History buffs, Games of Throne fans (minus the fantasy element), action fans, drama fans and those who like really strong female characters. Lagertha is one of the strongest female characters to ever be in a TV/cable series. The show is really one of the best on cable today. There is blood and guts. There is some…

Plus, with the Judith scenes, Hirst subtly brings Wessex and Francia together. The threads of fate are all nicely woven together.

I'll make the same comment I made last season about how Mr Perkins is incorrect. The chess board gets bigger every year. All the pieces are connected and are important to the story of the ongoing development of the Scandinavian culture. We are no longer concerned with only a small village or two in Norse lands but…

Season 3 is over. Makes me sad.
I just hope season 4 concentrates on Ragnar's sons maturing. Ragnar will die eventually but I would really like it if he gets to spend some more time connecting with them and teaching them. Then we have to move on to the Great Heathen Army era.
If anyone saw the quick season 4 scene it…

That would be one hell of an awesome cliff hanger!

I think we are going to see another large time jump. The Ragnarsson family is too young. We need the little ones back in Kattegat to be Bjorn's age. The casting has been great in this show but, yes, we only have a few developed characters and no one can lead the show like Ragnar currently. Bjorn needs to be…

To the reviewer. I come here every week because your reviews of this show have always been insightful and well written. My only issue (and I believe one reason you keep giving each episode a relatively low score) is that you keep criticizing Hirst's decision to stick with the Wessex storyline. The Vikings destiny…

Hastein, believing he was attacking Rome (it was actually the city of Luna) was carried into the city by his men claiming he was dying and he wanted to convert before he died. He was taken to a church and jumped up once inside and proceeded to sack the town with his men.
Thank you for reminding me of this. I believe…

I haven't read the review yet, I just wanted to get this all off of my chest first.
After the show last night I went to bed angry and confused. I actually lost sleep over this episode. One of the first things I thought about was "The Tudors". Was Hirst losing interest? Was he going to give us two or three really…

Except the occasional visits to the Seer and the whole Harbard thing I think Hirst and company have actually cut back on the mysticism! Do you remember Season 1 Episode 1? Five minutes into the series Ragnar saw Odin AND a freaking Valkyrja! She lifted a body right off of the ground in front of him! He also saw…

Okay, again, like last week, I am gong to slightly disagree with the review.

Yes, this bothered me also. People would go "viking". It was a verb not a noun. It was the term used for raiding or even trading. The audience is more intelligent than the writers give them credit for. I agree, please don't have the Norse refer to themselves as Vikings.

For anyone who likes metal at all, particularly Norse inspired metal, you MUST watch Skálmöld perform with the Icelandic Symphony. The whole concert is available on youtube. Just search skalmold symphony. It is just an incredible performance and you will instantly become a fan of this band, whether you understand…

Ragnar is setting Floki up so he can be with his gods too. Floki is a shipwright and engineer. Making him "commander" of the invasion almost certainly guarantees Floki will be in Valhalla soon. Ragnar knows he has no strategic ability and will wind up getting himself killed. But he also knows Floki will accept…

Yup. I made a comment, in season 2 I believe, how the very last scene of The Vikings should be Harald Hardrada being slain at Stamford Bridge. The show would have to be on for about 20 seasons but it would be well worth it.

Skálmöld is the best band in the world and no one should forget that. :)

Sorry, but for the most part I disagree with this review. First the imagery of the court in Paris allows one an immediate visual indication of the disparity between the two cultures. The Francs are MUCH more advanced in every way and, to the casual observer, it shouldn't even be close to a fair fight. Plus,…

Oh, definitely. But it was just the way it was shot with the intent to make Floki look like he shapeshifted like Loki. Floki is definitely "possessed" with evil intent. Floki would never hurt Helga but he did. And you could see the torture on his face when he snapped out of it for a second with his hand on her…

I'm sure Ragnar is concerned of retaliation on Athelstan but he knows Floki knows the story. He therefore trusts Floki not to hurt Athelstan (playing right into Floki's final scheme). But his great aspirations for Paris would be in jeopardy. At the very least Lagertha, Rollo and Floki would want to go back to…

One more observation after reading the review. Ragnar killing the farmer. It's important for two reasons. One, he asks the farmer if he told anyone else. Well, Ragnar certainly knows that Floki knows and it shows that Ragnar still implicitly trusts Floki. Two, he kills the farmer because if word got out that…