Vinland Saga
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| Thorfinn is still nowhere near askeladd and its frustrating. Bjorn´s death was hella messed up ngl |
| The Bjorn vs Ask a lad was weird, guessing he wasn't going to recover properly and wanted to die in battle? |
| I have a third testicle that gives me psychic powers |
| I still get this feeling that Thorfinn will end up to be the monster he intended to slay. He changed so much just for the sake of revenge. As for Askeladd's part, I really hated him when he killed Thors but right now I have mixed feelings. I don't like him and at the same time, I like him. Just because even though hew knew that Thorfinn intends on murdering him, he still keeps him! My theory about that is he understood what Thofinn's going through. |
 She got him back. If you understand the characters well enough, you'd know she did! |
| Not even words from Leif were enough to convince Thorfinn. His hatred and desire for vengeance still runs deep, despite all that's transpired between him and Askeladd. Pretty interesting encounter. Lol I actually thought Canute died |
| This episode was exceptional. Askeladd's plan was great and I'm really wondering how the King is going to respond. The final scene with Askeladd and Bjorn was also really well done. I think this might be my favorite episode until now. I hope the final three episodes will be a worthy ending. Then it's probably getting a 9/10. |
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| Wow,this took a turn.I mean,I think Bjorn wanted to get killed because he knew he won't live and so he wanted to die battling.It was so sad :(. |
Come on man,where is that Noragami season 3 masterpiece.We want it, Bones! |
| Despite how horrible Askeladd is in nature, I think that deep inside he’s a very lonely man. Sad to know it took a loss for him to acknowledge that he wasn’t alone as he thought he was and actually had a real friend by his side. |
| RIP Bjorn.... :'( |
| Man my heart breaks for Lief. This show just gets better week after week. |
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| Leif and Thorfinn's finally met up with each other once again but it looks like the kid's gotten a lot angrier lately. Askeladd's plan to stage an all-too-real assassination to spread rumors of the Royal Family's conflict was very devious and cunning but I wish that he told the assassin to shoot for the arm instead because I felt so bad for that slave girl. Her sacrifice would hopefully not be in vain. Askeladd telling Björn that he was his one and only friend in his last moments was sad as hell. It's arguable that he lied about it but at least he didn't end up trashing on his dying wish. Him being the only person from his Band not betraying him was proof enough that he was worthy of being called a friend after all. I wonder if Thorfinn's still up for the duel considering how the mood's become too heavy to fight with their all. |
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| Wow, Bjorn vs Askeladd... that was intense and filled with sadness. Honestly, I never liked Bjorn but I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Didn't really understand when they switched Canute for the woman tbh, but doing that was cruel... I doubt she will ever appear or be mentioned again, but I really hope she's okay. |
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| Wow. Another outstanding episode. The animation and soundtrack were fantastic. And the duel between Askeladd and Bjorn was so epic. Their final conversation had me in tear. Especially with the ending kicking in right afterwards. |
| Whoa and friends now kill each other, But I can understand not wanting to live with internal injuries that don't heal and cripple you... so going out like a man was the only other option than living in pain. |
 Behold of my awesomeness~ controversial and/or sensitive topics likely devolve into the same repetitive, derogatory, abusive, and harassing comments can no longer be posted. But my feels. |
| He tricked everyone with that fake prince. |
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| Respect to Bjorn for deciding to die as warrior like the way he lived unlike some of his former crewmembers. For Thorfinn's hitlist, it seems like everyone who took part in Thors murder is dead except Askeladd and also Floki. I'm happy yet also bit sad about the reunion between Thorfinn and Leif after all these years, seeing how much Thorfinn has changed. |
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| The reunion that's something new for a change Leif finally found Thorfinn for all those years had passed he finally felt relieved Though it is odd that this episode happened and how much Thorfinn really changed from a bright young boy to a dark restless teenager The king might be thinking of a move now that things had escalated real quick and it might be for the worst to not judge him by the cover even though Askeladd is smart in his decision making. |
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| Bjorn vs Askeladd was sad but it was also a nice moment he was going to die soon so dueling Askeladd was a fitting end Bjorn was a true friend |
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| By all means Thorfinn should slaughter Askeladd next episode. He might be a bit handicapped, but he was able to keep up with Thorkell who is way stronger than Askeladd. Also Askeladd is handicapped as well with his leg. But for some dumb reason Thorfinn won't win... |
| The most effective strategy often requires the most extreme of action. The body double trick to point out just how unsafe it is for Prince Canute in particular manage to rile up the citizens of the town, with rumours spreading like wildfire from one household to another, Askeladd quite literally controls the reality of the moment in that town. He's a rare talent in the world of Vikings who are known to supposedly always been a bunch of brutes. A genius mastermind! Even the smallest detail such as the spy, Gunnar, is not left unnoticed. Before anyone else knew of it, King Sweyn has been placed under constricted position. He will no longer have his way to do whatever he wanted to Canute if he ever wanted to uphold his reputation. Bravo everyone, nobody is left doing nothing, even as they feast and party, everyone is passively consciously or not, are contributing to Canute's goal. Yo Thorfinn got a reputation and an epithet now? It wasn't so long ago that he 'won' his duel against Thorkell, but damn that popularity boost is a pretty title to have by if you ask me. Finally, a reunion at last! Old man, Leif must have been overjoyed to finally meet Thorfinn, though unfortunately, Thorfinn has gotten so deep down his vicious fury to avenge his father that he no longer have any huge desire to return to the home he once was in Iceland. What of the other, sister and friends did he leave behind? They're nothing but vestiges of the past now. There remains only Vinland and Vengeance within Throfinn's heart now. It's quite a pain to watch as he screamed at the poor old man. |
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| lol it took a while for thorfinn to realize it's leif damnn askeladd rly has 'poisoned' the village and omgomg i didn't thought askeladd was this smart bjorn's death was so sad :c |
| Very powrerfull episode, Bjorn dying like a true man just feels like it was done very right, Thorfinn better be gratefull that Askeladd is ready to take him on once again |
| though every bit of the story screaming askeludd's character, i still seems to find new points of him lol. i smell the ending (of this arc at least) coming. if the ending would be good this series will be better for me than breserk (the original one) |
| Bjorn died like a true warrior, glad to see Askeladd accepting him as a friend in the end Hope Askeladd doesn't die in the fight against Thorfinn, he still has to guide Canute and finish plan for killing king Sweyn |
| Man... what a sad episode. I felt bad for Leif in the beginning when he couldn't do anything to make Thorfinn understand and then at the end, we saw Bjorn and Askladd being friends with each other. Bjorn's death was really fricking sad to me. I cried... T_T |
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| That confrontation between Thorfinn and Leif confirms the direction which his character arc would take for me. |
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| This episode was so sad for so many reasons. But first of all, can we agree that Askeladd is simply the biggest genius? Even if I didn't like him using a slave woman to be able to spread rumors. The reunion between Leif and Thorfinn went kinda expected. I respect Leif searching for Thorfinn for such a long time, but not in the slightest can he imagine what Thorfinn went through. Under such extrem circumstances people can change a lot (I know this by myself just too well). I guess only time will tell if this is Thorfinn's destined way to go or if he finds another route to go. Anyways, Askeladd's plan is in full swing and like expected Gunnar is a spy which isn't a bad thing at all. Letting the king get information you want is honestly the best thing ever. "I wanted to be friends with you" "You're my only friend" Why do you have to do this to me Vinland Saga? ;_; RIP Björn. Usually I wouldn't interfere into a duel between Askeladd and Thorfinn, but this time it's different. With Askeladd saying Goodbye to his only friend, you can guess in what kind of mood he's now which was also clearly to hear in his voice tone. |
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| Damn dude. This anime really giving me feels about the bad guys from the start. It’s all about perspective I guess. |
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| This is the first Vinland Saga episode that actually gets emotional, in the start we didn't get the chance to get introduced to the characters much so their deaths didn't mean much. But this episode actually added a lot to the story and gave us insight to how Thorfinn changed a lot from ep 1. |
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| W anime. W Vinland Saga. W Vinland Peak. W everything. |
| I love how panicked Askeladd is when he realizes he missed Bjorn's heart. He moves immediately to put him down painlessly. It's weird that a moment where he's killing his closest friend is his most humanizing. |
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| I'm a bit lost here. What is Askeladd trying to accomplish exactly? Avenge his mother and take down the Danish empire? Rise to the top and take over the thrown? Getting rid of his former comrades who betrayed him made sense. They were puppets all along with no thought of their own, sooner or later he was bound to separate himself from them. He only saw them as pawns that did their job, but then I thought Bjorn would be different? Is Askeladd this selfish? Does he hate the Danes this much? It's an interesting development to say the least. I'm not exactly impressed by the prince. Surely he has a goal that he's after, but without Askeladd, he won't get anywhere. Kind of sad to see Thorfinn out of the spotlight. He's been portrayed as yet another pawn of Askeladd and his character has not seen a glimpse of change for several episodes. Considering that only 3 episodes are left for me to watch, I am not expecting a good thing out of the ending. But I hope I'm wrong. |
| I sometimes forget to finish my sentences. |
| This show is really trying to make me feel bad for Askeladd |
| Damn, Bjorn. At least the last thing he heard was Askeladd saying that despite it all, he still saw him as his friend. |
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