Sad news. Was all happy and pumped when I saw the True Blood finale tonight, but then when I got online, I read that Andy Whitfield had lost his battle with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at the very early age of 39. (Source)
As a fan of the series, I'm pretty shocked and sad to hear about this, especially when the last I heard, he was on his road to recovery and had nearly beaten it. I'm glad I at least got to see him act in a great role for a great series. I know he couldn't fill the role of Spartacus this season, but I hope is replacement lives up to it. He has big shoes to fill, especially after something like this happens. Thoughts are with his family. RIP