While the bodies have been steadily piling up over the course of this season (particularly in last week’s episode), ‘Separate Paths’ is the first episode that really hammers home just how damned the central characters of Spartacus are.

Once again, this show burns through plot faster than expected and opens up even more unpredictability to come.

Whether the show’s hero will survive War of the Damned remains very unclear.

It’s only becoming clearer why War of the Damned had to be the final season of Spartacus.

‘Decimation’ is a powerful episode that clearly shows us that things will only get worse for the characters as the season progresses.

Among the most interesting things that Spartacus explores is just how the participants of the slave uprising are affected mentally

In its second episode, Spartacus: War of the Damned still finds itself with a lot of establishing work to be done.

On the evidence of this excellent premiere, the final season will be able to provide Spartacus with the ending that it deserves.