The crowd and viewer react much the same. The cold open immediately throws us back into the disturbing arena in which Ivar prepares to offer a special sacrifice, but the anticipation that built surrounding the implied threat to his brother Hvitserk quickly disappears when the king parades a woman he claims to be Lagertha before the assembly. Can the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok save the day? Don’t ask The Seer. Vikings offers no lack of intrigue, and the exceptional acting and production values remain, but the boldness of earlier seasons seems to have vanished, leaving viewers with a solid, but somewhat uninspiring cadre of characters. Ivar’s further descent into darkness fails to gain much traction, the Wessex coup seemingly falls by the wayside, and though Floki finally stands up and takes charge, it’s too little, too late. Vikings Season 5 Episode 14įor an episode so fraught with promise, “The Lost Moment” never manages to make it out of second gear.
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