Love-struck chimps?

The BMW contains potassium benzoate.

That's my thought, too. Ragnar denied being Magnus' father, but I still think that was only to spare the boy's life. Ecbert doesn't see Magnus as a threat anymore. Aethelwulf gave him the key to his survival: to convince everyone he met that he was Ragnar's son. Whether it's true or not, Magnus will come to believe it…

I think the plural is Jeremies Iron.

I didn't mean it in a disparaging sense. I think it was handled better here than in other shows/movies. All too often, it comes across as though the writers just found a Cliffs Notes version of some philosopher, found a concise summary statement of that philosopher's ideas, and then put that into the character's…

I agree. This episode feels like the climax of Ragnar's story, and what comes next may just be the denouement, like Walter White and "Ozymandias".

Ecbert's bit about the necessity of religion is straight out of Immanuel Kant. Totally fits with the "college sophomores debating Philosophy 101" vibe. His prayer at the end was quoting from the biblical book of Ecclesiastes, which is a search for existential meaning written by Solomon, the greatest king of his day.…

That's a pretty controversial stance you're taking there. You might want to be careful voicing that opinion around here.

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