Vinland Saga
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| Emotions were running high this episode especially considering the high casualities at the farm. Seriously, this war took so much toll on everyone that it's just sad. Gotta also respect Asegir for taking his stand even if he gets beat up. Still, I'm not surprised to see the cruel behavior as the world in this show itself has been cruel. |
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| As it's finally time to see the carnage left behind after the storm of King Canute. There are a lot of casualties, no surprises there. Olmar seems to be traumatized and can't blame him since this is his first time seeing war in person. But, props to him for standing his ground in front of Thorgil. He wants all this to end. He feels frustrated for not having the courage. "Olmar become a man in exchange for the farm" Wise words. On the other hand, we have Thorfinn who wants to meet Canute but he has to go through some obstacles. He's being underestimated and being tested. Einar arrived for Throfinn's assistance. But, it looks like in order to win the bet, Thorfinn has to withstand 100 blows from the big guy. Good Luck, Thorfinn. |
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| Canute may have told Floki and his men to avoid any unnecessary killings and pillaging anymore from the farm, but what’s done is already done, heck Ketil’s farm has no more than men you can count on fingers who can put up a fight against Canute’s army anymore. Though as if even a situation this dire could put these people down from their high horse , they still want to fight smh. Felt for Snake but he literally has no right to refuse, and that’s when the acting master of the farm came into the picture. Olmar may have acted stupid, he may have acted like a kid, he may have embarrassed himself, but the one good thing he did was to surrender to Canute when the opportunity presented itself. He too at last got the reality check, and that if nothing will save the lives of those who are still alive on the farm. Finally, there’s a reason to like him. Though for what Thorfinn is upto, just like he declared to Leif, went to negotiate with Canute. But we know as if any person can meet the king of a nation this easily, even if that person was a former personal bodyguard of the King himself. And that’s when the eyepatch goon came into the picture, and to go past him and meet Canute, as a part of bet Thorfinn has to take a whole 100 hits to his face. God damn. Can’t believe now we’re just an episode away from the most HYPE moment of this season, or heck the most hype moment of this series itself. We really came this far.. hasn’t we? Next week can't come any sooner. |
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| Olmar my man. I knew from the start that he will have good character development and it did not disappoint. NOOO NOT THE CLIFFHANGER |
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| Man, it's still hard to believe that Arnheid is gone. I miss her a lot. :( Ketil is still unconscious. But his son Olmar just became a man. He made the correct decision by surrendering. Sometimes surrendering is better than maintaining your "honor". It pissed me off a little bit that Canute didn't want to meet Thorfinn. But seems like we'll finally get the meeting in the next episode. Can't believe only 3 episodes are left. |
Stark700 said: Asegir who? (Looked up the character and I don't think we've seen him in a while.)Emotions were running high this episode especially considering the high casualities at the farm. Seriously, this war took so much toll on everyone that it's just sad. Gotta also respect Asegir for taking his stand even if he gets beat up. Still, I'm not surprised to see the cruel behavior as the world in this show itself has been cruel. |
| I still remember earlier in the season when Olmar was super eager to go into battle and kill people. The aftermath of something as serious as war ain't pretty, and Olmar is experiencing the traumatic effects firsthand. Looks like he finally came to his senses, as he seems to be the only one rational enough to realize that surrendering is the best option. They barely have any able-bodied men remaining anyway lol. Thorfinn is pretty ambitious trying to get a meeting with the king as a mere slave. Even though they were formerly acquainted, those soldiers aren't buying it one bit. Now he has to tank 100 punches to get what he wants, sheesh. Like he said though, he's used to getting hit, so this should be a piece of cake. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| I'm definitely not a fan of him taking 100 blows... why not betting on beating the shit out of the other guy... |
RaizelMay 29, 2023 10:37 AM
| well another cliff hanger ending Canute and Thorfinn will finally meet next episode |
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| A masterclass, yet again from MAPPA. Olmar finally sees the reality of the war and bloodshed that he idealised. There’s no beauty in it, just death and suffering. Him refusing to continue the war doesn’t make him soft or a coward. A true man makes his own decisions, sticks to them and doesn’t throwaway lives just for ego. As gramps said, it cost you your farm but your son is finally a man. Proud of him. Can’t wait to see Thorfinn and Canute’s reunion next week. I also think it’s cool how this month’s chapter references einar’s meeting with Canute that we’ll see next week. Everything coming full circle. |
Marinate1016May 29, 2023 10:43 AM
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| Yup. Thorfinn will be getting his ass whooped by this Big Bear man. |
Embient said: Same, the payoff after watching him for the last 5 months feels so good.Olmar my man. I knew from the start that he will have good character development and it did not disappoint. |
| man what a cliff hanger , idk why he decided to get hit instead of dodging 100 hits |
| They say, that the best way to change someone's mind is to give them exactly what they want and Olmar is a perfect example. |
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| Olmar finally manned up owning to his mistakes and is taking the hard yet correct decision to surrender. He was the cause of all this suffering of this war and is indeed only right for him to be the one who ends it as well. That's undoubtedly courageous. The guy became a true leader and worthy successor of the farm. Thorfinn has to survive 100 punches to meet Canute and win this bet. Ofc, if he tried to fight the guy, just like someone already said would be contradictory to aeot to use violence just to negotiate about peace later on plus no one of all those men would let such a guy get near to the king. |
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| olmar is now a true warrior too? he has no enemies he has now the courage to accept insults, the whole internet should learn from him thorfinn meanwhile said there is a trick for getting hit many times so ye i guess he will soften the punching impact by using his agility, im a manga reader but i already forgot if this is how he will do it canute will keep on killing until he achieves paradise or the end justifies the means aka utilitarianism  |
| Damn, that huge guy killed a bear after it scratched out his eye. Good luck Thorfin, you're going to need it. |
| This is the first episode of the entire series that has left me feeling rather underwhelmed. Olmar standing up to Thorgil was about the only interesting thing here. With only 3 episodes left, I wonder where they're taking this story. |
| How does Thorfinn plan to guarantee his return to Leif after getting beaten up, fatigued and making himself further vulnerable? -_- |
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| It's awesome to finally see Olmar's climactic character moment animated, one of my favorite beats from this arc. |
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| You know the show is PEAK when it ends in 5 minutes! |
| Man. This episode was freaking good. I loved it. Honestly Olmar made the right decision to wanting to surrender. After what he saw. He is done. Sadly however they will lose their home. . As for ThorFinn. The guy wants to see Canute but Canute says no after what happened many years ago. ThorFinn willing to take 100 punches if it means to see Canute. |
| Vinland Saga is truly special. I have never seen something like this before. This is already a classic. |
SSGHOKAGE said: We got cucked. I can't believe I actually thought Thorfinn was going to fight through 100 dudes with his bare hands in order to see Canute. I thought he was about to do something even more impressive than Guts. Instead, next week we get to watch our beloved protagonist get beat the f*ck up for x amount of minutes. Weak as hell. Ah yes, because the only "strong thing" that someone could do in this situation would be to think with their fists and beat their way through with brute force; someone holding fast to their ideals in an attempt to stop further bloodshed is super weak, ya know? It's shame you're bummed about Thorfinn not going punchy punchy, don't mind me I'll just be over here enjoying this fantastic adaptation of a terrific story.  |
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| I can't wait for next monday! This season has been just so interesting! |
| Thorfinn is back at the battlefield once again. I wonder where Thorgeir went -- probably towards the king. I have a feeling that Thorfinn are going to kill Thorgeir to protect the king. I have not been watching the manga. Anyway, great episode, can't wait for the next one. |
| Character development for Olmar! Using his position as heir to Ketil, he decides to surrender. War terrifies him, and he knows can't ever be like Thorgil. He's not the only one haunted by death though as Canute has the head of his father tell him it's too late for mercy. A fateful reunion between Thor and Canute is imminent. The invaders yet again underestimate a man who fought for Canute in the past. |
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SSGHOKAGE said: This is NOT bad writing. Thorfinn's character is just willing to show the flaws of power abuse while negotiating peace.If "sticking to your ideas" = getting beat up like a little b*tch. Then yes, I do believe it's pretty weak. Overall, I've enjoyed Thorfinn's character development. But taking things to the extreme is always negative. Water's great for you, drink too much of it, and you'll die. "Sticking to your ideas" sounds great on paper, but when taken to the extreme, it makes you weak as f*ck and a total push-over. You're a pacifist. Someone comes into your house to rob and kill you. If you want to "stick to your ideas" you should just let yourself die. Trolley Problem. On a trolley, pull the lever and kill 1 person, or do nothing and let the trolley kill 5. "Killing people bad" so you decide to just let the trolley run over multiple people. Weak as hell. Really, "sticking to your ideas no matter what" is equivalent to being unable to compromise or make tough choices. The world is built on compromises, if you can't compromise you're a weak and terrible person. Relating back to anime, even Thorfinn was able to compromise when he fought Snake. I was hoping he'd be able to compromise again in order to meet Canute. I guess, in a way he has. But the way he choose to do it, is the exact opposite of what I was hoping for. And a complete b*tch move tbh. It's one thing to not fight over dumb stuff like Shanks in One Piece did. It's another thing to not fight psychopathic murderers for an extremely good reason (i.e stopping a war). Regardless, I guarantee you if the only thing there is to eat is meat, vegans gonna eat meat just like the rest of us. You'd call that weak. (They didn't "stick to their ideas" and prevent the bloodshed of those poor, innocent animals) I'd call that not being a dumbass. Different perspectives, I suppose. |
| Man fuck that. I was so hyped up for Canute and Thorfinn meeting this episode and then this happens? Look the Olmar stuff is great development for him but if they're going to make Canute blow off Thorfinn like that and have him go through this trial it should have been the entire episode so we could see the resolution. The Olmar stuff can come after. Now I'm just feeling annoying about having to wait when Thorfinn challenging those Vikings like he did is an otherwise good moment. This is literally the first episode this season I've walked away not thinking it was great. And it's really just because of the blue balls. |
ProofByColorMay 29, 2023 2:29 PM
| THorfin taking them hits makes him beyond a alpha. ffs we needed more of dat not some beta's puking up and another crying for some bitch whore of a skank. |
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| Not a fan of Thorfinn's decision to just get a beating. And Canute, why wouldn't he want to talk to him?..:( Honestly, I don't give a flying fuck about Ketil anymore. Like, yeah, it's unfair that his farm could be taken just like that, and he was a good owner in comparison to others, but still a slave owner, and he beat up a pregnant woman to death, what an asshole. Olmar is a cinnamon bun, he deserves a hug. Snake is shaping up as an interesting character too. |
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