Vikings 4x7 REACTION!! "The Profit and the Loss"

[@ducksauce9187]

4:50 shane was actually right.. in season 1 Ragnar said "Floki sit down in the boat you cant swim" Also they are not only pillaging to get rich.. its to explore new worlds..

[@squashedeyeball]

DUCK SAUCE Indeed. And fame, materials, better position in terms of territorial strength...

[@lordeaa4603]

It depends. Some of them clearly only care for fortune or glory in battle others like Ragnar wish to settle and explore, but neither is a unanimous view among all of them.

[@johndetrolio3373]

Ragnar already told the story of Harbard to his kids. In the episode where Bjorn kills the bear and Ragnar sees young Bjorn running towards him. Right before that he's telling a story about when Thor came across a bearded ferryman that wouldn't let him pass, and then stands up and says his name was Harbard. He's says it to mock Aslaug. But if you just read the wiki for Harbard you will understand him a little better and there aren't any spoilers really. But most of the wierd visions you see in the show are mostly after old Norse tales that they portray in the show. That's why they can be confusing at times.

[@mannyrosado7772]

I feel calvins frustration lol hes always correcting everyone on characters names every episode

[@pcgaming4944]

And this is how you repay my love.. Such a great scene!

[@Jakokokoroko]

*The reason why Ragnar talks to a random severed head at the end is because of this Norse deity:* "Mímir (Old Norse “The rememberer, the wise one”) or Mim is a wisdom deity in Norse mythology. He is closely associated with a magical well of knowledge that bears his name, the Mímisbrunnr. At the conclusion of the Æsir-Vanir War he was sent to the Vanir along with the god Hœnir as part of a peaceful hostage exchange. Fearing trickery from the Aesir because of Hœnir’s foolishness, the Vanir beheaded Mímir and returned his head to Asgard. In order to keep Mímir’s wisdom, Odin preserved his head with magic so it could continue to provide knowledge and counsel as his advisor." He is still heavily affected from the withdrawals but the last scene makes sense even if you take those away and only take their religion/beliefs into account.

[@Droidd1993]

Mímir is seen in the new god of war trailer :)

[@pagm4n]

I know some things about Norse mythology, but it never occurred to me to think of the head as being a representation of Mimr, so I totally had the same reaction Aaron had.

[@maurice9766]

@@pagm4n Mimir*

[@WolfNationChannel]

Yeah as much as I loved Vikings I didn't care for the Harbard stuff.

[@Healine7]

Wolf Nation , where are your reactions to season 5? 😊

[@ducksauce9187]

If you are interested in nordic mythology which is mostly why i started watching it is.. Gods were often said to come by as wanderers.. and they implemented it into the show

[@lordeaa4603]

+DUCK SAUCE Well the problem with that is that he has repeatedly said he is not a god and given absolutely no indication he lies.

[@dillingeibel1920]

If youve watched the entire show youll know that harbard has a significant impact with the kids and the family

[@WolfNationChannel]

Arve Iversen haven't really have the time & re watching Vikings kinda made me bummed out for season 5 lol

[@BhBc8f8]

I think the point of Floki's vision, like Sithfurion said, is to show how prophesies can be flawed, misread or not given the full information as it is open to subjective interpretation. Like Floki can see Aslaug but does not know who she's with, where or even a specific time frame.

[@patrikmauritskronholm4684]

Lothbrok means in old Norse "Shaggy pants" Ragnars last name is Sigurdsson after his fader

[@afefkastalli4917]

Patrik Kronholm Sigurd is the father pf Aslaug

[@patrikmauritskronholm4684]

Rangers father also had that name. Sigurd Hring ruled Sweden and Denmark from 770-804 and Ragnar succeeded him. More interested in adventure he had Eysteinn placed as Jarl when he was gone. This is from Hervarar Saga one of the books that the series is loosely based on.

[@ducksauce9187]

in the show yes but in the sagas Sigurd Hring was Ragnars dad

[@patrikmauritskronholm4684]

And that is what i said ;)

[@ahmedharris7148]

Rollo should have allowed a percentage of the boats to cross before pulling up the chain. It would have basically split Ragnars forces and the ones ahead would have had no way of rowing back making a future counter attack less powerful with fewer men and ships

[@AllieB-11.11]

9:00 - That vision Floki has when he apparently sleeps with Aslaug. I saw it explained on Reddit that it relates to a dropped storyline where Floki was going to become the seer - remember when the seer kissed Floki's hand ages ago? We're meant to think he has remote viewing/shamanic abilities so because Harbard is sleeping with Aslaug, Floki imagines it as if it's happening to him.

[@Wonega]

my take on the visions and prophecy in the show is they are trying to make the viewer see the world how the Vikings might have with their belief systems while leaving room for doubt as some my have had, so it's always open for interpretation.

[@jjpe306]

There have been supernatural elements to this show since literally the first scene! The show is an (loose) adaptation of Norse historical legends, full of supernatural stuff, not direct history.

[@baeylor6812]

Crossbows are so overpowered Please nerf...

[@patrikmauritskronholm4684]

It depends, crossbows can penetrate armor and arrows can not.

[@patrikmauritskronholm4684]

True but french and British do have armor to some extent. nordic iron at this time was low grade it would not hold for much if they had mails.

[@ducksauce9187]

Imagine if they had machine guns..

[@Samu94el]

Crossbows arent nearly as powerful as made to believe, from what I've seen anyway, hollywood tend to dramatise their effectiveness

[@marcm.3888]

If you don't understand, I can help. This series is based on the legend/story of Ragnar and his sons. In a story/legend, you will have things such as gods and visions and mystical things occurring. This show is not based on the historical facts of Ragnar and his sons. It's a fictional take on characters based in historical fact. Hope that helps making sense of everything

[@Nekotaku_TV]

You never been so angry I guess... That's what happens to your voice. That performance was amazing indeed.

[@limepie3025]

I think the point of the show being ambiguous if gods exists or not is because that is the point. No one knows if gods exist or not and it depends on the character if gods exist for them or not. You're confused over if there are gods or not, and that is exactly how you should feel.

[@Tomatobasil-v9y]

I think rick should be brought for when you guys have questions about the more mythical parts of the show because he seems knowledgeable about mythology and history.

[@ramiabdo5953]

well Harbard kinda make sense in regards to breeding humans. It is known throughout Norse Mythology that Thor would occasionally breed entire populations that he loved in order to make them prosper and increase their numbers. The head that Ragnar is talking to is another reference to Norse mythology as it represents the story of Mímir, one of the Norse gods representing wisdom. according to the end of the story, Odin would preserve Mímir's head with magic in order for it to keep providing Odin with constant knowledge. Believing this, Ragnar is most likely trying to summon the knowledge of the gods so he can figure what to do next.

[@squashedeyeball]

We can see the similarity between Ragnar's and Asalug's journeys and struggles with their addictions: Ragnar is dealing with his mental state and the pain the drugs bring him. Aslaug is dealing with her loneliness and her addiction to Harbard. Both cases takes their mind off the important things: Ragnar's mind is not into the battle as it should be. Asalug's is not into her sons, Harbard is gives her comfort but takes away everything else. Now we have to see how things will go, if they will manage to overcome their addictions and how... But yeah, the battle could be done a lot better: We should have attacked the two towers from the beach. Send a force to each bank and set them on fire. The Franks wouldn't be able to Flank us, because we would have arrows cover from the rest of our ship. And once the towers are down, it's game over, the Franks can send waves of infantry to shatter on our shields. Lagertha failed miserable as a leader as well: The moment she stepped into the swamp, it was clear that it was a trap: Rollo covered his backside that way, so that no ground force would e able to snick on him. So instead of retreating immediately and informing Ragnar, thus saving her entire force, she chose to commit suicide knowingly. And the results are that her entire force was annihilated, save for few. "Good call" Lagertha, you ran straight into a wall, hopping to shake a little bit.

[@BhBc8f8]

Well Ragner's the one in charge and like you said he's not at his best right now. and you're right it was out of character for her not to have noticed the trap, but there's a reason retreating is only used as a last resort so the opposing soldiers don't pick you off one by one since you're no longer fighting or retreating as a single unit. Defensive retreat is a thing but not easy with a force that small. And she didn't choose to commit suicide lol, i think they would've taken the tower and the first army if the second army didn't pop up behind them, that's probably why Rollo had them there in the first place.

[@squashedeyeball]

Bhlack Bishop Well, it all depended on whether or not they were seen. Rollo didn't notice them at first, so if she retreated, she had good chances to get back the the ships without problems. But choosing to go forward and hope to remain unnoticed was a huge, careless risk... The deeper you get in the swamp, the worse your position will be. The chances that they would get close to the tower without alerting Rollo, when they moves slowly and make a lot of noise in the water, were very deem... It was a gambit between retreating quickly (And away from the range of the tower's archers), or going forwards into a tough battle from a spot of disadvantage... Still, even after the chain trick, I believe that Ragnar could still destroy Rollo's forces... Only the front row of his ships was destroyed. After the trick was played, everything should've been clear to him. But I guess that the army was in too much shock and disarray t hat it was impossible to peruse an attack... So he had to regroup and think of what went wrong.

[@BhBc8f8]

Lagertha's been in many battles, she should know the disadvantages of the swamp but she doesn't for whatever reason. Plus it's Lagertha, Ragner gave her job to do and she's going to see it through. But yeah they clearly underestimated Rollo and took an early L but idk i think they still should've kept going right then and there imo, those towers were ripe for the taking. But just the fact that their camp was attacked during the same time period showed how careless and unready they were. So who knows if they would've even been able to advance or not, but why tempt fate when you can just retreat to fight another day no matter how bad it looks :D

[@melbeckles5575]

squashedeyeball 🙋🏾 The Vikings never retreat at the first signs of danger or defeat though, whenever they attack even if they think they may lose they are warrior minded they going to fight first and die trying to get the win and Valhalla is their reward. They never go into a battle, see danger and think shit let's flee from the jump they only retreat if they see that they are overwhelmed by enemy forces and their men/ women are dropping like flies.

[@squashedeyeball]

Bhlack Bishop You're right, sometimes you have to retreat and think things through. Well, Lagertha, as a commander and leader, failed... She should've known better, it's obvious that heading through a swamp in a suicide. So did our father, Ragnar, who didn't have the mind for the battle, yet she chose to jump into it... Harald failed as well in a way, because he was too passive: Didn't say anything, despite having a king position, and just went with whatever happens. Ragnar was in a bad state, Lagertha ignore clear warning signs and Harald acted like he was just a common fighter with no responsibility beyond his presence in the fight...

[@guilhermebatista6925]

Ragnar is sick, bleeding and high as fuck, still planing tactics and ready to fight!!!

[@iMarieKelly]

I don't know how these guys are going to deal with 4b - I can already imagine their reaction to a certain episode, and what they think, or hope, will happen.

[@091696g]

Kelly Marie i know. I foresee shane crying and eric being piss/sad for a certain episode

[@MrMrtony251]

4x10 and 4x15 are amazing. 4B is some of the best written tv show

[@KaiMou]

Tony-Eli Aoude Dude...the previous 2 commenters didn't mention the exact episodes for a reason...

[@MrMrtony251]

Dyzier it’s just the episode lmfao it’s not like I’m saying what happened in the episode

[@cesarroldan4976]

Tony-Eli Aoude Agree

[@091696g]

3 more episodes to the best mid finale!

[@Alex-et9xn]

091696g There are only 2 mid finales...

[@omar_elattar.5865]

I think Calvin enjoys and understands the show the most. Shane also. Sometimes they don’t understand parts where they’re easy to understand but oh well.

[@ethantyra3111]

"Don't go into the long grass!"

[@dillingeibel1920]

Am I the only one astonished about how bad they struggle to follow this show but they can follow game of thrones to the T

[@Asa...S]

Those towers looked pretty weak and made out of wood. Just put them on fire. I think they should've landed by one of them, and just ruined that chain mechanism. A decent archer should've been able to take out Rollo. And leaving the camp totally unguarded was just plain stupid. Well, well, at least Floki remembered to put on waterproof eyeliner.

[@dondiddy7529]

It's things in there head from written story they truly believed they could see and hear gods so in order for the show to show the realism of the vikings they how to show the what is to us unrealistic, they're telling the story right.

[@allenantony6523]

Then how did Bjorn know when Spoiler died bcoz he got that information from fucking Odin...

[@Necron00b]

Harbard stuff is extremely simple, back in the day (long before American history) there were always groups that would sit outside of larger towns and cities and when the larger male forces disappear they turn up and take advantage of lonely women and larger food stores. Now, you have to remember...these are gullible people, what is easy to determine for you in this day and age was not so back then. A handsome stranger appears helps you with some chores, kids seem to like him acts all mysterious....probably a god...or a messenger. At a certain point, I genuinely don't know what clarity you guys are looking for. haha :P

[@BhBc8f8]

You mean besides the fact that 3 women had the same dream about someone they never met and that he can somehow take away Ivar's pain?

[@Necron00b]

Lot's of people have similar dreams, no reason they couldn't have just had similar dreams and assumed, because they are so superstitious, that it was the same dream and they saw the same person. As for Ivar's pain, as we've seen people who travel to different places often knew of different medicines, no reason he could not have just dosed Ivar with something. You also have to account for the fact these people consume huge amounts of alcohol and magic mushrooms, they are gonna imagine some stuff. haha :P

[@BhBc8f8]

But we *saw* them have the exact same dream with the snowball on fire and we *saw* him tend to Ivar twice! these peeps be high af all the time but i'm not......in the morning.

[@allbies]

my name is harbard i seldom hide it

[@mandalor1810]

not Aaron saying the chinese character sounds like a pokemon 💀

[@capuletrose4819]

The story is told in the eyes of the vikings. So the prophecy’s, magic and gods are all real to them

[@keavandekamp2219]

Why did Calvin know what Ragnar was gonna say? Did he already watch this?

[@danyyeltr4803]

Predicting is not that hard

[@frickinloki8983]

It's not predicting, they have subtitles.

[@BenLemay77]

Be patient Eric, you don't need to get all the answers immediately :D

[@ColdNxSn]

Calvin already watched this?

[@ginnyxwotsit]

They watch with subtitles.

[@Nekotaku_TV]

@@ginnyxwotsit So stupid...

[@headybud]

Poor Shane

[@mercedeslp]

Please react to Danny Phantom!!!

[@bettinasurber]

to all the patreons out there...can someone tell me which show won on the latest poll they had?

[@AlphaDal-if9vv]

Yeah I'm pretty much in agreement with Eric on the Harbard stuff. For me it's the least interesting thing in the show and I felt exactly how Eric felt my first watch through of vikings also.

[@jackmadej3242]

Has Calvinw watched this before or something he new Ragnars emotional outburst

[@BatFlightBuilds]

He was reading the subtitles.

[@ms_scribbles]

"I feel like I don't know what the fuck I'm watching." You...seem to have that problem with a lot of shows, Aaron. Maybe pay more attention to reacting to the show and less to what wacky thing you can do next to distract the rest of the guys?

[@mandalor1810]

this hasn't changed

[@sarafreethinker8757]

about harbard, the writer of the vikings said that I want the audience to see the world and interpret it through vikings' eyes. ther would relate everythings to Gods and this kind of stuff

[@neonoires]

Counter-pillaged.

[@youcefazizou6356]

am i the only one who thinks that season 5 was like a "meh", it started out strong, but the last few episodes were just a mess in my opinion.

[@caeee029]

Youcef Azizou me too... it somehow feels like a soap opera to me now... couldn't even bear to watch the last few eps now... :/

[@youcefazizou6356]

caeee029 yeah, at the beginning it was kind of adventerous and thrilling, i also hated the character developement of priest heahmund, they ruined a great character.

[@danielsummers2484]

1000 vikings, maybe 40 troops in those towers. Easily take both towers with 10 or 20 boats. There has been some ridiculous stuff when it comes to Paris in this show.

[@tonyrockywarrior4096]

Well I totally agree this time. Vision stuff is just nonsense, I was hyped for Harbard character but it ended up being no meaningful at all in the story. Prophecy stuff is different, that always has a meaning/is a metaphor for something

[@youcefazizou6356]

can someone tell me who that trickster is that they're mentioning all the time, i've already finished season 5, and rewatched all the seasons, but i never came across a trickster.

[@paulmccloud9395]

Was rooting for Rollo the whole time.

[@daveblade4716]

Venom trailer is out know

[@Nekotaku_TV]

*now

[@allenantony6523]

If the supernatural stuff is in the characters mind then how did in Season 4b ep 16 Bjorn knew something (Spoilery) from a God when he was away from Katagatt. It doesn't make any sense...

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Yeah, just like irl people are delusional. *Kattegat

[@IIIIKaiserIIII]

''Sometimes I don't know what the fuck I'm watching''. Just wait for season 5 Aaron. I'm still not over that shit. That season hasn't made any sense. Every single plotpoint is totally ridiculous. The show should've just ended after the great heathen army vs. Wessex.

[@ducksauce9187]

no it shouldnt.. if you dont like it stop watching.. we are many people who enjoy the show and they have alot left to cover

[@essdoubleu]

Bon Qui Qui good for you

[@IIIIKaiserIIII]

Oh boy calm down. I'm just saying I think it isn't as good in season 5. My opinion. You can still enjoy it. Calm down. Not taking it away from you. Breathe.

[@IIIIKaiserIIII]

It even gets worse after ep 3. I didn't even think it was that bad during its first episodes. Floki leaving had potential. But it fell down hard after that. The show hit it's plot high point after the heathen army. Great stopping point. I think that's how I'd recommened this show to people now. Watch until season 4 ends. Take the season finale of 4 as the series finale.

[@essdoubleu]

that's nice, so what are you watching nowadays?

[@nikodavani3749]

You guys should stop making fun of your "friend" erin/aaron however he spells it for losing his hair. Its not something he can control and when shane made that comment around the 9 min mark about his hair you can see the hurt on his face and hear it in his voice. You should feel shitty fot making someone else feel shitty when you guys are supposed to be having fun together

[@ilyesfrikach6908]

is it just me or did they watch the episode before ? because Calvin and Aaron knew exactly what Ragnar was about to say at 6.00 ! " I kept you alive "

[@Tomatobasil-v9y]

Durden49 I mean it kinda of obvious when some says when every one wanted you dead the next logical dialogue is I kept you alive especially since the past events between Rollo and Ragnar

[@ilyesfrikach6908]

that's what I thought first but it keeps going after with "this is how you repay my love". I mean I don't know I'm French so maybe it's not that obvious to me :)

[@Tomatobasil-v9y]

Durden49 he started mouthing the words after Ragnar started the line but maybe Calvin has already seen the episode

[@ilyesfrikach6908]

only the universe knows :)

[@Tomatobasil-v9y]

Durden49 haha yep

[@Tomatobasil-v9y]

I really hope thy like 4b and 5a

[@khalidibnalwalled7638]

please stop taking in the action scenes 😭

[@Nekotaku_TV]

Stop taking in the action scenes hahaha. Yeah, don't enjoy it!