Vikings went woke?

You fell into the trap of watching a modern day serial show thinking that it wouldn’t get more woke as time went on.

Vikings is still on the air?

Lagertha having a female lover didn’t come out of nowhere and made sense as every man she ever known had been a power hungry tyrant that raped, pillaged, and cheated. The relationship was about her dominance and the fact she didn’t want to get played again (she did though).

I actually enjoyed Vikings more as the show went on as Athelstan, while essential to the growth of Ragnar and the goings on in Britain, was a huge bore. I much prefer the sons of Lothbrok arc over it, with Alex Høgh Andersen’s fantastic performance as Ivar the Boneless. I fully admit the show has retreaded a lot though, and the loss of Travis Fimmel was a huge blow, but yeah…I never felt any hesitation in watching once preacher man was phased out.

And yes, the show is still on, we’re currently waiting on the second half of its final season here in the States…though it may have already aired in Europe. After that there’s a Netflix spinoff set for production.

Regarding Lagertha, it was established from the get-go that she was pretty adventurous and up front about her outlook on sex, something that evolved over time once she left Ragnar and suffered certain hardships at the hands of men. Her bi-sexual attraction to Astrid fit right into her beliefs that sex was just a desire that you fulfilled as you would any thirst or hunger. Her wanting dominance played a factor as well. Not to mention some folks just experiment when they get the chance.

(Also, yes…sexual assault trauma can push you in certain directions. I know several women who are now lesbians because of such instances, not to mention we have all heard cases of child abuse screwing with the minds of males victims.)

You’re placing Christian morals on characters that aren’t and clearly look at aspects of life in a different manner. The series practically revolves around this premise, and because of that…yes, Athelstan WAS a main character as his friendship with Ragnar and their differing beliefs, drove a wedge between him and his family/friends.

Religion plays such a major role in the show which is entrenched in history and the conflicts those differing beliefs spawn, why wouldn’t they touch on others such as the Islamic faith? I guess if it’s not white man’s history, it’s not the right history? Also are you oblivious to the concept of character arcs? Can you not see how Floki’s story comes full circle and ties back in with what his best friend went through? You probably should quit because I don’t think you even understand what you’re watching.

You do know there is also a sequel show called Vikings Valhalla set 100 years after the main show….right?