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Vikings - Season 5

1/30/19

10:02 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/30/19

Vikings' fifth season ends as the sons of Ragnar close the book on their father's legacy

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1/23/19

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/23/19

All faiths are tested in an earth-shaking Vikings

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1/16/19

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TV Reviews Vikings1/16/19

Vikings raises a stunning specter of the past as all our expectations are reset

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1/9/19

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TV Reviews Vikings1/9/19

Vikings' halting resurgence flowers the further it gets from England

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1/2/19

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/2/19

An encouraging Vikings pauses while everyone assesses the path

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12/27/18

7:21 AM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/27/18

An impressive battle and a surprising death can't save Vikings from itself

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12/19/18

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/19/18

Vikings teases a big death, but shows a few promising signs of life

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12/12/18

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TV Reviews Vikings12/12/18

Vikings anoints a new Norse god, but continues to drift back to England

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12/5/18

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/5/18

A melodramatic Vikings just gives in and embraces its Norse fanfic side

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11/28/18

10:02 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings11/28/18

Vikings' fifth season returns roaring with unfocused rage

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1/24/18

10:02 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/24/18

In its bloody mid-season finale, Vikings finds some redemption in the chaos

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1/17/18

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/17/18

A dull Vikings plods along with speechifying and unworthy men

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1/10/18

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/10/18

War brings plenty of gore and removes all subtlety on a dispiriting Vikings

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1/3/18

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings1/3/18

In preparation for the coming war, Vikings plays chess, poorly

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12/27/17

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/27/17

Schemes, alliances, and dialogue are all dubious on a shaky Vikings

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12/20/17

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/20/17

An action-packed Vikings season reaches an uncertain midway point

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12/13/17

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/13/17

Vikings advances, promisingly, in five separate directions

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12/6/17

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings12/6/17

Vikings chooses a direction in a bloody, thrilling episode

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11/29/17

11:03 PM

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TV Reviews Vikings11/29/17

TV Reviews Vikings11/29/17

A fractured, ambitious Vikings seeks post-Ragnar unity in its two-part premiere

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