yes, because using Norse words in a period piece about Norse culture is soooo jarring. Y'know what, maybe they should drop the faux-Nordic accents as well. Have them do the Rome thing and make them speak with Cockney accents! Yeah, that'll bring the message across, not using stupid Scandinavian words in an…

Or, or… the extremely vocal fan-hater minority is the first to respond, with those who actually like the episodes putting in their votes much later.

I'm still peeved by their continued use of the English 'earl' as opposed to the Norse 'jarl'. That said, I like the show overall. I think it's distinct enough from Game of Thrones or Spartacus to merit continued patronage.

Maybe the reviewer hated that Britta was cast as anything more than a needlessly defiant, counterculture wannabe? Maybe he was so used to Britta being the worst that he can't accept her as an actual human being with good traits to balance out the pretense?

In a lot of ways, this felt like a true Community episode.