With help from Sverkel, Thorfinn and Einar resolve to help Arnheid and Gardar escape Ketil’s Farm. Thorfinn pits his new philosophy against Snake in battle.
You know, as much as I am rooting for Thorfinn and Einar in this situation, they actually aren’t in the right – Snake is. Snake is right to seek retribution against Gardar, and unfortunately, Arnheid is considered a fugitive aiding a criminal since she is currently considered Ketil’s property.
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Continue reading “A Just Cause – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 16 Review”Thorfinn and Einar ruminate on what it would take to build a society without war. Arnheid inadvertently frees her husband Gardar from captivity.
Due to the retainer’s taking pleasure in the sport of killing slaves for no grievable offense other than their bemoaning social standing, I find it extremely hard to care when Gardar begins mowing them down indiscriminately to escape and regain his freedom.
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Continue reading “A Society Without War- Vinland Saga S2 Ep 15 Review”Arnheid tells Sverkel how she wound up enslaved on Ketil’s farm. Now carrying Ketil’s child, Arnheid is forced to choose between her new and old life.
The more I think about it, the worse I feel for Arnheid and her current situation today. It really is unfair that she has to tolerate and deal with her current dilemma all for want of riches never obtained.
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Continue reading “Arnheid’s Backstory – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 14 Review”Sverkel falls in the field and is reminded of his deteriorating health. Arnheid is reunited with her long-lost husband Gardar on Ketil’s Farm.
The absolute last thing I expected was for the runaway slave who killed his master to be Arnheid’s husband.
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Continue reading “An Unexpected Reunion- Vinland Saga S2 Ep 13 Review”Canute terrorizes his own Danish citizens out of love for his dream. Leif ventures to Ketil’s farm in search of the real Thorfinn.
Canute is plotting against the wealthy landowners in Denmark to fund his fantasies, and Leif is finally venturing to Ketil’s farm to find the real Thorfinn. What could possibly go wrong?
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Continue reading “For Lost Love – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 11 – 12 Review”Prince Canute is haunted by the decapitated head of his late father. Ketil decides to emancipate Thorfinn and Einar early from their bondage.
Following last week’s pattern of emotional highs and lows, Thorfinn discovers freedom while Canute is embroiled in bondage.
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Continue reading “A Cursed Head – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 10 Review”Thorfinn falls into the abyss and finds Askeladd there waiting. Thors tries to remind his son Thorfinn that he has no enemies in life.
Vinland Saga delivers another amazing episode during season 2! Askeladd coming to talk some sense into Thorfinn while stuck in the afterlife was a marvelous sight to see!
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Continue reading “Thorfinn’s Nightmare – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 9 Review”Thorfinn discovers there may be more to life than just killing despite feeling so empty inside. The farmhands destroy wheat Thorfinn and Einar planted.
Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 8 was beautiful and honestly, it has to be my favorite from this season thus far.
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Continue reading “There is Still Hope -Vinland Saga S2 Ep 8 Review”Ketil’s oldest son Thorgil returns home from battle and causes problems on the farm. Arnheid suffers abuse in her life as a slave.
Thorgil returned home from war and has turned into such a complete monster that even his father Ketil is afraid.
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Continue reading “Iron Fist Ketil – Vinland Saga S2 Ep 7 Review”Prince Canute threatens war against the rural lord of Mercia. Thorfinn discovers the joy of farming through Einar and Sverkel’s guidance.
I’m glad Sverkel was introduced to help Thorfinn and Einar out. Otherwise, I’m pretty sure they would have never cleared enough forest and converted it to farmland before planting time.
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