I think it was one reason I missed Steven DeKnight last season. IMHO DeKnight is a very good TV writer and showrunner. I think he does a good job of polishing up and editing his shows and doing the big picture stuff better. Like I remember Spartacus' speech at the end of Blood and Sand and just being so moved by Andy Whitfield's monologue after everything he'd been through.
"I have done this thing because it is just! Blood demands blood! We have lived and lost at the whims of our masters for too long! I would not have it so. I would not see the passing of a brother for the purpose of sport. I would not see another heart ripped of chest for no course. For all those that wish this, then it is time...It is time. Your lives are your own! Forge your own path, or join with us and together we shall see Rome tremble!"