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Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 28, 2015 at 11:04 pm
Since there is a thread on Game of Thrones, I wanted to start this one based on the popular show Vikings. What do you guys think of the show? Where do you think it is going? And what are your thoughts on the casting?
Let's have a nice discussion.
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 28, 2015 at 11:23 pm
I have to watch last weeks episode, then I'll be back for this. Love this show.
I can't remember where this verse is from, I think it got removed from canon:
"I don't hang around with mostly men because I'm gay. It's because men are better than women. Better trained, better equipped...better. Just better! I'm not gay."
For context, this is the previous verse:
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 28, 2015 at 11:38 pm
Viking spoilers?
You're not going to tell me that Fran Tarkenton and the Purple People Eaters are just figments of my imagination are you? What about my homeboys Chris Carter and Robert Smith? Do they survive in Viking lore?
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 28, 2015 at 11:42 pm
I quite enjoy this show, as it is loosely based on actual legends and has a fairly balanced level of blood, sex, and scheming.
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 29, 2015 at 5:08 am
I think of it that I have never heard of it! Is it good?
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 29, 2015 at 6:49 am
I remember being told that I am probably the descendant of Vikings. I think it was the -ham villages Vikings named... memory may be failing me.
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
April 29, 2015 at 10:21 pm
It is definitely a good show. Nothing quite like seeing Viking pagans laying waste to Christianity and civilized organizations at a whim.
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RE: Vikings Discussion (Possible Spoilers)
May 22, 2015 at 4:34 pm
(This post was last modified: May 22, 2015 at 4:35 pm by Regina.)
I've been catching up with my housemate but only up to like 2/3 of the way through season 2 (just witnessed an execution that would be very gory without the show censoring it, thank God).
I love this show. It's not all that historically accurate in terms of events, but it makes for a fun and culturally authentic drama, very well put together.
Lagertha (spelling?) is amazing, I love the kick-ass matriarch persona she had going on in season 1. She had Ragnar so whipped.
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