbria
23.Danus
Trivia
- This episode sees the second greatest amount of deaths of main characters; Mira, Ashur, Oenomaus, Lucretia, Ilithyia and Glaber were all killed.
- The only episode to surpass this one in number of deaths is the season three finale, Victory.
- Gannicus and Spartacus' respect for each forms into a budding friendship which will be a main focus in Season 3.
- Spartacus' remarks about Glaber's defeat, mirrors the speech Glaber retorted to him in The Red Serpent, only this time reversed.
- The wall of the temple that was destroyed by one of Glaber's catapults in the previous episode is now reconstructed.
- Licinia's laugh can be heard (if you listen closely) when Ilithyia dies.
- Nemetes dislike of Spartacus' ways of leading foreshadows the tension to come between them in Season 3.
- With the deaths of Ashur, Oenomaus, and Lucretia, Crixus and Naevia are now the only main characters to appear in all three seasons and the prequel.
- Manu Bennett is now the only main actor to appear in every season, as Lesley-Ann Brandt was replaced by Cynthia Addai-Robinson after two series.
- This is the only episode in the series in which a sex-scene does not take place.
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