Warning: Full spoilers for the episode below.
Using the winter solstice holiday season (and the different cultural/religious celebrations of said season) to tie the show's separate threads together, "Yol" (NOT named after the Skyrim dragon shout) brought Ragnar closer to his slave (now former slave) Yidu (Dianne Doan), pitted Bjorn against the Berserker, and consummated the marriage between Rollo and Gisla.
Anytime the show can thematically connect its different stories, the episode will benefit. Even if it's something as gimmicky as a "holiday episode." Last week, the visions both Ecbert and Ragnar had of Athelstan worked make everything feel more cohesive and inter-dependent. And this week, the respective celebrations surrounding Christmas and Yule had a similar effect. Though not as profound and/or moving.
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Using the winter solstice holiday season (and the different cultural/religious celebrations of said season) to tie the show's separate threads together, "Yol" (NOT named after the Skyrim dragon shout) brought Ragnar closer to his slave (now former slave) Yidu (Dianne Doan), pitted Bjorn against the Berserker, and consummated the marriage between Rollo and Gisla.
Anytime the show can thematically connect its different stories, the episode will benefit. Even if it's something as gimmicky as a "holiday episode." Last week, the visions both Ecbert and Ragnar had of Athelstan worked make everything feel more cohesive and inter-dependent. And this week, the respective celebrations surrounding Christmas and Yule had a similar effect. Though not as profound and/or moving.
Continue reading…
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