I hope so, because otherwise the only ongoing medieval shows left are Vikings (which I've loved, but in between the ever-growing list of anachronisms and the murder of my fave character I am just not feeling it anymore) and GoT (aka Happy Fun Time Murder and Rape Hour). I kinda like watching a show that is more…

I already came into this loving Alfred, but the portrayal has sent it into astronomical numbers. When he cried, I wanted to reach into the tv and hug him. Granted, I'm uber biased—I was an English writing major in college, and if it weren't for King Alfred pretty much creating and saving the kingdom of England, there…

I'm not denying that there was and is corruption with any religion, but the constant refrain of "Christianity bad" is way too simplistic when studying history (and the present day for that matter).

If anything, Christianity has shown the ability to adapt itself to incorporate pagan customs. I'm pretty sure there weren't any Yule logs in the Holy Land.

What do you mean exactly by the Church monopolized information to lie about many things on a regular basis? Yeah, when monks are writing about the pagan Vikings attacking them, I'm sure there was bias, but you seem to be hinting of Da Vinci Code-like chicanery. Heck, the Church couldn't even prevent monks from writing…

The day the ads become self-aware we are fucked.

I hope not. It's already sucky that we don't have Steapa, and I love unlikely badasses.

Beocca doesn't totally see faith alone is enough, but rather that God works in many ways. So from his viewpoint God inspired the pagan Iseult to heal Edward, so the prayers worked in an indirect way. I don't know if he'd still think that if he knew that another child somewhere lost its life to save the prince, but he…

If it weren't for Christians, the historical record would be a literal mess. Most pagan Europeans were illiterate and at best had Ogham script or runes for brief spurts of communication. When Christian missionaries came, they also brought the Roman alphabet which each culture adapted to their own language. If Roman…

Yeah, that is one thing in the books and the show that kinda bugs me. It also shows the strength of will he has given that every day for him was like he ate at Chipotle.

Beocca's a good man too, and clearly deserves sainthood for believing in Uhtred no matter how much of an arseling he acts like. In a future book (and hopefully, a future ep of this series) he has a particularly great moment that is both awesome and sweet.

Aw, I felt for her when she was crying and so terrified and Hild hugged her. She may be a pill, but she truly loves her children.

I wish it were more like in the books, because it was a nice moment of levity (I so wanted to see David Dawson laugh until tears came from his eyes). I did like the "you had one job" part though. Who knew that meme was so old?

Yes, she is a book character. Her intro in the book is a bit different. Alfred snuck off into the Danish camp disguised as a minstrel to gather intelligence, and Uhtred and Steapa (a character who isn't in the show) come after him to keep him from getting killed. While Alfred's cover remained intact, the Danes did…

David Dawson is so good as Alfred. He's exactly as I pictured him.

I'd have gone with "can't chase after little kids for more than a few steps without losing their breath" myself.

What about twinks?

They give +10 sincerity points.

As opposed to extra spicy?

I get it, I just don't think it's good. The religious stuff is so Da Vinci Code I can't help but laugh.