" different degrees of rape?"

I don't see why an event can't be explored from both points of view, or even three.
So Elizabeth in the brothel - seeing into Nick, the Commander, and into her reactions (without porny rape grappling) would be fascinating. Instead we get Nick, and no very clear idea on what he actually does feel except he's…

I did like Luke's story and I said so. But I did not find his story strong enough for a whole episode. It was much more 'ordinary' - the fascination of Gilead is that it's a different kind of society. Plus a lot of Luke's story just showed stuff we've already seen.

A big jarring note - and I loved the series 1 - 3 almost unreservedly - the missing large hole is how all we hear about is the old traditional feminine things.

I liked the reveal about Luke, and the information about his escape. I liked seeing his well meaning love and his klutzy, realistic self deceptions. I liked the rebels that helped him, the glimpse of his new life.

Some good logical predictions here on Season 5.
http://www.ibtimes.com.au/v…

I think Ecbert did conceal it like that.
When the settlement was slaughtered Ecbert had the nobles and his son brought in front of him. He rebuked them all, sent them to prison (I think) anyway sent them away in disgrace.
But he told his son to stay as if he wanted specially to tell him off in private. Then the two…

Yes in Ecbert's. Not Ragar - because of the settlement massacre.
Ragnar definitely gave himself up to a clever plan to use his death to motivate his sons to unite and conquer Britain.
At the end he warned that 'the little piggies will hear how the old boar suffered'.
That has been quoted since several times, meaning he…

Hirst has mentioned in an interview that Rollo still features but it didn't sound major.

I have analysed below why Hirst has made bad decisions, particularly in killing Helga. There is very little to hold interest from the existing series as we go forward.

It was Ragnar himself who asked Ecbert to hand him over to Aelle.
Ragnar walked into Winchester town with only Ivar with him. So he planted himself as a prisoner on Ecbert. Ecbert was landed with a huge headache. He couldn't just let Ragnar go, but he didn't want the vengeance of the Vikings to fall on him.
Ragnar…

She could have had any number of adopted children/ babies. Floki was a big guy and could afford to buy one. People would have gladly given her a younger child.

Alfred was illiterate. So were his lords.
He had to import a Welsh monk (Asser) to come to Wessex to teach them to read and write. Asser hated it there because compared to Wales at the time, the Saxons were considered barbaric.

I could have gone with Floki and Helga - they had depth, tragedy, loyalty, sex, humour, affection, spirituality - good stuff. Best in the show.
They could have carried people over into the new series.

Me too. I know a lot of history but I enjoy learning more here.

Ivar is supposed to be 'unpredictable' big laugh.Everything he;s done has been predictable including killing a brother.
Ecbert's final plan is rubbish - Vikings dont need 'legal authority' they didnt do paperwork, They took territory by the sword, and alliances were witnessed at an open Thing meeting.

I noticed the burial was all wrong too. She'd have been curled in foetal position, not lying flat like a Christian. Also she'd have worn her stuff, not had it lain around her.
Floki was of course excellent in his reactions.

Quite so. Boring boring sex.
Just because someone is a warrior doesn't mean they can't be a good lover.
The Norse invented sauna - where are the saunas in this show?
Well sauna is very sensual. No way its inventors did not enjoy the body and its poetry.

Yes Ecbert's strategy is obvious - he told the brothers they need legal authority.
This was very badly done as the Norse did not do paper contracts. The brothers very capably tookhold of it and held on to it like modern office workers! They just wouldn't have known how to grasp it and would have crumpled in in large…

Vikings don't need other people's laws. They take territory - and they held East Anglia for centuries.