Battle after battle will take its toll. Ragnar isn't far from reaching his life expectancy.

And here I was hoping that in the excitement of the game he would make himself get out of his cart and use his legs. Nope.

The other person was actually her wheelchair, which remained prone.

Would that it were true…

I'm wondering if our Asian captive is a martial artist. Perhaps that is why the pirates "didn't dare" rape her.

I wondered about the 9th century Parisian decor as well.

I don't like gore, so while Bjorn was doing whatever he was doing to the berserker I switched to the kind and gentle Republican debate.

They seemed to get the timeline a bit off since Yol/Jule would be around December 21 while epiphany, as celebrated by the Frankish Christians, would be January 6. It reminded me of the contrast between the dreary church wedding of Aelle's daughter and Ecbert's son versus the joyous romp of Floki's and Helga's.

Noted that this episode was directed by Helen Shaver, so I expected the theme of the women taking power however they were able.

I think the actor was in "Eddie the Eagle" and his character was a jerk there, too.

Aethelstan's beautiful eyes (OK, George's),his intelligence, his foreign-ness (to Ragnar), his unattainability.

The Black Sea? That would make her Central Asian.

Echo that.

Nicole! we just got to know you! In the song & dance number she seemed to be channelling Kathy Najimy.

Seems to be young(er) men, what with the offering of games, merchandise. I 'm not interested in a "Vikings" T-shirt, but I wouldn't mind a Lagertha (fake) fur.

Aha! I couldn't even remember who SHE was.

I'm curious about Ragnar's physical condition. I've often read in historical fiction or old tales about someone being troubled by "an old war wound", but they never explained in so many words what was involved. I would expect that if you got your shoulder slashed with a sword it wouldn't work so well afterwards, and…

There were 2 stunt designers credited - wonder if one did the battle and the other did Kwenthrith and the Saxon women guards? The fighting went on and on so long that I switched off to watch some of the Republican debate, which was only slightly less repellant.

Not Roland of the Chanson de Roland, but Rollo, the Norse/Norman who took Paris and was an ancestor of William the Conqueror,

Or else the upright doctor is entertaining a lady not his wife and there will be a scandal in the papers.