I don't know if he felt guilty about Judith. To be honest, I have no idea what Athelstan really felt about Judith. I think it was more to make clear that he would never be able to participate in a raid again. Even as just a translator, he couldn't watch Ragnar and company killing, raping, and stealing.

I totally agree with your whole paragraph about the characters while in Wessex.

While the second half had some very powerful moments of acting and direction, the contrivances of the plot in Wessex really diminished the episode as a whole.
Along with a lot of people commenting, I never liked the relationship between Athelstan and Judith. From the beginning, Judith's actions were illogical, and the…

I think Julian Fellowes was struck by a terrible and paralyzing rage when he heard that Dan Stevens was cast in the "Beauty and the Beast" remake, because Disney has destroyed his hopes of Stevens never having a career after "Downton," and Fellowes just can't see the point anymore.

She said something like, "You have always treated him as if he were your own son." She could have meant that he was a better paternal figure than Ragnar, or that he should go out and have his own kids and leave hers alone, but I think that putting Bjorn's paternity in question is a valid interpretation.

I found some of the European aired scenes from last week. In the one between Lagertha and Rollo at the party, Lagertha's line reading seemed to heavily imply that Rollo is Bjorn's father. The character's knowledge of that, or of that possibility, could really affect his behavior going forward.

I'm so disappointed with the Judith / Athelstan relationship. I'll have much more to say after next week if the preview's indication that *Spoilers - Judith is executed for adultery* proves true.

I think it's more likely that Lagertha will get o England first. She might have ridden off to find her own ships and more volunteers for the farming community - and that would fulfill more of the Seer's prophecy about her. Ragnar's not planning to return to England until after he conquers Paris, which makes it more…

If they go to Scotland, I really want one of the ladies-in-waiting to splinter off either as a spy in Elizabeth's pay or completely join Elizabeth's court. They all have plausible reasons:

Lola is the most savvy teenager on the show, but she is still a teenager. If they have to drag out the affair with Conde, I'd like Mary and Conde to run off (and be written off) to live anonymously and Lola pose as Queen of Scots.

Leith's attempts to annul Greer's marriage will hopefully backfire when Castleroy receives notice.
"Dear Former Lord Castelroy,
Sorry to hear you will die in prison. Please sign the attached documents so I may marry your wife.
Thanks for the memories of the time I hooked up with your daughter,
Leith"
Cut to: Peppery,…

He didn't really give her power of attorney. It was an oral contract without witnesses while he was heavily medicated. I know document signing and finding witnesses and notaries isn't edge-of-your-seat television, but…
In conclusion, I hated this storyline.

The entire storyline takes place within 24 hours. We never saw him sign anything, and even if he had, he could have either contested it later or his wife would, I'm sure. Going on the assumption that Canning wants the money to go to the family of the donor, then Alicia should be trying to get the money to the…

I found Alicia believing that someone in the ICU after major surgery is only thinking about her extremely egotistical. For personal reasons, I didn't see any humor in her behavior that might have been intended.

From scene to scene and from shot to shot within the scenes but in random order, the woman should have been holding an egg, a live chicken, a dead but still feathered chicken, a plucked but uncooked chicken, and a rotisserie chicken. At one point she can wear a chicken costume. It would make a meaningful statement…

From scene to scene and from shot to shot within the scenes but in random order, the woman should have been holding an egg, a live chicken, a dead but still feathered chicken, a plucked but uncooked chicken, and a rotisserie chicken. At one point she can wear a chicken costume. It would make a meaningful statement…

I think Alicia's existing cynicism has been magnified by her campaign, plus her campaign has made her self-involved and now paranoid. Despite the very clear evidence to the contrary, she's convinced herself that Louis Canning's goal is to make her life miserable. Giving it any thought at all makes it clear that he…

I have a suspicion that the negotiations are a fake-out to make Conde even more devoted than before. Like, "Yes, I agreed to marry Elizabeth, but I will find a way to kill her on our honeymoon so that you can take your place as Queen of England and Scotland."

Bash has been exchanging erotic messages with a wood nymph for weeks.

Maybe his prison is in a Protestant area and they'll break him out.
Maybe he'll so impress his jailers that they'll invent parole just for him.
Maybe on the way to Navarre, Queen Jean will go into labor and he will be the only qualified obstetrician for miles, safely delivering her child and earning her undying devotion.
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