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May 8, 2023 12:17 PM
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In the latest episode after all that buildup, Thorfinn and Leif finally met
but it was all off screen 
I would have loved to see their reactions to meeting each other after so long
especially seeing as how Leif has been actively searching for Thorfinn and after so many failed attempts he finally met him
just a minor nit-pick

does anyone else feel the same way

Edit:- I'm not saying we wanted a wholesome reunion but even a 1 min scene where Leif goes to thorfinn says something bad has happened to his friend and then they go to the shed where her wounds are being tended to would have been enough instead of just seeing them together in the next scene
Homura24May 8, 2023 9:48 PM


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May 8, 2023 12:22 PM
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Sacrifces needed to be made in this episode. The reunion would take away the focus from Arnheid and Keitl moment.
May 8, 2023 12:24 PM
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Felt a bit random for them to be just standing there watching Arnheid, but it would also be pretty awkward for them to express feelings or talk about being free from now on, IMO. I think we'll get to that in next episode, unless the invasion starts right away!
May 8, 2023 12:24 PM
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Homura24 said:
In the latest episode after all that buildup, Thorfinn and Leif finally met
but it was all off screen 
I would have loved to see their reactions to meeting each other after so long
especially seeing as how Leif has been actively searching for Thorfinn and after so many failed attempts he finally met him
just a minor nit-pick

does anyone else feel the same way

We will probably see it next episode, don't worry 🤝
May 8, 2023 12:30 PM
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Yeah, I also did not really liked how they brushed it off after all that buildup, but I guess if we look at it from Ketil's POV, that's the least important issue right now and can be addressed later.
May 8, 2023 12:30 PM
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Bro im enlightened after u said this.Hope we gonna see something next epsiode
May 8, 2023 12:38 PM
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maybe cuz lief and thorfinn already had a reunion at the end of s1 so another one wouldn't be that impactful

but I'll still love to see the reunion
May 8, 2023 12:40 PM
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Seeing arnhied like that you wanted thorfin to express his joy while meeting leif?💀
May 8, 2023 12:48 PM
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Tanslay said:
maybe cuz lief and thorfinn already had a reunion at the end of s1 so another one wouldn't be that impactful

but I'll still love to see the reunion

it's been 4 years in the Vinland saga world since that happened
and thorfinn is more mature now
just would have been good to see his reaction


May 8, 2023 12:49 PM
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What do you mean offscreen? It didn’t happen yet
May 8, 2023 12:49 PM

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Bhavya7 said:
Seeing arnhied like that you wanted thorfin to express his joy while meeting leif?💀

that was a big moment yes I do agree
but so is leif finally meeting thorfinn again
like I said he has been searching for thorfinn for the last 4 years and finally met him
and we as the audience have also been waiting for them to meet for the last 17 eps
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May 8, 2023 12:53 PM
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Bruh there is so many horrible stuff going around and your expecting a wholesome reunion scene ?

Also they already reunited after 11 years last time when he went missing
May 8, 2023 12:53 PM
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Homura24 said:
Bhavya7 said:
Seeing arnhied like that you wanted thorfin to express his joy while meeting leif?💀

that was a big moment yes I do agree
but so is leif finally meeting thorfinn again
like I said he has been searching for thorfinn for the past 4 years and finally met him
and we as the audience have also been waiting for them to meet for the last 17 eps

maybe they will have their own moment in next ep, but in today's ep arnheid's situation was more important than their reunion so it wouldn't even look good if showed it in between
May 8, 2023 12:58 PM

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Yeah definitely some weird pacing these last couple of episodes, you could have cut most of that over indulgent hallucinatory death scene last episode to make room for it.

May 8, 2023 1:01 PM
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right it was so weird lol
May 8, 2023 1:03 PM
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Homura24 said:
In the latest episode after all that buildup, Thorfinn and Leif finally met
but it was all off screen 
I would have loved to see their reactions to meeting each other after so long
especially seeing as how Leif has been actively searching for Thorfinn and after so many failed attempts he finally met him
just a minor nit-pick

does anyone else feel the same way

Just to know... yes, that wan the first impression, how ever for the next chapter we could have a feedback about Leif and Thorfinn meet.
May 8, 2023 1:12 PM
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yeah that's how it was in the manga too. I would've liked to see them reunite as well
May 8, 2023 1:17 PM
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So you don't think that Leif would be slightly more concerned for Thorfinn that his friend was just beaten severely? Leif probably told Thorfinn to follow him urgently. Not to mention that once Einar heard about it, he would start running after her, and Thorfinn would follow. Please do the extra minute of thinking before posting on here.
May 8, 2023 1:23 PM

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asherkolars said:
So you don't think that Leif would be slightly more concerned for Thorfinn that his friend was just beaten severely? Leif probably told Thorfinn to follow him urgently. Not to mention that once Einar heard about it, he would start running after her, and Thorfinn would follow. Please do the extra minute of thinking before posting on here.

u dumbass
even if that happened that would have been good to see is what I'm saying use ur brain before trying to bash others


May 8, 2023 1:29 PM
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Homura24 said:
asherkolars said:
So you don't think that Leif would be slightly more concerned for Thorfinn that his friend was just beaten severely? Leif probably told Thorfinn to follow him urgently. Not to mention that once Einar heard about it, he would start running after her, and Thorfinn would follow. Please do the extra minute of thinking before posting on here.

u dumbass
even if that happened that would have been good to see is what I'm saying use ur brain before trying to bash others

I'm not trying to bash others. This is just not a show that spoon feeds you all of the little details. I would just prefer that people would sit and think rather than complain the moment was bad.
May 8, 2023 1:34 PM

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yes I do understand that but do u not feel like it was big moment for both the characters
leifs journey of trying to find thorfinn finally came to an end
the last time he has seen him was 4 years ago

again as I mentioned before i never said the moment was bad just a minor nitpick is all


May 8, 2023 1:35 PM
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im hoping they show it in the next episode
May 8, 2023 1:41 PM
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Homura24 said:
In the latest episode after all that buildup, Thorfinn and Leif finally met
but it was all off screen 
I would have loved to see their reactions to meeting each other after so long
especially seeing as how Leif has been actively searching for Thorfinn and after so many failed attempts he finally met him
just a minor nit-pick

does anyone else feel the same way
Ngl, I kind of feel you. I was also kind of excited ever since Leif smuggled Ketil's family in the barrels. But oh well, it is what it is. The episode broke me in all different ways possible, felt like Ketil was punching me emotionally in the feels 🥹
May 8, 2023 1:44 PM
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Why would that be a good direction when the whole scene is literally brutal? and in fact this build up that you're referring to is good for leif, but for thorfinn he has his priorities in his journey with this new mindset. 

So you need to understand what the circumstances is at this point, this wasn't the reunion they had in season 1 
May 8, 2023 1:46 PM
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The manga also skipped the reunion. The studio could have made an anime original reunion scene but the arnheid situation overshadows it and the episode is kind of jam packed with stuff. I'm not sure the studio would have been able to implement a scene that would also fit with the current atmosphere after a literal beating was shown.
May 8, 2023 1:59 PM
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Raionshin19 said:
What do you mean offscreen? It didn’t happen yet

when they all go to Arnheid we can see Einar, Thorfinn, Leif and the guy who brought Leif to Ketils farm. The fact that both Einar and Thorfinn are unbound means they must've talk off screen and decided to go see Arnheid ergo they reunited
May 8, 2023 2:20 PM
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Maybe next episode, it wouldve been unfitting between those Ketil & Arnheid scenes
May 8, 2023 2:39 PM
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we will probably see it next episode
May 8, 2023 2:49 PM
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Watching this episode I wasn’t even thinking bout that cause of the situation at hand. Wasn’t really that deep, we’ll probably see it next ep
May 8, 2023 3:06 PM
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I feel the same way if what you say is right.
May 8, 2023 3:07 PM
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While even reading the manga it feels a bit strange because the build up and anticipation of finally meeting and all the sudden they’re just together in the room, but not everything goes as planned or is resolved nicely. There’s a dear friend lying unconscious from being beaten half to death, so heartfelt moments aren’t entirely welcome. Thorfinn wasn’t in the mood for it, and Leif has enough tact to know it’s not the time or place. I understand the sentiment, but it’s something I’ve overlooked considering the context of the situation they found themselves in. They’ll have their moment.
May 8, 2023 3:17 PM
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probably start of next episode, I think the ketil moment was shown instead as it is more integral to the plot currently
May 8, 2023 3:24 PM

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starting to hate it....
May 8, 2023 3:39 PM
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Yeah dude that annoyed me too :(

I care about that much more than Arnheid screentime
May 8, 2023 3:47 PM

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That'd be such a random thing in all of what happened in the last bit of the episode. We're seeing Arheid getting the shit beat out of her and suddenly there's a wholesome reunion scene in between all that's going on. I'd be offended much more if they give us a reunion in the middle of that. Plus, this is how it was in the manga, so I assume they might just be following it. Or maybe, they'll show it in the next ep. so that it doesn't feel out of place.
May 8, 2023 3:48 PM
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Yeah, that offscreen reunion wasn't good, it had a lot of buildup and they did nothing with it, if they aren't gonna do anything with it then I rather have that reunion happening elsewhere so I say they fucked it up.

Apparently, this happened in the manga too so yeah, they fucked it up in the manga as well, this season is great so far but it has flaws, and this is one of those flaws. I know this episode is about Arnheid but the reunion is also a big thing that needed a big moment, you can't just brush it off like this, bruh.
May 8, 2023 3:50 PM
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xZabuzax said:
Yeah, that offscreen reunion wasn't good, it had a lot of buildup and they did nothing with it, if they aren't gonna do anything with it then I rather have that reunion happening elsewhere so I say they fucked it up.

Apparently, this happened in the manga too so yeah, they fucked it up in the manga as well, this season is great so far but it has flaws, and this is one of those flaws. I know this episode is about Arnheid but the reunion is also a big thing that needed a big moment, you can't just brush it off like this, bruh.
the reunion doesn't even matter when Thorfinn's friend got beat up and having a reunion that u wanted would make it a bad writing. Besides they already had their reunion in season 1 
May 8, 2023 3:53 PM
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xZabuzax said:
Yeah, that offscreen reunion wasn't good, it had a lot of buildup and they did nothing with it, if they aren't gonna do anything with it then I rather have that reunion happening elsewhere so I say they fucked it up.

Apparently, this happened in the manga too so yeah, they fucked it up in the manga as well, this season is great so far but it has flaws, and this is one of those flaws. I know this episode is about Arnheid but the reunion is also a big thing that needed a big moment, you can't just brush it off like this, bruh.
the reunion doesn't even matter when Thorfinn's friend got beat up and having a reunion that u wanted would make it a bad writing. Besides they already had their reunion in season 1 

It doesn't matter to you but it does to me, if you can't make a proper reunion then don't do it, just don't have Leif showing up at all, I say this is bad writing. If you can't make a reunion on this episode then do it in another episode but don't off-screen it like this.
May 8, 2023 3:55 PM
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I'm surprised people were expecting a reunion of leif and thorfin like that one from s1. The situation here doesn't allow such a thing, it would have felt forced and anticlimactic. Do you think Thorfin would allow himself to feel some joy reuniting with leif after all the tragedy that is happening in the farm at the moment. And even Leif was touched by what was happening he wouldn't allow himself to have that kind of reunion with thorfin at the moment. Things don't work always the way people want it to and that's the reality that is portrayed here, and i think that's some great writing from yukimura to overshadow the reunion with the Arnheid's plot line because at the moment that's what matters the most especially for Thorfin who failed to keep his promise in the very first challenge.
May 8, 2023 4:05 PM
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xZabuzax said:
It doesn't matter to you but it does to me, if you can't make a proper reunion then don't do it, just don't have Leif showing up at all, I say this is bad writing. If you can't make a reunion on this episode then do it in another episode but don't off-screen it like this.
why would it matter when they've already their reunion? 
May 8, 2023 4:11 PM
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ogking31 said:
xZabuzax said:
It doesn't matter to you but it does to me, if you can't make a proper reunion then don't do it, just don't have Leif showing up at all, I say this is bad writing. If you can't make a reunion on this episode then do it in another episode but don't off-screen it like this.
why would it matter when they've already their reunion? 
That was in season 1 mate, this is season 2 and yeah, I wanted another reunion here since they were building this up in this season, they don't even need to say anything, just a simple hug before they go to see the beaten girl would suffice I guess.
May 8, 2023 4:26 PM
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I’m sure we’ll actually see that perspective next episode, we needed to focus on Arnheid.
May 8, 2023 4:35 PM
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Raionshin19 said:
What do you mean offscreen? It didn’t happen yet

it did happen. he was standing next to him over arnheid's bed. the only way it didn't happen is If he met thorfinn and they didn't realize it was each other but I highly doubt that
May 8, 2023 4:47 PM
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I honestly didn’t even realise
May 8, 2023 5:24 PM
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Raionshin19 said:
What do you mean offscreen? It didn’t happen yet

While showing arnheid in bed with everyone surrounding lief and Thorfinn are in the same room next to each other.
May 8, 2023 5:33 PM
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They haven’t been apart that long
May 8, 2023 6:01 PM
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My exact thoughts, if we don’t get it next episode I’m going to catch up on the manga (assuming they have a scene)
May 8, 2023 6:21 PM
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yeh, we didn't get the moment.. though i bet none of them were in the mood for a touchy reunion. (Leif saw what happened to Arnheid and he already knew that she was Thorfinn's friend.)

they will have their talk though, i'm sure.
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I've not read the manga but I assumed it will get addressed later because I would think Thorfinn might be too concerned about the current situation to fully let it sink in that Leif is really there
May 8, 2023 7:12 PM
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It's weird for people to be either confused by Ketil not being "nice" anymore or saying that he was a "nice" person pushed too far. Ketil was never nice -- he was still a slaveowner, the only difference was what gave him satisfaction with regards to his slave ownership. He could feel good and proud of himself and feel like he was a "good guy" for his own satisfaction by making Thorfinn and Einar his vassals post-slavery by "freeing" them. Arnheid was just property who made him feel good by keeping, rather than giving up. At the end of the day he was still a slave owner who used others for his own satisfaction.
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