Ecbert and Floki are keeping me watching. Ivar is veering into sneering supervillain territory a little too much and the rest of Ragnar's boys are all wet farts, Bjorn included.

Damn, that wave of sadness that washes over Ecbert's face after Ragnar's "even so, you have to kill me", was almost too much to bear. Linus Roache is easily the show's second biggest draw after Fimmel.