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Sweet! Now that they added an Asian chick it's the perfect show for one such as myself
Yeah, she's bangin, but what was with their weirdo snake magic scene?

They drop acid while I wasn't looking?

Not a big fan of this season on the whole so far. (Hot Asian aside.)
 

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The show had got me to read up on the history on the Vikings and Ragnar and so I am familiar with the big questions about Ragnar and the Vikings. Saw one documentary on YouTube where a couple historians believe Ragnar likely did at least exist based whatever records they have on his possible sons not being able to get away with claiming someone as their father without having some amount of truth to it. Certainly not proof of Ragnar but its an interesting way of looking at it.

I tried to stick more towards reading up/watching documentaries on simply Vikings rather than Ragnar because of the show but I have a general idea of what's historically accurate and what isnt. I will say there are a couple really interesting YouTube documentaries where archeologists dig on known Viking settlement sites/ruins and find some pretty amazing relics. Just from their findings, they learned Vikings aren't the barbaric animals that people believe they were and how smart they were to exist and function as they did without writing anything down like laws etc.
Ever get into Bjorn Ironsides much? He and Rollo prolly have the most "historical" info.

I'm interested to see how the show re-involves Aethelstan.

First King of England. Assuming that little bastard baby of Ragnars gets renamed at some point.
 

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Ever get into Bjorn Ironsides much? He and Rollo prolly have the most "historical" info.

I'm interested to see how the show re-involves Aethelstan.

First King of England. Assuming that little bastard baby of Ragnars gets renamed at some point.
No I haven't read much on Rollo or Bjorn but I think I will now that you mentioned it. :thumb:
 

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Yeah, she's bangin, but what was with their weirdo snake magic scene?

They drop acid while I wasn't looking?

Not a big fan of this season on the whole so far. (Hot Asian aside.)

I'm guessing she's giving him opium.
 

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Makes sense being that she's asian en all.

I musta got Low end opium all those years. Cuz that stuff wasn't going on while I melted into a couch.

Yeah, it's definitely opium. Opium was being used as a medicinal herb in China at the time the show is set.

Ever get into Bjorn Ironsides much? He and Rollo prolly have the most "historical" info.

I'm interested to see how the show re-involves Aethelstan.

First King of England. Assuming that little bastard baby of Ragnars gets renamed at some point.

Not sure I understand. Judith and Aethelstan's son is named Alfred (King Alfred "the Great"), why would Ragnar's bastard get renamed?
 

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Yeah, it's definitely opium. Opium was being used as a medicinal herb in China at the time the show is set.



Not sure I understand. Judith and Aethelstan's son is named Alfred (King Alfred "the Great"), why would Ragnar's bastard get renamed?

I guess they could keep to having Alfred be his Grandfather. I just assumed they'd shoe horn as much 9th-10th century "history" as they could into existing characters.
 

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Yeah, she's bangin, but what was with their weirdo snake magic scene?

They drop acid while I wasn't looking?

Not a big fan of this season on the whole so far. (Hot Asian aside.)

It's been ok so far but they need to get back to bloody mayhem
 

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Slow going so far, but most of the last season was slow too. I'm patient.
 

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It's been ok so far but they need to get back to bloody mayhem
There's way too much side story going on for me so far this season.

But I think the wait'll be worth with once the Northmen return to Paris.
 

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Didn't see this coming, wasn't expecting another time jump this season but man, what an awesome episode.
 

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This was a mid-season finale. So when will it be back? Prior seasons, they always said Vikings will be back next year 2016 or whatever year.

They left us hanging with Lagertha.
 

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This has me excited. Vikings come back this fall. Shit is going down.
Holy shit that looks awesome!!!

I really hope that this half doesn't disappoint me like the mid-season finale did. Doesn't look like it will! :suds:
 

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Wow! There's your "Bloody Mayhem" right there! This looks like a good season coming up!
 
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