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Vikings - Season 4, Part 2 - Wednesdays on History
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I'm kind of excited to see Johnathan Rys Myers hopefully turn the tables next season. Ivar is psychopath and seeing the Vikings win all the time is boring.
I hate almost all of the Vikings now besides Lagertha and Floki. They're all just unlikable assholes and they killed my man Ecbert.
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Contica
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Oh my god I hope so. Where did you hear this? I read somewhere a while back it might not start till september. Fingers crossed.
rockman zx
Member
Good finale, so they are filming season 5 already?.
Sectorseven
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This is really going another 2+ seasons? It feels pretty much wrapped up.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
It's just something that's going around, but the trailer for season 5 says 'coming soon' and we know they're going to split the season again, so the first 10 are going to have to air sometime in the first half of the year.
They're almost finished filming!
The story is only just beginning!
Dash_Riprock
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Still really bummed
JRM isn't playing a grown-up Alfred.
PHOENIXZERO
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I know they did that sort of thing but I cringed seeing them burning Ecbert's repository.
Thelonelykoopa
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Hope next season we will get to see some Anglo Saxon victories and the like; a bit dull seeing viking slaughter armies whom act like headless chickens.
The Silver
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Man Ecbert played them like a fiddle, that piece of paper is useless
and Sigurd dead? but.....muh history...........
and Sigurd dead? but.....muh history...........
Seductivpancakes
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Aethelwulf really jobbed that battle.
Ecbert channeled Jesus during that evac.
What was the whole point of Helga trying to adopt a child? If it's just a catalyst to change Floki's faith, would have better without the her trying really hard to keep the child.
Ecbert channeled Jesus during that evac.
What was the whole point of Helga trying to adopt a child? If it's just a catalyst to change Floki's faith, would have better without the her trying really hard to keep the child.
Vinter
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Season finale was alright. No real surprises, other than the fact that there is a next season.
With the events of this season there is probably grounds for a new shift in the series so to speak, but personally I struggled with this season.
After
, there is no real motivation for me to watch anymore. I dont really like the way the series went this season. We will see I suppose.
With the events of this season there is probably grounds for a new shift in the series so to speak, but personally I struggled with this season.
After
Ragnar and now Ecbert is gone
Seductivpancakes
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Yep. As far as I'm concerned, they're all fair game.
Sunster
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Ragnar's sons did more than he ever did.
Vinter
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I suppose. I don't know why I assumed the series wouldn't show any of that. It will be interesting to see how close to history they will go then.
Seductivpancakes
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Based off the finale, I'd say they're not afraid of shifting further away from history. Not that it's a bad thing.
Dash_Riprock
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They stopped trying to be accurate halfway through season 2 or so.
The Silver
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Guess you never watched The Walking Dead
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Thoughts on the finale:
I did not see Helga's death coming, at least not in the way that it happened with the little girl stabbing her (and then herself!). Damn.
Ecbert got a fitting death. It was amusing that he punked Ragnar's sons right before his death just like Ragnar did to him.
Sigurd being killed off is a big diversion from history, but they set it up earlier in the season, so it's not like it came out of nowhere, and it serves to create a new and more interesting dynamic for the brothers going forward.
I'm excited to see where the show goes from here.
I did not see Helga's death coming, at least not in the way that it happened with the little girl stabbing her (and then herself!). Damn.
Ecbert got a fitting death. It was amusing that he punked Ragnar's sons right before his death just like Ragnar did to him.
Sigurd being killed off is a big diversion from history, but they set it up earlier in the season, so it's not like it came out of nowhere, and it serves to create a new and more interesting dynamic for the brothers going forward.
I'm excited to see where the show goes from here.
Excellent finale.
The battle at the start was great, and showed the brutality of the vikings in full.
This episode really brought an end to the Ragnar/Ecbert plot in a great way and was a nice wrap up to Season 4, aside from the Helga stuff which didn't work.
Looking forward to King Henry vs Ivar
The battle at the start was great, and showed the brutality of the vikings in full.
This episode really brought an end to the Ragnar/Ecbert plot in a great way and was a nice wrap up to Season 4, aside from the Helga stuff which didn't work.
Looking forward to King Henry vs Ivar
Kadayi
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Decent enough ending, if a little awkward. Didn't expect Sigurd to cop it, so a bit surprising. If anything I'd of assumed they'd of killed off Hvitserkas he's less of a historically important figure.
Didn't realise Torvi survived the previous episode, so was a bit shocked. Curious to see where they go next season, as it's fair to say there's a lot of disparate storylines at play.
Didn't realise Torvi survived the previous episode, so was a bit shocked. Curious to see where they go next season, as it's fair to say there's a lot of disparate storylines at play.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Yes.
I thought this show wasn't "supernatural" in that sense. I guess it's supposed to be a bit artsy in a way? Or is there really a chance he will come back? Like Harbald?
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I mean, Ragnar saw Odin in the very first episode of the series, so technically this was his reappearance!
rocketskates
Member
What if Odin is real though.
Plenty of shows are "supernatural" in the sense they show god or Jesus from Christianity lore.
This is a show about Vikings and what they believe in.
Sorry but that sounds just like Alfred, at least he was portrait like that on "Last Kingdom"
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Contica
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Do you find it believable with how this season ended, that they would just jump over everything that has to happen, and skip forward 10+ years just so we could have an adult Alfred?
In any case, Hirst referred to Meyers' character as Heahmund, so I'm not really sure why you're sorry.
Just finished the season, overall much better that the first part
but the writing still is kinda bad sometimes, especially with Lagertha and helga
Sigurd was the worst of ragnar's sons so is okay to me he is gone
btw if eckbert isn't king anymore, the deal has no value right?
he trolled them?
but the writing still is kinda bad sometimes, especially with Lagertha and helga
Sigurd was the worst of ragnar's sons so is okay to me he is gone
btw if eckbert isn't king anymore, the deal has no value right?
he trolled them?
Seductivpancakes
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Sigurd wasn't bad, just bland. Really interested in seeing how Iver gets out of this.
Rollo was about to get it just for betraying Ragnar. Iver went all the way.
Because we have surrogate Alfred and not Alfred itself which would have made a much more interesting plot
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
They really didn't know what to do with Rollo, huh?
And why would the vikings let Ivar get away with murdering Sigurd?
And the part with King Henry dude was really bizarre. What a weird ending.
And why would the vikings let Ivar get away with murdering Sigurd?
And the part with King Henry dude was really bizarre. What a weird ending.
rocketskates
Member
Probably my more respect for a guy who wants to legit pillage and battle? I dunno. But I'd let him get away with it, dudes crazy.
The Horror the horror
Banned
Myers is an asshole bigot and seeing him on this show is a step back.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Correct.
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Contica
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, ok. If you say so.
I guess it would be a problem with the fact that they have to 'age' all of the existing characters to much if he would play an adult Alfred. (alfred is played by a 17 year old actor so he would probably be a teenager in the show).
Personally I loved it. Great to see one of my favourite actors taking on the vikings next series!
Apart from Bjorn I don't like them any of them anymore. Even Lagertha - they changed her character too much for me
We don't know that they have let him get away with it yet do we though?
Also I agree with Rollo - was a shame to use him like that. He was always my favourite warrior - would like to see him in it more (especially as all the old characters are on the way out)
PHOENIXZERO
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I'm pretty sure they had limited access to Rollo due to Clive Standen leaving to do the Taken TV series so Rollo's role got reduced though it probably should have anyway.
Teletraan1
Banned
The issue I had with this season was they put you in a time jump and shoved characters that aren't really likeable as the new leads really quickly. It was too forced. I will still watch to see how they evolve these characters (if they do) but the second half of this season was kind of a letdown.
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