I really loved history’s “Vikings” TV show. Even the side characters were phenomenal and attractive. Michael really knew how to pick talent and my favorite was Ivar. I never thought I could enjoy a show even more after my favorite character met his demise, but the writer of Vikings, truly made it even more epic after his departure. This showed me what talent is as a writer, and watching his vision come to life was magical. I was severely upset when this show ended, and I never ever felt this way towards any other series…… and I’m a fan of many series that have come to an end……. So when I found out Netflix was having its own spin off, I thought they would at least have the same standards as the first show, especially because Netflix was handed over all these fans in advance without even making the show yet. They knew it would be a success before even completing this. In essence, Netflix had all the means to make this great! Sadly, this fell short of even being half way decent.
First off, the actors within this show (mainly the men) are not that great. Their acting skills were lacking. Not only this, but they weren’t physically attractive. It was hard to watch them. Ewww and when they did the love scenes I nearly barfed.
Secondly, the diverse ethnicities was strange. I didn’t feel like I was watching a show about a certain dynasty, Or geographical region, but instead it felt like I was watching something more futuristic…it was as if I was playing “the walking dead” instead. To put this into a visual, it would be like witnessing world war 2 Japan without hardly any Japanese people.
Lastly, the visuals and story line moved at such a slow pace, I just lost interest very quickly. In the end, I had to force myself to complete this. It’s just so confusing, because they continued many shows, such as lucifer, and it had the same vibe, etc….. it was as if the show never left a certain network. So why oh why was this so awful? I didn’t expect big named actors/actresses, but I did expect talent, a good story line, and and the same vibe from the first show. Even peaky blinders which is a slow paced series, is more intriguing than this! I don’t know, if I was anyone reading this comment, if your a fan of the first show, and expect the same feel/vibe then steer clear from this! If you want to poke fun of an extremely boring and corny series, then this is worth watching!