The pope and the seer are the same actor. I love that they used him for this role as kind of a contrast between cultures, which this show always does a great job with.

@celeste1737

4 жыл бұрын

MFBloosh Agreed and came here to say the same about the Pope and the Seer

@mojoriot2293

4 жыл бұрын

I was gonna say the same...I didn't catch it first time watching, but that voice is very distinct.

@lucylastic

4 жыл бұрын

Ive watched vikings now about five times, and I did not know that!!! yeah thats very cool contrast, the more I watch the more I see, thank you!!!

@Gahlahad431

4 жыл бұрын

Damn...you beat me to it 😎😎👌

@tinabailey4035

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I did not know that👍

The interchange between King Aella and King Ecbert was priceless. They start off the conversation standing on the same grounds (as equals) and then King Ecbert walks up one step to demonstrate dominance. So subtle yet so powerful

@christopherpoet458

4 жыл бұрын

.I love it when shows show this. Avatar did it for some time when the Fire Lord was present, specifically compared to Zuko. The whole dynamic of how a simple angel or position of a character can go so far as to demonstrate power. They did this in the early seasons of Game of Thrones too when Tywin was questioned by Joffrey about having to climb the tower of the hand to attend a small council meeting. With vikings, these three shows do an excellent job of using this subtle show of power.

@SennaHawx

4 жыл бұрын

@@christopherpoet458 I believe the angle is called "the dutch angle", although it originates in Germany (= Deutschland) and not the Netherlands/Holland

@christopherpoet458

4 жыл бұрын

@@SennaHawx That I was not aware of. Thank you for that tidbit of information!

How is Lagertha's miscarriage Ragnar's fault? Lol he tried multiple times to get her to stop and rest. And he even tried to keep her from coming

@TheTXKING24

4 жыл бұрын

It was his fault he should have made her stay he could he got mad at bjjorn for doing the same thing

@holdenketron272

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTXKING24 That was different. Bjorn was actually with Thorunn. Ragnar and Lagertha have been divorced for a long time, he couldn't make her do anything.

@IV_97

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTXKING24 Dumb reasoning there.

@IsaacJRoberts

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheTXKING24 stupid argument she's his EX wife and she's an earl, he can't command her to do anything. She put herself at risk on her own

@adikh4998

4 жыл бұрын

ƘƖƝƓ ƠƑ Ꮶɨռɢʐ 87 she’s an earl and they’re not together he’s in no position to prevent her from going

I’m sorry Nikki this is not Ragnar’s fault, Lagertha was her own woman with her own right she’s an Earl and Ragnar and her are divorced. Ragnar asked her to not fight but she did and her choice is her own.

@wedonotsow7714

4 жыл бұрын

B-But, whamen are never responsible for the consequences of their choices/actions... dontchaknow.

@geffi3077

2 жыл бұрын

@@wedonotsow7714 Right? Privileges are good, but responsibility? That sounds meh...

@miketrujillo3677

Жыл бұрын

@@wedonotsow7714 yeah it's easy for you to say that but when said Whamen just single handedly saved you from 100% CERTAIN death against jarl borg which so many people seem to forget, a man that doesn't honor his commitments isn't a man

@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08

Жыл бұрын

@@miketrujillo3677 It's not about lagertha, she wasn't the one blaming Ragnar, Nikki is. Nikki is way too feminist always siding with whamen. So stop spewing BS

@miketrujillo3677

Жыл бұрын

@@MMAisTHEbestSPORT08 that's facts, steven was built for this show lol she's a but squeamish

"The emperor likes to play with ALL the toys." OMG. XD

@celeste1737

4 жыл бұрын

Dorian 😂😂😂😂

@mojoriot2293

4 жыл бұрын

I got a giggle out of that too...🤣

@crzykerns

4 жыл бұрын

hahahahahaha

Ragnar and Bjorn just scooting back when Lagertha said to leave always gets me. They were not leaving her!

@imapigeonyoupeasant1489

3 жыл бұрын

Aye

The moment with Lagertha, Bjorn, and Ragnar after she loses the baby is such a heartbreaking bittersweet moment. No matter what happens between them, those three will always be a family. Still trying to wrap my head around how dismissively they killed Siggy. Aslaug and Ivar are becoming worse and worse.

The way Ragnar and Bjorn supported Lagertha made my heart jump! And she still goes on to battle! What a queen ^_^

That's how vikings really moved in difficult territories. For example vikings would have never reached Russia without carrying their boats from one river to another.

@TheZapan99

4 жыл бұрын

In real History, it took the Vikings twenty years and befriending a village idiot, before they could find the mouth of the Seine river. They tried to go upstream many other rivers, and got caught while porting their boats on land multiple times.

@ZackHamlin1

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheZapan99 gotta do what ya gotta do

The only one at fault for Lagertha’s miscarriage is Lagertha herself. Ragnar not only didn’t force her into coming, he repeatedly tried to talk her out of it, out of fear for this exact thing happening. If Aelle assassinated Ecbert out in the open he would have been captured and put to trial by Æthelwulf immediately. It’s not like with the Vikings where you kill the ruler and then take his place, it’s a herreditary monarchy.

They're not moving the boats to flank an attack in a different angle, they're bypassing the "tripwire" trap that Rollo hooked up between two riverside guard forts, and continuing downstream towards Paris. The battle in the previous episode took place on the river on the way to Paris, not in Paris itself.

I just noticed the guy who plays the seer plays the pope too.

@TheTXKING24

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah he does

@loveoffilm4327

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like thats symbolic somehow

@adamdobnikar6247

4 жыл бұрын

Wow I never noticed that

& this episode is why my sister-in-law hates Aslaug enough to kill her. Aslaug didn’t care that Siggy died & laughed about it

@dwnkaomwn3953

4 жыл бұрын

And neither did Ivar who callously wrote her off.

@roseofthegarden_

4 жыл бұрын

Honestly, I felt that was ooc for Aslaug. I think she was drunk off her ass. She has shown zero callousness before toward children, and had gone out of her way for Bjorn and Porunn, only to suddenly not care about this child whose parents she tried to keep together and with their child? I don't buy it. Tbh, it was an attempt to make Aslaug look horrible to the audience for some reason. The writers didn't need to do this though, most already don't like her just based off being Ragnar's wife over Lagertha alone.

@jsmith1214

3 жыл бұрын

She still cared more then Siggys grandmother.

R.I.P Baby Siggy

Ecbert is a Tywin Lannister with a kid who plays along.

@amaliapalouki6435

4 жыл бұрын

omg good thought

@alexman378

4 жыл бұрын

Ecbert is a Tywin Lanister who would be sitting on the Iron Throne by season 2.

When Ragnar asked Floki to "build something for me", Floki said, "Everything I do Ragnar, I do for you"

Wasn't that the sweetest moment between Lagertha, bjorn, and ragnar. i love that they didn't leave her. They both care about her so much.

Love how she told em to go away but they both stayed Still how the hell would it be Ragnar's fault??

I love how fast you guys are doing these Vikings uploads. Thank you guys so much!!!!

In my opinion, Harbard is just a con artist, skilled at playing women whose husbands are away at the time. The Hárbarðsljóð is a tale from the Icelandic Poetic Edda, and tells the story of an encounter between Harbard, a ferryman, and Thor, who is returniong to Asgard from a battle with giants. Harbard insults Thor repeatedly, and boasts of his own sexual prowess with women. One of the theories of some experts on the tale is that Harbard is actually Loki, the Trickster, as there are many similarities in the insults that Harbard uses and those that Loki has previously hurled at Thor.

@theman1594

4 жыл бұрын

floki said that harbard is odin or something

@ThorgrimThorvaldsson

4 жыл бұрын

@@theman1594 Yes, well, Floki is frequently wrong, both with things in the show, and historically. In the Norse Sagas, Odin frequently goes by other names, as many as 2 dozen of them, but Harbard is not one of them.

@omar_elattar.6500

4 жыл бұрын

Þorgrímur Þorvaldsson I commented on a previous reaction where Harbard’s character is written and influenced by Grigori Rasputin. Rasputin was a peasant who lived in Siberia who worked his way up to the point where he had control over Tsar Nicholas and Tsarina Alexandra. He had more influence over Tsarina Alexandra which mirrors Harbard’s over Aslaug’s. Similar to the show with Harbard helping Ivar with the pain, Rasputin healed Nicholas’ and Alexandra’s son, Alexei who suffered from Hemophilia. He was drunk very often, got high off his head with Nicholas and slept around all the time which again is somewhat similar to Harbard’s character. Even with all of these actions, he was still seen as a “God” to the people of Russia and Harbard is also seen as some sort of “God”. Grigori Rasputin has a very interesting life and you should check out a biography on him. “Biographics” on KZread does great videos on figures throughout history and they’ve done one on Rasputin too.

Fun fact, the guy that plays the big priest that is with Alfred (or pope, I forget his official title) is the same actor that plays the Seer.

10:19 to 11:20 that is the TRUE face of the viking raids

It’s so cool to have reactions two days in a row

if you look at google maps at how the seine river goes in an S shape before it reaches paris you will realize how much sense ragnars idea makes.

The actor who played the pope in this episode is the same actor who plays the Seer.

@phj223

4 жыл бұрын

oh damn I recognized the Pope from Braveheart, but had no idea he also played the Seer (obviously I didn't know the actor by name)

@53knight

4 жыл бұрын

He also is a Michael Hirst / The creator of the show; go to actor. He played a Cardinal in the Tudors also a Michael Hirst creation. Fun fact Helga and Torvi are sisters in real life. I know you guys probably know that, Michael Hirst's daughters.

@phj223

4 жыл бұрын

@@53knight Yeah I had heard of Hirst's daughters, but it wasn't that long ago I learned :) kinda fun

Aslaug is definitely an “ass slug” she is the worst! Edit: Definitely not Ragnar’s fault for Lagertha’s miscarriage when from the beginning he tried to protect her, that’s 110% on Lagertha for buying into the Seer’s prophecy

The actor who plays the seer is the same guy who played the guy who showed little alfred the thorn

@adikh4998

4 жыл бұрын

austin korosei you mean the pope?😂

"Judith is going on a really interesting journey..." Well said... 🙄🙄🙄 This is just the beginning

@roseofthegarden_

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting is one way to put it. >_>

@mysticsaxophone4181

4 жыл бұрын

@@roseofthegarden_ Batshit crazy is more apt

12:25 Many people have that. :) There are enough splinters of "the real cross" around to make dozens of crosses and probably enough thorns of the crown for a briar patch. :)

@SennaHawx

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but the one I have is the actual real one, I swear!!!

the slaughter of that poor farm family was brutal in the beginning - our "heroes"!

In what world is it Ragnars fault Lagertha lost her baby...

@GlennShook

4 жыл бұрын

A dumb one.

Ayeeeeee look at y’all doing a 2 episode mini binge!! I’m a recovering Vikings addict myself, be careful it’s a slippery slope 😂😂😂

@mok7281

4 жыл бұрын

Me to, but thank god season 5 made it really easy to stop my addiction.

@theman1594

4 жыл бұрын

@@mok7281 why is that??

@mok7281

4 жыл бұрын

@@theman1594 because season 5 was horrible to watch. A couple of episodes in i stopped watching. I just started watching last week again.

@imapigeonyoupeasant1489

3 жыл бұрын

@@mok7281 I honestly couldn't finish the show and I still haven't finished it. I'll just watch nikki and steven's reaction to season 5

I don't like the way Walter is looking at me 👀

@SnipeZeroGames

4 жыл бұрын

👀

Steven 4x10 aired on April 21, 2016 and 4x11 aired on November 30, 2016 so it was a seven month break..

@jewman303

4 жыл бұрын

Charmed Original a brutally long break....

nikki im sry but right in this episode i really dont get in what way it was ragnars fault Lagetha lost her child? but would love to hear why you think that way ofc. but really good reaction both of you, i love you both.

“The emperor likes to play with all the toys!” Omg I was lmao 😭 😂

There was no RAGNAR LOTHBROK! and Nikki's eye roll in this reaction (You're the best guys)

This is one of the reasons why I can replay Ragnar slapping Aslaug any time.

@roseofthegarden_

4 жыл бұрын

yay, domestic violence against women twice as small as you is so cool.

@roseofthegarden_

4 жыл бұрын

@@JarinCOD Fail. Aslaug kept a crippled child her own husband wanted to kill. She protected and loved him even when everyone else thought she should kill him for his own good. She's a better mother than Cersei and a better person too. You think Cersei would've bothered freeing some slave girl for the son of her husbands ex? Or been the only one insisting Bjorn and Porunn take responsibility for their child? Not at all. Aslaug has been through years of neglect and times of abuse and depression by the time we get to this point. She slept with Harbard after Ragnar told her he didn't love her. And only slept with him again years later, after years of Ragnar never letting her forget her mistakes and then slapping her around. But I bet you don't even acknowledge she's been through her own suffering. You only demonize everything she does and say she deserves it.

@JarinCOD

4 жыл бұрын

​@@roseofthegarden_ Honestly as harsh as it sounds, she should have let him die if she can't raise him. That evil child killed another child with an axe and is obvious sociopath because of his mother. And it was normal in the time to kill a crippled child.

@roseofthegarden_

4 жыл бұрын

@@JarinCOD That's very harsh. If someone can use it was the times to excuse murdering a child, then what about Aslaug sleeping with Harbard? It was the times and she's a free woman, so how is she wrong for that? Aslaug raised him well enough. No spoilers because Nikki and Steve aren't there yet but she was certainly the better parent in the long run.

@JarinCOD

4 жыл бұрын

@@roseofthegarden_ Sorry but she is not a free woman but a married one. They weren't christians of course but marriage meant something back then. And how can you say she raised him well???????????? He murdered another boy and acts like total sociopath!

Just some fun tidbits. The actor who plays the seer also plays the pope. John Kavanagh. Also Helga and Torvi are sisters in real life. Maude and Georgia Hirst, and yes their Dad is the creator of Vikings Michael Hirst. 👍😀

That piece of thorn was said to be in Notre Dame when it burned down.

Nikki again with the dirty mind! You two are a joy to watch😉😂 and last video with the eye rolling, girl you are on a roll. You crack me up, love it. Love y'all!

Haha... naughty Nikki (NN)🤣😘 love you both! My favorite youtubers! 😍

20:30 - Torvi pulled a Katniss-at-the-end-of-Mockingjay!

"hArBaAaaRD. Shut up, ass log" 😂😂😂😂

I look forward to your vikings reactions. Thanks guys.

Nikki you’re killing me this video! I’m actually laughing out loud w your quips and hand jesters.....more please! 7:00 “he’s doing lots of things!” 👉🏼👌🏻 “long stories “ 👐🏻 Lol

Woooooooo best timing ever hahaha - lets do this 😎😎😎 peace from England

@tyrionlannister4920

4 жыл бұрын

Vikings want to know your location... Also how to get there.... Do you really have unguarded shiny stuff? Just asking for a school project....

LMAO... Steven: "Harvard...what's he doing there?" Nikki: "He's doing Lots of things!" :-) HaHaHa Thanks for the Laugh today! ~jenn

The itch on the back that you cant scratch off🤣🤣🤣

Really enjoying these reactions, they honestly make my day. Much appreciated! Plus I'm really excited for what's to come.

Omg I cant wait for next episode,its one the best,Ive been waiting for this moment 1 month+!!!

It would have only took them 3 or 4 days to build the necessary equipment to start moving the boats. There are hundreds of them. Moving them on the other hand depending on how far they went would have taken up to a week.

Rollo didn't read the fine print ,pregnant = no sex.

@TheZapan99

4 жыл бұрын

Duke Blue Balls

It would've taken them 10 to 14 days to move the boats over the mountains. It took Caesar 10 days to build a bridge over the Rhine. The Rhine was 1000 feet wide, 30 feet deep. He marched into what is now Germany for 18 days then marched his 40,000 troops back, then dismantled the bridge after him.

I EVEN got my little dachshund watchin your reactions with me. His favorite character is Harbard.

Ragnar,lagertha,Bjorn the true lothbrook family...

Fyi nikki and steven the priest that gave the little kid a piece of the crowned thorn. That actor also plays the see'er. If u look closely u can tell its same guy

If you think it was crazy moving that boat, watch the film Fitzcarraldo, they move a steamship! They had numerous problems filming because of the harsh conditions of moving that huge ship in a remote area of Peru.

Cool didn't expect this

Steven: Well, it's good protein. Me: It is, but I prefer to eat my eggs scrambled or hard boiled.

Aslaug was DRUNK af , it hasnt set in yet

Hi guys, now that is thoughtful reaction, as always. Big thumbs up :)

I'm finally caught up on Vikings to be able to watch this reaction. The scene between the pope and Prince Alfred made me realize that he ended up becoming THAT really prominent character in history.

How tf was lagertha’s miscarriage Ragnar’s fault lmao

I think the guy who played the priest guy talking to the kid was the same actor that plays the seeyer for the vikings.

The emperors toys...fuckin' hell🤣🤣😂😂🤣

Ydu was threatening to tell everyone about the Wessex slaughter, Ragnar couldn't have that

@eibbor171

4 жыл бұрын

exactly getting rid of a loose end that he created

Nikki talking about binge watching Vikings. I did that last month up to Season 5 part 2. That DVD isn't out yet.

@Bluebelle51

4 жыл бұрын

I did it on Hulu, watched all the way to the end (more to come) on Hulu, can't wait for the next new one to drop tho

The guy playing the pope also plays the seer.

The song playing at the end is the same song as when Floki goes to Athelstan, it's called Voluspa. Yes Poor Lagertha lost the babe but I never blamed Ragnar for it.

There was about a seven month wait between 410 and 411.

To me, the character of Harbard is the representation of the absence of the men in norse women and children's life. If you think about it, Harbard came always when the husbands left their family to go viking. Few women, including Aslaug that have issue with their husband feel empty and somewhat needy and seek for a love replacement. Some of the children are happy to find a "new dad", other missed their dad and feel betrayed about seeing their mother enjoying another man, finding it wrong. Again, characters like Helga that love their husband are less influenced, (Siggy's story is just bullshit cause the actress wanted to quit the show). Overall, all this Harbard thing seem to me that a big representation of the consequences of the absence of the husbands and fathers in their family homes.

ALFRED THE GREAT.... History lesson - Alfred really was illegitimate & his GRANDSON Athelstan was the first king that unified the 4 British kingdoms into England ( Wessex, Essex, Mercia, & Northumbria)

Lil Alfred is saucy🤘

Nononono!! Its not Ragnar's fault. He almost begged her not to do what she did. He wanted her to take care of herself. This is totally on Lagertha. She believed the Seer's prophecy and didn't expect to keep the child. Foolish, yes, but her decision - Ragnar couldn't stop her.

10:11-11:26 From laughs to horror.

omg wow. Aslaug. That just killed me. WTH. Can someone kill her please! WOW. OK, so Floki.... is Bran Stark now? He becomes king, as Floki the Fleet Builder, because he has the best story? 😂 --- re:Rollo.... had he not killed the settlement folk, last week, I'd be OK with what he's doing. It would be sad that he would choose not to be a Viking, but as long as he didn't raid Viking land or try and overthrow viking rule, which he's not doing currently, I'd support his new life more. Making his own way in the world. But he slaughtered people. And now Ragnar's coming to him in revenge. 4rth or 5th attack on Paris.... I miss going to Wessex. Also Aslaug needs to die. lol.

That scene with the northmen killing the family that’s really what they did, imagine a whole continent. Native America but that’s the past. The fun fact you might like is the scene with the pope and the thorn from Christ. There is a legend that Europe actually got their hands on the real cross and very important book in the first series of crusader raids. The books are what gave the templars the power and the more fascinating part is that till this day no one expect for the very lucky have glanced at these books

@Nikki - Crown of thorns - During the fire in the roof beams of the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in 2019, the crown of thorns relic was rescued from the cathedral and brought to the Paris City Hall for safekeeping, and then to the temporary whereabouts in the Louvre! (wikipedia / google translator ) ;)

I could not stop laughing at Nikki's comment I've met back in my days in younger years ok I understand what I'm hearing from Nikki and Steven I relate to a point bye U guys

How may people impersonated Ace Ventura this episode? lol

Hey Guys! I agree about Rollo I was actually happy for him as well. I hate that he had to betray them to do it. Also is Aslaug giving you super Cersei vibes in how she enables and continues to destroy ivars character.

So Ragnar was basically fed early version of Heroin. His comedown looks like it.

@finessence808

4 жыл бұрын

It was early stages of opiates to my understanding don't quote me

Why did they have to cut down all those trees? They should’ve picked up the ones laid down after the last boat passed and carried them to the front. Less waste and effort.

Am I the only one who realized that the priest actor is actually the seer

The break between pt.A & pt.B,8months!

The wait between 4A and 4B was 7 months.

**How on EARTH is Lagertha losing her child Ragnar's fault? Honestly, I'd like to know what made you say that. He even advised her not to do strenuous things while she was with child. What more could he have done? She and most Viking women were independent women unlike a lot of women today. They didn't need others to guide or babysit them or force them to make decisions for their own good. If you want to hold her ex husband accountable for the things she does, then not only does that make ZERO sense, but that would also be an insult to her spirit. She decided on her own what she wanted to do, in spite of getting repeatedly warned by Ragnar.**

@JaneGojara

Ай бұрын

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

It was about 6 months between part a and b

Thanks for this guys :)

He killed Yidu because she threatened to tell people about the settlement in Wessex.

Hand Licking: this all was started by Travis himself behind the scenes. The actor who plays The Seer wears makeup that really does cover his eyes. Ragnar was supposed to be “crossing his palm with silver” in episode 1, but decided to play a trick on the actor by instead licking his hand, hoping for a “Eww! WTF Travis!” Reaction. But The Seer’s actor was too clever and reacted as you saw onscreen ‘in character’. The producers loved it, and decided that hand-licking would be the method of paying The Seer going forward.

it was a 7 months diffrence between ep 10 and 11

I love you both ❤️❤️

murdering enu had nothing to do with drugs. he didnt want the secret getting out about the settlement. she shouldnt have threatened it

That farm scene was beyond brutal And no one is talking about this. Nikki & Steven didn't even touch on it. I know it's the "Viking" way but shit. We are not Vikings! Can we just look at that scene & say it was fucked up. Those two brothers are sadistic.

@adamya1639

2 жыл бұрын

It's like that with every single invasion in history of mankind, from vikings, to hitler to many many more, the peasants always get killed.

@racheltwigg

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it was unnecessary. Just for shock value. It was forgotten about. I couldn’t tolerate looking at or hearing those brothers anymore after that scene.

The difference between the 2 parts was around half a year

How the fuck is Lagertha’s miscarriage Rangar’s fault ?

11:53 that’s the men who plays the seer

Odin was known to wander among the humans.