The numbers issue is actually accurate to the time period: for this stage of Viking raiding into England the Norse would have a couple hundred, and be countered by Saxon armies of a couple hundred—remember that Scandinavian kingship doesn't start until Harald Fairhair in the late ninth century, and Lindisfarne is in…

Too easy, Sean. Too easy.

I understand that "Hannibal" is a very good show, but it is based on a very successful book and film series, so I give it no points for creativity in concept. Unoriginal premises can still make great shows (Girls) but I really appreciate a network taking a real creative risk.

"Orion" looks like brainless, badass fun, "Childhood's End" has amazing potential that it will probably not live up to, "Silver Shields" looks like the latest attempt to film my magical detective show that will probably not work because the universe hates me, "Ringworld" will either succeed or fail spectacularly, and…

I disagree! It is an interesting first attempt to tie in a single world across multiple media platforms in a way that has never really been done before. Will it work well? Eh, I am dubious, simply because trailblazers rarely do. But it is truly unique and I for one think we should give it the benefit of the doubt. At…

I honestly had no idea. I guess I am not as up on my pop culture as the AV Club average.

I don't think the comment on fate is an Anglo-Saxon connection—characters saying that there fate is already determined before momentous events is a cliche of Icelandic Sagas.

Stealth Frisky Dingo reference: The news crew setup was suspiciously similar to Team Jaguar with Darcelle Jones [Rawwr] (Slideshow!).

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Ah, I actually haven't see past Angel Season Three (although I heard Angelus shows up, so you didn't spoil anything). But let's not forget Evil Angel's awesome appearance in Season 1 when the celebrity awakens him. The last fifteen minutes or so of "Eternity" are some of the best in any Whedon show.

There have been a grand total of three major recurring black characters in any Whedon show, and one of them is a preacher and one is a street tough. The Asian (who is the second Asian to get high billing in a Whedon show despite Firefly's universe being half Chinese and two of the stars having the last name "Tam") is…

I have to go with Evil Angel as easily the best character and villain Joss has ever written. Unfortunately he got much less screentime than Evil Flashback Angel, who is lame and annoying.

Woah woah woah..a black person AND and Asian? Are we sure that this is a Whedon production?

Game of Thrones is like I, Claudius, you say?

The bit where he called his cousin and realized that, oh yeah, his cousin was a werewolf and that is how he got bit, was one of the best moments in Buffy for me. Just a super low-key origin story for a super low-key character.

Bullshit, this is Adam Reed. If he doesn't revert back to his Sealab 2021, fuck-you-audience mode I will be pissed. I want a remake of 7211.

@avclub-6dfdd63abbcb8863fba5ab0ab35d76f5:disqus Modern Biblical literalism is largely the product of the early modern period and not Medieval in the slightest—there is a commonly quoted passage in the Bible that basically said the word can chain down the spirit. Medieval Christians were ALL about the allegory.

So is Michael Jackson, but that doesn't mean Billie Jean was an eight year old.

Here's @avclub-f121d09285898f1c66d66f1e6f0455a6:disqus taking on the controversial opinions.

What dark undercurrents? It is no darker than any other Victorian children's tale (and the Victorians were the ones who sanitized fairy tales). I think some people interpret "moderately more serious than a Bob the Builder episode" as "potentially traumatizing to children". It is funny and enduring because Lewis…