Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
Historical spoilers:
After Spartacus slays Batiatus to escape, he is supposed to defeat Glabber's army in some huge battle. Virinius is supposed to take over the hunt for Spartacus, so the obvious way for that to happen is for him to hook up with Illythia after all, and keep Xena around as her aid. That gives us continuity of characters from the villain side of the show, but still follows history. After Spartacus' army beats Virinius, then Crassus will come and end things.
It seems like Glabber is done for this season. Season 3 must be Virinius' turn, and will set up for Crassus to take over in Season 4 when Virinius is defeated.
If the show ends in Season 4 then it will have had a 4.5 season run, which is just a bit less than the 5 seasons they initially wanted. Making Season 4 a few episodes longer would cover the difference.
That seems to be how it'll go except for...
I don't really know if Varinius will be the new villain, because he hasn't been established yet as a seriously evil dude or anything. Certainly not on the level of Glaber or Batiatus
And it's already confirmed that...
Ceasar and Marcus Crassus are going to eventually be in this series. I believe they have already cast them. I think in one interview they said that Ceasar will show another side to slavery, where the slaves had a little bit more respect and freedom.