Spartacus: Vengeance
Starz | Release Date: January 27, 2012
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
58
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
7
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Slant MagazineAaron RiccioFeb 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: Well written and acted, almost perfectly paced, and entirely unlike anything else on television, Spartacus isn't just bloody good, it's bloody excellent. Read full review
75
People WeeklyTom GliattoJan 19, 2012
Season 1 Review: It's fun sport. [30 Jan 2012, p.44]
67
NewsdayVerne GayJan 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: Everything fans loved about the first season--which improved dramatically over its course, by the way--is here. Everyone is not. McIntyre is good, but he's not Whitfield, either. Read full review
67
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardJan 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: Your enjoyment of "Vengeance" ultimately hinges on how much you remember the betrayals and back-stabbings of the first season, "Spartacus: Blood and Sand." Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Matt Zoller SeitzJan 31, 2012
Season 1 Review: Both the new actor and the revamped series take some getting used to. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJan 23, 2012
Season 1 Review: Although Friday's season premiere is a bit confusing at times, the Spartacus world comes into better focus in episode two. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJan 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: With overripe dialogue that sounds like Shakespeare ground through a blender of baroque profanity, punctuated by action sequences of almost comical brutality amid orgies of debauchery, Spartacus is back with a vengeance. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandJan 26, 2012
Season 1 Review: No matter the casting changes, Spartacus remains good, dirty fun. Read full review
50
The New York TimesMike HaleJan 26, 2012
Season 1 Review: The writers may work their way out of this corner and Mr. McIntyre, who's a bit lightweight at this point, may grow into the central role. In the meantime there are still touches of the unbridled campiness that made the first season amusing. Read full review
40
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJan 27, 2012
Season 1 Review: So the upstairs and the downstairs people are sorting things out this season, a process that drifts in and out of confusion. Read full review
40
VarietyBrian LowryJan 23, 2012
Season 1 Review: Spartacus: Vengeance is up to the same old tricks, endeavoring to give gratuitous violence and sex a good name. Read full review
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