Vikings: Season 2 (2014)
Average Rating: 8.2/10
Reviews Counted: 13
Fresh: 12 | Rotten: 1
Vikings makes up for its slow pace with captivating characters and visual appeal.
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Critic Reviews: 4
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 0
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Season Info
Chronicling the medieval adventures of a band of Norsemen.
Network: History Channel
Cast
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Gabriel Byrne
Earl Haraldson -
Travis Fimmel
Ragnar Lothbrok -
Katheryn Winnick
Lagertha -
Jessalyn Gilsig
Siggy -
George Blagden
Athelstan -
Gustaf Skarsg�rd
Floki -
Linus Roache
King Ecbert -
Donal Logue
King Horik -
Clive Standen
Rollo -
Alyssa Sutherland
Aslaug -
Alexander Ludwig
Bjorn
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Episodes
Brother's War
The battle begins between Ragnar and King Horik's forces with Jarl Borg. Borg is joined by Rollo, making this Viking clash one that pits brother against brother.
Invasion
Four peaceful years have passed with Ragnar as Earl. The time has come for an unlikely alliance to band together in pursuit of a common goal--a new raid on England.
Treachery
The Wessex Viking raid is in full swing and King Ecbert finds himself facing an entirely new kind of foe. While Ragnar races to dominate in the West, Jarl Borg has his own plans in store for the future of Kattegat.
Eye for an Eye
A meeting between two great men may pave the way for future compromise as Ragnar and Ecbert come face to face. Jarl Borg rules Kattegat with an iron fist and Rollo must become the leader his people need in Ragnar's absence.
Answers in Blood
Lagertha and Ragnar unite once again and together fight to win Kattegat back from Jarl Borg. Aslaug must face the truth of her prophecies. Athelstan struggles to define his faith. Bjorn must once again make a choice.
Unforgiven
King Horik returns to Kattegat with a surprising proposition for Ragnar. Lagertha runs into a less than enthusiastic homecoming from her new husband. Athelstan, struggling with his own inner demons, becomes confidant to King Ecbert.
Blood Eagle
Ragnar and King Horik clash over how to punish Jarl Borg. Meanwhile, Ecbert eyes a new alliance.
Boneless
Aslaug prepares to give birth; Ragnar, Horik and Lagertha set sail for Wessex.
The Choice
Ragnar's men are engaged in battle while marching to King Ecbert's villa.
The Lord's Prayer
Ragnar and King Horik return to Kattegat. Meanwhile, new alliances are formed.
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The best of what Vikings has to offer, besides artfully, horrifically staged sequences of warfare, is fierce Lagertha. Played by Katheryn Winnick (a black-belt tae kwon do teacher in a past life), she may be the most exciting feminist character on TV.
One of the things I love most about Vikings is how visually arresting it is. It has one of the most haunting opening credit sequences that I've ever seen.
The reasons for Vikings success stem from its stellar casting, and top-notch writing from Tudors veteran Michael Hirst.
The series greatest strength is the sense that we're visiting a culture, a people that has been so mysterious; that we're seeing both the mundane and extraordinary aspects of what a Viking's life may have been.
This gorgeously shot drama -- and it's one of the most visually striking shows on TV -- is simple but not simplistic, and that's a crucial distinction.
The setting and culture of Scandinavia in A.D. 796 made Vikings stand out in its first season, but at this point it's just another period soap on cable.
In many ways, it surpasses all of the first season's accomplishments. Fellow Vikings fanatics, we're in for one hell of a ride.
Vikings exceeds expectations, so long as those expectations aren't up in Game of Thrones territory. What could be a silly exercise in quasi-historical swordplay is instead an earnest, tightly told family drama.
Vikings has emerged in its second season as a series of appreciably higher quality. Its characters and storytelling, all within a world quite unlike any other on the TV landscape, have gone far beyond the cardboard stage.
Vikings has a primitive grandeur, with generous helpings of sex and savagery. Missing Spartacus this winter? Give these warriors a look.
Vikings remains a genuine pleasure rather than a guilty one. It ain't deep much of the time, but it does the job, and I'm glad it's back.
The geographic and political scope widens, presenting a more complicated outside world and providing Ragnar with a worthy foe.
Parlaying its success into a deeper cast, and thrusting ahead in its storytelling with the lusty abandon of a Scandinavian raider, the scripted drama takes big chances... and most pay off.
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