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I like the touch of mythology like when Oden sends fallen warriors to Valhalla :D
Looking forward to watch ep 3 after mlg :D
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TOCHMY
Sweden1692 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Looking forward to watch ep 3 after mlg :D | ||
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Microchaton
France342 Posts
Beyond those "minor" inaccuracies, it's still pretty good and mostly faithful to how things happened. It is not however of documentary value, and shouldn't be taken as such. Infinitely better than Spartacus though. | ||
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JazzNL
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Coal
Sweden1535 Posts
On March 17 2013 02:19 Xivsa wrote: I like the show so far. But need to fix the title, if anything add [TV] and for sure remove the useless (2013 - ) Vikings by itself was too short, so I had to add something ^^ But you're right, could a mod change the title to [TV] Vikings ? | ||
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Blondinbengt
Sweden578 Posts
So it's a bit confusing trying to figure out how much time has passed between different scenes when an expedition that should realistically have taken 1-3 months takes up 1 episode and then they leave for a new one half an episode later. And because the show rushes in to the pillaging and plundering part of viking history so fast, it leaves some other parts of the story stubbed, how big is the town the earl resides in, who is the earl, how many soldiers does he command compared to the amount of farmer that live in his domain? I'm sure some of that will be revealed as the show goes along, but for now it just feels rushed and really weirdly paced. | ||
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netisopl1
Canada36 Posts
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Zrana
United Kingdom698 Posts
On March 17 2013 03:54 netisopl1 wrote: One thing that bothered me is how the Jarl killed the blacksmith with no hesitation. That is a skilled craftsmen who took YEARS to learn his trade. He likely made weapons and armor for their people. You can't just replace somebody like that. An implied threat or a stern talking-to would have been more realistic. Well i think the show is very much trying to emphasize that the Jarl is pretty mad (as in mental). In episode 3 it's made quite clear he's a few ducks short of a pond. I quite enjoy the show, though i'm hoping it will become more educational, maybe work in Charlemagne? Being on the history channel i was hoping the show would be a bit more informative. I mean Lindisfarne is good and all but i learnt all this stuff when i was about 8. | ||
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Licit
Japan237 Posts
On March 16 2013 05:19 CrispyTender wrote: If Alexander Skarsgard isn't in it, i'm out. His brother is | ||
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Zrana
United Kingdom698 Posts
Needs Christopher Heyerdahl tbqh | ||
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tertos
Romania394 Posts
Ragnar's eye were looking ghostly blue in hall, then it switched to fremen-like blue, than it changes some shades again, just to be green when they are sailing away? If you mess around at least maintain some consistency... On top of stale dialogue and generic lines, build upon a script with predictable plots and twists. It makes me cringe... | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
It isn't nearly as good as a show like Rome but it doesn't have cheesy combat like 300 and doesn't participate in gratuitous sex spam like Spartacus so I can't hate on it either. I just hope they make more than five episodes. | ||
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GGTeMpLaR
United States7226 Posts
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pred470r
Bulgaria3265 Posts
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Isualin
Turkey1903 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + the assassins were earls men right? we saw the right hand of the earl near a cart dead full of people(i guess they were the assassins) why didn't they tried to kill him at his farm far away from his friends? that attack looked stupid to me. i assume saxons can't sail that far to kill him even if they know where he is | ||
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Caphe
Vietnam10817 Posts
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Kazzoo
France368 Posts
Also, WTF PAPER ? | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6168 Posts
On March 17 2013 04:21 Zrana wrote: Well i think the show is very much trying to emphasize that the Jarl is pretty mad (as in mental). In episode 3 it's made quite clear he's a few ducks short of a pond. I quite enjoy the show, though i'm hoping it will become more educational, maybe work in Charlemagne? Being on the history channel i was hoping the show would be a bit more informative. I mean Lindisfarne is good and all but i learnt all this stuff when i was about 8. History Channel stopped being historical sometime around "Ancient Aliens", "Nostradamus Effect", and started picking up speed towards reality as Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Counting Cars, American Restoration, Only in America came in. It's now trying to add some light fictionalizations with Vikings and its other new show The Bible. Still has SOME history going on, but it can be tough to be sure. It's not like the old days, when it was WWII all day every day and extra Nazis before dinner. I think they'll try to give at least a nod to history - but then they are raiding England and Ireland while not being sure there's anything to the West. They were better sailors than that - and Ragnar Lodbrok was known for raiding France, not England. But of course, one of the issues with Norse history (aside from language issues) is that they were an oral tradition. Stories were not written down for a long time. (Yes, they did have paper. Storytelling and oral history is tradition - it is just how things were done.) It could be that this is a different Ragnar, or a combination of several different Ragnar sagas. | ||
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abominare
United States1216 Posts
On March 19 2013 04:15 felisconcolori wrote: History Channel stopped being historical sometime around "Ancient Aliens", "Nostradamus Effect", and started picking up speed towards reality as Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Counting Cars, American Restoration, Only in America came in. It's now trying to add some light fictionalizations with Vikings and its other new show The Bible. Still has SOME history going on, but it can be tough to be sure. It's not like the old days, when it was WWII all day every day and extra Nazis before dinner. I think they'll try to give at least a nod to history - but then they are raiding England and Ireland while not being sure there's anything to the West. They were better sailors than that - and Ragnar Lodbrok was known for raiding France, not England. But of course, one of the issues with Norse history (aside from language issues) is that they were an oral tradition. Stories were not written down for a long time. (Yes, they did have paper. Storytelling and oral history is tradition - it is just how things were done.) It could be that this is a different Ragnar, or a combination of several different Ragnar sagas. Ragnar Lotbrook is one of those individuals in history that you can never be sure of entirely. Depending on the historian he's either legend, real, or a mixture of several different men. Most of what we take for granted about his legend is passed through plays made after the era. Alas, while the Vikings werent exactly the gold standard of written history keepers several raids are attributed to him that we know that happen from other cultures. Paris is obviously the big one and I'm pretty sure we'll get to all of his french escapades after the jarl is disposed of. However as far as England goes, its accepted he raided the hell out of it as well, infact the stories of his death are all attributed to the king of this part of england, it makes sense in a story telling perspective to meet him first so we can have a full circle story at the end of the series. | ||
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TigerKarl
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haduken
Australia8267 Posts
On March 19 2013 01:29 Caphe wrote: I like this series very much since I am very interested in history stuff. Also, Katheryn Winnick is great <3. Too bad she didn't have any significant success in Holywood. She kinda reminds me of Sarah Roemer | ||
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