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The Something Awful Forums > The Finer Arts > TV IV > Vikings - Season 5 "You see? Everyone is with me."
 
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A Buttery Pastry
Sep 4, 2011

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CubanMissile posted:

Bee death was the only time I liked and was interested in Ęthelwulf at all.
Same. They need to have like half the cast stung by bees.

unlawfulsoup posted:

The show simply has lost focus, which to be honest isn't really surprising when you phase out your main protagonist and sort of soft reboot inside the series.
I think they really missed an obvious opportunity to sorta keep Ragnar in the story. Not him personally, but they should have made his legacy and how people interpret it the core of the story, and not in the "You're ruining dad's legacy!!!!" kinda way. Ivar should still take up the torch as the vengeful warrior that just wants to see it all burn, while someone like Ubbe could be the farmer-king, and Hvitserk the semi-convert, while Bjorn continues and surpasses his explorations. That would allow far more interesting interactions between the brothers, more friendly-ish rivalry than just jumping straight into civil war, and would also allow a more interesting environment for the story of Alfred to unfold.

unlawfulsoup posted:

Vikings need Breton priests as foils or something.
Breton is not a synonym for British/English, the Bretons are a Celtic people in France.

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unlawfulsoup posted:

That makes more sense than the current messy stew we have right now. Bjorn and Ivar alone make the most sense to me, they best represent the duality of Ragnar's legacy. You would have an aging Lagertha laying the groundwork for Bjorn, while a tired Floki guides an ever maddening Ivar hell bent on revenge/conquest. By ditching the other brothers/advisors/whatever into the background, things would be a lot more focused. The show would be playing to the better characters.
Yeah, focusing the story even more, with Ubbe and Hvitserk ending up in Duke Rollo-like roles, would probably be better.

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