Vikings s5e20 Ragnarok
I'm going to be as brief as possible and not spoil anything important, but I just have to get this off my chest.
This is by far the worst episode of the entire series. Maybe the worst medieval TV episode ever. I'm talking Razzie-tier stuff.
For starters, this is the most poorly conceived siege battle I've ever seen in my life. The siegers' gameplan is twofold: 1) run at the wall with your bollocks blowing in the breeze 2) bring a battering ram completely unsupported and unprotected (dafuq?!), then eventually bring shields to protect the ram
Also, lie in wait within spitting distance of the gates while remaining stealthy, then light a F*&$KING FLAMING ARROW while still staying stealthy (??!!), then run at the wall while screaming like a complete moron and ruining the element of surprise.
And oh my god, the characters. I won't spoil anything, but there's scenery chewing galore. The characters in that 300 movie were more dynamic and compelling. Simply put: brave characters aren't, scheming characters aren't, intelligent characters aren't. Several secondary characters with hours of screentime don't have any payoffs at all.
There's simply no satisfaction or resolution to be had. Life is pain and unhappiness and then you die.
There's also an intentionally vague ending that's supposed to be deep but actually comes across as obfuscation for obfuscation's sake.
I honestly thought that this show would become something great, that there'd be some sort of amazing payoff. And while it has had its moments of greatness, it has been subtly declining for quite some time now.
Now I pray to Odin that this show gets cancelled soon. This show would be grateful for the manner of it and welcome the valkyries to carry it home.
