Vikings – Ivar always wanted a glorious death
More give us more give us more! With the recent completion of Season 5 this is the perfect time to sit and reflect on the History Channel’s Vikings. Join us as we venture into spoiler town covering all the best and worst parts of the show. There was not a dry eye by the finale! Ragnar Lothbrok, the man the myth, the legend. Our passionate annoyance or understanding for Floki. And what becomes of Ragnar’s legacy, his sons.The post Vikings – Ivar always wanted a glorious death appeared first on For Your Reference.
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More give us more give us more! With the recent completion of Season 5 this is the perfect time to sit and reflect on the History Channel’s Vikings. Join us as we venture into spoiler town covering all the best and worst parts of the show. There was not a dry eye by the finale! Ragnar Lothbrok, the man the myth, the legend. Our passionate annoyance or understanding for Floki. And what becomes of Ragnar’s legacy, his sons.
Stats
Premiered: March 2013
Network: History Channel
Episodes to date: 69
Breakdown and Analysis
- Being pleasantly surprised at the production value behind Vikings compared to the $2 costume reenactments on the History Channel.
- Ragnar was the perfect example of new age Viking, wanting to explore different worlds. His nature was to not automatically accept tradition.
- We are on opposite sides of the Athelstan and Floki debate.
- Different personality traits in Ragnar’s sons. Bjorn has his exploratory nature, Ubbe has his open mind and heart, Hvitserk has his love for family, Sigurd snake in the eye also died (lol) and Ivar has his primitive brutality and smarts.
- The increase in episodes from 10 to 20 from Season 4 started to compromise the pacing and overall story of the show.
Unrelated but vital points
- Magnus’ death was one of the best parts of the series. Gets killed before greeting his glorious death!
- Bjorn is a dick to women (but we still love him)
- When Michael Scott left the Office, the show suffered because of it. Vikings was not the same way as the secondary characters were more fleshed out and had dimensions to them.
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Spartacus
"The inspiration behind this series is the Thracian Gladiator Spartacus, who led a slave uprising against the Roman Republic. The Thracians had been persuaded by Claudius Glaber to serve as auxiliaries in the Roman legions in a campaign against the Getae, who had often plundered Thracian lands. However after Glaber reneges on the deal and switches his attentions from the Getae to attack Mithridates in Asia Minor, the Thracians feel betrayed and mutiny. Captured by Glaber, Spartacus is condemned to death as a Gladiator, whilst his wife Sura is condemned to slavery. Spartacus, however, proves to be a formidable gladiator, and defeats the four gladiators tasked with executing him. He becomes a favorite of the crowd, leading Senator Albinius to commute his death sentence to a life of slavery. Spartacus is purchased by Batiatus for gladiator training, who promises to help him find Sura if he proves himself in training. As the series develops, the story follows the betrayals and machinations of Roman life and a tale of one man's heroic quest for vengeance."
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- December 25, 2020
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