We all know how the story ends (so there should be no spoilers here), but I am ready to see how this series plans to (re)write history. I am bored by this season. Maybe it is because I know that the person I have been rooting for will eventually be defeated by the end of the show. Perhaps it's because I find the tensions among the slaves tedious and manufactured for unneeded dramatic effect. Or maybe it's because the intrigue among the Roman hierarchy seems stale. Or perhaps the claustrophobic, dark, muted color pallet chosen by the cinematographer finally got to me this year so I find it depressing (anyone who's been to Italy knows the sky and colors are brilliant near Naples/Pompeii/Capri). But I am certain of one thing, the main plot of the story is advancing at such a snail's pace I all but lost total interest in the show. Last night's show was just this side of mediocre. I am ready for a resolution, even if that resolution is thousands of crucified slaves lining the Appian way and the "evil" Romans victorious.