You're right… there hasn't been one baby born (demon shadow babies don't count) in all these seasons; weddings= death- no counter-balance of life and joy. My psyche was so affected with the explosion of Whitewalkers/wights going after Jon Snow's Wildings rescue… that I found myself humming "Do You Wanna Build a…

The time-space continuum shattered for me when the Mother of Dragons (who never trained her kids; kept them chained in a dungeon; never bothered to look for Drogon) effortlessly climbs up and flies off into the sky. After we see the nice close-up of the large curved hooks going down the spine. I think there's an…

I understand and let's say she didn't think Jaime would take her to the stones **when he returned and so she ran for it. She could have told him that it when he asked her why… without revealing the time-travel. He already is aware of things she knows beyond his ken. Instead of the defiant "husbands don't control…

Your point is well made- Floki is a wonderful quirky, dynamic character with valuable tech skills (boats, towers, inventions). More importantly he embodies the Norse religion and represents its presence in a way that keeps it alive and active for the viewers. This enables the other characters to include an occasional…

I appreciate that "tropes" make the world go round… and give us our genres. But I hate the "You're Not the Boss of Me" trope where the feisty heroine tosses her hair and does exactly what she was told not to do- putting herself, the hero, and others in danger. Drives. me. crazy. If she had stayed where she was…

I agree that we're losing all the GOOD characters. It's also compounded by Ragnar's isolation- he doesn't really share with his inner circle- Lag,Rollo, Bjorn, Loki- only Athleston.

I really thought he would open all the cage doors… since she was keeping him waiting. Then calmly sit back down in his chair as if nothing happened.

Unfortunately it seems that Porunn is just a place-holder until Bjorn meets his foretold "Princess"… but her character's written she's suffering from multiple personality disorders- submissive slave girl to prima-dancer to viking-warrior-woman to almost-dead to mother to take my baby… not that I blame her- but she's…

Exactly! Immediately seducing her husband should have been at the top of her to-do list for basic survival. Then later on, her over-attentive father-in-law could have gotten the truth from her to continue fueling his Athelstan-crush. Judith's torture scene for adultery seemed implausible and contrived.

I would not have had Floki murder Athelstan- the chemistry of the show REALLY needs Floki and he's The Shipbuilder and Guy Who Does Ladders. He doesn't even have an assistant to be his successor.

This was my MAIN ISSUE, too! The bracelet was symbolic of allegiance to RAGNAR not the gods. As soon as he removed it and tossed it in the water… my respect for the story drowned. We really don't need the bold-caps-underlined gratuitous gesture to understand things. And it was really cool jewelery!

Excellent review. Your summary line is one of the best I've ever read: "Crutchfield contains all of The Knick. It throws the pieces in the air, and we never see where they land. The beauty's in the constellation." Thank you.

Actually, I saw her "waiting for the shot" the entire time. There was a brief waiver when she discovered the letters from Charlie until she saw the postmarks. She had set his bag on the staircase and I think if he would have left immediately she would have let him go. He killed her father. I agree with the comment…

I had a real issue with the supernatural red herring. Charlie popping up on cue and the super hearing jumped too many dots to connect. As commented above, the "Stoker" title sets an expectation that I kept mind-checking throughout the movie to figure out the connection. Then add in a limited information script;…