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"Spartacus executive Steven DeKnight has teased that season three will be &amp;quot;very dirty&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;ethically muddled&amp;quot;.  The showrunner revealed that Spartacus (Liam McIntyre) will become a less sympathetic character once his rebellion against the Romans gets underway.   &amp;quot;Next season we&amp;#039;ll actually jump forward about six months, so we&amp;#039;re deep into the war,&amp;quot; he told TV Guide. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s now killed Batiatus (John Hannah) and Glaber (Craig Parker)... the question is, &amp;#039;What drives him now?&amp;#039;  &amp;quot;But the question does rise, &amp;#039;How do you define victory? When is it enough?&amp;#039; This will be a question that will haunt Spartacus throughout the season... &amp;#039;When is war over? Is it ever over?&amp;#039; &amp;quot;Historically people have a very romanticised vision of Spartacus and his rebels... It does get dirty and it does get very grey next season. Everyone morally and ethically gets a little muddied.&amp;quot; DeKnight did warn fans not to expect Lucretia (Lucy Lawless) to have a major influence in season three, confirming that the character had been killed off in the Vengeance finale.  &amp;quot;I never rule out a good flashback,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;The concern was that in the second season, should we bring back what is arguably the biggest name in the show? I was adamant, &amp;#039;No she has to die. It wouldn&amp;#039;t work any other way&amp;#039;.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Spartacus&amp;#039; Liam McIntyre Q&amp;amp;A: &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s a big mantle to take on&amp;#039; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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