In some ways I enjoyed it more than GOT, obviously budget wise it can’t compete but I felt Viking’s story has a really natural flow to it up until the point that we’re introduced to the Ragnar’s sons then it begins to waver a little.
But Ragnar and Floki are every bit as engaging - and much more likable and charismatic- than anyone from GOT.
Like you say very unfortunate time to be released but even then I’m not sure people would have given a History channel production much time anyway.
For the ending absolutely, and for the spectacle. As much as the show was always at its best when it was centred more on the dialogue, scheming etc, I have been waiting a fucking long time to really see the dragons absolutely fuck shit up on a massive scale and we are really getting that now. In a massive fucking way.
Finally got around to Stranger Things. loved season 1, thought 2 was a bit same same. And it looked from the cliffhanger that 3 would also be same same, sadly. Good nostalgia though.
Really enjoyable show, especially when it comes to action scenes. Looks well choreographed in that regards.
Also never have I experienced sea warfare before so those kept me on the edge of the seat, each time they engaged in an open water battles. Especially the defeat of Greek fleet.
The show makes you think of loads of possibilities that the world would face if an epidemic wiped out half the population.
On one hand it is too pessimistic about human nature and on other, it is too optimistic as to how the world would cope losing half the population. It would take decades to get the world running again if that happens.
So I’ve seen about 5 episodes from Season 1 of ‘The Last Ship’ and it’s okay, it’s very ‘tv movie’ tho
All about our heroic sailors saving the day in a few set-up set pieces, and to hell with any real characterisation and the corniest dialogue I’ve heard in a while