The ultimate test of a successful series is whether it stays with you long after the viewing is over.
By that measure, this EXTRAORDINARY series is one of the grandest and most delightful surprises of all time.
It came from humble beginnings, from a network that, not so long ago, was considered "daring" simply for dramatizing the story of the Hatfields and the McCoys.
My how far HISTORY has come! This series is not merely solid in its genre but in fact the casting, the acting, the writing, the direction, the sets -- are among the most engaging and most powerful ever to visit the medium.
Using my own test, I think I will always remember the first wobbly attack on England; the nasty politics with the former Earl; Ragnar's divorce and remarriage and ultimate reunion with his ex-wife ... for battle!; the strange (and never explained) visit to their village by a Norse God and ... of course ... the two attacks on Paris, the first magnificent but unsuccessful, the second less magnificent but successful.
Wow.
This series was so strong that it elevated everyone associated with it. By happenstance, I caught a recent episode of POI that featured a guest spot by Katherine Winnick. So forgettable was she in that show that, were it not for the name, I would never have associated her with the role she played here. In VIKINGS, she developed a regal bearing and even the mannerisms befitting royalty, she stole every scene that was not nailed down ... and several that were.
A wonderful season-finale to one of the most astonishing shows of all time
By that measure, this EXTRAORDINARY series is one of the grandest and most delightful surprises of all time.
It came from humble beginnings, from a network that, not so long ago, was considered "daring" simply for dramatizing the story of the Hatfields and the McCoys.
My how far HISTORY has come! This series is not merely solid in its genre but in fact the casting, the acting, the writing, the direction, the sets -- are among the most engaging and most powerful ever to visit the medium.
Using my own test, I think I will always remember the first wobbly attack on England; the nasty politics with the former Earl; Ragnar's divorce and remarriage and ultimate reunion with his ex-wife ... for battle!; the strange (and never explained) visit to their village by a Norse God and ... of course ... the two attacks on Paris, the first magnificent but unsuccessful, the second less magnificent but successful.
Wow.
This series was so strong that it elevated everyone associated with it. By happenstance, I caught a recent episode of POI that featured a guest spot by Katherine Winnick. So forgettable was she in that show that, were it not for the name, I would never have associated her with the role she played here. In VIKINGS, she developed a regal bearing and even the mannerisms befitting royalty, she stole every scene that was not nailed down ... and several that were.
A wonderful season-finale to one of the most astonishing shows of all time