Did I miss something? I am somewhat confused. Didn't we just see Torvi die in Kattegat? Why is she sitting alive and well at Lagertha's table? At least she was heavily wounded. Yet I don't remember seeing any kind of "oh we saved you after all now please get better" thing or anything.
This episode made me quite sad. I really feel for Floki and Helga.
Just when I was raving about character development and how badass Torvi has become as shield maiden and donning that crossbow like it's her second nature. Sigh.
Do we really need an asshole child in every show? Can he not just die already :sob:
Of course of course, we need him for the conflict and all that.
Great comedic moment:
I was about to receive the body and blood of our saviour!!!
You're also about to receive a great Heathen army.
HAH. Golden.
I do agree with most here though regarding the battle. They hyped it up so much, and then you barely get to see the armies meet, and the end of it. Seems like such a waste. Or maybe they did have a small struggle with the budget there. ... Or the budget was kept for the battle in Kattegat later?
The end was glorious in its own bloody right though.
"If the Gods can't protect me, who can?"
And then they did. Made me smile. Great timing on his part.
Also fun to see how bad fathers and husbands seed bad fathers in turn. No surprise there, really.
More surprises toward the end, in some way. But Astrid's always had this vibe, with Ragnar too.
I also feel like I want to mention how much I loved Laghertha's outfit in the hall. In fact, I delight in how their exploits into other countries seem to influence their clothing as well.
What a great way to go... and haunt.
People should stop making snakes hiss on TV. can’t pronounce enough how stupid that is. We can all see they’re snakes. Why not keep it a little more realistic.
Also “love” how we always need to put harmless pythons in a snake pit. What are they going to do? Google-eye you to death?
A boar pit would have been more appropriate and cruel.
Oh gosh, I almost instantly fell in love with Astrid. Great way to “introduce” the character too.
Only took Ragnar 40 years or so to tell Floki what he did. Such a tear-jerker.
Oh look, the emperor finally does a thing!
The time jump almost made me dizzy. Suddenly all the boys are fucking adults :scream:
Including asshole-child
I really loved this small detail:
When Lagertha tells Ragnar and Bjørn to leave her alone, and both of them in unison slide backwards, but stay by her anyway.
Also: the asshole child finally gets a line. Doesn’t make us like it any more. Someone should put an axe through it.
But I was also really disappointed by how Torvi didn’t just take the crossbow and shot Erlendur right when he gave it to her. Close range and all that. Sure, made for a better show the way it turned out in the end. So simple though. No one will care anymore if he dies, and she and her child are safe.
Love how Bjørn gives the ring back as well.
I love the slow transition of focus we’ve been seeing from Ragnar to Bjørn. As he gets older and seemingly falling apart, we look to Bjørn.
Beginner mistake. Never tell a man you’ve got an upper hand when you’re alone with him. He’s likely still physically stronger than you.
“Don’t try and possess me. Possession is the opposite of love.” :purple_heart:
And we’re back with the overflowing sexual tension.
Literally.
Snakes, berserker fights and returns. A truly enjoyable episode.
“We have one life, Torvi. So go, and live it.”
How did I watch this entire season in one go :joy:
My only excuses are how much I’m enjoying it and how its honest, sad humour distracts me perfectly. Shocking to know it won’t be able to do that much longer.
This one was rather positive. It made me smile a lot and laugh to appropriate degrees.
The show is labelled as comedy, but it’s quite sad in its honesty and, well, the topics.
But refreshing and the bits of laughs you get are both sad and endearing. I’m enjoying this. It distracts me from my own current sadness probably better than a “fun” comedy would have done.
Which was what I was originally trying to watch haha.
Zoology, bitch!!!
So retro, I really loved this.
Just started and I’m already loving it. It feels like I’m watching the old movie without watching the old movie. Huge childhood-vibes already. Can’t wait to see how this is going to go.
“Where’s my hair” and “AAGH! I’m a Middle Aged man!” already killed it :joy:
And “:two_hearts: that’s a man right there...”
Spencer: don’t cry don’t cry don’t cry
Gosh this is so quotable.
Smouldering intensity.
Weakness: cake :joy:
“The world is full of lonely people afraid to make the first move.”
I love this show so much. The cats were an amazing addition. Can’t not like people who like and engage with cats.
And this whole “there’s hope even if you’re 80” may have a smaller chance than being a successful actor, but it’s nice they’re putting it out there.
“When in doubt, ride the horse in the direction that its going.”
I liked it overall, for the story and some sense of novelty, but I can’t see away from how many tropes and cringe-worthy moments there were in this. Enjoyed the “big reveal”, but all in all it felt a little hasty and exaggerated.
Oh shoot!!! Biggest reveal yet!!!
And another episode about cringy exaggerated reactions. Oh and there’s also a boy with super powers.
Goodness, so tense. I was holding my head for quite a while there. Floki. Rollo. Bjørn. Ragnar. GAH.
“If i was him, i would worry less about the gods and more about the fury of a patient man.”
Somewhat confused by how there was nothing between the scene of Floki and Aestheltan and then Ragnar and Aestheltan on the mountain. No moment of recognition what had happened, confrontation or other. Just seems like a whole scene was cut out there.
“I could not protect her.”
“That is what her shield is for. We fight. That is how we win and that is how we die.”
The writing of this show is so very enjoyable.
This show is an expert when it comes to building up and keeping sexual tension over a number of episodes... :upside_down:
Two favourites:
“It is the way of prophecy only to be understood when it has happened and it is too late to change it.”
“Power is only given to those who are prepared to lower themselves to pick it up.”
“I hope that some day, our gods can become friends.”
:broken_heart:
While I still think this series to be a worthwhile watch, I’m not entirely blind to the problematic spots.
The kids talking like young adults. The exaggerated screaming at the river.
