tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752950690535469488.post2471889366807100578..comments2024-03-25T01:43:33.094-05:00Comments on Save Vs. Dragon: Review: Vikings Season 3 Premier ("Mercenary")New Big Dragonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02412016128904985180noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752950690535469488.post-65054091628362630192015-02-21T16:36:31.119-06:002015-02-21T16:36:31.119-06:00I haven't given up on it yet. It may just be t...I haven't given up on it yet. It may just be that it's felt like so long between seasons that I have to redevelop my sensibility for it. And I do understand what you mean about it being like the sagas. The Poetic Edda is nothing if it's not terse.New Big Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02412016128904985180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8752950690535469488.post-2770379471840253892015-02-21T16:19:03.439-06:002015-02-21T16:19:03.439-06:00Aslaug feels unloved and abandoned by Ragnar. Ther...Aslaug feels unloved and abandoned by Ragnar. There were plenty of scenes which focused on her face so you could feel her fear. Ragnar feels caught up in events that he has no real interest in. "I did not seek power." "Since when was all this about what makes me happy?" he asks. Athelstan is caught between two religions, and there was the very poignant scene where he was hesitant to take up the cross again. Bjorn is going to be a father and is freaked out because his girl is too much like his mom. You missed the characterization which the episode develops. It is a lean show; it depends on terse dialog, beautiful visuals, and character development that extends throughout the seasons. It is a lot like the Icelandic sagas, in fact. THOMAShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11813124910386890089noreply@blogger.com