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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I really like the degree of realism in this show. They captured the harsh conditions of a cold weather pretty well if you ask me. The dialogoues about God and demons were also really interesting. Weather that cold with snow and wind is no joke. |
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| Quite an emotional episode this week. This episode, yet again, shows us that innocent people die in war for absolutely no reason. I feel like the author Makoto Yukimura wants us to understand that war, in all cases, is futile and that there is never a winning side, as there are always (both innocent and guilty) victims, which is something that I agree with. Not much Thorfinn and Canute in this episode, but it was still great. Overall, 5/5 |
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| Oh God... Absolutely one of the best episodes, I loved every part of it. It hit me hard, just like in the manga. Thank you WIT for doing this part justice, thank you... |
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| This was the only episode I didn't love so far... |
| What a brutal, and yet fantastic, episode. Maybe the best of the season. That final scene with Anne was so good. Out of emotions she might've been feeling there, I didn't expect "elated" to be one of them. A part of her was happy there were other people out there that didn't live their life in constant fear of kami-sama. |
| *Mourning the disappointment of The Promised Neverland season 2.* |
| This was just depressing and brutal. Great episode though. None of the civilians in this episode deserved that fate, it's saddening to know that humanity's past is full of such brutal and barbaric events. I can't even begin to think what it would've been like to live in those times, where human life meant to close to nothing. :( |
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| Oof just like in the manga this was one of the most disturbing/painful episodes due to its realism. I'm really glad WIT did a good job with it. Perfectly establishes the violent world that was Europe more in detail during that time for the innocent civillians. |
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| Man that was brutal, quite sad. But moments like this make me love the series even more than I do. It doesn't shy away from showing the realities of a war torn time period. I'm beginning to understand why Vinland Saga is counted among the best seinens ever |
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| Wow. Just wow, that episode was amazing. The scene where they killed all of the people gave me chills. |
| Quite chilling episode, Askeladd isn't playing around. |
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najumobi said: Neji said: Another shit episode. Characters that we don't care about, violence that we have seen countless times already. All of the people who comment on realism, how many burned villages we have seen already? What the hell you think that dane invasion is anyway. Everyone knows that innocent die, so what was the purpose of this episode. Also those two brothers didn't know why Thor died or who he was? That is idiotic, this show is going down the drain, but fanboys are too blind to see it. P.S. Also can people please stop going crazy about background and such, yes we got it it looks good, but how many episodes are we going to discuss it. I think the episode communicates a lot that we haven't seen before. And I appreciate the "show, don't tell" aspect. Indeed. It also confirms once and for all that for all his popularity (and yes he's a great and interesting character), Askeladd is also a vicious, ruthless villain of a man who will stop at nothing to achieve his aims. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Amazon translated Anne talking about her heart pounding as "I'm elated" in a situation where she clearly isn't. |
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| This episode was pretty brutal. In any way and many discussed and talked about. War is very ugly no matter what. Many innocents die and they always suffer for it in the end when it comes. |
| Holy.. What an incredibly crafted episode. A gruesome reminder to what kind of people we're actually following. They can be portrait and seen as normal or decent warriors in other scenes and moments, when in reality they are the furthest thing from it. One of the best episodes so far. Last week's episodes animation was severely lacking but this one made up for it. Incredible facial and mouth animation (someone definitely had a teeth fetish) Directing was superb as well. This episode was definitely needed as I felt the tension and the atmosphere was lacking in the last couple of episodes. |
operationvalkyri said: The scene in the blizzard was gruesome and beautiful at the same time. TopgunUK said: Yes I noticed she says doki doki. What would the correct translation be? What mood is she in there?Amazon translated Anne talking about her heart pounding as "I'm elated" in a situation where she clearly isn't. She says her heart's pounding like it was when she took the ring. Amazon decided she was really happy about her whole family being slaughtered for some reason. |
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| Well. That was the most darkest moment for me in the manga and I glad that they did it justice. |
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| Different perspective than what we're used to seeing, this time with the civilian perspective. Wonder if this girl will last more than 1 ep this time compared to all the other girls so far. |
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| Even though I miss Thorfinn in these latest episodes, they are still great. Interesting to see the perspective of different people, including the priest. When they showed the family it was obvious they are all going to die and the inevitability makes it even sadder. The girl with the ring, so cute. I mean, her petty worries about some ring when people do worse things without any remorse, it's cute that she thinks that's what will separate her from the family in heaven. Well, at least now she can sell the ring and probably survive somehow, I doubt we'll see her again but I don't mind if we do. |
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| This episode just reminded me why Askeladd is a fucking prick and so are the rest of his crew and why I used to hate them. The day this man dies will be just satisfying af and seriously Thorfinn, no reactions out of him at all. You'd think murdering civilians would get a reaction out of him. Otherwise the episode nailed off what they wanted to do which was to show the levels of horror these kinds of people go through and the kinds of people who would commit these atrocities. |
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| Oh god the end, that was harsh. What a great episode. |
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najumobi said: Its not that it didn't come together well. It just seemed to be a completely different tone than the usual series and seemed to be pretty brutal.What they did to those people.. I know a lot of people like stuff like this but it isn't my cup of tea. Instead of feeling hyped and good after this episode I just felt kind of shitty lol.Pyoung said: This was the only episode I didn't love so far... Is there a particular reason why or do you feel the episode doesn't come together well. The priest portion didn't click for me compared to when I read it, though the 2nd half made up for it, to me. |
| goes to show religion is just for social control and morality which is none existent in a cruel world like the old days where survival of the fittest even in immoral ways are allowed i wonder if Anne will survive or she will die in winter |
| loved it, only thing missing is some church raiding and priests being burned or crucified. |
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| ye its kill or be killed in the old days and the only salvation is believing in heaven back in the past |
ChainxBastard said: I was thinking that the whole time. I want Askeladd to be a good guy so bad haha. when he said he hated the Danes last episode I was thinking.... No way.. he doesn't hate his crew ..he must be lying... I guess time will tellPyoung said: Its not that it didn't come together well. It just seemed to be a completely different tone than the usual series and seemed to be pretty brutal.What they did to those people.. I know a lot of people like stuff like this but it isn't my cup of tea. Instead of feeling hyped and good after this episode I just felt kind of shitty lol. You're supposed to feel that way. Askeladd didn't have his men raid the village for nothing, if he didn't then he and his men were going to die. It was them - or him. And he chose them. Simple as that. Amazing how no one mentioned that fact yet. |
Neji said: Another shit episode. Characters that we don't care about, violence that we have seen countless times already. All of the people who comment on realism, how many burned villages we have seen already? What the hell you think that dane invasion is anyway. Everyone knows that innocent die, so what was the purpose of this episode. Also those two brothers didn't know why Thor died or who he was? That is idiotic, this show is going down the drain, but fanboys are too blind to see it. P.S. Also can people please stop going crazy about background and such, yes we got it it looks good, but how many episodes are we going to discuss it. How dare everyone enjoy something ? No no no, he's here to tell you why you're WRONG and why you shouldn't have FUN watching Vinland. You should all adhere to his tastes. |
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| Very depressing and dark episode. To think there indeed were times when the innocent were slaughtered so severely, when people really thrived. Liked the realism and the subtext in the episode, where in Christianity it implied that the end is nigh. Askellad has made up his mind to push through. |
| This chapter couldn't have been adapted better. Brilliant episode. |
| Only part that I didn't like from the EP were the CG axes during the culling. |
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