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| Thorfinn should have saved himself the gassle and killed Askelaad in his sleep like Askeladd did his father. |
| Damn, that was amazing. Askeladd's backstory is just... I'm at a loss for words to describe it. Simply phenomenal. |
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| Such a fantastic episode. It really took its time but I'm finally appreciating and understanding the huge love people have for Askeladd as a character. Absolutely loved the narrative of the events which lead him to plan his father's assassination. The only "negative" point of the episode would be Thorfinn acting like a dumbass (once again) but at least, it seems he finally understood the fact that he has been acting as Askeladd's dog this whole time. Now, the thing is whether we will see some development for him in these remaining two episodes. |
| We get a glimpse of Askeladds past and how his father murdered his mother. He built up all that anger and had nothing but revenge for 2 years before killing him. Covered in ashes suits him perfectly. He treated Thorfinn like a dog and just beat him down. Great episode. |
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| Finally a fucking character-break from the cringe inducing edge lord himself. |
| Lie until what you want to be true becomes truth. Lie until you can't remember what's a lie and what isn't. Lie until you aren't lying anymore! Figures  |
| Love how this anime makes fun of anime mc stereotypes. |
| The Best episode of Vinland so far. |
| Ego = 1 / Knowledge | "More the Knowledge Lesser the Ego, Lesser the Knowledge More the Ego." Albert Einstein My ratings:  |
mohrip said: Byniavo said: Considering how astonishingly low the predicted blu-ray sales will be, I doubt there will be any further anime content on Vinland Saga, period. No, I'm really sure S2 is more likely, considering it's Amazon Prime. They really want to taking over Netflix and the other competitor, and knowing Vinland is from Amazon Prime, I'm really sure WIT didn't really cares about Japanese audience, but they focused more on worldwide instead. So far, what I know is Vinland really deserve the attention from worldwide and even some of them got Amazon Prime just to watch Vinland Saga. let's hope and pray that Vinland gets a season 2 then! |
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| Preview for episode 23: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS_x5UYehYA Seems like there'll be even more anime original scenes in the next episode. Hopefully it will work well. |
| Ah man, that was a really heavy episode and even though i spent 3 days prepping myself emotionally for it, it still hit me straight in the feels! Askeladd had a shitty life but i'm happy that he got his revenge. Hopefully, after hearing some harsh truths and reflecting on his own life, Thorfinn might actually learn something from Askeladd this time! |
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| Powerful scene at the end. Thorfinn reminiscing everything but the life before revenge hinting that he might forgot the life before. Adaptation is fire AF. |
| "I only studied a little bit of history and I have learned there are two current thoughts in human history. The opinion that there are things worth more than human life and the opinion that there is nothing preferable to life. When the war begins, it is on the pretext of the former type of people and it justify the latter when the war ends" |
| I like how Askeladd tells him the reason he's losing (because of his temper), and later on this becomes very relevant as |
| uh oh! |
| This series has been top notch all the way through. I can’t believe how good it’s gotten in this last half. I was loving it before but it’s really started to become a favourite. Episode 18 was the best episode for me but the music direction is flawless and just makes everything about this anime amazing. Anime producers, take note. Music is just as important, if not more so than good animation. One of the biggest reasons boruto and black clover suck is because they have a shit OST. Boruto recently had an arc where he goes back in time to the old nature series and the music was all switched to the original music. I think everyone agrees that those episodes were the best in the series so far. It’s sound direction that makes or breaks a good anime and WIT has shown that they’re the best in town. Can’t wait to see more from them in the future. |
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| Askeladd best waifu of the season? |
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mohrip said: Byniavo said: Considering how astonishingly low the predicted blu-ray sales will be, I doubt there will be any further anime content on Vinland Saga, period. No, I'm really sure S2 is more likely, considering it's Amazon Prime. They really want to taking over Netflix and the other competitor, and knowing Vinland is from Amazon Prime, I'm really sure WIT didn't really cares about Japanese audience, but they focused more on worldwide instead. So far, what I know is Vinland really deserve the attention from worldwide and even some of them got Amazon Prime just to watch Vinland Saga. This gives me a lot of hope. I'm seeing sequels from series like Bananya so I'm almost a hundred percent Vinland Saga will get one. Also, someone said Dr. Stone did poorly but still got a second season announced in 2020. |
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| Nice seeing Askeladd's backstory. He's story is sort of similar to Thorfinn's |
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| I just had to login to comment about this episode. It feels like it has been so long since I've been moved by an episode like this. Everything from the simplicity of the fight to the music to the tones and shading was brilliant. Kudos. |
| "Let Justice Be Done!" My Theme Fight again, fight again for justice! |
| Askeladd hit the nail right on the head. Thorfinn is just an idiot. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| It was finally nice to see Askeladd's past in detail. Poor Thorfinn, it was very hard seeing him in the condition he's currently in. Looks like we are getting to the climax soon. |
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| Askeladd's backstory? Yeahhhh. He's one of the best characters written in recent years. 5/5 |
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| O oo oh, are we gonna get some character development for Thorfinn finally? |
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| As much as I hate Askellad I have to admit that I also kinda respect the guy. He knows what he wants, he knows what he needs to do to do it, and he does it. He's quick-witted, clever, and manipulative. Whileas Thorfinn can't be more basic as ever. Boring even. |
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| Askeladd really owned that kid!! Impressive to see that he easily beat him without a weapon!! But not surprised he know the kid to well and the way he fights Love to see the backstory! And how cunning Askeladd is!! |
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| LOL Thorfinn's so miserable! and almost beyond broken! we get to see the truth of Askeladd past! 5/5! |
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| Damn, what an episode, the tension was just at an all time high. Askeladd really destroyed Thorfinn on this one, both on the physical and emotional aspect. Askeladd has got to be one of the best (if not already the BEST) character in this anime. |
| “What do you do when there is an evil you cannot defeat by just means? Do you stain your hands with evil to destroy evil? Or do you remain steadfastly just and righteous even if it means surrendering to evil?” ― Lelouch Vi Britannia |
| while everyone gushes over Askeladd, I always loved Thorfinn as a character more. The trauma of losing his father and his obsession over revenge, and the futility of his life's quest is something that resonates with me (as someone who has lost a huge chunk of his life on futile life goals). This is the turning point for Thorfinn's character. And the season's end (if I think where it ends) is going to be very important for Thorfinn's character. Always wanted to hug the poor boy, far from home, from his mother and sister...lost in his quest to avenge his father's murder, a quest that his father would never have approved of. 'Slave to his past and his pride'. |
| "...our faces marked by toil, by deceptions, by success, by love; our weary eyes looking still, looking always, looking anxiously for something out of life, that while it is expected is already gone – has passed unseen, in a sigh, in a flash – together with the youth, with the strength, with the romance of illusions.” - Joseph Conrad ('Youth') |
| Askeladd......that's it, just Askeladd. Anyway, the half-brother that got hanged looked young because of the body proportions.....jeez. Thorfinn remembering all his child-like rage-induced past and not remembering any of the good times and welling up with emotions knowing he wasted his life made me shed a tear. Wit Studio and Shuhei Yabuta, keep being the mad lads you are. |
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| Best episode so far! just love a good older character as layered as Askeladd, so many anime focus on teenagers and well, im not one anymore. |
| More or less a thorough look into Askeladd's past.. totally fleshed out now, I like him much more than when he was just a pirate killing Thors! |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| Just when I thought I saw the best episode this show continues to amaze me with another episode for contender of "Best episode". |
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| Ask a lad's past was cool, and he's right Thorfinn is so stupid when it comes to him, ask a lad is even trying to help him by making him realise. I really hope Thorfinn will wake up to this soon, that line that he must thank Thors for how helpful his son has been, it seemed like that at least really got to him. |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
| Yeah, Thorfinn is pretty straight-laced. His bad habit of jumping into battle without a strategy yields absolutely no results. I feel like Askeladd's reason for killing his father and carrying out a plan of vengeance is rational to some extent. He deserves sympathy, but he's still way too damn heartless towards Thorfinn. Pretty good episode overall. |
| What were Thorfinn's sounds??I swear,I just love Askeladd.He is teaching everybody. |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Annoying Thorfinn gets beaten up again, couldn't enjoy this more. Plus really nice Askeladd backstory, good episode. |
| Glad Askeladd finally said it- Thorfinn is an idiot. But I don't think he would've said all that and told us his backstory if he didn't care about Thorfinn a bit- even if just in spite of himself. |
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| Seeing Askellad act all serious and tired of all those one-sided duels definitely threw Thorfinn off his game but that's definitely not the only reason why he had lost yet another fight against him. Askeladd's story was masterfully done! He's such a complex character that you can't just outright hate him for killing Thors and being as brutal as he is but you can't really say that he's a good guy either despite his reasons for being so cruel. As someone who has actually fulfilled his revenge against the one person he hated the most in such an early age, it was very considerate of him to advise Thorfinn on how to improve both as a fighter and an individual by telling him about his past and even call him out for his one-track mentality that's been holding him back for years. Thorfinn got confronted with the tough reality of his situation and it's now up to him to decide how things will go for him from now on since he's finally realized how ineffective the way he's been approaching his problems is at this point. I hope he'll take this as a chance to improve himself. |
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