![]() ![]() Second, when Harald tries to convince Halfdan (now his hostage) to change teams while the same thing happens with Hvitserk (also a hostage) back at Lagertha's camp.First, when Bjorn and Halfdan meet Harald and Hvitserk on the field. ![]() It reminded me of Braveheart, truth be told, and was nearly as gruesome. It reminded me of some of the show's earlier battles but at a larger scale. The battle itself is brutal and beautifully filmed. They dispense with the heavy-handed character drama that's bogged down the rest of the season (for the most part) and just get right down to brass tacks. ![]() That's pretty much the entire plot of the episode, and it's great. The peace talks never had a chance of working so they end up fighting, after all, with Harald and Ivar fleeing for their lives having been outwitted by Lagertha and the Sami. Before the fighting starts, they try to make peace talks, with Bjorn and Ubbe pleading with Ivar not to fight against his brothers, not to make Ragnar weep in Valhalla. Lagertha's troops march out of Kattegat and meet Ivar and Harald on an open field. In 'The Joke' the armies of King Harald and Ivar and the armies of Bjorn and Lagertha finally march against one another. On the other hand, the more I've thought about it the more it lets me down. On the one hand, Wednesday night's episode of Vikings was certainly entertaining. ![]()
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