Titus' death was juxtaposed with Melitta's own demise after she drank from the same wine. Her voice changed as she revealed her dark plot to poison Titus so that he would once again leave the House of Batiatus behind. Lucy Lawless was phenomenal during the entire sequence. Just when Titus was beginning to accept the possibility that Lucretia wasn't all that bad, it's revealed that she is far worse than he could have ever imagined. Lucretia's sudden transition from obedient daughter-in-law to vindictive bitch during the poisoning scene was brilliant. Yet the way it was handled was subtle enough that the final reveal of her devious act still felt surprising. When Lucretia had started serving Titus honey wine, that's when his coughing had begun. There were hints early on that Lucretia had been poisoning Titus.
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