| Metric | Gods of the Arena (Prequel) | Vengeance (Season 2) | |--------|-------------------------------|--------------------------| | | 2012 (home release) | 2012 (original airing) | | Lead performance | Dustin Clare (new) | Liam McIntyre (replacing Whitfield) | | Action quality | Highly stylized, crisp | More chaotic, larger scale | | Story coherence | Tight 6 episodes | Uneven first 3 episodes | | Fan rating (2012 polls) | 9.2/10 | 8.5/10 |