Thaddeus Smith Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 hours ago, pbphoto said: Translation: they couldn't renegotiate their contracts ;-) Actually it seems more guided by history than that (aka, not like GoT). The circumstances may be embellished or have some creative liberties, but overall the story seems to run in parallel to the historical records we have available. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YK Thom Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 11 hours ago, wvu80 said: I think you can catch past seasons on Netflix. You can catch some (not all) of the current season on historychannel,com. Other than that they just went into the mid-season hiatus, no more new shows on Wednesday. I'm not sure when they resume. I’ll look for it on Netflix and get started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Whitlow Posted January 26, 2018 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I watched a couple of episodes, couldn't get into the rhythm of it at the time. I am a big fan of Viking history, took a couple of courses on it, etc. and didn't catch the series at right time to catch the historical part of it. Maybe first seasons are on netflix and I can start from beginning and ramp up.It really amazes me how much of a difference it can make at what point you pick up a series can make a hugh difference in whether or not you stick with it.Netflix has allowed me to go back and catch a lot of great series that I avoided because I was too late to the table. Breaking Bad was one recent example.Didn’t they lose to Philadelphia?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 VIKINGS Season 5, 2018-19 I've been watching all season, it's of the very few TV shows outside of sports that I follow. Tonight was Season 5 Ep 18 aired Jan 16, 2019 on the History Channel. Usually it's an hour of gratuitous sex and violence, sometimes personal violence, sometimes army vs army. Tonight it was just the up close and personal violence with lots of good old fashioned torture and killing of women, children and a baby. King Ivar the Boneless left the baby born by his wife on the hillside to die because he was deformed. Ivar was not the baby's father but he did not know that. Dark dark dark. Sheesh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 15 minutes ago, wvu80 said: VIKINGS Season 5, 2018-19 I've been watching all season, it's of the very few TV shows outside of sports that I follow. Tonight was Season 5 Ep 18 aired Jan 16, 2019 on the History Channel. Usually it's an hour of gratuitous sex and violence, sometimes personal violence, sometimes army vs army. Tonight it was just the up close and personal violence with lots of good old fashioned torture and killing of women, children and a baby. King Ivar the Boneless left the baby born by his wife on the hillside to die because he was deformed. Ivar was not the baby's father but he did not know that. Dark dark dark. Sheesh. Ahh, you didn't watch all the way to the end. Ivar is shown holding his wife by the head and telling her she lied about him being the daddy. Next week mano a mano Ragnar's bastard son takes on one of the kings. HEADS UP! Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 5 minutes ago, ZEUS121996 said: Ahh, you didn't watch all the way to the end. Ivar is shown holding his wife by the head and telling her she lied about him being the daddy. Next week mano a mano Ragnar's bastard son takes on one of the kings. HEADS UP! -Mark LOL, yes I did! Per previous episodes Ivar knew that due to his "boneless" condition shall we say that he couldn't have sex, but he had declared himself a god. His wife cut both their hands and mixed the blood and told Ivar the baby was a miracle child only a god could produce. He didn't know she went out and shagged the first Viking she could find, got pregnant, then had the poor guy killed. The teaser at the end showed Ivar confronting his wife, but he's not the brightest person in Denmark when it comes to biology. I think he confronted his wife and I bet he will claim that since the baby was born deformed, that it was NOT the son of a god. That's Dave Theory. Ubbe is not a bastard son, he is the son of Ragnar and his second wife (not the first wife Laggetha who apparently lost, and then found her mind). There is a bastard child, the English guy that showed up the last few episodes and was the son of Ragnor and I think the King's wife. I'm not sure who the mother was, but the boy was exiled from the kingdom and has just showed back up to claim his legacy as a son of Ragnar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, wvu80 said: LOL, yes I did! Per previous episodes Ivar knew that due to his "boneless" condition shall we say that he couldn't have sex, but he had declared himself a god. His wife cut both their hands and mixed the blood and told Ivar the baby was a miracle child only a god could produce. He didn't know she went out and shagged the first Viking she could find, got pregnant, then had the poor guy killed. The teaser at the end showed Ivar confronting his wife, but he's not the brightest person in Denmark when it comes to biology. I think he confronted his wife and I bet he will claim that since the baby was born deformed, that it was NOT the son of a god. That's Dave Theory. Ubbe is not a bastard son, he is the son of Ragnar and his second wife (not the first wife Laggetha who apparently lost, and then found her mind). There is a bastard child, the English guy that showed up the last few episodes and was the son of Ragnor and I think the King's wife. I'm not sure who the mother was, but the boy was exiled from the kingdom and has just showed back up to claim his legacy as a son of Ragnar. Uh Doc, it's bonerless, not boneless. 😁 Uber? on a Viking ship? Yea he was Ragnar's son but I forgot it was from his second wife. That's when Bjern rode off with Lagatha. The English guy is the bastard with the Queen. Looks like he wins the one on one next week. 2 more episodes, it should get interesting Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, ZEUS121996 said: Uh Doc, it's bonerless, not boneless. 😁 I stand corrected. +++ I tell you, I'm just waiting for something to go right! Tonight's show was so dark, with the possible exception of Floki. He has such courage and character in his present situation. I'm thinking there's a bear in that cave, but they sure tease that he is about to discover something miraculous which may save the settlement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Just now, wvu80 said: I stand corrected. +++ I tell you, I'm just waiting for something to go right! Tonight's show was so dark, with the possible exception of Floki. He has such courage and character in his present situation. I'm thinking there's a bear in that cave, but they sure tease that he is about to discover something miraculous which may save the settlement. I prefer the old Floki. What did he say? He would make the guy's son cut his balls off and feed them to him before he abused his wife? Sweet revenge LOL Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 1 minute ago, ZEUS121996 said: I prefer the old Floki. What did he say? He would make the guy's son cut his balls off and feed them to him before he abused his wife? Floki's dispassionate description of what he "would" have done in his younger days, out-crazied the crazy guy. Dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 3 minutes ago, wvu80 said: Floki's dispassionate description of what he "would" have done in his younger days, out-crazied the crazy guy. Dark. Yea man! Love the dark side, I leave it at home nowadays, seems to cause too many headaches. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I'm going to have to watch that over and over again Mark 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted January 16, 2020 Author Share Posted January 16, 2020 Dang...they killed off Lagertha. S606 Last year for Vikings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr clean Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I just watched the first one. I think im hooked! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 Nice and intriquing series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I forgot about the prophecy that Lagertha would be killed by a son of Ragnar Lothbrok. Shieldmaiden on her way to Valhalla. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted January 16, 2020 Share Posted January 16, 2020 I'm in mourning. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilC Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 What's Rollo up to? Still living in Paris with his hot Princess of a wife? I bet he's getting soft and fat living the life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT FAN Posted January 17, 2020 Share Posted January 17, 2020 5 hours ago, EmilC said: What's Rollo up to? Still living in Paris with his hot Princess of a wife? I bet he's getting soft and fat living the life. Jimmy Buffett knows the answer: "He Went To Paris." "He was impressive, young and aggressive, Saving the world on his own But the warm summer breezes, the French wines and cheeses, put his ambition at bay his summers and winters, scattered like splinters and 4 to 5 years slipped away.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZEUS121996 Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 1/15/2020 at 10:20 PM, wvu80 said: Dang...they killed off Lagertha. S606 Last year for Vikings. That was a bummer. They can't shut it down now, it keeps rolling along with twists along the way Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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