Vikings

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Season 3
Season #: 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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7.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 326 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 245 out of 326
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 326
  3. Negative: 67 out of 326
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  1. JennetP
    May 29, 2015
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a big fan of the series but have to concur with those who feel the show is floundering a little. In season three, two formerly complex characters, Floki and AEthelstan become one-dimensional caricatures. Plots meander, rather than hurtling forward, and aimless side stories eat up huge chunks of time. When they finally get to Paris, the Vikings fight like they forgot to pack their berserker pills, die like beached tamban, and prevail only because Ragnar runs a long con on the French.

    Plusses include new additions Linus Roache and Lothaire Bluteau, though Roache has the better role. And I haven't heard conversational Anglo-Saxon since taking a seminar in Old English poetry with a dozen members of the Society for Creative Anachronism, so that's cool. But I miss the more subtle, balanced view of religion, culture, and power that the series used to have. Oh, and I miss Ragnar's hair, too.    … Expand
  2. ponderflix
    Mar 22, 2015
    6
    Fans of pillaging, paganism and period drama rejoice and prepare a human sacrifice to thank the Gods/Amazon: Vikings is back! Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Frimmel – Tarzan) and pals return for series 3 of this historical drama, with things picking up more or less where they left off last year.

    The episode starts with the resident soothsayer delivering more of his cryptic premonitions to    Fans of pillaging, paganism and period drama rejoice and prepare a human sacrifice to thank the Gods/Amazon: Vikings is back! Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Frimmel – Tarzan) and pals return for series 3 of this historical drama, with things picking up more or less where they left off last year.

    The episode starts with the resident soothsayer delivering more of his cryptic premonitions to Ragnar’s ex, Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick – Bones). He strokes a bird’s skull and mutters something about a cleaving trickster, a harvest festival of blood, a city made of marble cake and a broiling ocean. Or something like that. “Not one of your prophecies do I understand,” grumbles Lagertha. “That’s the trick of the old prophesising racket – make them vague enough that they can appear to make sense retrospectively to a number of situations and hope the punters forget the ones that don’t,” cackles the crone (I’m paraphrasing). Refreshingly honest, but I wonder why these pitiless Scandinavians keep indulging this hammy fraud. This was the first of three scenes which annoyed me in episode 1.

    Full review available on ponderflix.    … Expand
  3. Maarten95
    Feb 17, 2019
    6
    This season felt very slow. Much of the time nothing really interesting happend. The start of this season in Wessex was really great. I also liked the battle for Paris. It took however way to long for the battle to happen and didn't last long. Everything that happend in Wessex after ragnar took off was just a drag. Many of the actions were very questionable considering the first twoThis season felt very slow. Much of the time nothing really interesting happend. The start of this season in Wessex was really great. I also liked the battle for Paris. It took however way to long for the battle to happen and didn't last long. Everything that happend in Wessex after ragnar took off was just a drag. Many of the actions were very questionable considering the first two seasons. Overal I didn't like this season.… Expand
  4. Berik
    Oct 13, 2020
    6
    What started out strong with the first season has descended into tedious slow scenes, contrived plot twists and filler that serves no purpose to the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and his Sons. Characters have the impact of a wet fart, and it is hard to keep your eyes open as their seems to be no higher goal. The scourge of France is cool, but it seems to be a secondary objective next to theWhat started out strong with the first season has descended into tedious slow scenes, contrived plot twists and filler that serves no purpose to the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrok and his Sons. Characters have the impact of a wet fart, and it is hard to keep your eyes open as their seems to be no higher goal. The scourge of France is cool, but it seems to be a secondary objective next to the contrived tension between Floki and Ragnar.

    Ragnar is an unhappy adventurer that seems to have no interest in leading as king. Though motivated by his curiousity, the people around him are constantly plotting to kill or overthrow him. His son Björn is like a dumb puppy that doesn't know where his backside is. And there are dozens of plot points that come down to "You killed my [Insert name] and now i'm going to talk for 6 episodes about how i'm going to kill you."

    This season is unfortunately just average. I give it a 6/10.    … Expand

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81

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
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  1. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Zach Hollwedel
    Feb 20, 2015
    85
    Hirst transports us to a fascinating and brutal world, combining fact with fast-paced fiction into a show, the likes of which come around all too infrequently. As Ragnar does, so too does Season Three of Vikings expand its worldview beyond the inlet at Kattegat and into Medieval Europe, promising battles, glory, and adventures not to be missed.
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  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Feb 19, 2015
    83
    Michael Hirst's saga of pillaging and migration remains everything it has been almost from its premiere.
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  3. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Feb 19, 2015
    80
    Here is a series for an American audience that grants us the intelligence to be able to read subtitles, which are deployed to help convey the tart flavor of the various tongues spoken in the show. Combine this with the show’s frequently lovely visuals, and Vikings remains the kind of burly soap opera that appeals to an ever-wider audience.
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