Forget gladiator training: the brutal “revenge scene” from episode 2 of Spartacus: The House of Ashur has to be seen to be believed.

Warning: Spoilers ahead Spartacus: House of Assyria Episode 2 is coming soon.

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. It’s a saying as old as time, but Spartacus: House of Assyria Episode 2 took the philosophy to a new level.

In episode 1, we met Achillia (Tenika Davis), a young woman on the run from a mysterious past. She is captured while performing some serious combat maneuvers and Dominus Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) immediately has a plan in mind for her.

In the Starz show, after Achillia tries to escape and kill Ashur, the prize is her freedom. What do you have to do to earn it? Become a gladiator in Ashur’s band of muscle men.

Of course, this is seen as a lead balloon among the other gladiators, who immediately insult and attack him at every opportunity. But he gets his revenge in spectacular fashion at the end of episode 2 and it’s one of the best things I’ve ever seen in the history of television.

If you’re into blood, this is definitely not for you, but I couldn’t resist asking Davis about the excruciating mutilation. Spartacus: House of Assyria Episode 2 when I got the chance.

The “Totorous” scene from Spartacus: House of Ashur Episode 2 is all I needed

Anyway, at the end of episode 2, a gladiator tries to sexually assault Achillia and she manages to fend him off physically. She is not pleased and makes an example to those around her by cutting off his testicles and making him bleed. I said it was awful.

“I think that’s exactly where Achilla was on this trip,” Davis told me. “It’s for anyone who’s ever been horribly wronged. Maybe you can imagine doing it and it would be intense.”

“It’s great to have a character that we can express some of that revenge with. Some of those emotions we sometimes don’t let ourselves express because it would just be horrible and painful. We would never do that to a human being. So Achillia definitely has a moment where she’s scared and does whatever it takes to survive. And in that situation, the mutilation, for that moment, is her showcase.”

If Achillia is here after only two episodes, I can’t imagine what happens next. Of Spartacus: House of Assyria Episode 3 comes out this week, the battles (physical and mental) only get worse.

Personally, I’m keeping my fingers crossed that he gets rid of them all. It’s great that we have two strong female characters in such a male-dominated setting (Claudia Black from Cossutia and Achillia), and I know their presence will only grow stronger as the episodes progress.

Burn everything, I said.