re: No thread on Vikings?

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I saw the Trojan Horse as soon as he was in the casket. Nicely done, Ragnar.

Rollo gonna tear that horrible acting French girl in half

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I love this show but the Trojan horse charade wasn't what I had hoped for. I would have preferred something similar to the tactics used in Troy. But I guess since Ragnar obviously has serious internal injuries, the way they did it was actually more credible.

And yes, Ragnar revealed that now he only truly trusts his son, Bjorn. Rolo has betrayed in once already. Floki murdered Athelstan and now of course we know that Ragnar knows it. Lagertha was obviously hurt that he did not trust her but from Ragnar's perspective she left him and went away to do her own thing when she could have remained his wife along with Aslaug. Her hurt pride is absolutely understandable but in the end it boils down to a lack of commitment to Ragnar, again from his perspective.

I did find the French offer to Rollo laughable. Here are more fools trying to pit brother vs brother. But I guess it makes sense in that they see the Vikings as greedy barbarians with no moral code or loyalty. This likely won't end well for the Franks. Rollo's greeting in French was hilarious right after Princess Gisla went on her tirade. Hopefully Rollo rips here a new one.

As for Floki, it will be interesting to see how it goes. I would guess that Floki will face a trial for murdering Athelstan but I don't expect much support from Ragnar's people for Floki's prosecution. Clearly Ragnar wasn't sincere about his Christian baptism hahaa so he might be understanding of Floki's concern relative to the Viking gods. Then again, Ragnar loved Athelstan and Floki showed a lack of respect and trust in Ragnar by not taking his concerns directly to Ragnar.

Ragnar playing dead is "borrowed" from a story about Harald Hardrada the last great Viking hero. Supposedly did this exact thing to capture a city.