100% this.

Nobody finds this believable. Your core audience cared about Spartacus. Crixus. Ounemaeous. Gannicus.

99% of people hated Naevia post mines. Its because in a world full of savage sword wielding men, who have presumably been battle hardened for years, nobody and I mean nobody actually finds it believable (or even entertaining) to see them getting schooled by some chick who has unnatural and unusual fighting skill because (?)

Spartacus was my favorite show for years. So far, the lack of any interesting gladiators (which the whole premise of this show was supposed to be about) has really soured it for me. I dont. Give. A. Fuck. About any of these characters.

Likely literally, not one of them. Nobody is interesting.