Fans have been suffering through what has maybe been one of the longest “mid-season breaks” in history. The gods are finally smiling down on us as the Youtube channels for both History and History Canada have been ramping up with teasers and clips in the last couple of weeks. Here is what I have learned from watching them.
No one is happy to see Ragnar
My husband just returned from a 3 week business trip. Our kids couldn’t wait for him to get back. In fact, they could hardly sleep the night before they were so excited to see him. Ragnar went dark for 6 years, leaving his kingdom, his people and his young family to go off and lick his wounds after getting the hell beat out of him. You would think someone might have missed their daddy.
Ragnar didn’t even bring them back a toy or a treat or a new sword from his journey. Maybe that’s why these boys are going to have serious Daddy issues.
Aslaug is the Cersei of Kattegat
One person who just can’t seem to get enough of the wine is Aslaug. Like Cersei in Game of Thrones, she is desperate to stay in power. How has no one slapped that smirk off her face in the last 6 years?
Enter Lagertha.
Is there any doubt as to who is going to win this smackdown?
Rollo has aged better than Ragnar
Not only did Rollo break Ragnar’s heart by jumping ship and siding with the Franks, he has aged like a fine wine. The perfect amount of salt and pepper in his hair and beard to make him look distinguished while his younger brother looks like he has just finished up on the wrong side of a 6 year bender. Must be some kind of fountain of youth in Frankia somewhere.
Source Thank Odin that Rollo’s hair has finally outgrown the curly Shirley Temple stage.
Mid-life Crisis Viking Style
Rollo has finally got everything he thought he wanted – power, wealth, wife, perhaps even little Rollos creating chaos in Frankia.
But….
There’s always a “but” with him, isn’t there.
Rollo is still not satisfied. I suspect lounging around a great Frankish palace, sipping wine out of golden goblets gets boring after awhile and causes Rollo to say “WTF have I become?” Or maybe it was looking in the mirror at the bouncy curls and flouncy clothes. Whatever the cause, Rollo still longs for a long boat. The berserker is bubbling just underneath the surface and he needs to be unleashed.
Somebody dies (duh)
It wouldn’t be Vikings if there wasn’t death and destruction. Rumours have been flying about which beloved main character will fall this season. Perhaps there will be more than one. The most likely candidate is *redacted* at the hands of *redacted* which will give rise to *redacted*. No spoilers! (If you really want to know, all the spoilers are in the history books anyway.)
One thing I am most certain of (thanks to the History booth at San Diego Comic Con this summer) there will be snakes. Lots and lots of snakes.
Me in the actual snake pit. I ain’t afraid of no snakes.
