An Empty Man | Vinland Saga S2 Ep 8 Reaction

[@YaBoyRoshi]

Free jaw reconstructive surgery from Dr. Thorfinn

[@LuisSierra42]

@Muscleman8562 sure bud

[@Fleeskii]

@Muscleman8562 try fent next

[@aidanvallee1458]

😂😂😂😅😅

[@alexanderkenway]

a jaw injury like that can't be good...

[@RabidDogma]

This season is so incredible because of the story and the way it's told. Yukimura (the creator) really showed everyone how good he was with the time jump. "Oh you think I'm a shonen manga creator? Have a whole-ass arc of farming. And you're going to love it."

[@LumpyTouch]

This show has the most detailed hands of any anime I've ever seen

[@yelloq6666]

Oh shit lumpy what's popping

[@jeremyp.1803]

You should see some of the manga panels purely dedicated for hands....the details are immaculate

[@alberttoto6507]

The hands talk too much in this anime

[@axelthesot]

Finger needs an anime to compete

[@nnightkingj]

Now imagine these animators doing Kazumas hands

[@gokuforhiresooon6301]

"If you're empty, you can fit anything inside you." - Sverkell, the sussy old farmer

[@ryuusuk33]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@brrrrrr7896]

Fuck don't make it wierd man

[@gokuforhiresooon6301]

@@brrrrrr7896 Can't blame me bro. Roshi did it first 🤣

[@zorobakayaro]

Ayoo💀

[@gravekeepersven82]

PAAAAAAAUUUUSSEEE!

[@maty5510]

Thorfin: "Einar please just calm down" Einar: " I just want to talk to them" Thorfin: "Lets walk down a different path" Einar: "I just want to talk to them"

[@joaogabrielwillerding4093]

Thorfin: "Eina,r you can do it"! Einar: "I just want to talk to them"

[@LymLevolveon]

Thorfinn: "Let's go talk to them" Einar: "I just want to- what?"

[@dreamwrlds]

While Thorfinn's not here to throw hands, he has proven that he still can

[@BowmansWorld]

He will start to throw hands soon

[@nnightkingj]

And that shook tf outta me I thought he was bout to block Einar not duff him

[@user-dm8cx9oc4r]

Well no shit. Did you forget him in s1 or what 😂

[@MattGarcyaDC]

He didn’t want einar go down that route so he decided to go with the lunch

[@justaguywhoissleepdeprived6381]

@@BowmansWorld more like dodging hands

[@azertyqwerty8398]

Thorfinn was like "I'm holding Einar back, but who's holding me ?"

[@mister_chewy]

Einar was like "you don't fuck with a man's bread."

[@VC777]

Literally and figuratively

[@JefflezZz]

"it's Askeladd" "No it's AskeTree" I'm laughing way more than I should from that 🤣

[@xboomx2468]

That scene of the wheat destroyed really pissed me off. My grandpa owns a farm so I know how hard farming is even in this day and age. So I couldn't even imagine how devastating it would have been back in the day for your crops to get fucked with.

[@TheBeelz3bub]

Thorfinn punching that farmhand was so satisfying that i screamed fuck yeah!!!!

[@pablolacalle6098]

Vinland Saga: Thorfinn's time as a warrior scarred him atrociously and left him crippled with trauma. It was a living hell that nearly ruined his entire life and left him lonely and miserable. Some people still for some reason: man why can't Thorfinn go back to killing again 💀

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Crunchyroll comments for this episode drove me insane. In general the crunchyroll comments drive me insane but for whatever reason I decided to check them for this episode and one dude was like "where's all the killing? I hope thorfinn gets back to killing everyone after this" and I'm just like... bruh

[@MandatoryFruit]

​@@irecordwithaphone1856That's how you can tell they're watching, but they aren't _really_ watching.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

@Mandatory Fruit Thorfinn feels way more interesting to me when he's thinking about life and his past, starting to find joy in living VS when he's just yelling about revenge and killing people constantly. I love action too but I like the direction the story has taken here, it feels fitting

[@tyrecedownie-ackloo7432]

Nah its not even that. You can't go from dope fights and uno. Vikings. Who kill and conquer. To PTSD peacetime for the entire season. Its good so far. But slow. Kinda stagnant. So I completely understand them wanting action. Since part of s1 greatness came from the fight scenes.

[@tyrecedownie-ackloo7432]

But if you don't agree I am happy to receive all the smoke

[@FlameOfUdun96]

The next episode is gonna really emphasize why people call this arc Peakland Saga, I hope you all are ready

[@iadxn8935]

I cant wait then, this arc been so good already in my opinion. Farmland in goated

[@regi9591]

probably the moment that made Thorfinn my fav mc

[@zenith110]

I will prepare as best I can fam

[@Xemnas283]

Imma cry bro seeing it animated 😭

[@RabidDogma]

They're gonna find out why he's called OGRE

[@talesofapre-sequel5647]

"This season's been actually really fucking good, and there's nothing happening." This is why Farmland Saga is honestly considered one of the best arcs ever written in manga in terms of storytelling.

[@Lucydity_]

I saw some people said they dropped the show because its boring and not action packed and not much fighting like the 1st season but, to me, this one is just as good as the 1st one. The dialogues and storytelling are so good that it carried the show just like Roshi said.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

Vinland Saga just feels so real man even though it's an anime and sometimes it throws in jokes, it feels raw and human. The way they do dialogue is really nice too, feels natural compared to some other shows It makes sense that an arc diving into that "human" aspect of the series is so rich so far

[@Lucydity_]

@@irecordwithaphone1856 very true

[@dunzek943]

The problem is Yukimura made the last season too good lol, attracting the wrong people to the show.

[@S.Somwaru]

The Normies dropped Vinland Saga Season 2. I think people are telling them not to watch the Season 2. But are they so wrong

[@ilhamadigunawan5264]

Yeah just like dunzek said, the prologue is too good so people have the wrong expectations and leave it because there's not really much action

[@taco837]

The work that goes into farming is ridiculous and they have none of the machines we do today on top of having to clear a Forrest, yank out roots, till the soil and take care of the crops everyday. That shit they did to them is beyond heartbreaking

[@thisperson345]

I don't think Thorfinn punched the guy to protect Einar, he punched him out of his own anger, he's beginning to show more and more emotion, from saying thank you to Einar while smiling to punching a mf out of pure rage, his emotions are slowly coming back.

[@irecordwithaphone1856]

I thought it was because he wanted to take the blame for hitting a retainer instead of Einar. I thought that was why he looked surprised when Einar also joined in

[@davekeplerauguste17]

@@irecordwithaphone1856 cap, the next episode Will explain it

[@mikkosimonen]

Yeah, it's obvious from his reaction, he acted without thought.

[@aobvioustrollthatisveryind9202]

My take on it is that when they insulted them using the word “slave”. Maybe a trait he picked up from Askeladd?

[@blueexorcist_]

​@@aobvioustrollthatisveryind9202 that sounds so cool

[@yowaimon]

If it was the old Thorffin, their heads would be rolling on the ground

[@gerardogomez2820]

hmm... idk

[@kareemdavis4068]

​@@gerardogomez2820 what do you mean "idk" he was a teenager BODYING grown men! As a grown man he would fold them no doubt

[@keisny_0189]

If he had old thorfinns mentality he would be out there with thorkel and canute taking over the whole country

[@thejadedjester4935]

@@keisny_0189 was that his old mentality? I'm pretty sure Askeladd was the main focus he had.

[@keisny_0189]

@@thejadedjester4935 Well ye ofc but if he was still filled with rage and anger then he would keep on fighting

[@GuardianDragon6]

That fishing moment was so powerful. If you want to change, you need to actively create that change, but not in the way we usually create change. Let your head be empty and fill it with your new goal without distractions. "work" he said. Just keep working on the task at hand with no other thoughts in mind. Throw the net. Then do it again. For a day, for a week, for a month. The longer you go, the less your past life will attempt to return. Eventually you forget who you used to be. You might not even realize you've changed, yet you'll act and think completely differently. Now that I think about it, Thorfinn and Einar make an interesting duo. Thorfinn needs to change inside, and that requires him to let go of a lot of a lot of things and learn all over. Meanwhile, Einar needs change on the outside, and that requires ambitions, motivated action. They're working toward the same goal on the surface, but the way they go about their changes are the opposite.

[@TheoVorster]

For those who are interested in reading along with the manga, this episode adapted the entirety of chapters 68 to 69. In regards to the passage of time (the manga is sometimes more explicit about the dates) during this episode it’s supposed to be winter now and Lent soon (as Sverkel indicated), so it’s probably meant to be around February-March of 1016, i.e. another few months have passed since the previous episode. A little bit of trivia, the very opening scene of the episode (where Thorfinn is staring at a child version of Einar) is an anime original addition/scene. And to be clear, child Einar in Thorfinn’s dream is just symbolic of the types of people Thorfinn used to pillage and raid as a Viking, as Thorfinn wasn’t directly involved in either of the times Einar’s village was raided in the past (the first time was done by English soldiers, and by the second time Thorfinn had already been sold into slavery as punishment for attacking Canute). Also unfortunately ruining the retainers' wheat fields isn't an option for Einar and Thorfinn to get back at them either. As the retainers don't actually own any farming land themselves, they only work on land that Ketil owns.

[@dreamlessking9]

Thanks

[@ace6897]

Einar would also never purposefully ruin wheat, considering how passionate he is about farming

[@PetarBladeStrok]

This series is continuing to prove how top tier it is. This episode had me tearing up. I love the depth, inner struggle & development happening in this season.

[@bose1113]

It also had me in tha feels almost like Endeavor another man whose fighting his past

[@kai8617]

5:10 I agree bc Thorfinn was saying stuff like "Don't die on me.", "I didn't kill you yet.", "We still haven't had the duel you promised me.". Truth be told he loved that man even if he did kill his dad.

[@CaffeineDeprivation]

"Love" might be too strong of a word, but there was DEFINITELY some kind of bond going on in that moment, even if Thorfinn didn't know it then Yeah, he was angry because he'd never be able to beat him in a duel. But then he was also saying stuff like "You're going to die? *"You?* " It's always stuck with me, because it's like he was in *disbelief*. Like at some point, he'd started to think Askeladd as someone who'd always be there, who'd never be killed

[@cjgajard]

If cliffhangers weren't enough we now got cliff-fallings :/

[@Pathetic-Ali]

🤣👍

[@cameronmurphy5177]

Does thorfinn ever think “I have a whole Mom and sister to go back to” 😅

[@Ash_Wen-li]

yes

[@djibrilr6s]

He forgot about them because of his trauma

[@d.dr.v42]

He was 6 when he left them so no

[@The_Hunter_2001]

Editors too good “They took er jerrrbs”😂

[@p1ug0]

i’ll never understand how people dropped this season. I’ve been in love w this show since season 1 and even though this season is less action I still love it. The story, the characters, everything. I love this show man

[@jeykritov5123]

you might will drop it starting from next episode,if not,you'll going to love it even more,who knows

[@t-rex8969]

That's when you know damn well,they don't pay attention to the story

[@tunamayhoe]

Funny enough, I didn't like the 1st season when I first watched it and then watched in a different perspective and liked it a bit more. This season is what is really selling the show as something great but maybe is because I like storytelling with a side of action.

[@black_man-]

Thorfins such a warrior. When Einar went for that punch he saw the retainer ready to strike when Einar was going to attack and striked him first

[@jerico.b]

The retainer is provoking Einar to punch him. He thought he could take one punch then they'd gang up on them and call it self-defense. Plot twist: He can't take the punch.

[@black_man-]

@xpandesalatorx heard this was the "farmland season" but it's still been dope and hoping it gets wild by the end.

[@layedbackthomas]

Its them parallels of Thorfinn learning to kill and take life in season 1 now in season 2 he is learning to actually create life with the farming and do things that help ppl.

[@sachi8483]

"Work. Your hands aren't moving" I love this line from Sverkell bc it can be interpreted 2 ways 1. Dont just stand there and liaten/stare at me get back to work 2. Work, start filling up that empty space inside you.

[@Vronize]

This is the power of Big 3 manga; Vagabond, Berserk and Vinland Saga. The story is so well written and immersive that it has its own beauty even under the most "bad" moments.

[@welltoucansamatthatgame]

3:03 Or maybe he called out "Father!" and "Askeladd!" because he called out "Father!" when Askeladd had his father killed and maybe he only cared about Askeladd as an object of hatred and that's the reason why he was so lost when Canute killed him in addition to the fact that he'd explicitly rejected the ideals his father had tried to impart onto him in pursuit of a goal he couldn't even achieve and his father never would've approved of.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

Roshi was just joking because so many people were vehemently against the idea of Askeladd being a father figure to Thorfinn (which is confirmed) But yeah. Whenever he says "father", he means Thors

[@tomwang7469]

@@Ash_Wen-li just out of curiosity, when was it confirmed?

[@Ash_Wen-li]

​@@tomwang7469 In the manga. SPOILER for one panel probably early Season 4 Leif Erikson says "Follow your heart my son" and the ghosts of Thors and Askeladd appear at his sides. Heavily implying that Thorfinn sees Thors, Askeladd and Leif as father figures

[@tomwang7469]

@@Ash_Wen-li oh yeah now that u mention it I remember

[@welltoucansamatthatgame]

​@@Ash_Wen-li They also say that Thorfinn would've never killed Askeladd at 4:33, which sounds like they're saying he wouldn't have because he saw him as a father figure, which I think is completely ridiculous, as opposed to saying he couldn't have because Askeladd was way stronger.

[@COCAINEHOARDER]

Loved this episode, and love yalls reactions. I usually watch your reactions when I'm not feeling too well and y'all always find a way to make me laugh, so thanks for that for real.

[@masterarash7]

This whole season has been absolute fire so far

[@damianavila4650]

You really feel the impacts from askeladd in this episode as a father figure. He spent so much time with Askeladd compared to even his own father thors. and fought along side him as well. And him feeling so empty and feeling like he’s forgetting something is cuz he is! His mom and his sister, he hasn’t thought of them in so long because he’s been so traumatized from everything else

[@kaizukokage3yearsago70]

One of the Most satisfying punch in Anime History.

[@Mrnobody2223]

“He’s telling me something” Me- fight back n***a fight back 🤣🤣

[@apppletreee]

I love this episode. That moment with the old master in the beginning was one of my favorites to read in the manga. It was animated so beautifully 😭

[@jossecoupe446]

4:44 a very good reading of the dynamic they had that explains Thorfinns current mental state, he did become a father figure, but for all the wrong reasons and in all the wrong ways (it was in no way a healthy relationship lol), any connection is still a connection one can grieve over.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

And when Askeladd was alive, Thorfinn actively blocked out any type of human connection with him. Even when Askeladd was trying to teach him something. He realized all of this after he died which makes him feel even more bitter. He never truly understood either of them (Askeladd and Thors) when they died

[@ryuusuk33]

​@@Ash_Wen-li totally agree

[@joe_the_goatt]

i have a theory about patril. I think the reason he’s not a slave anymore is because he was able to find out about ketil lying about the iron fist name. therefore ketil gave him his freedom. cuz almost all the slaves have impossible ass tasks to do in order to get their freedom and it looks like patril has only been there for like 10-15 yrs .(anime only fan btw so don’t go out here spoiling or saying no)

[@katreacts628]

First time reading that scene with the retainers-fight I was surprised that they actually managed to take down Thorfinn so fast (hitting him on the back of his head). On the battlefield as a boy and teenager he was often attacked by more than one person but always managed to dodge. But then I realized he always fought for himself. This was the first fight he actually wanted to look out for someone else, Einar. And that distracted him.

[@michaeljames5475]

the same anger Thorfinn prolly felt from being degraded and talked down to like that constantly "slave this and slave that" from the retainers, is the same anger Askeladd felt when the King first said to him oh your mom mustve been a slave. To me it was the same expression of anger of like "you not gon keep talking that way and talking down to me like that"

[@animusswtor4822]

I love the way this show manages to completely turn the reason why I personally didn't like Thorfinn very much in season 1 around on its own head and into a core focal point of his character going forward from here. THAT is masterful writing. The entirity of Thorfinn and Einar's conversations this episode are. Also, I believe that his punch at the end is the first time he ever got mad on behalf of someone else and not just for himself, but do correct me if I'm wrong.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

It was intentional too. Thorfinn was designed to be a stagnant character in Season 1, which is why it's so wild that people want him to go back to that. And it's never cleared up exactly why he got so angry. But I like to think that he actually grew really attached to the wheat and that last comment was the last *straw* (hehe)

[@myles101]

“If You’re Empty, you can fit anything inside you” Roshi: 🤨

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

Damn, Thorfinn went from Kratos to DadFinn, glad to see that he can still throw hands though.

[@Ash_Wen-li]

minor Season 3 & 4 spoiler He's not Dadfinn...yet

[@twiliblade]

Boy wait until his future travels, thorfinn is the next troll of jom

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

@@Ash_Wen-li ah I see he's going through his Kratos Ascension arc then

[@nnightkingj]

You dont just forget how to fight especially as good as he was and 11 years of doing it

[@johnmivule-novabow8143]

@@nnightkingj facts, its ingrained in him

[@OGking831]

Time and Time Again This anime is on pace to be the GREATEST OF ALL TIME

[@coltoneatherly5897]

the hand details are to show how hard he has worked as a slave.

[@FinalHabib]

Thorfinn was listening to RTTV with that punch lmao WILLPOWER!!!

[@LilRedWitch]

People can say what they want: I LOVE Farmland Saga. All this character growth is gonna hit SO hard when any major conflict happens in the future. A slow burn isn’t a waste of time or padding for the show, it’s absolutely needed

[@jueviolegrace2546]

@4:35 Ngl Roshi to say that Thorfin wouldn't kill Askelad given the right siutation(as a warrior) is as Crazy as the people who say Thorfin didn't see him as a father figure.

[@TheoVorster]

While Thorfinn wouldn’t have ever consciously chosen to spare Askeladd if Thorfinn ever hypothetically won a duel, the point is (as Askeladd explained in episode 22 of season 1/chapters 46-47 of the manga) that Thorfinn would never be able to ever win against Askeladd in a duel (and not because of a lack of martial prowess on Thorfinn’s part) because of Thorfinn’s unique relationship with Askeladd. That *because* of stuff like Thorfinn’s trauma-bond, messed up feelings towards Askeladd (including subconsciously viewing him as a father figure), and Askeladd knowing Thorfinn better than anyone else in the world, Thorfinn would specifically never be able to win (and thus kill) Askeladd in a duel (or at least until old age would literally make Askeladd too physically decrepit to win).

[@Ash_Wen-li]

It's a valid theory to be honest. I think more important than killing Askeladd, Thorfinn wanted to win the duel with Askeladd to prove Thors was better than him and to make Askeladd admit that. Ironically, Askeladd already agreed that Thors was better than him, which is probably why his last words hit so hard.

[@shikiynah07]

@7:56 dude the editor killed me with that simple 'tss'

[@Thriscucker]

“Your names just fin now” 😂

[@younggooni14]

Thorfinn's nightmares are even more vivid and visceral than in the manga.. the cook has been cooking

[@ivanbarksdale]

Mappa stay flexing with the artwork💪🏾✨

[@BreakerX42]

Oh boy Thorfinn's dream, then the encounter with Canute are like the best parts of this arc

[@BlackMyth0099]

*god damn* I can't wait for the rest of the episodes to drop so yall can see it, vinland saga pt 2 is sooooo dam good

[@RazeDee]

What an episode. So much to learn.

[@imdone8518]

"I should've never put Thor in your name" I'm dead 💀

[@kengo7273]

"Move. Your hands aren't moving.” = When you think too much, make yourself busy.

[@klaus3724]

And the manga is amazing as well. One of the best manga i've ever read. The storyline, character development, drawing. I remember i'd be reading this manga for 4-5 hours straight because i just couldn't stop.

[@profoundity]

"You got time to lean you got time to clean!" Glad to see I wasn't the only one who made this joke while reacting to this lmaooo

[@a_2502]

Seriously been loving this season! It hurt when the episode ends ugh

[@tangbein]

13:20 kids will scream in agony.

[@meepmeep8035]

So hyped for next episode, really focuses on the themes of the work.

[@efive850]

Roshi: Invents guns 1000 years ago just to kill the retainers

[@BobTheSkull]

"they took errr jobs." holy shit that got me. i love that i have to keep an eye on the subtitles to be sure yall aint doing some crazy shit lol

[@WOOIN02]

12:26 roshi battle cry 😅😅

[@shelbywilliams5912]

After this ghost series is done I truly believe that vagabond can be brought to life

[@rex6rocks]

"It should just be Finn" instaed of Thorfinn lmao. ive never laughed so much while watching Vinland saga reactions lmao. they funny as sht lol

[@TheManOnTheStreetOMG]

Thorfinn got that troll blood

[@kikikim4589]

Top 5 most satisfying Punch This episode was so good

[@endginuity8391]

Never mess with a mans wheat

[@AnaCarolina-md5gn]

The dialogues are pretty reflexives I feel like I'm suffocating watching this anime and is so freaking good!

[@alihamza14729]

Little did they know thorfinn still had that dawg in him.

[@FlashyDolphin]

3:54 crazy how this line is said to Thor in the first Thor movie and half the people in this show have Thor in front of their names lmao

[@ngatasworld7294]

Mannnnn this episode made me so livid! They really gotta blueball the viewers like that 😂😂😂 love y'all reactions as always, and fcking Lupa. Roshi: Asskelad Lupa: Asketree 🤣🤣🤣

[@shaka2tu]

I wish thorfin remember his sister and mother back home. That the only logic i didn understand

[@shadstewart9253]

No one wants peace more than a veteran soldier

[@reagenlionel]

I'm cracking up at the reference in the captions. "They took er jerbs"

[@JustAJ356]

roshi not gonna let go of that askeladd-father stuff😭

[@gooptaco2420]

Kept showing the detail on his hands to remind us he still got that dawg in him.

[@igodreamer7096]

Einar deserves more surplex scenes, bro! HAHAHAa

[@xorloNM]

thats a thorfin battlefield punch right there😂

[@texasranger3439]

I just recently picked up the manga start to finish. This thing with the way MAPPA has handled it is amazing. The manga is great but it's not the show you thought it was....alot of introspective thinking about what someone should do after experiencing a lifetime of trauma by 15. Can't wait to see where it all goes and hope it continues to get the love/numbers it needs.

[@ebag1227]

One of my favorite ep in any anime ngl...

[@troggdorthesecond]

3:36 YEAH?!?! XD

[@VC777]

Im glad y'all love this season of how it is

[@iamcool544]

He fell back down the hole. Im not gonna be surprised if it comes back and he straight slaughtered all of them.

[@juchigatsu6515]

Einar when his family is killed in front of him - 😭 Einar when his farm is destroyed- 🤬

[@cris9242]

More than crying, he is stoned, totally incapable of reacting. It makes sense because before we can get angry our brain has to processing what it is happen. Processing the fact that your mother and sister died in front of you may take longer than processing the fact that some assholes ruined your months' hard work…I'think.

[@kyroking9934]

12:32 nah lupa said “get them colored manga panels screenshots out of here”😭

[@tallesrodrigues5994]

When the episode ended like that I remembered Mob Psycho, Thoffin will wake up and see everyone dead around him because he entered "warrior mode" while unconscious.

[@SupremeKaï9]

Had to replay that scene, Thorfinn pushed his sh*it TF back💀😤😭.

[@thenobody7509]

Something to note. When thorfin punched the did that was his body moving on its own most likely cause enir tried to go over him to get to the dude.

[@brucelee7733]

13:48 GOW skits was what made me start watching... take me to the direction of BURGERS!

[@professoralpha3059]

This anime is good even if it's all dialogue. The whole story is Awesome, you can see the character development going.

[@therion6142]

Never thought I'd be getting this triggered over some wheat bro 💀

[@Flower_Sun13]

Same 🗿

[@williamch1371]

Everytime I watch this show I wonder if his mom and sister will make a comeback into the story.

[@bluetortoisesports658]

Thorfinn basically a Jackie chan character man… “I Dont Want Trouble!” (Throws hands anyway)

[@acl1894]

"Your name is just finn" Hahahahaha lupaaaaa!!!! 😂😂😂

[@KnaveADV]

Thorfinn definitely saw askelaad as a father figure

[@Ash_Wen-li]

It's confirmed

[@littleglissant]

12:25 😂😂😂😂

[@nnightkingj]

Askeladd really told Thorfinn what he was gone he like after his death. What are you going to do with your life after I'm gone.