Vinland Saga 1x14 Reaction

Depicting is a word, as someone has said. Fun fact: if it seemed meaningless to you after repeating it several times, it might be because of semantic satiation. Repeating words makes them lose meaning for the listener: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_satiation

will you guys being going on a break?

I love how they hit on religion for not just this show, but this ep😬 Everything about this episode felt like midlife crisis of hypocrisy on the belief of religion. How she felt elated really got to me really thinking sheeshhh... As a young buck that kinda comes from a Christian strong-family, this really made me think that Vinland Saga is one those shows that legit cant be called "overrated" or "written poorly," cause its not if we getting these type of eps lol. Still will always be a believer of Jesus and God, but this ep was amazingly done

Definitely the heaviest episode so far. We knew the nature of Vikings and knew stuff like this happened on the way but it still doesnt take away the dread and shock to see it happen in such detail. Granted, one could argue this act of plundering was less for pleasure but almost a need to survive. It almost gives it that "if we dont take their food, the army would starve" kind of justification. And yet, it doesnt take away just how simply and brutal that was. Almost to give us a reminder "yeah, in case you thought there were good guys in this show, think again."

Nice discussion, loved to hear your opinions about those characters and your view on discussing complex characters, which are bad people. You are smart and very perceptive, I really like how you catch on things which are not so obvious, like the point of the scenes with Anne and the scene with the friar and the brothers. Really liked your exchange about Thorfinn. By the way, Thorfinn is 17 or 18 at this point of the story, if I'm not mistaken. Sure, he is a minor, but I would not call him a child (that's up for everybody to decide on their own, though). To me, his childhood is already lost to him, as Lola has said. And yes, depict is a real word :DD

I think the argument isn't the ends justify the means, but rather if he weren't in charge, it would still happen. Askaladd wants to act as straightforward as possible and cut out all the bullshit, but he also understands the kind of people he's leading. He never boasts about his intelligence, never praises his men for murdering or raping, he just focuses on their capabilities and expectations, trying to be as efficient as possible, especially for the innocents that he encounters. The image of Askeladd is a tool he uses, and his men are under control because he does what he can to make sure their "victories" out weigh the cost of savagery. He wasn't prepared for a blizzard at the beginning of winter, and he adjusted his morals so that he could move towards his goals.

I hope I don't need to say this again, but it's an easy statement to disagree with. This show isn't about vikings, it's about the idea of love in a world that's a contradiction to such a concept.

The idea of love presented in this show completely changed my world view. They keep talking about it in later episodes, but this was truly the start of facing such ideas. In previous episodes, they would hint at something, provide a suggestion, but this is the first of many episodes that really challenges ideas of religion and fundamental themes such as love and death.

Merry Christmas everyone !

The Christmas themed episode ahah

This is the episode/chapter where everyone went “wait a second this show is going to be something very special” Not that it wasn’t great before. I love every episode in its own way. But this episode really just showed that this series was trying to be art. Not just a generic series to watch for fun.

These Vinalnd Saga reactions and especially the discussions have been sooo good these last few episodes and its such a joy (feels a bit weird saying that considering the grim nature of this episode) and I'm so excited for the discussions for the rest of S1/S2. Happy Holidays to everyone :)

I hope you girls are having a good holidays!

Anyone else watch the new season 2 trailer? Man I'm so excited.

Masterpiece of an episode in terms of direction, themes and scenery. I don't think I've felt this much dread watching any other anime episode.

Merry Christmas everyone.

If Lola is not crying, I don’t want it lol

This was the ep, mostly the final ep, that made me read the manga. By far the darkest ep and yeah......just yeah, the thumbnail says it all, especially Milena's face