Following the devastating conclusion of Vengeance , War of the Damned picks up with Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) commanding a massive slave army that threatens the very foundation of the Roman Republic. This season isn't about survival; it's about the brutal, inevitable march toward the final battle. The season wisely covers the final year of the Third Servile War. Rather than stretching history thin, the writers accelerate toward the climax. Spartacus and his generals—the noble Crixus (Manu Bennett) and the pragmatic Gannicus (Dustin Clare)—face their greatest foe: Marcus Licinius Crassus (Simon Merrells).

Rating: ★★★★½ (9.5/10)

"I am Spartacus." You will cry when you hear it one last time.