I\u2019m a bit behind when it comes to TV shows taking the world by storm, a woe be to those who try to throw spoilers in my face.<\/p>\n
So despite the fact that Vikings<\/em> has been going for a few years now, I only recently started watching it (mostly because my colleagues emphatically suggested it and I got tired of retreating behind a wall of loud music every time they entered the office and exclaimed, \u201cDid you watch the latest episode last night?\u201d).<\/p>\n I have developed what I like to refer to as the \u2018Game of Thrones treatment\u2019, which means I have to give a show at least three episodes of my time before deciding whether or not to continue watching it. This comes from the fact that the first two or three episodes of Game of Thrones<\/em> Season One were very context-explaining-heavy, full of introducing characters and political dynamics etc, and not much action happened\u2014which does not reflect the rest of the production.<\/p>\n Vikings<\/em> passed this test in the first few minutes. Unlike Game of Thrones<\/em>, I was immediately hooked by this Irish-Canadian production about raiding and trading. Starring Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok, Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha and Clive Standen as Rollo, this show is full of rich characters and strong plots. Plus, there\u2019s not a horned helmet in sight and everyone is covered in mud most of the time!<\/p>\n One of the things I love the most about this show is the grittiness of the lives they all lead. You get up close and personal with the Northmen (and later the Saxons and French) in their daily activities, as well as rituals and politics. Friends and allies turn on each other for political gain, while enemies partner up a moment later to take on a common foe. It\u2019s complex and amazing; however, unlike Game of Thrones<\/em>, you\u2019re not left wondering, \u201cWhere are we? Who is this? What are they talking about? Why are they fighting?\u201d The cast is diverse but small enough to keep track of, and you\u2019ll fall in and out of love with them as they trudge along their personal journeys.<\/p>\n Also, the hairstyles are fantastic!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Warriors don\u2019t show their heart until the axe reveals it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[11],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=320"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":358,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/320\/revisions\/358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/carmelsealey.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}