Clip 4 Spartacus: War Of The Damned episode 2 : Wolves At The Gate

Clip 3 Spartacus: War Of The Damned episode 2 : Wolves At The Gate

clip 2 Spartacus: War Of The Damned episode 2 : Wolves At The Gate

One thing that was interesting about the invasion of Sinuessa, to be fair, was the extent to which Spartacus and his rebels have become the monsters the Romans fear. Scenes of Spartacus walking through the town, meeting its inhabitants and taking their measure were compelling purely because we knew what was to come – and when we see the citizens he encountered slain under his directive, we're forced to wonder whether their freedom is actually worth such brutality.

clip 1 Spartacus: War Of The Damned episode 2 : Wolves At The Gate

Don't get me wrong, there was a lot to like, but much of this episode seemed to be heading towards the flatly inevitable conclusion. Did we ever think Spartacus and his rebels wouldn't take the town of Sinuessa? When he promises something in one episode, we know by now that it'll happen in the next, and that made this plot thread pretty much drama-free, leaving the court of Crassus to pick up the slack in that department.