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Feb 22, 2023 2:15 AM
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I like how much Thorffin's changed.Can't wait to see how the situation is gonna play out(with Arnhid).Maybe she dies,maybe they help her or maybe she choses to stay with the master.
Feb 22, 2023 3:43 AM
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Quite sad when u think
Feb 22, 2023 4:22 AM

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Pre_Yum said:
GingZ said:
that blonde girl is sleeping with everyone wth lol
The blonde girl is a slave. What do you expect? She can't refuse anyone even if she wants.
Nah she just with Ketil.
When someone asks me why I like anime, I'd say Just Because.

Feb 22, 2023 5:32 AM

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His story sounds like King from One punch man, wonder what he has to do the story in the future.
Feb 22, 2023 6:29 AM
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Homura24 said:
we are yet again shown how brutal the world of vinland saga is

That's what I thought, it's no place for happiness and heaven
Feb 22, 2023 9:06 AM
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Surely that was shocking but nothing surprising, at least they didn't cut the arms of that kid
Feb 22, 2023 9:39 AM

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May 2018
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It's sad but sometimes punishments are needed for people to grow
Feb 22, 2023 11:32 AM
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Jan 2020
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Season 2 is shaping up to surpass the first.
Feb 22, 2023 2:15 PM
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GingZ said:
Can't believe they hit the kid and that blonde girl is sleeping with everyone wth lol
Arnheid isn`t sleeping with everyone, she is Ketil`s personal sex slave.
Feb 22, 2023 5:53 PM

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This season might be smartly written, but it still feels like an interlude. I'm afraid there won't be a payoff in this season like Attack on Titan: The Final Season. It will just be a nice well written season that people don't really need to watch. There are 24 episodes so maybe things will change at the half way mark.


 
Feb 22, 2023 8:01 PM

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Man, I love Einar. Since he's around Thorfinn had such a great change. Them praying for a successful harvest was quite funny, especially since Thorfinn seemed a little bit embarrassed about it :D

We also got introduced to Thorgil, the second son of Ketil. This guy is definitely a war fanatic. The necklace out of the ears from englishmen revealed a lot about his character. I honestly didn't expect Ketil to have such a bloody past. Iron Fist Ketil is a pretty intimidating name, but looking at him now, he's just a shadow of his former self.

Snake was also able to locate the thieves, who turned out to be 2 young kids. Pater's objection about letting them work for Ketil, so that they'll be able to repay their fathers depth sounded actually generous. Until it got the part of the punishment. With the first hit I believed Thorgil broke every single rib of this boy, holy shit. If Ketil didn't interfere that boy could've been dead very easily.

This episode and particularly the end of it proofed, that Ketil is good guy. With his anxiety for violence and war, it definitely makes sense why he leads an idyllic life as a farmer. Hopefully Einar never finds out that his princess Arnheid is sleeping with his master Ketil.    

Feb 22, 2023 8:14 PM

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The emotions in this episode were so much intense than a viking massacre... 7/5 episode. 
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Feb 22, 2023 11:38 PM
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without love, understanding and compassions, this is how it should be. a world with ignorance, hatred would cause people to be cruel than you ever imagine.

edit: oof, thief got bonk
KhoaVNFeb 22, 2023 11:49 PM
Feb 23, 2023 12:24 AM
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Apr 2021
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the praying scene was damn hilarious ☠️
Feb 23, 2023 10:18 AM
🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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Apr 2016
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violence over the kid!!! Bad, very bad for the weak hearts!!! kekeke
Feb 23, 2023 12:43 PM
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Mar 2020
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I love this anime and i find all about him nice (at this moment)
Feb 23, 2023 1:29 PM

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Abzino1 said:
This farmland saga shit is pissing me off. Whats next, now that their little farm is ready? Are they going to dig a cave to find diamonds and lava? Maybe breed some cows and sheep?
If you're only watching the series for action then you should just drop it. It's obvious you don't care about character development or world building.

Feb 23, 2023 2:24 PM
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Feb 2021
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No, im just not a brown nosed fan boy
Feb 23, 2023 5:03 PM
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Oct 2020
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Was a good adaptation from the manga
Feb 23, 2023 8:35 PM
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Dec 2019
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Damn that kid got hit 20 times. Looks like Einar and Thorfinn started growing the wheat.
Feb 23, 2023 10:26 PM
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Average Stardew Valley playthrough
Feb 24, 2023 1:38 AM

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the directing of this episode was just marvellous! so intense! the master don't want it either but the kid cannot go without punishment! oh gosh! this was hard to take for those with soft hearts...oh man!
5/5!


Feb 24, 2023 1:40 AM
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was a little more interesting,most of the episodes feel like 70 percent slice of life and the rest small amouts of character development,
Feb 24, 2023 5:51 AM

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As a remark to how spectacular this storytelling is, about a full season ago, Askeladd made a short-spiel in which the punchline was "everyone is a slave to something."

How absurdly good is the pacing that an author can lay the groundwork of the theme for an entire season with a 30 second conversation, chronologically a decade and a half in storyline prior to the payoff?
Feb 24, 2023 12:51 PM
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Elucid said:
Praying scene with Thorfinn being forced to join was hilarious

Damn is Thorgil an absolute menace, man do I feel bad for Ketil being forced to act tough with that false reputation of his... That beating scene was rough, poor Sture man. You can definitely tell that Arnheid would rather be free than stay with Ketil forever, damn.

Great episode.

So that was arnheid at the end damn I feel really bad for einar if he finds out about that he’s gonna be pissed.
Feb 25, 2023 2:38 AM
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[quote=0451 message=68646384]I thought Arnheid was into Einar... until the last scene. Should I be worried? I guess I should be. This is Vinland Saga after all.
Yes you should be the ending is cruel
Feb 25, 2023 9:43 AM

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Jul 2015
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We are introduced to Thorgil this episode,a person quite similar to Thorkell.Pretty good episode.






Feb 25, 2023 10:21 AM

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That old hag deserve a solid bitchslap.
"The future is always blank. Only your willpower can leave footsteps there."

"Ruling over death means ruling over life. Death is the climax of life. To have the best death, you must honor life."
Feb 25, 2023 11:04 AM

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The censorship of the bed scene with Arnheid and Ketil was interesting. In the manga her hair is barely covering her breasts, and you can see a lot, driving home the aspect of her sexual slavery. In the anime, if I didn't know any better I might assume he is having a childlike moment and curling up on her as if she were his mommy that he needs comfort from. Both of these things are true, but the manga makes BOTH aspects more stark. I wonder if they couldn't have just shown that she was naked but added more hair to cover her nipples, in order to make it safe for TV but still suggesting quite a bit more about her situation.
Feb 26, 2023 6:45 AM
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the psychological ending hit hard, loved it
Feb 26, 2023 11:05 AM
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Can we please move on? this is taking so damn long in this farming crap. This season isn't bad by any means but it's definitely overrated, how does this have a rating of 8.73? I haven't seen anything on this season yet that deserves the praise or the rating, I have this rated a 7/10 so far.

MAPPA is doing its best to make this interesting but apparently the source material isn't that good, it's just okay-ish to deserve a 7/10.

And with that being said, can we please move on?
Feb 27, 2023 1:40 AM

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xZabuzax said:

MAPPA is doing its best to make this interesting but apparently the source material isn't that good, it's just okay-ish to deserve a 7/10.|
And with that being said, can we please move on?

Source material is rated 9.02 on this same site, 9th highest ranked manga and for a good reason. It wouldn't take long for you to double check it, instead you decided to do a wild guess based on assumptions, shit on the source material and praise Mappa, bet you are a diehard Shingeki fan.

And no, we cannot move on, we gonna savor every single moment, we've waited long for this adaptation and most seem to be enjoying it. But if its not your cup of tea, you can move on yourself and watch the newest trendy battle shounen
Mr. Zabuza.

Kids these days and their short attention span, they will throw a tantrum if they don't get action in every single anime or movie they watch, they need their fix of explosions and shiny powers if not they will deem something overrated or "mid."
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Feb 27, 2023 1:45 AM
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Feb 2023
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i love how the anime focusing on the mental of the characters
Feb 27, 2023 5:55 AM
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I always wonder why he never mentioned that a guy was asking for him specifically when he was being sold...
Feb 27, 2023 10:18 AM
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Soulblight said:
xZabuzax said:

MAPPA is doing its best to make this interesting but apparently the source material isn't that good, it's just okay-ish to deserve a 7/10.|
And with that being said, can we please move on?

Source material is rated 9.02 on this same site, 9th highest ranked manga and for a good reason. It wouldn't take long for you to double check it, instead you decided to do a wild guess based on assumptions, shit on the source material and praise Mappa, bet you are a diehard Shingeki fan.

And no, we cannot move on, we gonna savor every single moment, we've waited long for this adaptation and most seem to be enjoying it. But if its not your cup of tea, you can move on yourself and watch the newest trendy battle shounen
Mr. Zabuza.

Kids these days and their short attention span, they will throw a tantrum if they don't get action in every single anime or movie they watch, they need their fix of explosions and shiny powers if not they will deem something overrated or "mid."

I don't need action to enjoy an anime, Steins;Gate is my favorite anime and is not an action anime so I guess you decided to do a wild guess too based on assumptions huh? the sweet irony.

And speaking about kids, kids like you get offended when someone criticizes their favorite anime so maybe you need to grow up and not get offended next time so not only are you a kid for throwing a tantrum about me criticizing this season but you are also a hypocrite, crazy how that works, huh?

BTW, ratings don't mean shit, FMAB is rated #1 here and I consider FMAB a piece of crap, and this season so far hasn't done anything to deserve the high ratings either, it's not bad but it's definitely overrated, maybe the good stuff will happen later but so far I haven't seen anything here that deserves the praise or the high rating.
Feb 27, 2023 11:09 AM

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Did anyone was truly shocked from that episode finale revelation?

Another episode just meh, and I don't judge it only on the ending of the episode.
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Feb 27, 2023 1:52 PM
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Iron fist ketil my guys
Feb 27, 2023 3:25 PM
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GingZ said:
Can't believe they hit the kid and that blonde girl is sleeping with everyone wth lol
it's just ketil dude
Feb 27, 2023 6:21 PM
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Oct 2019
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What a thought provoking episode.

Ketil facial expression tell everything.
Feb 27, 2023 9:15 PM
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Monster with affectionate
Feb 28, 2023 2:00 PM

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We got a bit of Thorfinn and Einar this episode with them getting some cute scenes with the girl and their field of wheat, but the episode was mostly focused on the farm's owner and the dynamic of his family and how he manages his family and farm. It was very interesting and incredibly well done, and actually did a great job humanizing him, even though he's a literal slave owner.

And yeah, his son is terrifying and yuck.
Mar 1, 2023 5:39 AM

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Ketil might have had a similar development as Thorfinn from the looks of it. Also, I sense that Arnheid might not be staying in the show for long.




Mar 1, 2023 8:06 AM

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Why did I even think those kids would get away without taking some beating with Snake and Thorgil in the scene. Ketil forced himself to do the job cause Thorgil would definitely end up killing that boy.
Arnheid looked more empty inside than Thorfinn.

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I had my doubts about Ketil, but after this episode he really does seem like an okay guy.

Exactly what I was thinking.
Mar 3, 2023 1:03 PM

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Who knew that the so called "Iron fist" Ketil was a softy at heart?
He really struggled to give those two thieves a punishment until Pater suggested one.
He showed the most compassion towards the kids unlike Thorgil and Snake.
Props for the brother taking a 20 stroke beating. His lil sister will get good sleep tonight.

I can relate to Ketil's feeling though. War, bloodshed, and violence are scary.  Arnheld looked dead/bored trying to comfort her master in bed.

Mar 5, 2023 10:41 AM
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Pretty interesting, liking the story so far
Mar 7, 2023 1:21 PM
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Great story progress. These budding relationships is one of the reasons why Vinland Saga is a few notches above most story-driven anime.
Mar 8, 2023 2:00 AM
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He could have just said no.
Mar 8, 2023 5:34 AM
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Nov 2022
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I feel so bad for girls like arnheid because she has to do everything her master says just because she's a slave she had to sleep with that old dipshit ketil they didn't had condoms at that time she has to keep that dipshit's sperms inside her for 3 days!!! at first I liked ketil but now I hate that asshole🤬🤬😡😡
Mar 8, 2023 6:27 AM
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May 2022
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thorgil is scary, for real. bruh, i didn't expect that girl to be there. einer would feel bad. great episode.
Mar 8, 2023 4:45 PM
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ITS OSOSOOSOSOO AMAMZING
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