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hamza121419 said: @Scordolo about your comment in the ep 4 episode, i think you have misunderstood thors and Askellad characterization, i suggest this video if you have time, this guy made a in depth analysis about the themes of the episode and about the characters of Thors and Askellad. You can jump right to the review part, you don't need to see the reaction. https://youtu.be/uL7XnID9ezM I'm sorry in advance if you found me too nosy, but i believe ep 4 is one of the most crucial episodes of s1 and there are things that will be built up upon it, so i think one shouldn't misinterpret what the episode is about. Thx.Will watch it later.You have now made me convinced lol. |
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| The old lady didn’t deserve that man at this point Thorfinn is becoming the person he’s trying to kill |
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| Thorfinn: "I'll take revenge on the murderer of my father!" Also Thorfinn: Helps the murderer of his father fighting and killing innocent people Great protagonist, very smart, wow! |
| Well, there's the little history lesson needed to understand this conflict. The Great British Empire have yet to be formed, it's just a bunch of feudal lords with the king on top right now. As unbelievable as it is, there is a 6 years time skip and Thorfinn has now become a hardened veteran capable of slaughtering and butchering multiple targets simultaneously ll by himself. He has never really gotten any formal training, but having lived 6 years in constant battle, of course, that experience alone is enough to teach a kid how to survive and kill. Enough for Thorfinn to forget that he has people waiting for him back home, his mother and sister, his family. Having Thorfinn be nurtured back to health and cared for by a pair of a mother and a daughter from a small English village really brought back the humanity within Thorfinn. Their kind gestures remind him of his family of which he has abandoned in order to satisfy his need to avenge his father. It has been 6 years, how long will it be for him to finally be able to return to being a son and a normal villager in Iceland before he's fully consumed by war and slaughter? The old woman who cried at the sight of Thorfinn killing the 3 Englishmen is the perfect portrayal of how far gone Thorfinn had become from just being an ordinary kid. At this point, he's the most ruthless member of the village in Iceland. |
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| the story's getting better now which is nice annd what a sad ending for the old woman |
| damn, that sucks. old lady saved him and called him by her dead son's name when he ran away, so i'd assume that thorfinn's killings must have felt like her own son was ruining the village. though i wish the timeskips weren't as fast, his expertise is awesome to see. |
| a dane & anglo converse in japanese but dont understand each other |
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| Great character building episode, Thorfinn really has some unusual reasons for being part of Askeladd's group |
| the "new" thorfin starting growing on me, great episode. wonder though how this is gonna cotinue. |
| Man... that was really freaking sad. Thorfinn struggled and then he turned into something he hated all this time. I felt bad for him and the woman that looked after Thorfinn. It was just very emotional. He's completely changed and there's nothing he can do about it. |
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| That was such a beautiful but heart-breaking episode. That scene with tears coming from the grandma's eyes was beautiful even if it broke my heart. I believe its possible she was trying to replace John. |
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| Dang...What a crazy episode! I do have a few questions though. Did the old lady...die? Or did she manage to escape in time? What does the broken comb mean? How did you guys interpret it? |
| Not sure I like how Thorfinn is okay with killing innocent villagers. |
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| This episode had a bunch of weak animation cuts (especially during battles where CG models that look like sticks were fighting each other and stood out horribly from the backgrounds), visual inconsistencies with the lack of blood on the daggers that Thorfinn used to kill 2 Englishmen, and a iffy transition from Thorfinn fighting at night to just being passed out when the mother and daughter finds him. But regardless of that, the ending and the other elements to this episode were good enough to have the episode still be an alright showcase overall. Especially with the ending and the chaos that ensued with the raiding of the village by the Vikings in a heartless fashion, he's definitely not a hero by any means but feels like a proper character - even if he can be frustrating or annoying to watch from time to time, or even all the time for a couple of my friends. |
| This episode was so emotional and powerful... The way it ended? I'm speechless. My heart goes out to Thorfinn, what a life he's lived already... |
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| What gets me the most is that Thorfinn was really trying to help them at the end. He told them to run over and over, but by the time they realized what was going on, there was nothing they could do. Then to see the sadness in that old ladies heart, and having him just take the hugest breath to push it all down. |
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| The character development is great, not gonna lie. As well as the time skip. |
| Today little kiddo learned that as a bad guy u cant save innocent ppl and u gonna kill them. Way towards rvenge machine is going on yes yes much surprise |
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| Ylva was really attractive in this episode. That, and poor Thorfinn tho. |
| That wasn't very cash money of you, John. |
| OωO |
| I love the Middle Ages! It's my favorite in world history, second to World War 2. Interesting. The story is set years before the formation of the North Sea Empire. It really sucks that the Norsemen declined when their empire fragmented by the 1040s. I wish they ruled those regions forever. Thorfinn is shaping up into an excellent warrior. I like his moves. As much as I like to pillage and r*pe with the Vikings, I kind of feel bad seeing them attacking a peaceful village. If I were a great Viking, I'd make it a rule to attack only wealthy nobles. I won't feel as bad killing or r*ping those entitled f*ckers. Haha! |
| this shit heartbreaking man. thorfinn seems to be learning some empathy now. |
| So basically author of this garbage read Berserk and just decided to make more focus on complicated relations between MC and a gang leader which became his unofficial stepfather. Pretty pathetic that this crap has such a high rating when it's so generic and boring in terms of one-sided characters, poor dialogs, and Naruto tier combat. Even Guts which is from a dark fantasy world trained for three years before in 9 yo to start helping the mercenaries with a basic sword, he had troubles to even hold it at six yo but look at Thorifinn - wielding a sword at six yo and already fighting along the mercenaries like it's nothing, your typical modern "realistic and historic" anime, yeah. |
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