re: The Last Kingdom is a great series

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I am Uhtred son of Uhtred and I will recycle the same plot every season. Am I Dane or am I Saxon? And why must I let my woman die all the time?

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The only thing that kind of bugs me is how the story takes place over such a long period of time yet only a handful of the characters look like they have aged. Alfred seemed to have aged the most, but I'm not sure how much of that was due to them making him older or more sickly. They also do a good job of making Aelswith look much older than the actress who portrays her.

Everyone else never ages. Father Beocca looked to be in his mid 50s when Uhtred was a child. As of season 4, Beocca should be somewhere between 80-90 years old, yet he looks not a bit different and literally rides into battle with Uhtred.

Per what we know of history, Aethelflaed should be around 40 years old (she dies about 9-10 years after her husband), yet she looks like she's in her 20s. Same with the actor that played her husband.