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I loved the Ragnarok scene, 'get the leaf.' are there accounts of the Vikings getting stoned? I always assumed they were a drinking culture but I guess herbal inducement is a global phenomenon.. Floki has definitely blazed a few..
They kindly addressed two of the things bugging me this episode, I should have had more faith. Felt too clean how they swap out the Jarl for Rollo as the antagonist character all within about 30mins. Doesn't really matter, show is awesome.
It would be difficult for Ragnar to be the hero if the Jarl was the arbiter of wise jurisprudence, mercy, and benevolence.
If you look at the Kings of Northumbria in the period it wasn't exactly a stable country politically. They had a new king every few years... Not the sort of place that breeds kind or inspiring leadership.
The guy stood there and was like "Oh, that's probably going to be fatal..." *Falls over*
Shared visions would be pushing it a bit, a bit too 'fantasy' for this show. But I guess they all had their own visions on the same theme...
They weren't given hallucinogens, they were given some form for drug that made them ecstatic and futile.
So, I'm curious just as how much is this realistic, The landscape...it's supposed to be Denmark, right? Isn't it kinda...mountainous for it?
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It's filmed in Ireland.
As far as Denmark does, it has large hills much like the show does, I don't ever recall seeing mountains or anything much more then this, which is on the coastline of Denmark. At any rate it's close enough to not really warrant nit picking imo.
As far as Denmark does, it has large hills much like the show does, I don't ever recall seeing mountains or anything much more then this, which is on the coastline of Denmark. At any rate it's close enough to not really warrant nit picking imo.
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Some of the stuff we saw was people prancing around. I didn't get the feeling that anyone was having visions, that's probably just the images the words were supposed to conjure up (things like the eclipse) that everyone was seeing in their own minds.
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Gotta love a show that kills off the asshole in the first five minutes of the episode and doesn't make you wait the whole hour to actually see the fight. Didn't see Sigi stabbing the Swede, that was pretty cool. Rollo is way too dumb to ever usurp Ragnar, but Ragnar is way too trusting to let Rollo usurp him.
Just because the King of Northumbria (that's the correct country?) is a heartless bastard doesn't mean he isn't intelligent. I see potential for a better villain than the Jarl.
Just because the King of Northumbria (that's the correct country?) is a heartless bastard doesn't mean he isn't intelligent. I see potential for a better villain than the Jarl.
I'm loving this show. The intro music gets me pumped every time. Im not a huge "ireland/viking/scottish" dood but this is close enough to Roman like mythology and gore, I dig it.
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I don't think he's poised to conquer england. I don't know if he actually did in RL, but just from what we see here, the vikings are raiders, not conquerors. Maybe he's got his sights set on king of sweeden or something? I know he was a swedish king IRL, but they haven't even mentioned that a king exists in the show.
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For those complaining about poisonous snakes in england:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_berus
They do exist, and enough bites from it would likely kill you.
They do exist, and enough bites from it would likely kill you.
Ragnar's brother Rollo became the first duke of Normandy. I also found it annoying that they are already showing the pit of vipers, when I hope it's a couple seasons at least before Ragnar ends up in it.
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The complaining/mocking had more to do with the fact that there were clearly mostly pythons and other harmless snakes in those shots doing the "killing". It was funny and a bit bewildering
Anyway I'm looking forward to next episode and yes the intro sequence is great.
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it would be easier to be upset at the show for the snakes if they were the first ones to do it. There are certain things movie / tvshow makers either don't know about, or don't give a damn about. The fact that all snakes don't look alike is one of those things. It's right up there with the cause, and effects of most explosions.