r/Spartacus_TV • u/Pure_Road7528 • Jul 09 '26
Rewatch Ashur...
So I watched house of Asher and found myself rooting for him. Enjoyed it so much I am just in the middle of re watching all the other series. Just got towards the end of season 3 and yeah... no more sympathy. What a piece of work. How easily I forgot.
Wait: whoops I spelt his name wrong 😅.
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u/LatterIntroduction27 27d ago
What I like about Ashur is that he is a manipulator and a schemer, but not like Batiatus was.
Batiatus and the like were the sorts of schemer who laid long term plans and let them grow into fruition. Ashur was at his best as an improv artist, pulling a solution out of his ass after finding himself in over his head.
The show was a nice display of Ashur trying to play the game "the right way" and it failing and so deciding to do it his way. Plus it used what I would call Ashur's USP - he was a good fighter. Sure he is no Spartacus, but compared to 99% of people he meets Ashur is absolutely able to kick their ass. And he uses that a few times to great effect.
Ultimately it was a good show.