Vinland Saga
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| Slaves in this show truly has suffers a lot and seems they just want nothing more than freedom. Not going to lie, I like the way the music is used this episode to make some of the scenes feel more human and emotional. This is especially true for children, whose lives are affected when they were just so young. It's a scary world to be in... |
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| Einar, man like I understand your rage, but calm the hell down as thoughtlessly jumping between a conflict without even an idea of who’s in the right and who’s in the wrong will only make things much more worse, and in this case not only for Arnheid but for Einar himself too, as this time it wouldn’t perhaps work out the way as it did back in the conflict with the retainers. Nevertheless, Snake stopped Gardar and apprehended him for the time being, kind of an obvious outcome knowing Snake’s calibre. Arnheid’s backstory, and unsurprisingly it isn’t much different from any of the characters in this series, being the victim of vikings wickedness. She lost her son that way, though one may argue that would never have happened if her husband Gardar and other men of the village wouldn’t have left the village just to settle a power dispute over land, but it was what it was, just cruel fate in play. Though now being determined to not repeat the history, she, who’s now pregnant with Ketil’s child, convinced Einar to not pursue any of her matters with Gardar anymore. That being said, she decided to let go and see Gardar herself… you know that won’t end well. Liked the original content with Sverkel and Arnheid's extended conversation. |
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| Damn... what did the horse do? Snake. Gardar is here to take his wife back but it's not that easy. Snake is a strong one. He isn't gonna go down that easy. And, it was pretty easy for Snake. Poor Einar wanted to help Arnheid by freeing her from this place but he's not strong enough for that. I felt so bad for Arnheid. She doesn't deserve all this. Arnheid's backstory added so much to her character. It was so sad to see her suffer. They even took her child. :'( She has suffered so much. So... she wants to do everything this time for her child that she's bearing right now. Does Ketil know? I feel so bad for Arnheid and so does the old man. They added original stuff for him. Nice. He can't do anything for her which is sad. What a great episode once again. Quite an emotional one. It keeps getting better and better. |
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| Man. This hurts too much. I understand what Einar is trying to do. But he will only get his butt handed. Heck Thorfinn is smart on that. Arnheid even tells Thorfinn and Einar about herself. Dear me dude. Even if you wait out the storm, it leaves scars behind. |
| Man words can’t express how I’m feeling after this. This was cinema in the purest sense of the word. An emotionally gut wrenching and powerful episode. The face Einar made when he found out Arnheid was pregnant.. I’m sick for bro lol. In the end Arnheid wasn’t able to take her own advice :/ . Opting instead to not live in regret like the old master. Honestly neither choice is wrong. It’s really just the world that’s so cruel. next week is going to be another cinematic masterclass. |
Marinate1016Apr 10, 2023 10:20 AM
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| The escapee slave of Gardar meeting his wife Arnheid, and it's clear that she's distraught with fear, knowing of their son Hjalti's outcome. Snake (with Fox) comes to save her out of his hands, and Einar wants to help, but he's the worst person to charge into the situation thinking that Arnheid could be free...if he could deal with Snake and his retainers, and unfortunately, Gardar came up short on trying to rescue Arnheid. This is too much to bear for Einar, but the reality is that the deranged Gardar killed someone and plans to kidnap Arnheid away from Ketil. Einar, obviously not done with the entire fiasco, attempts to free Gardar in the dead of night, but the fact remains that Gardar lost his mind, a far cry from his past parental family self, which he has treated Arnheid and her son well back in Sweden. Back in those days, it was a peace-loving nature...until the English came to seek and steal the lost, including their newborn son Hajlti. What happened to Gardar can only be amounted to stress levels from that day of revenge, and even worse, being pregnant with Ketil's child, Arnheid would want this life more than any other, and waiting for the storm to pass. The old geezer is more of the same, seeing his son Ketil grow up the same, only to be met with the same fate with his deceased wife. The wind breeze flows, and the ebb of life flows ever windingly, thinking of nothing but sufferings. Such an emotional episode. |
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| What an episode. "The storm" wants his former life back. Remember the stab wound Gadar had when he revolted against Kjallakr. Snake notices Gadar's movements exploits it to his advantage. Arnheid...another whose life was ruined by senseless conflict. Thorfinn can empathise. Hjalti's long gone, even if Arnheid were free, she must be thinking how Gadar would react to the child she's had with Ketil. Ooh, this was an unexpected addition. Sverkel gives his perspective on Arnheid's words through his own story. |
Fortress_MaximusApr 10, 2023 1:08 PM
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| arnheilds backstory was pretty sad Einar cant get a win man first he finds out arnheild has a husband and then that she is pregnant |
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| Pour one out for the homie Einar, first it's back shots from Ketil, then it turns out Arnheid is already a married woman, and now it's revealed that she's pregnant with Ketil's child? Damn man, he really just can't catch a break. At first I thought Gardar was abusive toward Arnheid based on her reaction to him showing up, but her very emotional backstory showed it was quite the opposite. They had a happy peaceful life before everything got turned upside down. Hearing her crying out for her son as she was being dragged away had me tearing up, the pain in her voice was gut-wrenching. It was cool to get a little more characterization for Gramps. Even though she said she was going to wait out "the storm," it looks like Arnheid is saying fuck it and plans to confront it directly. I can't wait to see how that turns out. |
thebrentinator24Apr 10, 2023 10:54 AM
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. |
| Hm. Hard life for the slaves ofc. Humanity is just a big mess lol. Always the same stupid violence, it gets boring. |
| “Do what feels right in your heart. You will be criticized either way.” (Eleanor Roosevelt) |
| Suffering. Pure suffering was the theme of this episode, it brought Thorfinn to tears, and almost brought me there as well. A very emotionally heavy episode with the backstory of Arnheid and her family, along with a short story from Sverkel's past as well. With Gardar back, and captured by Snake, Einar was conflicted and angry, since they were taking away Arnheid's husband, but him thoughtlessly jumping into a conflict he knows nothing about wouldn't make sense at all, so I'm glad Arnheid and Thorfinn stopped him. With the backstory, it showed us how brutal the world of vikings was, and continues to be. Everyone's power hungry, and with that consuming their brains, it drives them to make decisions that a lot of the times, comes with unthinkable consequences. Arnheid was a victim of this, so she doesn't want history to repeat itself, as it was revealed that she was pregnant with Ketil's child. The hypocrisy comes in as even though she stopped Einar, she couldn't stop herself from intervening, and we all know that will not end well. This show just gets better and better. |
| The music in this episode was incredible. |
| Beautifully tragic episode. Those two flashback stories hit really hard. Arnheid albeit reluctant because of her being pregnant and wishing to save her child this time, she still decided to go see Gardar again. This won't end well. |
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| The soundtrack of this episode was outstanding. Can't believe we're already at episode 14 and Vinland Saga keeps getting better and better with each episode. Really liked how Snake handels Gardar with the back of his sword so he didn't kill him. Also the backstory of Arnheid was quite heavy. The 'storm' that is brewing will hopefully reaches it's peak in the near future, can't wait to see it all play out |
| What a peak episode damn. I hope she goes back to be with her husband and forget about Ketil's child, her husband deserves it |
| Now this was a depressing episode.... |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Just simply wait for the storm to pass, how easy can it be? Not so easy it seems... Tragic episode. |
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| Man the direction of this season is too fkn OP. everything feels perfect. |
| Holy shit. That fight between Snake and Gardar was amazing. Man, I feel so bad about Einar. First Arnheid turned out to have a husband and now it's revealed she's also pregnant with the Master's child. But I gotta give him credit that his immediate reaction was to get Arnheid's freedom back however it's possible. I feel even worse about Arnheid. She went through hell and back. Now that she was living a relatively peaceful life, suddenly she's thrust into a position where she has to make a choice. A choice where no outcome feels right. Absolutely gut-wrenching. Peakland Saga continues. |
| What a fucking well written episode man. Seriously it's amazing the disparity in quality from this show compared to other anime, and that's because it's on a "tangent" and the conflict the story is teasing hasn't started yet. If it somehow gets even better, easily will be on my Top 3 for sure |
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| This episode made me cry 😭. |
| peakland saga never misses man, sad arnheid story but when r ketil and the other gon be back man?? |
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| And some episodes before I really thought that we can see the future in the opening and that Einar somehow will free Arnheid and raise Ketil's baby🤡 I had a feeling that I was delusional though, after seeing Garnar, but still... I felt sorry for Einar so much in this episode, he is such a nice guy. But I felt sorry mostly for Arnheid, she is such a strong and lovely woman! She went through a lot but still was very positive and laughing with Einar and Thorfinn when they met in the morning and all... I had no idea her backstory can be more traumatizing. It's just an anime but thinking about this might happened in real life years ago when vikings was a thing got me really emotional. |
| Einar has the rage, but not the strenght to do what he wants to do. Well, Gardar was her husband who went to fight and probably got captured and sold as a slave later on. Same goes for Arnheid, who also lost her son. He got enough reasons to be mad. He got his ass smacked by Snake though, it seems like his wouds were worse than I thought. Which led to a whole backstory which will lead her to him once again. |
   “You yourself have to change first, or nothing will change for you!” ' |
| Good lord, my heart goes out to Arnheid-san. |
#Anime4Life be my Life Motto! #PrayForKyoAni  |
| Too bad Gardar got defeated so quickly, I've been hoping to see him at least kick some more ass since last week. Very emotional episode full of reminiscences. Also I just love how the old man treats slaves like people, such an honorable man, way ahead of his time. |
| Snake simply made that fight look way too easy, considering how ferocious Gardar is as an opponent. Either way, at least that fight is over, but the suffering and sadness of this story was only going to get stronger. Arnheid's backstory of when she was happily living with Gardar and their young son was nice to begin with, but it ended with the familiar tragedy. When the men of the village went away to fight, the Vikings went in without any resistance and the village pretty much ceased to exist. Hearing Arnheid screaming out in futile desperation as her son was taken away was a really sad sight to see. =( Same goes for the backstory told by Sverkel, explaining how Ketil had to give up on his love as their farm wasn't strong enough to resist Ebbe, only for him to be killed off on his own wedding ceremony. Not only that, but Arnheid confirms that she's having Ketil's baby, which is yet another hammer blow to poor Einar. This was a pretty sad, but excellent episode overall. With the way the story is going, I don't think the storm is going to let up anytime soon. |
| Damn, that piano OST gives me goosebumps. |
yedoostApr 10, 2023 2:27 PM
| being a woman on those old times is suffering thats why feminism is still needed |
| Man is there anyway in this show who doesnt have a history filled with violence lol. Well this went better than I was expecting overall but I still worry for Arnhied in the short term. And Ketil and the gang are gonna show up eventually. |
| Pain-and-suffering-land saga |
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Pre_Yum said: So true, I overlooked it because people always be killing poor horses even in war but this isn't even war. The REWARD for catching him was 3 horses and he so easily killed one? Plus this whole farming arc made it clear how important and useful horses are. He really didn't have to kill the poor thing. Especially since Gadar wasn't going to run away for long without Arnheid. There had to be a chance to get him without killing the horse.Damn... what did the horse do? |
| Well don't try to be attached or to love anyone, this era is doomed |
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| I am not sure what I think Einar should do. I can understand why he wants to rescue Gardar but he shouldn’t be reckless. |
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| that was quite a painful episode. arnheid being pregnant with ketil's son, damn. feel for her previous kid too, it looked nice there. women of vinland saga ain't getting no happiness. |
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| This is fucking CINEMA! breathtaking episode again! |
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