User Reviews

There were definitely some unwatchable episodes this season, which just comprised of ceremonies and poor actors chewing up the screen, Heahmund being the main problem.

Vikings has always incorporated the mystical aspects of the vikings worldview and really I loved ragnar but if you want a show with any historical accuracy he needed to go.

There are plots in this episode that move forward. Floki has given up his attempts to lead others toward religious and social enlightenment. He's alone but see he can change himself or doom himself to living a life filled with perpetual hate and retribution. We wanted him to kill Flatnose. Floki has moved on. The Iceland story has not worked but in this episode it did.

Ivar's scene with his son was evocative. His son crying for his father as his father crawled away conflicted is in my top 10 Viking scenes of all time. It didn't feel manipulative and all of Ivar's pains and humiliations flooded into that scene and it was conveyed that it was an act of tortured mercy not as a exploitative emotional torture on the audience.

I don't get the appeal of Gunnhild but she's suppsoed to be irresistible. She wants power and every man who has it falls deeply in love with her. The character isn't written well. I doubt anyone understand the appeal or why she's worth everyone's kingdom and the future violence her seductions will provoke . I don't even see her as trying to seduce people.

Seeing as how this show has really yanked since the king died, this episode was refreshing as we see moments of his death again!! This series should have ended with this season!! The jumping around with time is just gotten to be way too much!! Without the King, the Vikings have just sucked!!

Ivar the Horrible Actor, finds his cardboard statue ripped in half, and goes on a killing spree, including Hvit's woman. Burning them all. Real stupid scene. Hvit's woman even lectures Ivar about Ragnar's nobility. But we have no true sense of Ivar's tyranny. Then Ivar's wife gives birth, as Ivar, bored and annoyed, so are we, holding his ears. The boy is deformed. We then have to witness a poor version of the Ragnar/baby Ivar abandonment. Poor taste.

Hvit as ambassador is demeaned by a midget then a fat dude who Hvit believes is Buddha. Hvit's been playing with too many dolls and candles. The fat dude then tortures him in a sauna, then releases him and agrees to attack Ivar. Mostly mediocre acting. The story? Who the hell knows?

Floki reprimands the killer and takes off to find a cave. Floki is a great actor. But where is the story?

Bjoke and Gunn are married. Harold and Bjoke word clash. Really sad, Bjoke tells Harold that he will never be king of all Norway. Why? Why would Harold take this crap? Why not just kill Bjoke. Bjoke is a mediocre actor. He is no Ragnar. Harold does better. Then we have to watch Magnus (Mr. I am Viking!) acting drunk and stupid around Harold. Harold, the guy who killed his own brother has to endure this, along with the rest of us. Very poor writing. Take a look at Harold's face. You can tell he can't believe he has to be part of this production.

Jud finds Lag in an old woman's hut. After the battle Lag put on a potato sack and ran into the woods to play the part of insane. She saw visions of Ragnar being dumped into the snake pit. Jud brings Lag back to Wessex. Alf at dinner table, gives a new meaning to speaking with marbles your mouth. This fool puts a grape in his mouth and mumbles some meaningless nonsense. Alf the Great? Right! Jud has breast cancer. Lag lost her shield, so she's no longer a shield-maiden. Alf's wife cries and can't take it anymore, and neither can we.

Ok, best part. Ubbe and Torvi with Alf's army to face the Irish Viking army. Thanks for not giving us any info on this new enemy, until now. How convenient and contrived. Ubbe and Torvi go to negotiate, and all chant Ubbe, and they meet the 3 Viking kings. Who are they? What kingdoms? Never heard of these until now. Ubbe says, Alf gave him land and they can all share. 2 of the kings agree, 1 still wants to raid. Well 2 out of 3 wins. Not here. Ubbe challenges the 1 to a one on one fight. 7 minutes left. I was hoping for a fight. But no. We got more filler.

Very poor. Acting mostly by supporting and extras in lead roles. Story? Unbelievable and boring. Floki tripping in Iceland with losers. Ivar delusional, believing he's a god. Why? Because his wife told him, and he won some battles. He believes his wife is pregnant because she licked his hand. Come on. Hvit playing with Buddha dolls and candles goes to Ivar's ally trying to backstab him, then the twist towards the end. Jud, Alf's wife, Lag - Soap time anyone? Alf the Marble Mouth. Bjoke, Gunn, Harold, Mag - Unbelievable. Soap? Yes! In reality Harold would have these fools hanging upside down with their throats cut. Ubbe and Torvi do well, but who the hell are these new Vikings? No info here.

So sad. We go from Ragnar, great stories, battles, to this.

Absolutely horrible! I have to think the only good reviews are the usual suspects, Hirsch, the cast and producers of this sad crap. The mystical stuff is ridiculous. When writers are bad, out of ideas, they always go for the easy writing, fantasy, witches, dark shots, idiotic lines and mystical nothings. What was a very good show is disinigrating before our eyes. Lagatha just goes crazy in the middle of a battle and all of a sudden with a bath, nice clothes and a fireplace, this Viking shield maiden is all of a sudden now a mystical thoughtful sane being? Pahhh.. I doubt I'll watch next season.