Vinland Saga
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| Another beautiful perfect episode! The dynamic between Einar and Thorfinn couldn't be any better. |
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| Thorfinn's changed so much wow. No more is the rage and edginess present... only emptiness |
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| It's farming time! Thorfinn shows Einar the ropes (including telling him which direction to cut trees down in so they fall correctly). The Karls come to bully the Thralls on their lunch delivery. Thorfinn suckers it up before Einar can escalate the situation. The Karls leave their duties to the Thralls who have to make do with smaller manpower and resources. This first half, adapted from chapter 56, shows how the social classes of Karls (free men) and Thralls (slaves) interact. I must say, her colorized/animated appearance looks on point: Onto the partial adaption of chapter 57: Olnar's much older than infant Thorfinn was in Iceland and is much pushier. Nonetheless, he, like Thorfinn, has a naïve idea of war and a wish to leave. The guy's arm isn't even long enough to unsheathe his sword from his scabbard. I guess MAPPA decided to censor. Wouldn't harm an insect? Make that can't even harm an insect. Just as landowners what in good with nobility/royalty (see the court politics), the tenant farmers want in good with the landowners. Einar's words hit close to home for Thorfinn. Really harkens back to Askeladd's resentment of Danes and much of the experiences Thorfinn had during his time in Askeladd's band of warriors. Episode 1 basically expanded on this second flashback of Einar. |
Fortress_MaximusJan 16, 2023 3:43 PM
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| I absolutely love the slower pace this season, very intrigued to learn how Thorfinn became a slave |
| Best anime of the season? yes |
| Finally we are going through the farmland arc: meaningful character development and farm work. Thorfinn very changed. The OP and ED worse than the previous season. |
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| Another good one, nothing really happens until the next couple of episodes though really. |
| Penguins are funny |
| 3/5 Decent follow-up to last week's premiere. Animation was mediocre in certain parts but it's fine We're supposedly at this Kettil's farm where one can buy their way outta slavery. Just gotta earn it with hard work on the farm. Einar gets introduced to Thorfinn and asked to mimic him. Thorfinn looks dead inside the whole episode. The owner's son is also a very interesting character and so is the daughter whom seem to have mesmerized Einar and for the right reasons. Einar deals with some bullies, so on and so forth Slow start but absolutely enjoying it!! |
2Birds1StonedJan 31, 2023 1:22 PM
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| Great episode. Still rough seeing my boy Thorfinn like this. |
The World Suffused with Sound.  |
| Well, they definitly have some kind of parellel. It's nice to see them have some small conversations together which can get them to know each other a bit better. It did happen in the last few minutes of the episode in which they both remembered their past. Aside from that, the episode was pretty weird. First off, working in Kentil's farm to pay for their own freedom. It does sound nice, but it takes quite a lot of time. Well, it's better than nothing. Still sucks that they're being confronted by harassing retainers. Nothing they can do about it, it's just as Thorfinn said. It will only get worse.. And Einar almost managed to make it worse until he saw that beautiful daughter of Kentil (ig). Well, she's quite the beauty. Oh man, the soundtracks playing throughout the whole episode were phenomenal. Afterwards, it's just all about Olmar. He's quite the brat, but I kind of understand his view. The next episode seems very interesting. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Lmao I thought that they'd remove those parents, glad they didn't, that was hilarious lmao. An absolutely great episode, the ending scene with Thorfinn and Einar was a subtle beginning to an amazing character dynamic between them. Look forward to seeing Thorfinn's docile and empty nature clash with Einar's determined and righteous nature. |
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| That was beautifully done, can't wait to see more. |
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| What an epic ending. Einar perhaps thinking what he's saying is falling on deaf ears, but Thorfinn is wide awake, bringing back to memory the fires of his own past. |
  NYANPASU  5700XT |
| I wonder how many episodes until there is a pay off. |
Polly_S said: Best anime of the season? yes Vinland Saga untouchable this season |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
lancelot200 said: I wonder how many episodes until there is a pay off. This season will be alot slower but overall just as good. I do mis Askild however... Vale. |
| PEEEEAK PEEEEEEEEEEEAK |
| another episode that absolutely delivered. thorfinn has changed so much, its crazy. no more rage filled killing machine. einar learning the difficulties of the life of a slave. he got mesmerized by a woman tho haha. olmar seems kinda interesting. but the daughter's parents xD. |
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| woo representing Denmark this season as well very cool (Thorfinn's headbow though lol) |
| it's not like this season can even hold a candle to last one so it's a low bar to call it AOTS. not very impressed so far. not bad, but not good either. |
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| I like how this master let's his slaves buy themselves, it's a pretty unique concept. Sounds like he could be a good guy... His son seems like a fun character too. I could imagine that the moment they clear the forest and replace it with wheat is going to be spectacular :D I'm so glad that I like how this season is going, because I was scared that I might be bored based on what everyone was saying about this season. I can kinda see that all this is leading up to some massive character development. The production is a big plus here, Mappa is doing wonders again. There were even a few amazing shots and the lighting is just constantly incredible. I can see why some people would complain about this season. But I really appreciate all that it's gonna do. Really hyped for more of this! |
OdabraniJan 16, 2023 5:33 PM
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| Thorfinn is leveling his woodcutting to 99. |
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| this has a very different tone so far, im enjoying it |
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| One once was a warrior One wanted to become warrior but gave up. One one to be a warrior. Truly a thing. Also another thing Einar remind me of Reinar. XD |
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| Thorfinn and Einar's Lord is truly one of a kind, huh? The way he treats his slaves is almost too good to be true... Anyways, I'm really intrigued by his character. |
| idk how to feel, I don't like Einar at all, and Olmar is really dumb, they make this feel like a slice of life wtf, poor Thorfinn lol |
Sorry if my english is bad (っ˘▽˘)っ~~~ Btw, cry about it. |
| The pace is slow and nice for this episode, as there's plenty to take in with Ketil's farm. Ketil himself still looks like a decent guy, explaining to Einar about what his role will be on the farm and what can be achieved in a few years if things go well. While that has given Einar plenty of optimism, the path to that goal is still going to have tough obstacles to manoeuvre around, as was showcased when the retainers came along to give him and Thorfinn the "lunch" they so happened to half consume on-route. Ketil himself was struggling to get his rebellious son, Olmar, to get the basics right when it came to harvesting the wheat, which Olmar only succeeded in embarrassing himself before going off in a childish fit of anger. Although he's hell bent on not inheriting the farm from his father since he wants to join the army, he did show some concern for the wheat fields when two drunkards walked and trampled on some of the wheat instead of using the roads around the fields. All in all, this was another satisfying episode. Production values are still very good, aside from one or two unpolished moments, and the background art was stunning during the sunset scene with Einar and Thorfinn in the wheat fields. =) |
| Great episode, loved the music and pace. |
Ketil the farm owner is a true chad, he is the coolest man I've ever seen in this anime so far, second only to the deceased Thor. I'm really curious what actually happened to Thorfinn, I thought he became Canute's right hand man or something alongside Thorkell. Never expected he would be a slave. |
 (っ◔◡◔)っ 𝓘 𝔀𝓲𝓼𝓱 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪𝓵𝓵 𝓱𝓪𝓿𝓮 𝓪 𝔀𝓸𝓷𝓭𝓮𝓻𝓯𝓾𝓵 𝓭𝓪𝔂 ♥ |
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