Vikings - Season 4

Since Ragnar Lothbrok’s death, Vikings has been in a rush. The sons of Ragnar, Valhalla-bent on vengeance, squabble…

“On The Eve” delivers plenty of action while reaffirming that action for its own sake has always been Vikings least…

Evaluating Vikings post-Ragnar Lothbrok presents the unique problem of differentiating between what is second-rate…

Vikings’ leaps forward in time have always been a refreshing storytelling strategy. Tuning in to see characters…

After the still-shocking death of Ragnar Lothbrok last week, his spirit haunts the Vikings, and Vikings. Opening on…

In the end, I found myself thinking about Tostig. If you remember, Tostig was the aged Norse warrior who begged the…

“In The Uncertain Hour Before The Morning,” two kings remove themselves from the world for a night, only to confront…

The two journeys of “Two Journeys” point Vikings toward an end and a new beginning. Ragnar’s doomed raid on Wessex…

That “The Vision” is a disappointment is a product of both design and misstep. By design, this is an episode all…

Toward the end of “The Outsider,” Ragnar’s four youngest sons contemplate their father’s unexpected return to…

When Ragnar and Rollo’s confrontation comes, it’s a stunner. Fleets of ships, strategy and counter-strategy, flames,…

With only two episodes before the mid-season finale, “Death All ’Round” continues last week’s housecleaning of…

Ragnar Lothbrok’s lurching journey through this season of Vikings has been suitably compelling, upping the show’s…

Well, that didn’t go well.

“What Might Have Been” is all mounting anticipation. Starting with Trevor Morris’ synth score pulsing over Lagertha…

Part way through “Promised,” a Viking feast roars on in Ragnar’s great hall, but the king isn’t there. For the…

From the beginning of this season, Ragnar has been a different man. Still physically hobbled, his demeanor has…

Vikings, for all its reliably exciting action, is well served by stillness. With Ragnar Lothbrok hobbled, perhaps…

Unlike Ragnar Lothbrok, Vikings is making the same mistakes. In this near-disaster of a second episode, the fourth…

While Ragnar Lothbrok sleeps, things fall apart. Grievously wounded in the successful siege of Paris at the end of…