Nuns…no sense of humor.

That would be clutch. And Liz Taylor could just order him around "Let's go, hot stuff, lot's of blood to wipe up. Busy busy busy."

They'll probably keep her around long enough for her to have a "taboo" inter-racial affair with Detective Lowe before killing her off.

I was just astounded they were able to load up a single actor with every gay hipster lumbersexual cliche they could find. OK-OK-OK, it's AHS, I know…

And where by "dick" we mean "stainless steel strap-on drill dildo" but yeah, I see your point.

Seriously, what part of "Starring Lady Gaga" do these people not understand. ;-)

Anxiously awaiting the first Zoolander hat tip as well.

I don't know — the Wolf was sounding awfully Generic British Prestige Drama Accent to me. But it was late and I might be being slightly ungenerous to the show as a result.

OK is it me, or are there almost no actual Welsh accents to be heard in a tale that is ostensibly about a simmering rebellion in Wales against English overlordship? Dreadlock Goat boy is about the only one I can think of. Everyone else seems to be standard BBC -RP or vaguely Northern-ish. The New Who and Torchwood…

Agreed. One episode in and Last Kingdom has completely schooled Executioner. And Last Kingdom is navigating a much larger historical canvas. It appears on track to provide a fairly detailed and nuanced portrayal of the two conflicting cultures while managing to remain a rollicking good tale. At this rate, it'll be a…

There are several different versions of the Ragnar story/legend. So depending on which one you're talking about his wives and children are different. Ivar, Halfdan and Ubba (and Bjorn Ironside) are real historic figures documented through period texts (mostly The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) as well as Norse oral…

BBC-American is still waiting for HBO's human resources department to send them a copy of the position description for CEO of Tits & Ass. Not something BBC has had up to this point. ;) You must be patient, Grasshopper.

You definitely should! I'm a reenactor and *very* picky about my history shows and I LOVE what "Vikings" has done over the last 3 seasons. What part of Denmark are you from? As an undergraduate I did a semester abroad at the University of Copenhagen. Also, the writer of "Vikings" is Michael Hirst, an Englishman who…

My guess is that they'll go for the standard, lazy backstory on this one. Muslim warrior, once a bitter rival, becomes best friends with his enemy when somebody got captured by the opposing side and learns the enemy Isn't So Different After All. The Noble Moor (tm) decides to leave behind the strife-torn Holy Land,…

I'm not remembering how it plays out in the book (read it when it came out but the details are a bit muddled) but I genuinely hope to see the look of shock on the Gentleman's face when the Raven King brings Vinculus back. I'm pretty sure this is where the Gentleman proves he's bitten off more than he can chew. No…

I thought exactly the same thing. That actress really was a dead ringer for her. But nobody casts Carol Kane in a role like that and then doesn't allow her to speak! Thankfully, she'll be back in season two of Gotham, so we more or her signature fright wig hair-do and indeterminate Eastern European accent.

The most English of threats.
"Is now a convenient time for you to be shot, sir? No? Well, would you be so kind as to send 'round a servant tomorrow with a list of times when you might be shot?"

Yes and no. You see a real stylistic transition during this period. Many, many folks still cling to the classic 18th century mode of dress like Norell. The powdered wig was falling out a favor, but not nearly as fast as fashion changes today. Strange and the others are much more modern in their dress, favoring the…

Well spotted. A very good bit like Mr. Teatime, but not quite as directly murderous. It's slowly unfolding that the Gentleman (with the Thistledown Hair) is not quite as smart and powerful as he'd like everyone to think. (And this reminds me a bit of the Fae in Pratchett's "Lords and Ladies") He's very good at…

Seriously, they need to get Defiance's economy up and running again so we can get Berlin back into her Gestapo-by-way-of-Frederick's-of-Hollywood outfits again.