[Lostie!]

Oh no you didn't at all, I'd already read that it didn't go well for Ragnar.

[Lostie!]

Finally got around to watching the mid-season finale.

Spoiler:

It's so odd seeing Ragnar's sons all grown up.

[Lostie!]

New Comic-Con trailer

Youtube video

Looks so good!

[Lostie!]

Season 4 is returning on 30th November. Still feels like ages away but I'm glad at least it's not been pushed back to 2017 like I was starting to fear it had

[Niamh.]

First episode was a bit Meh tbh but I don't mind that if they get better and better each episode, a bit of building is always worth it if the pay off is good. Ivor looks like he could become a very interesting character

[Lostie!]

I need to watch this still, will probably in the next couple of days

[Niamh.]

Second Episode was better. OMG though all i can think about through the whole thing is how I'd love to grab a scissors and cut off Ragnars manky beard

[Lostie!]

Just caught up on the new episodes. I'm enjoying it but I have a couple of issues. I think they've messed up with Lagertha by having her blaming Aslaug solely for what happened with her and Ragnar and for shooting her in the back. Just did the character a massive disservice imo.

Also it's still bugging me how Bjorn hasn't once been shown to acknowledge baby Siggy's death. I'd have found it much more satisfying for him to kill Aslaug for that tbh.

I reckon Jonathan Rhys Meyers will be playing either an older Alfred or Magnus, not sure which. I was thinking Alfred but I can't help but think an older, vengeful Magnus will return after another time jump so that's a real possibility too.

And with the ending of the last episode,

Spoiler:

I'm convinced more than ever that Ragnar's dying this season. They alluded perfectly to how it happened in the sagas, Aelle executed Ragnar in a snake pit and his sons killed Aelle in return. I hope they do stick to having Aelle kill him because they nicely foreshadowed it way back in the first season when Aelle made a speech of exacting revenge on Ragnar (and the scenes of him throwing someone in a snake pit).

(That spoiler mentions something from the original stories that may or may not happen in the show )

[Lostie!]

The new episode

Spoiler:

Even though I figured we were heading to this, Ragnar actually dying still feels weird, it's odd to imagine the show without him. Back when I first started the show and read about his death in the legends I thought perhaps the show would end with that, killing off your central character when it isn't even the final season is a big move (especially so since Travis' performance is so popular). I love that they did it and didn't cop out though.

Ragnar telling Ivar to go after Ecbert was surprising. I assume this is retribution for the settlement Ecbert had slaughtered? Speaking of him, I think Linus Roache gave my favourite performance of the episode when Ecbert was watching Ragnar's execution. If Ragnar's sons do indeed go after him soon, I reckon he'll accept death at this point.

[Lostie!]

The finale was brilliant, one of my favourite episodes of the show

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I know the show's never been shy about killing people but 4B really ramped it up. Aslaug, Ragnar, Aelle, Helga, Ecbert and Sigurd all in this back half is pretty significant even by this show's standards

4A was probably my least favourite run of the show but the second half definitely pulled me back. Some blips like the business with Lagertha and Aslaug and that random Bjorn / Astrid thing but definitely a big return to form on the whole. And I love that this show is so willing to massively shake up the status quo regularly. With Ragnar and Ecbert dying especially, Season 4 felt like the end of an era so it's exciting to think about where Season 5 will go.

And JRM is finally here

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

The finale was brilliant, one of my favourite episodes of the show

Spoiler:

I know the show's never been shy about killing people but 4B really ramped it up. Aslaug, Ragnar, Aelle, Helga, Ecbert and Sigurd all in this back half is pretty significant even by this show's standards

4A was probably my least favourite run of the show but the second half definitely pulled me back. Some blips like the business with Lagertha and Aslaug and that random Bjorn / Astrid thing but definitely a big return to form on the whole. And I love that this show is so willing to massively shake up the status quo regularly. With Ragnar and Ecbert dying especially, Season 4 felt like the end of an era so it's exciting to think about where Season 5 will go.

And JRM is finally here

watched the finale last night, i agree the last few episodes were amazing

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Helga dying though I was more sad about that than any of the other main characters dying. Was there some significance with the sword at the end of the episode, they seemed to linger on it

[Lostie!]

I think it was just to show that he's a warrior as well as a bishop.

[Niamh.]

ah right ok, next season should be good, I fear lagartha won't last too long though, they seem to be wiping out the original generation

[Calderyon]

Two Finnish actors also starting on season 4. Probably just a one season deal though for them, i think.

Might be a good time for me to check this out.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Two Finnish actors also starting on season 4. Probably just a one season deal though for them, i think.

Might be a good time for me to check this out.

and it's filmed in Ireland

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

ah right ok, next season should be good, I fear lagartha won't last too long though, they seem to be wiping out the original generation

Yeah, not many left now!

I think so about Lagertha too, especially with the route they've been taking Lagertha down lately. And in season 4 the Seer flat-out told her that she'll be killed by a son of Ragnar so they're already sowing the seeds.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Yeah, not many left now!

I think so about Lagertha too, especially with the route they've been taking Lagertha down lately. And in season 4 the Seer flat-out told her that she'll be killed by a son of Ragnar so they're already sowing the seeds.

Yeah I wonder will it be Ivor predictably or will they go all twisty and have Bjorn kill her for some reason (I hope not though)

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Yeah I wonder will it be Ivor predictably or will they go all twisty and have Bjorn kill her for some reason (I hope not though)

That was honestly my first thought when he said it Or maybe another twist on the words with a son of Ragnar being a cause of her death (perhaps unintentionally) without directly killing her.

Speaking of the originals being wiped out, I just realised the only ones from the early days still around are Lagertha, Rollo, Bjorn, Floki and the Seer.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

That was honestly my first thought when he said it Or maybe another twist on the words with a son of Ragnar being a cause of her death (perhaps unintentionally) without directly killing her.

Speaking of the originals being wiped out, I just realised the only ones from the early days still around are Lagertha, Rollo, Bjorn, Floki and the Seer.

oh wow is that it? I still see Bjorn as not an original though as he was a kid in the first couple of seasons, Man - Bjorn is like a new character really

maybe Astrid will kill her in order to get Bjorn, so indirectly him killing her?

[Lostie!]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

oh wow is that it? I still see Bjorn as not an original though as he was a kid in the first couple of seasons, Man - Bjorn is like a new character really

maybe Astrid will kill her in order to get Bjorn, so indirectly him killing her?

Yeah I nearly forgot to list Bjorn, he feels like a season 2 addition doesn't he? It's easy to forgot the daughter Gyda ever existed, feels like a lifetime ago (and considering how many years have passed in the show it sort of was ). I wonder if she'd have been one of Lagertha's shieldmaidens had she lived longer.

Ugh, Astrid. I hope Lagertha kills her

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Lostie!

Yeah I nearly forgot to list Bjorn, he feels like a season 2 addition doesn't he? It's easy to forgot the daughter Gyda ever existed, feels like a lifetime ago (and considering how many years have passed in the show it sort of was ). I wonder if she'd have been one of Lagertha's shieldmaidens had she lived longer.

Ugh, Astrid. I hope Lagertha kills her

I know same, i think she's going to be responsible in some way for lagerthas downfall though

[Calderyon]

Oh the Finnish ones are regulars?. Well maybe not one season then.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

Oh the Finnish ones are regulars?. Well maybe not one season then.

which characters do they play?

[Calderyon]

^ According to wiki, Harald Finehair and Halfdan the Black, brothers it seems.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Calderyon

^ According to wiki, Harald Finehair and Halfdan the Black, brothers it seems.

Oh those are sneaky baddies