On Spartacus, sex reveals the person within-it’s intimacy that is physical, emotional, and psychological.

On this show sexuality is about revealing one’s true self to others-even if one’s true self is manipulative (like Lucretia and Albinius) or violent (Lucretia and Ashur.) It’s not pretty, but Ashur’s scenes with Lucretia have told us more about his character and his character’s motivations than any other scenes in the previous two seasons of the show. However, recent events in the series and subsequent discussion have prompted me to break my silence. I’ve been a huge fan of Spartacus from the first season, but due to a lack of Starz and the inability to see every episode of the current season, I have yet to mention my love for this show.