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On July 18 2015 11:18 shin_toss wrote:
I started watching it. Im on Ep3 of season 1 pretty good already just few questions for history guys
what's the estimate travel time from their land to England during those times? days or weeks? also how does floki built the boat all by himself
Coast to coast? 1,5 days under extremely favorable conditions, 4 under average conditions, multiple weeks/death under bad conditions 
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On July 14 2015 21:53 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2015 18:13 Scorch wrote:
It's basically a poor man's Game of Thrones with less intrigue, complexity, epicness and sex, but with more action and grit. Not the greatest show ever, but perfectly watchable. I've enjoyed this show more than GoT. Especially later seasons of GoT have been garbage being thrown at the screen.
comparing historical fiction with fantasy is ridiculous. i love both shows but they are completely different. a show like game of thrones with such a large budget and a myriad of characters isn't necessarily more complex or epic than vikings which is rooted in history/legend. i prefer vikings more especially due to magnetic characters like ragnar and lagertha.
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On July 14 2015 21:53 Manit0u wrote:Show nested quote +On July 14 2015 18:13 Scorch wrote:
It's basically a poor man's Game of Thrones with less intrigue, complexity, epicness and sex, but with more action and grit. Not the greatest show ever, but perfectly watchable. Especially later seasons of GoT have been garbage being thrown at the screen.
Your standards are ridiculous. Sure, say you're not a fan, or that you dislike it but to call GoT garbage is the equivalent of a guy who wants to feel superior trashing celebrity actresses as unbangable 2/10's
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also Lagertha is hot as f lol
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Just finished Season 3. cant wait for 2016 for S4. Really good show!
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Bump.. Season has 1st ep of season 4 already aired in the US?
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It will on Thursday, February 18th.
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holy fucking shit, are u kidding me? Season 4 is tomorrow??? FUCKKK YAAA
I thought it was only 2 seasons long. But found out it was 3 seasons long and that I still have 2 eps left this season.
Man I thank Artour for discovering Vikings for me. At first I thought Vikings was pretty lame, all during Season 1 I kept hating on all the characters and how annoying they were. Then Season 2 happened and I started to give a shit about some of the characters but the fighting was so badass. Now Season 3 is just ultimate awesome. The fighting is so goddamn good. And Torsten... WHYD YOU FUCKING DIE TORSTEN U SOAB!!! WHYYY
Anyways, story is okayish, just everyone being corrupt lol nothing shocking. I really enjoy the interaction between Ragnar and Floki though. Ragnar's character is extremely dynamic and round meanwhile Floki is static and flat. Hope they stay true to their characters and dont develop it into something stupid just for a cheap "twist". Keep their interaction going cause I think it has a lot to offer.
Dat Lagertha doe... WOOO~!
edit: Just finished the last 2 eps of Season 3. that was cool. the misdirection in the last episode was so generic though lol.
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I hope I can DL it already woah
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Ok, i didn't like last season but this seams very promising 
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Spoilers of season 1-2 below.
Season 1 was okayish but very cheesy at times. Currently I'm stuck in season 2 and just can't enjoy it. So many things seem entirely illogical to me. The king being super weak resources-wise, I mean he acts as if some random townschief is the saviour of his kingdom and later joins him in his raids with very few men, while making some ridiculously dumb decisions regarding jarl Borg. The rebellion of jarl Borg makes sense, but how the whole plot develops seems off to me, mostly because that king seems like an idiot and that there's some massive plot armour on the characters.
I cringe at every fight, it was aired on the history channel initally right? Why can't they be realistic. :S I get it, they were super imba pagan warriors, but that doesn't mean that god-fearing Britons clad in armor on horses are made of paper.
Anyway I wanted to ask, is season 3 more of the same or does it actually make sense?
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At this point the series is similar to any other modern series with historical accuracy and/or logical plotlines taking a backseat to drama and intrigue, which is probably one of the biggest reasons for its success. It is obvious why people would expect a more realistic show (because History channel etc.) but that isn't what Vikings is. It would have been more fitting if it aired on any of the drama series networks like HBO or Stars.
But to answer your question, season 3 is just more of the same. Personally I enjoy it for what it is but to each his own.
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On February 20 2016 22:11 Bojas wrote:
Spoilers of season 1-2 below.
Season 1 was okayish but very cheesy at times. Currently I'm stuck in season 2 and just can't enjoy it. So many things seem entirely illogical to me. The king being super weak resources-wise, I mean he acts as if some random townschief is the saviour of his kingdom and later joins him in his raids with very few men, while making some ridiculously dumb decisions regarding jarl Borg. The rebellion of jarl Borg makes sense, but how the whole plot develops seems off to me, mostly because that king seems like an idiot and that there's some massive plot armour on the characters.
I cringe at every fight, it was aired on the history channel initally right? Why can't they be realistic. :S I get it, they were super imba pagan warriors, but that doesn't mean that god-fearing Britons clad in armor on horses are made of paper.
Anyway I wanted to ask, is season 3 more of the same or does it actually make sense?
Are you referring to King Horik? Kings doesn't necessarily mean you have ten of thousands of troops, it is possible that he has just control of some villages with a handful of men each and a huge land, And Ragnar has more influence than Horik bec of his success in Raiding the west (for the first time), regarding fights/battles, never seen a series or movies with actual realistic fights, its a TV show and realistic = less entertainting, also you have to consider the budget, they don't have a budget like HBO has.
Anyway,
wow S4 quality improved a lot.. judging from Ep1 at least. Feel bad for Floki tho :/ . And Bjorn going full revenant
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It's getting so bad 
Why are they following the plots in England and Paris? It's called 'Vikings' not 'Franks'... Also, the show has never been about the dialogues but these last episodes were ridiculous xD I still don't know why they introduced the Chinese girl character if it was to kill her off so fast..
Anyway, mid-season finale is this week, maybe we'll finally see some more action!
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So far I like this Season better than the last.
But i agree, especially the England stuff feels out of place at the moment.
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Why is it getting so bad? for me its the best season so far, the visuals this season really improved. They show Paris scenes because
1. Rollo is there
2. its not bad to show what is happening on the other side, it is relevant since its the Vikings enemy
England parts are there because it is relevant to the storyline in the future (don't wanna spoil it though) .
Imo it would be boring if they are just showing 1 storyline for 4 seasons its like GoT only showing westeros storyline, LotR showing only the good guys scene.
And also History Channel announced that EP10 is just a mid season finale. So we are getting 20 eps for this season (maybe final season?) not sure if they gonna show it immediately after ep10.
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Imo they will kill Ragnar off in the next Episode. Seer told him that he'll die when the blind man sees again, I think he referred to Floki's visions. Pure speculation though but enough for me to watch the next episode despite the show getting much weaker recently imo.
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On April 21 2016 02:56 AngryMag wrote:
Imo they will kill Ragnar off in the next Episode. Seer told him that he'll die when the blind man sees again, I think he referred to Floki's visions. Pure speculation though but enough for me to watch the next episode despite the show getting much weaker recently imo.
I assume that Floki will help Ragnar to prove his wife slept with others (Harbard)
Not sure it will be smart to cut obviously the most charismatic character in a whole series so far, that may affect viewer numbers at least.
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Holy shit I'm loving this show more and more. It can't just be 10 more episodes, cause if you know anything of history, the best is yet to come.
Know its lame to compare it to GoT, but I'm having a much better connection to Vikings. Although it's not magic in Vikings, you get the feeling it is, cause they believe in it. Today death is horrible, back then, it was something to celebrate. The vibes I get from this is so slick.
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