Quote (Fluminense @ Apr 7 2013 11:09pm)
I mean, they also brought Pompey into the show. (at least in words)
I don't see Spartacus living..
Yeah, me neither. What would be the point in letting him live? His village was already destroyed in the first episode. Everyone he loves is dead. All he has left is the cause. If he survives, that just means he fled the Romans, which would probably be a much more bitter end than his death. And it would mean he did nothing to battle slavery.
To me, the real tragedy would be if everything Spartacus did was for nothing. If anything, I hope for an end where he wins some sort of moral victory against slavery. Like, for example, maybe he beats Crassus' army with heavy losses, and holds Crassus and Caesar as hostage while Pompey is closing in on him. He then agrees to spare their lives if they use their influence to alleviate the harshness with which slaves are treated. After they're let go, and Pompey kills Spartacus and the remains of his army, Crassus and/or Caesar try to push laws against abusing slaves, or they free their slaves, or something like that.