Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 1 REACTION! | 2x1 "Slave"

[@CarlieAndAnge]

Season 2 is here! We’ve heard some amazing things about it and cant wait to be all caught up! The next 7 episodes are all available EARLY and UNCUT over on Patreon! www.patreon.com/carlie_and_ange

[@GalEl1806]

Which reactions of the finale did you watch?

[@mgglycan2735]

Season 2 is Peakland Saga

[@MoreLimitless_]

True peak storytelling has arrived, hope you guys are enjoying the season so far!

[@CarlieAndAnge]

It’s AMAZING! Only 8 episodes in, but really loving the feel of it so far!

[@araragisenpai4088]

@@CarlieAndAnge I'm very happy to hear this, looking forward to your reactions!!! Farming is peaaaak!

[@user-uu1hv8nv6i]

My ‏‪boy looks sad

[@Spawn223311]

@@CarlieAndAnge the 9th is a really good one

[@CrikososEveryWhere-2000.]

@@CarlieAndAnge When you see episode 9 you will love VInland saga forever. Save this comment.

[@adrianwagner8202]

Nothing prepares you for what this season has to offer. Instead of mindless spectacle, we get top tier character development. Some of the best I've ever seen. I'm so excited :D

[@loni1771]

His character development is just becoming a copy paste of thors with no personality of his own 😂

[@adrianwagner8202]

@@loni1771 SPOILER WARNING No? He takes it a step further by swearing off all sorts of violence entirely. Not even using his fists like his father did. From now on his fights become psychological duels rather than physical ones.

[@NJAXDTOWN]

@@loni1771 L take

[@TheSteiner12]

​@@loni1771 looks like somebody watched it with his eyes closed

[@loni1771]

@@adrianwagner8202 yeah that’s why he’s a terrible character

[@tetralaluna]

this season has easily my favorite opening song, and your cover of it is sooooo good !!!!

[@CarlieAndAnge]

I love the different vibe in the new OP! Thanks a lot 🙂

[@PintoConrad]

@@CarlieAndAnge Are you guys gonna do a reaction on KZbin to S1 OPs and EDs?

[@user-uu1hv8nv6i]

❤

[@ilsrzz135]

this arc is insane, i hope you both enjoy it!

[@kikikim4589]

Fun fact in the beginning it's old Icelandic ( or old Norse not sure ) mappa consulted the Embassy of Iceland in Japan for that

[@SillyStuff1508]

Thorfinn was sold as a slave as a punishment for attacking the King (canute) He couldn't have gone unpunished so slavery was what he was sold into.

[@Runaway-Reptar]

Which is actually Canute showing mercy, since Thorfinn should have been executed for attacking a royal

[@noona9193]

Was this mentioned in the manga or?

[@Regenmacher175]

@@noona9193 The manga mentions it.

[@noona9193]

@@Regenmacher175 thanks for telling me, I wonder why it wasn't mentioned in anime

[@Regenmacher175]

@@noona9193 That's because the section of the manga that mentions it has not been shown in the anime just yet. It should normally be covered during the last few episodes of season 2.

[@Jonas-ob2sh]

Studio change doesn't really matter with Vinland saga Season 2 because the core staff (the director, screenwriter, composer, character designer/chief animation director etc.) remains the same, so you can expect things to remain very consistent with Season 1. You have of course new episode directors and other freelance animators but they overall don't matter as much as the core staff. With Attack on Titan studio changed but also the core staff changed hence why it looked and felt very different.

[@ilsrzz135]

yup exactly

[@gabymdo]

I mean the main staff doesn't change and that's great but it does change in some things like some episode directors, animators etc

[@lix1806]

Even the episodes done by the aot s4's team for vinland saga are freaking great and some of the best.

[@LisanAlGareeb]

10:51 How amazing is this show? Making us feel for Thorfinn just like lief. As if he is someone very near and dear to us. I was waiting for y'all to start S2 because the change in direction that this show takes. Some people don't appreciate this season but I am sure you both will love this. Also, the way this show makes even Ange tear up 🥺

[@user-uu1hv8nv6i]

‏‪2:28‬‏ l feel sad for them all thr mother and the sister

[@evilcommunistpicklerick3175]

@@user-uu1hv8nv6i Same 🥲

[@Arsalan_82]

So to explain about the studio change, this is very different from the AoT situation. Basically the team that worked on AoT was WIT’s team so they stayed at WIT to work on next projects. But Vinland’s team was just hired by WIT to make Vinland Saga. So when MAPPA took over they just hired the same team to animate season 2 as well and thats why it basically looks just like season 1 because all the main staff is the same (Director, Character Designer, etc.). Which is a huge win because the director of Vinland Saga is a massive fan of the manga and really cares about how the shots are handled so they can give the message that the manga wants

[@8ooty0]

well the director is a mappa employee

[@Celeborn93]

It doesn't look just like season 1. They changed the artstyle, color/contrast to fit a different studio even though it's the same team. Sure the characters look the same in essence, but it's easy to spot the different especially with the lines and coloring. Both look great though. But the argument that "it looks the exact same because it's the same team" has gotten so tiresome, and it's simply false. Know that i'm aware you said "basically" - i just wanted to clarify.

[@Little-Dude]

@@Celeborn93 Agreed. The style isn't as drastic of a change as it was for AoT, but that doesn't mean there isn't obvious differences. It's just a much easier transition. It's not a bad thing to point out because the team under MAPPA has been doing amazing work just as much as before.

[@Celeborn93]

@@Little-Dude Definitely. There's simply too much misinformation being spread that starts to shape this weird hivemind culture for anime production i feel.

[@kikikim4589]

Let's gooooooo peak land saga is here , best boy and the goat are here , the opening song oh Lord I can't find the right word to describe how beautiful this song is , the whole season is just a 1000/10

[@louiechapman-jones9861]

Do Paterson comments come to KZbin? How did you get this so early?

[@einoahonen7984]

12:48 right now Thorfinn is 19 years old and Einar is 20, so I guess he's been a slave for "only" a year now🤷🏼‍♂️😅

[@Zachafinackus]

One thing I really like with this episode is that the opening narration isn't in Japanese, but in Old Norse. Great attention to a small detail.

[@rogued3mon414]

Remember the two randos Carlie was talking about at the end of S1? One of em was Einar and the other was someone who we are going to meet in S3 for anime watchers.

[@andrealorenzi453]

This arc is one of my favourite arcs of all time, and the anime is doing it so much justice that it brings tears to my eyes just to think about it 😭 I love VS so much!! Thank you Yukimura sensei for creating such a masterpiece and to Yabuta sensei for bringing it to life with such a phenomenal adaptation

[@spider-jeff_101]

Thorfinn travelled with askeladd for 11 years and einar was the man on the boat at the end of the first season

[@AtaberkBozkurt-dh7gk]

one of the best arc bc of the story telling and the deep meanings

[@jayyy5023]

this season is one of the best out there, hope you guys enjoy the op’s and ed’s for this season too they’re all amazing. mappa has done an amazing job so far

[@oyaoya4156]

OMG OMG OMG SNSHISOWKS LITERALLY THIS SEASON IS SO AMAZING PAINLAND SAGA EACH episode had me bawling my eyes out 🥲💔

[@ilhamadigunawan5264]

I watched the first episode 3 times. First i watch it alone, second i watch it with my gf, third i watch it alone again and i still cry everytime 😢

[@oyaoya4156]

@@ilhamadigunawan5264 U ARE ME 🥺😢💔

[@Daniel-wv7lj]

Woooow I completely forgot they started off the season with that scene with the baby

[@Yuufu0]

PEAKLAND SAGA BEGINS

[@gabe_ed]

Man, season 2 is SO GOOD. It's like all the good things of season 1 and more. I'm happy you guys liked the first episode, can't wait for the next one.

[@noona9193]

Omg season 2 is here!! Guys prepare yourself this is gonna be an amazing journey, this season is peakland!! Seeing Thorfinn as slave my reaction was exactly like Carlie really 😭 Can't wait to enjoy it with you ❤️ i think Thorfinn here is in his early 20's 🤔

[@PentragonCosplay]

I really love what they did with Einar here. His backstory is anime-only but it makes you grow fond of his character so fast. If Vinland Saga adds something to the show that’s not in the manga they always nail it.

[@hz-vb6hn]

One of the exciting things (many things) about you guys starting a new show or season is Ange's covers ...always amazing

[@rollzmoist5061]

this came faster than i thought!

[@CeSkyne]

I wouldn't mind listening to a full cover of this new opening with or without voice because it is so good! Love it

[@arealhuman2409]

This season is so damn good at what it does😭😭 Plus Thorfinn is fonally the main character again!

[@hasan3step570]

cant over these intro covers by ange. thats such a nice touch

[@vagoerrante]

even if season is a different studio, a large part of the crew who worked on the first season were working in the second too

[@chandlermorgan708]

10/10 A stunning start to Farmland Saga This is a stunning, heart-wrenching, thought-provoking start to season 2 of Vinland Saga. Meeting a new character and spending 24/25 minutes with him was certainly a risk, but it paid off in spades. We learn so much about Einar in just over 20 minutes and become fully absorbed in his struggle to survive and will to live. From a harrowing experience with his family and village, to being sold off as a slave, we are left to wonder where his journey may lead. All signs point to Thorfinn by episodes end. This was the best possible start to this arc that I could have imagined! Strap in, it's going to be top tier!

[@mgglycan2735]

The anime actually made this betterr because they added a lot of original scenes about Einar's background thats not in the manga.

[@viziontrex]

The opening segment was in Icelandic, which is why you could see kanji on the side. It wasn't Japanese, which is why it sounded so different.

[@CrikososEveryWhere-2000.]

The same production team from the first season are behind VInland saga s2

[@DonMontoya721]

4:39 bro you are not ready for the piano this season lmao

[@joaniewwh3502]

omg carlie... i'm crying with you! 😭

[@ChanoTha1]

6:53, it is not Reiner's voice actor but in that scene I see why you would think that

[@Rob-rr4yp]

The starting sequence is in Old Icelandic, they consulted with the Icelandic Embassy to get that speaker! @Carlie & Ange

[@heckingbamboozled1057]

The soundtrack that starts at 4:39 is probably my favorite anime song ever. It helped me alot during hard times so hearing it after long time in this episode made me tear up. What Askeladd said to thorfinn in the finale resonated to me alot

[@iremainteague5653]

What a FIRE cover! 🔥 🎵

[@Degenerick]

Welcome to farmland saga

[@rainiprg4884]

Canute didn t want to hurt him but he still had to punish him in a way, otherwise his people would have seen him as a weak king, so i think he just enslaved thorfinn because it was probably the easiest way out. (he was a great warrior, even as a slave if in danger he could easily defend himself, so canute probably wasn t worried about him getting killed/hurt by his future master)

[@rodrigovaccari7547]

The message in the beginnig is in Old Norse. It's likely from Hávamál.

[@onikai7055]

Honestly when those raiders came to Einors village I was just thinking how Askeladd would wipe the floor with them and how this is the reason he hates Norseman.

[@npres91]

Ep 9 is an all timer, can’t wait to see your reaction

[@marciadasilvaoliveira-le3tb]

I was literally Wondering here right nós when you guys would release the next reaction... Perfect timinho I Love It!

[@ScorpiusDX]

This is roughly over a year after the end of season 1.

[@diegopires2820]

This is one of my favorites episodes!! The drama, the ost, everything works perfectly You can really feel Einar emotions, and seeing thorfinn in the end is 👌 A hell of a introduction to Peakland saga 😅

[@hablahei1]

Such an amazing episode, it's like complete story in and of itself. I just love how mappa has adapted this season in general, really took this series up to a genious seinen (which the manga already is of course). It just comes to show how the entirety of season 1 was a backdrop to the actual story which happen now.

[@la8497]

The Op cover was AMAAAZING

[@manumudgal4988]

Thorfinn is 19 years old in this episode, Einer is probably a little older.

[@iswallowappleseeds927]

Though in a way Mapa technically isn't actually animating this. Basically the Division at WIT that did Vinland wanted to make a second season at WIT but it didn't pull through so some of them left the studio and joined Studio Kafka and MAPPA. So basically it's still done by the same people from WIT. (Though there are a lot of MAPPA staff working on this season, but the majority is mostly from WIT era Vinland.)

[@moonchild_brooding]

I finally catch up with your reactions on Vinland Saga! the amount of tears I shed in this arc is unbelievable, get your tissues ready!! and of course, the cover of OP is top tear as always

[@mikkosimonen]

Remember back in season 1, I think episode 2, then the Englishmen attacked those bathing Danes? The first time Einar's village was attacked was probably part of that same event, although maybe not the same village.

[@akashgholap4717]

Whooooorey Finally season two episodes out

[@darkstar8196]

The Thorfinn reveal after waiting 3 years was incredibly hype.

[@ilhamadigunawan5264]

A little fun fact, even though they change studio, the staff mostly intact so it's not even changing anything😂

[@PintoConrad]

This season as some episodes which hit you like a truck! I'm excited to see your reactions!

[@moonchild943]

oh man, i love vinland saga so much

[@tacospin_]

that's the face of a man who lost both of his dads

[@Little-Dude]

Not sure if it has been clarified for you or not, but there's only been about a year time difference between the end of season 1 and the start of season 2. I guess Thorfinn just looks _that_ rough, lol. And the sequence in the beginning was spoken in Old Norse.

[@faizalamirbashiira4565]

How's the 6 episodes so far guys? I'm sure you guys are liking what you are watching Idk how far have you guys are now, but yes, this is the Peakland Saga that we have been waiting for

[@dh5363]

Intriguing watching people experiencing season 2 immediately after. As much as I didn't want to wait, I now thought the long wait between the season was quite fitting for the time jump in the show and we had to reorient ourselves along the way with Thorfinn trying to sort himself out.

[@LinkedToReality]

Studio MAPPA has done an amazing job with this season, I was expecting the art to change a lot but they've kept up the quality of Wit very well.

[@mikhailpersad1208]

Farmland is masterclass in storytelling and character development.....the feels are coming

[@bigbangattack97]

as an aspiring guitarist whos tried playing a vinland saga opening or two, and a new sub; great video and awesome cover! you're where i wanna be brother on that guitar shiet!

[@calebramat7649]

The animation studio changed but its the exact same team or animators who animated season 1, thats why its the same and better

[@Un1234l]

I don't know what it is exactly, can't put it in words at the moment... but for some reason I am always looking forward to seeing you two react to things I've already seen.

[@talesofapre-sequel5647]

Thorfinn's been on the farm almost a year from the S1 finale

[@julietaespinoza767]

Why did I cry over Ange's cover of River 😢😢😢😢

[@Mindisolar]

Hey guys, this isn't related to the reaction but I just wanted to inform you since you're a fan of KDA and Soyeon (the rapper), She was recentely on a music program called Dingo and the title of the video on youtube is "(G)I-DLE's Killing voice"...She sang live with Miyeon and the other Three group members a bunch of their songs including Pop-stars by KDA and I wish for you to check that out. Of course you don't have to react to it, just enjoy it in your own time. their voices and chemistry together is something else, hope you enjoy it

[@tonberrygaming3267]

that ost in the end is so epic

[@Un1234l]

6:50 I love how you are picking up on the VAs, Ange. I was looking forward to you noticing. Yes that's Reiner's VA.

[@saraconcincino]

Nope its a different VA

[@Un1234l]

@@saraconcincino Wtf you're right. I stand corrected. That's incredible how similar their voices are. I was so certain.

[@saraconcincino]

@@Un1234l i also thought it's Reiner's VA at first no worries 😆

[@NoName-fz9qm]

The start of top tier character development

[@Kejuro-]

Such a goated season just you wait

[@CrossriderBankai23]

This season is amazing, one of the best arcs!

[@FPS117]

While it is now MAPPA it is actually basically a transition of the same team from Wit doing it under a MAPPA production. So don't expect too much of a change in animation quality other than improvements!

[@samhiguma]

coming back to ep 1 and seeing Ketil... I can't-

[@maxojavierrojasurzua5746]

The arc where only the one who wanted to how what means to be a true warrior. The Slave arc is where Vinland Saga shows you what really this story is about. Enjoy it. 🔥

[@10111269]

sick guitar bro

[@erichfreitas5758]

That cover too🔥

[@LoXHumaN]

Why is love is war taking so long??😭 I love watching these reactions too but your love is war reactions are my fave rn

[@vagoerrante]

at the end of Season 1 Thorfinn was 17 years old. By now I guess it's been at least two or three years?

[@vjollila96]

this is where peakland saga starts

[@blob9991]

season 2 is hands down the best part of the story. really goes full circle at the end with the very beginning with Thors

[@gorilabacon]

It doesn't matter much if the studio changes, if the staff is the same. And in Vinland Saga the staff is the same

[@fruut25]

Best arc incoming

[@roloherrera2002]

Love the new OP song cover

[@josecruzaguirre2152]

Peak incoming my friends

[@JigyasArt]

Its the greatest season ever for me !!

[@LoXHumaN]

I love how this arc escalates, season 1 was great but season 2 is also good just very different pacing and focuses more on character building.

[@deadsec5970]

If einar was a shonen character, he wouldve already awakened his anime superpowers

[@unioneye1087]

apparently the same core team is on S2 as wit, so while this season may not have as fluid a anamiation as the first, the direction and general quality should be the same

[@1Manda1]

Nice the second season begins 🤘

[@wibes6043]

WIT studios is in so much dept and is currently keeping afloat because of their parent company Production I.G. as a result they dropped a lot of the shows they were working on. The director of season 1 was very happy to see MAPPA give his vision of the series a chance to conclude and he stated before that without them season 2 was never gonna happen. The animators who did season 1 were just free lancers hired by WIT to do season 1 at the time so they weren't part of WIT but they are now full members of MAPPA staff so the animaton quality doesn't change at all it only got better with this season in my opinion

[@Gamer-ug5ko]

Just saw episode 20

[@spider-jeff_101]

There was a three year time gap between season 1 and 2

[@cavasinomirko254]

season 2 is good, be patient guys!

[@kyleschan3451]

Peakland saga is here!

[@deadsoon]

Farming and trauma season begins 🥳

[@aspirer47]

PeakLand Saga starts