No one waits until 8 months along and then goes, ‘Oh, wait, I didn’t want a baby after all. Better kill it.’

Late term abortions happen because there’s something seriously wrong, that will result in the death of the baby or serious injury or death to the mother. If you support reproductive rights AT ALL, you have to be…

The ending—Nanette raising her eyebrows while sitting back in the Captains chair—was genuinely exhilarating. A team of office workers, lead by a fierce yet plucky coder, traveling literalized cyber space and telling gamerbros to fuck off would be my jam.

I like the initial focus on Robert, and how it contextualized the power fantasy. Starting with Nanette as the protagonist would weaken Robert’s characterization, and undercut the real world stuff. Showing why Robert decided to put Nanette in the game is a big part of the narrative.

 Dumbest criticism ever.

Based on your comment I’m not sure you did know that. You’re talking like this is a documentary. I’m glad you clarified.

you know it’s a TV show right?

Your third paragraph assumes that human pan sexuality is somehow a recent construct. Or that the show somehow showed these characters as "out and proud".

Naw, he was trying to kill himself.

Sex scene was gratuitous, but violence is always at point… Give me a break! Is time for more sex scenes in show like Vikings.

That's a great link, so it says, "One's sexual partners mattered little so long as one married, had children, and conformed at least on the surface to societal norms so as not to disturb the community." Do we know if Lagertha and her partner are really Out? We've just seen them alone in a field and far away from where…

Actually, Ragnar asked Athelstan, directly, to join Lagertha and him to make a threesome. A favorite scene of mine, that…

I agree. I always marveled over how gracious she's been to Aslaug and her children. Made her seem so much more awesome. I love how even in that scene, she was so worldly and poignant. Her never showing any bitterness made that line cut straight to the heart.

She turned vile from neglect. She was wretched because of Ragnar.

Agreed. Sadly, I think staging a catfight is exactly what Hirst intends to do. The trailer for the second half of the season has Lagertha proclaiming "I can never forgive you for taking away my husband…and my world". There may be some satisfaction in finally seeing Aslaug's comeuppance, but…not at the hands of a…

I've actually never wanted to see that. It just seems a little Jerry Springer-ish.

So many beautiful deep blue eyes ;).

I kind of got the vibe Ragnar wanted Athelstan to have a threesome with him and Lagatha when they first acquired him.

In past historical times people didn't have much of a rigid either-or attitude towards sexuality and affection. bear in mind that male warriors often spoke of their love for each other. And in more strictly homosocial societies affection, physical and otherwise, was often displayed between members of the same sex. For…

The hanging man with a raven on his shoulder is pure Odin. Clearly the gods haven't finished with him yet.

That saved it from being Game of Thrones-like, in my opinion.