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View submission: [Spoilers] S3E8 What an amazing episode
I'm on the other end, i think this one was kinda meh.
Cons:
-Floki hiding in the siege tower was out of character, he was always eager to face harm and danger. He never fears death. Now he does? He was always insane, this "Floki goes mad" storyline is BS.
-Lack of Ecbert. The king of Wessex carries a lot of this show, him not being in an episode hurts it a lot.
-Oh Björn is dead. Oh wait not. Oh he's awake and holds a discussion like he's not even suffering at all. Plot armor so strong.
-Kalf/Lagertha storyline. No. Just no. She's only around because she's popular, she doesn't bring anything to the story since s02e01. Yes i like her too, but the story around her is way too forced since her 2nd marriage.
-The whole siege tower part was very bad for me. Björn/Rollo etc. standng at the bottom of the tower and just sending people up was such a turn off. Then they go up at the end for a little bit of fanservice, and they all get down, and they all survive.
-Most French characters are mediocre so far.
-The viking army looked like it was recruited from all those horrible english fighters who we saw the last seasons. These are not the northmen i'm used to.
Pros:
-Ragnar was great as always.
-Rollo had a few good scenes.
-Princess Gisla with the whole rallying and saving the walls was quite fun.
-The gate siege was very good, 10/10.
Vikings is currently my favourite show because of the usual great acting and great drama it brings. An almost an episode long battle with fail tactics/horrible decisions/plot armor does not amaze me at all.
6/10
Comment by [deleted] at 10/04/2015 at 20:13 UTC
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I'm about 90% certain Ragnar knew the raid would fail. It wasn't supposed to be an epic battle, it was supposed to be a massacre, hence him letting Floki take the lead and his little quip at the end of being a patient man.
Comment by Shoudlaz at 10/04/2015 at 17:16 UTC
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I miss the whole Rollo/Ragnar rivalry. It made Rollo seem much more mysterious and unpredictable.
I don't really like Lagertha in the show either, she doesn't really add much to the show.