I finished watching Vikings Season 3 early Sunday morning after about a two-week run, and if I were to rate the three seasons so far, I would rate this one (Season 3) higher than the first and second seasons. Maybe that's because I have become so integrated into the show.
I saw myself growing fond of the cast members, and I felt they weren't putting in enough effort to portray their characters properly, such as Floki appearing excessively in a god-worshipping manner, coupled with how he forces himself to make comic scenes, but that's not the case anymore. For him to have mastered that performance over the three seasons makes him a good actor.
Also, the cast members are ageing so quickly, and it's showing in every part of their appearance. This is most noticeable with Ragnar. I don't like how fast he's ageing, and even though I've heard he's going to die, I don't wish for it to happen soon, even though I became very emotional at the end of Season 3.
How do people in Paris communicate in English when they're alone in Paris, but communicate in French in the presence of Ragnar, to the extent that they both need an interpreter to interpret both languages and aid communication? Honestly, that mathematics is still not clear to me. Like, the people in Paris are speaking English among themselves and suddenly can't speak English when they meet with Ragnar and his group from Kattegat.
Earl Ragnar Lothbrok, now King Ragnar Lothbrok, wants to conquer more lands, so he teams up with Earl Lagertha, his former wife, and her soldiers, as well as other groups. King Ecbert of England had already promised them a farm settlement before they sailed west to England for settlement. In exchange, King Ecbert and the Queen persuaded Ragnar and his team to help fight in Mercia to conquer it, which would give them the ultimate ground to settle in Wessex. Desperate, Ragnar agrees and joins the fight to conquer Mercia with his soldiers. It was a bloodbath that claimed a lot of lives, but in the end, Ragnar won, and Mercia was conquered for Queen Kwenthrith and King Ecbert. When it came time to fulfil his promise by giving the Northmen a trouble-free farm settlement, which was left behind under Lagertha's leadership, the King decided to go back on his agreement by taking the lives of the settlers who had already settled there.
The disagreements continue, coupled with a lot of internal conflicts, to the extent that Ragnar's most trusted friend, Athelstan, gets killed by Floki.
Like I said, I would rate this season an 8/10.
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