This time, however, Lawless’s character derives her slightly larger-than-life sexiness and skill from exquisite powers of observation and well-timed tugs on “the levers of power.” If “The Good Wife” had a Roman prototype, Lucretia was she. And, for legions of feminist fans who have missed Lucy Lawless’s distinctive brand of butt-kicking girl power, her return to the small screen as Lucretia represents living proof there is justice in the world. If only texting on stone tablets weren’t so clumsy, the messages would be the same. Astute observers might characterize Gannicus as the Brett Favre of the Roman Colliseum. Hunky heart-throb John Hannah plays Gannicus, “original champion of the House of Battiatus,” who champions his own lusts and appetites at least as proficiently as he swings his sword. The writers at go right to the point: When you tune in to “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” you “Watch the story of history's greatest gladiator unfold with graphic violence and explicit sex.” What’s not to like?
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