Vikings 4x1 REACTION!! "A Good Treason"

[@jayjaysm00ve]

I love how hype Eric gets when Bjorn does stuff LMAO

[@Usurpationblitz]

And I hate it when Eric doesn't get when Rollo does stuff. He seems a bit, I don't know, out of the loop. It's like he hasn't been watching the show. Rollo's only goal was to have power. That's why he always went against his brother, that's what he told him when he thought Ragnar was dead. It's ALWAYS been like that with him, and here is Eric saying it's not

[@alexdumitrescu3025]

He's gonna be hyped when Bjorn goes to the Mediterranean or when he fights a fucking bear, and attacks that guy with a fish hook

[@tamaraaa993]

honestly same

[@BhBc8f8]

+KayfabeTactics Eric does have a point though, Rollo betrayed his family once but couldn't follow through with it, reason because he hated the thought of having to fight his brother right? And now he's doing it again so the question is, what changed? And if i'm being honest i still don't know what changed, my guesses are either Siggy's death or that Frankia is richer and so far away from Kattegat idk.

[@Leonardo-xz9xl]

Bhlack Bishop well; its a mix of both. While Siggy death only happened because the actress wanted to leave it made perfect sense in the show. Rollo couldn't betrayal Ragnar in S2 premiere because he loved his brother (he still does) more than he loved power and attention. Then Ragnar became more powerful and richier; while Rollo got broken by horses and lose Siggy; one of the pilars that kept Rollo in line (this made him even more jealous of Ragnar). The turning point was his conversation with the seer; who told him that the gods had greater things left for him in the future (you have to add that Rollo was in a terrible position at this point emotional speaking). This grew his hunger for power; and if you add his jealousy towards Ragnar; the seed for betrayal was there. The emperor offering him his daughter and lands was the last straw. It was pretty clear for Rollo what he needed to do and betrayal Ragnar without thinking; it was placed at the perfect time to happen (this also adds to one of points of this show: if the seer never told Rollo about his destiny; he would have betrayal Ragnar in the first place?)

[@tbcalex]

Did Eric actually think Rollo was going to go back with the vikings? 😂

[@cristinademartini6653]

Did Eirik actually think that withouth accepting the treaty, they would be able to survive in an enemy land which you had attacked and their people know you have hostile intentions towards them, for all that long winter? They brought it on themselves when Eirik came to the frank palace telling Rollo.

[@MICHAELILES12]

Well rollo did go back after banging out the French baddie had kids lived good and said fuck that I need to raid 😂

[@Fordo007]

What Rollo did was pretty smart and in character. Rollo wants out of Ragnar's shadow and as long as he's working for Ragnar that won't happen. Half his men are openly questioning his command, the other half are only following him for now. Rollo killing all of his own men was the safest course or action, don't want half your men switching sides in the middle of battle or one of them killing you in battle. Also it proved his loyalty to the Franks completely. It was his crossing the Rubicon moment, the Franks know that he can't go back to the Vikings, they won't accept him anymore. This was Rollo's way of assuring them he's on their side and he wont' betray them.

[@michaelshaw7242]

@Jacob Sirak That was before he had his destiny revealed to him by the seer. Also totally different point in the show lmao.

[@iMarieKelly]

Eric's love for Björn, is the best thing ever.

[@fightingfaerie]

I cannot wait to see how excited Eric will be during Bjorn's wilderness story.

[@iMarieKelly]

That and the crew's reactions to the second half of season 4, and season 5 (so far).

[@ducksauce9187]

Aaron the vikings are not really meant to be "the heros" or the "good guys" its like it was in real life.. both sides were bad and good

[@Fidel_L.Bousquet1970]

Even Ragnar is not a "hero"... he does some bad things. He's human and flawed, that's why he's interesting.

[@Leonardo-xz9xl]

The more you learn that everyone on this show is a piece of shit to some degree, the easier it gets to watch

[@EloImFizzy]

If Eric actually thought that Rollo would go back to the vikings then he really is naive.

[@Leonardo-xz9xl]

Rule number 1 to watch Vikings: EVERYONE EXCEPT ATHELSTAN IS A PIECE OF SHIT

[@ms_scribbles]

As it would be out of character for Rollo to struggle with whether or not to betray his people again, it wouldn't be a better story. Especially not when that guy said that half his people are angry with him. They could easily convince the other half and rise up against him, or simply abandon him. Rollo taking brutal action to quash that is in character.

[@Jakokokoroko]

And half is simply too much. Since he was disconnected from them for many weeks/months already he has no personal opinion/verification of how many people would not follow him. Worst case scenario is that he would go there to find out that everyone doesn't want to follow his lead and it was only a trap to lure him out to kill him. (Which wasn't the case but still a possibility for Rollo) And even if he would somehow kill half of them that wouldn't really guarentee that the other half wouldn't start to distrust him as well. He didn't really have any option in his current position to win their trust and loyalty back so killing them all before even more people started to question his decision was a pretty rational choice for Rollo imo.

[@alexandermendez2801]

Hey guys just a history tip it’s not the story line they’re making up for Rolo, what Rolo is doing is accurate to what he did in real life, they’re actually just retelling history which is really cool :)

[@annapires991]

I honestly like these first episodes of season 4 a lot. And I echo other commenters, it was very in Rollo’s character to do this. One of the very best things of this show is how terrible everyone is (except my boy Athelwulf, who is just half bad not horrible), and you end up just watching these people thinking “I’m glad I don’t have to live near any of you”. And yep, Rollo’s arc is to synch with some historical facts :) very nice Bjorn is so great - but I hope you guys notice his not so great traits now.

[@guilhermebatista6925]

The mustache man looks like a preset character from Skyrim...

[@kenaynay6011]

Guilherme Batista wow, that is so accurate haha he does!

[@MrDarknight82]

Ouch...dont mess with Lagertha!!! A good way to folllow the time jumps, are the ages of the kids.

[@ItsDefOver9000]

These guys seem very oblivious to the nuance of this show. They seem to think its a CW superhero show, there is no "good guys" and "bad guys".

[@Nekotaku_TV]

That's why it's bad.

[@michaelshaw7242]

@@Nekotaku_TV We live in a gray world dude. The people we call vikings were not good nor bad. They lived a different way, and had different morals. That is all. It's not bad. It's true to life.

[@connorboyle2585]

@@Nekotaku_TV Considering how often I hear CW used to describe something as "Poorly written and brimming with cliches" I'd say the exact opposite is closer to the truth.

[@DrippyIska]

I Don´t agree with Eric (Thats a first). What Rollo did was so him, he doesn´t care about his people, he was even willing to become a christian for fun back in season 1. He wants power for fun and I definitely didn´t think this was a stupid move in the story because it makes perfect sense for Rollos character. Ofc I was sad about it, watching all of these viking farmers die, but it was not a stupid move in the story direction.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah, Rollo was always the worst... Killed his friends and killed/raped his own people and shit...

[@GgCashh451]

Writers didn’t do a good job of portraying that They made Rollo seem like it was forever in his brothers debt for forgiving him

[@groynin]

The thing I feel about Auslag and Ragnar is that she did love him at first, but he never loved her back, and also there was a lot of drama between them, and they are like that for what, 5 or 6 years? I don't feel she hates him enough to want to kill him, but enough to want him to die somehow.

[@Deepwang84]

Rollo literally becomes the duke of Normandy aka the normans. His line will be william the bastard the guy conquered England in 1066. He literally is the most powerful out of all of them.

[@WiqidBritt]

This is still based on history and Rollo is the first Duke of Normandy, so it's kind of a foregone conclusion.

[@rabbitreacts5982]

Rollo has wanted out of Ragnar's shadow since episode 1 of the series its easy to notice if you follow along. Rollo may not kill Ragnar but he would betray the fuck out of him because he wants everything Ragnar has. Much like other characters Rollo strives for fame and power but gave up and died inside after the fight and after Siggy. Ragnar never wanted power and fame it all fell into his lap and he acted upon it. And he is good at it. Ragnar knew given the opportunity and there is no watchful eye, Rollo would betray him again which is why he is mad at Bjorn. I don't know why they are so nitpicky with this show. This is close to historical context. There are no good and bad guys. Everyone is a bad guy, some are just worse than others - history in a nutshell. o and you can tell its been about 5 yrs because Ivar was basically a new born and now he maybe around 5. so they were in Paris for about 5 yrs.

[@tykekai3555]

Rollo is based on the real historical figure of Rollo the Walker, also known as Robert I, Duke of Normandy (the same area the Allies landed on on D-Day during WWII). He and his people were called the Normans (which derives from the word Norseman) due to their viking heritage. Rollo's descendant, William the Conqueror, conquered England and through William, Rollo's royal line has not been broken to this very day. This means that the current Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, and Prince George are all directly related to Rollo.

[@curtiszyr]

Rollo recognized his destiny 100% “the bear will marry the princess and you’ll be present at the ceremony” rollo this time knew what he was doing !!!

[@jakep6169]

Man, this show is really beyond them isn't it?

[@pcgaming4944]

S4 hype! 20 episodes of goodness. I thought it was fine.. wouldn't call it stupid personally

[@IV_97]

4A is pretty terrible for the most part 4B is great

[@pcgaming4944]

SlimbobMcFatDick I really liked both personally

[@richiesantiago6074]

PC WE GOT A NEW REACTOR HER NAME IS Critic Chick. U PROBABLY ALL READY KNO BUT JUST ENCASE BROTHA

[@melissakessler4323]

This is what Rollo always wanted , didn't care how he got it only that he did .

[@fredbar4250]

the real Rollo became a duke and was the reason normandy has its name the land of the normans and his great grandson was William the conqueror. in the behind the scenes stuff they took the actor who plays Rollo to Rouen to the church where rollo is buried it was very cool.

[@FMJaqenHghar]

Oh you beautiful men, thank you! Finally you are continuing with this awesome show! - a man feared you would take a break with Vikings for some time ^_^

[@Leonardo-xz9xl]

Im not gonna act like this show doesn't have flaws but jesus Christ Eric; haven't you watched the past 3 seasons? This wasn't stupid or out of character; it all made perfectly sense (the franks wants Rollo on their side because he is the brother of Ragnar; he knows vikings tactics, he is married with the princess and he just proved his loyalty towards Paris by killing all the vikings in the camp) I understand if you don't like this storyline (i was kinda pessimist too about where was this going) but its not stupid at all

[@mangoSweetz]

The slave girl played by Dianne Doan also played Ann Ly in the episode Welcome to the Jungle in Legends of Tomorrow, Lonnie Facebook Ling in Disney Descendants, and more. @BlindWaveProd

[@jonathanmalangis2323]

From the moment Rollo married the Paris Princess he already betrayed them

[@andrewwayand7831]

this show is based on real history its not just a show

[@AllieB-11.11]

I don't get why they don't understand that this actually happened with Rollo historically.

[@jaimebergner]

I know they don't read the threads but I wish they knew that a lot of Vikings is following actual history and so is Rollo's story line

[@amyjones5966]

Ibar the Boneless was one of the most fierce Vikings ever. there been a couple theories why he got the nickname. one was that he is like Ragnar's son with messed up legs. the other was that he was impotent and it was more of an insult.

[@vigenlona]

It was the last lol. It was meant to be as an insult

[@caroIIy]

"Ibar"

[@tonyrockywarrior4096]

I agree with others. Rollo s move totally fits his character. Tired since the very beginning of living in Ragnars shadow, plus He did it because He heard the seer' s prophecy and He knew that this twist would have given him power and glory like the seer told him

[@foolslayer9416]

5:28 I'm guessing this is married life in a nutshell

[@ile.spirkoski]

Strongly disagree on the time-skip comparison between Vikings and Game of Thrones. Vikings - basically an overall time-skip, the whole story, meaning every single storyline has moved on. Thing is, you have to figure it out yourself... thus the confusion. GoT - magically transporting people or whole armies across continents in no time, while in other storylines just stands still. Man, they butchered the series in the last seasons... hope George finishes those books before he dies.

[@CDexie]

Иле Спиркоски George rr Martin has never finished a series he has started...

[@TehIdiotOne]

I don't think GoT is "teleporting" people in no time, it's just not always obvious that a certain amount of time has passed. Remember that a season has traditonally lasted roughly 1 year in-universe time.

[@squashedeyeball]

WELCOME TO SEASON 4 THE GRAND!! The best season yet (If you don't count season 5). 4a is amazing. 4b is *AMAZING*... Some of the episodes you'll see are in my opinion, the best tv/cinema/anything moments of all time. You will know them when you see them... All hail our father, Travis lothbrok!! Well, Rollo was always an envious bastard who saw nothing wring with treason, if it fits him. He had everything to gain from betraying his people... But yes, after what he did this second time and the way he spat of Ragnar's kindness, I promised myself that i will forever hold a grudge against him. Great character, interesting plot, but Rollo is my enemy :) And yes, sadly Bjorn made two huge mistakes... He still needs to learn. It's not easy to be a king, Ragnar has too much on his mind and his heart... So now having to deal with Bjorn's mistake makes things even harder. 3:00 Yeah, Bjorn "father of the year" alert... Deserting his daughter just because her mother left and living Aslaug to take care of her (Even though she has nothing in relative to her). He could at least give the child to Lagertha (And she could at least come and visit her granddaughter and perhaps take her, since Bjorn is "father of the year"). But, if it wan't clear until now, Bjorn is very different than Ragnar: The most important thing for Ragnar are his children. More than fame. For Bjorn, his ambitions come first... Regarding Aslaug. "Why does she hate him all of a sudden"? Their relationship is ruined. She doesn't *hate* him, like, "can't stand him". But he stooped loving her in 3x01, despite that she loved him, because he got his sons out of her and there already... And then after the Harabrad incident, it became worse. She was a very lonely and miserable woman for a very long time and she had to keep all her feelings to herself, because she had no one to talks to. She didn't poison her sons against Ragnar, she didn't washed their "dirty cloths" in pupluc, to slander her husband.. .She kept and continues to keep everything to herself.

[@brkhrt3595]

Rollo becomes Duke of Normandy in real life. Rollo's great grandson William the Conqueror goes on to conquer England in 1066 the Norman Conquest.✌

[@jonathanmalangis2323]

Oh man I wish I was there to discuss with you guys that would be so much fun

[@jonathanmalangis2323]

A-Aron was right about not His time awesome reaction as always :D

[@snapgab]

You know, one thing about Rollo's actions is that, while he did betray Ragnar again, he's actually accomplishing everything that Ragnar dreamed of with the English settlement. He's claimed a large plot of farmable land, which will later attract many more viking settlers and become Normandy. Like you say, Rollo has always lived in the shadow of Ragnar, here he sees an opportunity to accomplish something that Ragnar tried as well, a viking settlement on fertile Southern land.

[@knuthenriksommer4982]

And Ragnar became a mythical legend while Rollo started something that impacted the world and because of what happened in 1066 (with the help of the last vikings) became the founder of a line of kings that in the early 20th. century ruled one of the largest empires in the history of the world.

[@vicentegorges8329]

Ivar the boneless

[@caroIIy]

Vicente Gorges *Iconic*

[@mariamafatty3485]

I was so exited to see y'all reaction about rollo batrayel but little bump with y'all saying it's a bad choice of making rollo betray them again, i think y'all miss the point guys. IT IS ROLLO CHARACTER to do everything possible to try to do better than Ragnar, if he had to chose between his people or being more famous, recognize, powerful, than Ragnar he WILL chose the second option. Don't yall get how he is jealous of ragnar ??

[@rattheninja2877]

Potential spoiler: Rollo is actually an ancestor of William the Conqueror. Expect this descendents to be the kings of England

[@andreasj864]

In Rollo's defense, the Franks didn't at least rape any Nordic girls to death. Gah always hated that scene with the peasants :(

[@Ali-ex8mt]

You don't like the story but it's based of characters in history, Rollo was a Viking and because a ruler of Paris in history they don't have a choice. There are fictional things but also is the story of characters in history into one time line. Look up gaange Rolf.

[@yassinechaoui203]

You will like it later, give it a chance guys

[@NUSA2077]

Next!!! Get on with another episode

[@alydinamo10]

How can you compare time skips here with Game of thrones season 7? I LOVE GOT. But here it makes sense, it's well done.

[@rinolombardo5465]

Rollo's wife is such a drama queen

[@johnx.9093]

Guys, can you do 2 episodes of Vikings per week at least? I believe the majority of the subscribers will agree to that. You can also do a pole vote on that.

[@yukiyonaamv5224]

I thought one of guys I saw on this episode looked like CM PUNK

[@alydinamo10]

And you understand in GOT that it is not good or bad, but you don't understand here? Really? This is way Rollo was a GREAT MAN. He did what he had to do. He thought with his brain, not his hearth.

[@AdorianDelmore]

Please react to The Gifted please

[@onebuffalo5402]

Why does 4A get so much hate while 4B gets so much love? 4A actually had motive and thought behind peoples actions. 4B is just oh look ivars a psychopathic piece of shit who doesnt give a shit about anyone, Ubbas a bera male, and the other 2 are irrelevant as shit. Then theres the fact that over 20 years have passed since the beginning of the show and they refuse to age lagertha at all. Meanwhile floki, ragnar, and rollo are aged significantly in appearance.

[@brandonbaldeen5540]

You guys do have interesting points but you'll see where the story goes according to what the seer said and such. This is his calling.

[@DarkExhibit11]

Hello there. . .

[@johnswenson9140]

not sure why Eric even watches this show.

[@hedonutopic]

Legend of korra episode 8 plsss

[@StonedMachine3000]

It's every friday.

[@Tahir1308]

Please react for two episode per week ! one is not enough :(

[@jonathanmalangis2323]

Decision of a JEALOUS man. It was predictable actually but yeah it sucks but it wasn't far from Rollo

[@dispholidus1290]

YAAAAS

[@Gahlahad431]

Rollo? More like YOLLO C: #SWAGNAR&YOLLO

[@pamelal7487]

I love your reaction videos but watching your Viking comments is killing me. Rollo is the father of the Normans.

[@robertmcdonald2310]

Please don’t do the most annoying sound in the world from Dumb and Dumber in your intro ever again. Almost had to turn it off. You guys are great though!

[@kalidarmodo1814]

story desition that HYStory ERIC....

[@justinjarrett6163]

But thats what happened tho 😂

[@LadySophiaVelaryon]

Although what Rollo did wasn't out of character I still didn't like it.

[@RandomPerson-se8bn]

Same,just watching vikings now and watching the reactions as I go along. It was in character,but it felt like why are they doing this same story beat again,with Rollo flipflopping in terms of his alliances for power. Especially after Ragnar forgave him,and he does the same shit again after being so forthcoming about his loyalty etc. Just feels repetitive.

[@CDexie]

4x06! 4x06! 4x06!

[@dillingeibel1920]

Alright love you guys but put more effort into Vikings like game of thrones, it’s better, and Ragnar is the best tv character ever please do better, it’s worth it.

[@NikoPLD]

Worst season ever. So many time jumps.

[@Faynwulf]

Judging from the comments, hardcore Viking fans are some really pissed of people. You should realize that not everyone has the patience and time to dig as deep as you into this show. Especially not with a channel like this. Be happy that they are reacting to it in the first place.

[@kdot3399]

Your comment is quite stupid, seeing as how the show frequently showed Rollo being hungry for power, it had become blatantly obvious, to not catch this you must be either blind, or just not paying attention AT ALL.

[@MrShaiya96]

First

[@grippingrope9937]

Season 4A = Worst season, best premiere

[@groynin]

4A has an amazing finale thou.

[@squashedeyeball]

For me and many more, 4a was the best up until 4b... It had a much more mature tone, the best acting yet and great moments. Sure, it didn't had tons of raids and battles, but that wasn't what made Vikings good. The show is not about "big shiny things", it's about relating to the characters, as they live life as we would've lived in their place. And 4a did amazing in building the grounds for 4b and the future of the show.

[@grippingrope9937]

I'm a bit mixed on the finale, all the scenes after the timeskip are awesome and lead perfectly into 4B. The first half with the battle though kinda sucked, the Rollo v. Ragnar fight was great but the fact that we're supposed to believe they lost that battle when they didn't show a single Viking get killed after Rollo rammed the ships felt like a big fuck you.

[@squashedeyeball]

grippingrope99 *SPOILERS* I actually think that this was a very well portrayed sea battle... They did show our men getting killed, plus most of the main characters got injured. So it is obvious that things went down hill. The idea was to show that Rollo attacked from all sides of each platformed and that gave him the advantage.