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EP 111 - OLD WOUNDS

Starring: Andy Whitfield, Lucy Lawless, John Hannah

Directed By: Glenn Standring

Genre: Action, Drama

Episode #111

Rating: 4.0/5

Ep 111 'Old Wounds' - Spartacus hovers on the brink. Meanwhile, Batiatus plots revenge against his enemies.


EPISODE RECAP

Varro’s dead body lies on a table and is splattered with dried blood and his fatal wound a reminder of the tragic decision that Spartacus is haunted with. He speaks with Doctore about his bitterness and regret and how he wishes time would reverse and he was the one to be killed. Spartacus helps carry the body and meets eyes with Aurelia. He admits to her that he was the one who took his life and she can only look down with tears as Varro viewed Spartacus as a brother.

Batiatus shares words with Lucretia and tells her he will now focus on Glaber to bring him patronage after being mocked by the Magistrate and Solonius. He discreetly leaves his wife and meets with Aulus. He tells Batiatus that he and Ashur are keeping watch of the Magistrate as he travels by road back home. Ashur secretly meets with Solonuis taking his weekly bribe money to tell of the recent activity of Batiatus. Ashur doesn’t reveal too much but expresses his concern that Batiatus has indeed gone too far with his obsession over power.

In the midst of training it is apparent that Spartacus has lost his concentration as he practices with Agron. A sense of worry overcomes Batiatus overlooking at a distracted Spartacus and he summons him to his chambers. In his skillful way of manipulation Batiatus coaxes Spartacus to fuel his vengeance at the house of the Magistrate. He wants Spartacus to embarrass the family at the gladiator games held at the Sine Missione by defeating their best gladiator. The purse for the fight will be plentiful and Spartacus wants to seize the chance to ease his heart at giving the winnings to Varro’s family. Spartacus is pleased to see that Batiatus would take such an interest to see the honorable gesture be done for Varro.

While the men take their ritual baths being scrubbed and oiled by the slaves Spartacus overhears Duro and Agron arguing over the death of Varro. Duro exclaims he would never kill his own brother at any cost and this turns Spartacus into a wild man full of uncontrollable rage. The gladiators including Crixus can see Spartacus focus deteriorating which offers opportunities to those who would like to see a strong man weakened. Spartacus is met up with Mira since she would like to raise his dire spirits but he is relentless in his overwhelming guilt.

The Magistrate awakens with blurred visions and an image that finally takes the form of Batiatus. A sack has been removed from his head and he immediately questions Batiatus to the meaning of such treatment. Batiatus shares with the Magistrate that he was humiliated by his words and that he seeks his revenge. The Magistrate shows that he is not afraid of Batiatus and will not beg for his life and that the only reason he is anything is because of Spartacus and once he falls so will he. Batiatus feels the sting of these words and lashes back with the mention of his son. Once Batiatus has returned home he is met with the news Spartacus has been stricken with a fever. He immediately sends him to the infirmary with the fear that the Magistrates words may come true. He summons Mira to attend to him and has a medic give him a concoction to hopefully take care of his fever. Spartacus is like a wild beast suffering convulsions and having to be strapped down to a bed. His body finally slips into the dream world where he has visions that gold coins are seeping through his wounds and he is made of gold which is how he feels about his place in life as monetary value. Batiatus can sense that his prized fighter is in no condition to fight in the battles at the Sine Missione and not wanting to risk his life he decides to send Crixus to fight. Upon hearing the news Crixus believes he will be able to regain his rightful title and prove that he is still the champion everyone remembers. He shares his news with Naevia and wants to share his glory with her and will be looking for her when he conquers his competitor in the arena.

The games begin at the Sine Missione and up at the pulvinus the crowd is eagerly anticipating Spartacus. The Magistrate is obviously missing and his family is starting to worry about his whereabouts since he delivers the Primus. The crowd watches the first battle between brothers Duro and Agron and once again Agron helps saves his brother’s life as he is the more gifted gladiator which leaves Duro with shame and embarrassment. The crowd is bored with the fight and they start to chant for Spartacus and for the final match to begin. Since the Magistrate will not be arriving on time Batiatus delivers the Primus and announces that Crixus will replace Spartacus but this is met with boos and disappointment. Crixus is affected by the changing nature of the crowd that once honored and loved him and turns that aggression on his opponent Perciles. They begin battle as Perciles slices through his forearm and continues to advance against Crixus. The crowd continues to boo as Crixus takes a devastating blow sending him to ground and in the hands of Perciles. He decides to strut around Crixus milking his moment of glory. Crixus regains his strength and cuts a huge gash into his stomach and then crushing his head with the explosion of brains and blood. The crowd goes wild as Crixus has returned to his champion form. He looks into the crowd to find Naevia but she is missing. A messenger approaches Batiatus and tells him that the Magistrates men were found murdered on the road and there were tracks left behind leading to the city. Batiatus takes immediate control wanting to seek out answers and calling guards to help him start a search. The Magistrate’s wife allows her son Numerius to join Batitaus on the search.

Ashur meets again with Solonius and informs him that Batiatus driven by madness had the Magistrate taken captive. Solonius follows Ashur as he leads him to the whereabouts of the Magistrate so that they may help and free him. Back at the infirmary Spartacus enters another dream that gives him images of a dead Sura and a dead Varro whispering the words “tend to the wound”. He sees images of Aulus being oiled down by Mira and then a flashback of when he claimed he was injured on his side when he was trying to save Sura’s life. All the images connect and inform him that Aulus was without wounds when he was being oiled down and that it was a lie. He awakens fueled with fire to seek out the truth amongst these evident lies. He finds Aulus on a bed with his neck wounded which occurred earlier when the Magistrate tried to escape and bite the neck of Aulus and tore off flesh. Spartacus presses the wound waking Aulus. He questions why Aulus is without wounds that he was supposed to still have that day he was defending his wife. Aulus knows he has been caught in a lie and whispers that he was simply following the command of Batiatus. Spartacus pushes harder into the wound causing his immediate death and Mira has seen all that has happened to which he asks for her silence and he will be in debt to her. Spartacus leaves the infirmary a man with a new agenda. Batiatus has returned and is pleased to see his greatest fighter alive and well. Spartacus proclaims he is himself again holding a deeper truth of vengeance yet to come.