Spartacus: Blood and Sand

That was an ok episode of Spartacus: Blood and Sand.  I am almost through with this season and then I am taking a long break from this show because the prequel which is not actually the second season to this show is not being released on disc until later this year.  However the show is being renewed for another season, so it is three seasons altogether that the show will be or has been on.  The prequel is only six episodes because the lead actor who plays Spartacus became ill and he is not coming back to the show.  That is the reason for the prequel but apparently he is not healthy enough for the second season of Spartacus: Blood and Sand because he is not being recast as Spartacus.