All involved are dedicated to the cause of making Vikings one of television’s most striking series. It’s also emerged as one of the best, evolving from a guilty pleasure at first to a first-rate tale of substance and even subtlety mixed with the cold steel of primal warfare.
Be glad that Hirst has 20 episodes to escort Bjorn to his throne – and relieved that he has demonstrated his ability and willingness to take the proper amount of time and care to do justice to his characters, real or legendary. We can never be certain about how well a series will nail the ending, but at least with “Vikings,” the fandom’s faith can lean on a firmer foundation based in history and demonstrated skill as opposed to spectacle and whim. And we hope any questions it leaves us with, gods willing, will be worth ruminating upon.
The indomitable Ragnar (played with great intensity by Aussie Travis Fimmel) is now an earl and finds that politics can be more treacherous than hand-to-hand combat.
Favored storylines get sufficient weight and heft, but balancing its disparate narratives has never been Vikings’ strong suit, and though it feels as though there’s a definite endgame in mind, the middle can occasionally be rough going. Still, with a cast as game as ever and plenty of plot to slash through, this year’s Vikings promises a sometimes-messy season as swiftly entertaining as the last.
It’s flawed, with the kinds of cheesy trappings and historical freedoms that turn off some viewers.... But the series is nonetheless transporting in its way, largely because it doesn’t try too hard to soften or civilize the characters.
Season 1-3: 9/10 One of the best historical series.
Season 4: 8/10 Should have ended it right there.
Season 5: 6/10 Boring and stupid but has it’s monents.
Season 6: 3/10 Complete disaster, more like fantasy then historical-fiction, boring and frustrating characters without any motivations or logic. Haven’t seen this dissapointment and freakshow since GOT S8.
P.S.: Watch The Last Kingdom, it’s Vikings just without dissapointments.
You should bring back Purron to the Vikings show. What a twist that would be. After she left to wherever .... while go, she came across someone who would help her learn to fight. She could come back as the badass shield maiden that ever was. Better then Lagatha. Plus it would rock Ingreds world to pieces.