Vinland Saga 2x23 Full Reaction - "Two Paths"
Added 2024-09-07 20:14:48 +0000 UTC^^^ Hey everyone, here's the full reaction to Vinland Saga season two, episode twenty-three! Thanks! :)
... Carve it into your flesh... carve it into me... PEAKLAND SAGAAAAA
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It’s incredibly hard to create. It’s incredibly easy to destroy. I love the final “carve it” moments, it’s entirely anime original, much like the introduction. I was actually shocked they didn’t choose this episode to be the finale. The first “carve it” segment at the start is from the perspective of a destroyer. Gardar specifically. A man so close to reaching the mindset of Thorfinn, but he sadly came to that enlightenment too late. The “carve it” at the end is from the perspective of a creator. Thorfinn, Einar, Sverkel, Lief, and everyone else he influenced on that farm. I REALLY hope S3 comes soon, as I think you’ll love it too. All arcs are so different but complement each other so well.
Goob
2024-09-10 00:47:16 +0000 UTCVinland Saga is a masterpiece. Bless Makoto Yukimura the author and bless Yutaka Yamada for this amazing OST. I have both season 1 and 2 OST on my Spotify playlist and I can't stop listening to them what ever the mood, it just hits different. Favorite anime so far that in my opinion just deserves even a higher score. The carve it poem was so amazing too, and I love how Pater said about them going to "somewhere not here" which is exactly the name of the very first episode in season 1. Thank you so much bro, appreciate your genuine reaction and I agree with everything you said about the show. Can't wait for finale episode, cheers!
Cation
2024-09-07 22:18:48 +0000 UTCMan, I swear I saw a lot of reactions on this episode on many reaction channels, but yours literally was the best of them all, you made me tear up, one of the best shows ever created.
Abdulla's Engine 1900!
2024-09-07 22:13:22 +0000 UTCOk I just watched your reaction. This episode never fails to make me tear up and I remember the first time I watched it, I was a complete mess. This episode is so beautiful. The freaking piano gets best supporting character of the season. Them calling eachother brother was the end of me. Pater is such an amazing supporting character and his last lines hit so hard because of his background. I was in disbelief that this encounter ended this way. We are so used to getting our hearts ripped out throughout this Anime. I really was so tense with Einar standing next to Thorfinn until Canute left. I was ready for something to happen and when it didn't and it went into them talking on the cliff, I was so overwhelmed with emotion. I am getting Thorfinns dagger arrows tattooed on my wrist. The dagger that he drops at the end of season 1. To remind myself to drop the daggers in my life. I understand wanting to represent this show and story. I honestly wouldn't be sad if we left the story here but I know the Manga continues. We made it to the final episode of season 2 and I'm just so happy that you love it as much as I do!
Eva
2024-09-07 21:36:23 +0000 UTCThe same ! AOT and Vinland Saga are my favorite animé ever. The range of emotions both shows made me feel is just beyond any other animés (or even TV series) I've seen in my life. Vinland Saga S2 should have won more awards...
Nessa.
2024-09-07 21:32:28 +0000 UTCSo I've watched your reaction and it's exactly how I expected it to be :') One of my favorite episodes ever. The OST, the shots, the lines, everything. I loved it when Snake, I mean Roald, told Thorfinn and Einar his name. I agree with you, it's such a huge deal !! He wasn't supposed to tell anyone his name since he "screwed up somewhere" and had to leave, but I felt like him telling them his name was a way to tell them "I trust you, now we're friends. I want you guys to know the REAL me. Not the guard. The real me". At first, I also wished for Snake - Roald to follow Einar and Thorfinn but then I realized that the farm needed protection and that Roald truly loved the farm : he is where he belongs. The Old Master, his crew, the land... I know that he is safe and happy there. Einar and Thorfinn's dialogue broke me. By the way, they both called eachother "kyodai" which actually means "sibling" and in this case, "brother" with no distinction of their age. I understood this line as not just calling eachother "Bros", but more like "We are a family now, we are actual brothers" which broke my heart (in a good way). They both lost so much but found eachother. BEAUTIFUL !!! Also, I love the fact that they used the same OST when Thorfinn talked about Arnheid at her grave as when Einar first met Arnheid on that carriage... The introduction and conclusion to Arnheid's story. :') And to finish it all, the lines from the first episode of this season. Carve it. I remember watching the first episode and thinking "what is this? what does it mean?" and then, it all made sense. Peak writing. And the final line "Someplace that's not here" which is direct reference to S1 Episode 1's title "Somewhere Not Here". Full circle. :') "Carve that encounter into me" is such a beautiful line and I take it as the whole summary of Vinland Saga : Thorfinn meeting Askeladd, Canute meeting Thorfinn, Einar meeting Thorfinn, the Old Master, Pater, Snake and Arnheid, Olmar meeting Thorfinn and so on... But it's also a beautiful line to describe our experience as Vinland Saga viewers : all of us watching Vinland Saga and carving that encounter (or those encounters) into us... Wow. The wait for S3 is going to be painful. I'm not a manga reader but to be honest, if S3 takes too long to come, I'll give in and read. Apparently, the manga is in its last arc so it'll end very soon. (Be careful when Googling stuff, Google's suggestions spoil things).
Nessa.
2024-09-07 21:04:30 +0000 UTCJust one episode left and then you join us in the season 3 waiting room…. 😭 hopefully it won’t be another 3+ year wait again.
Mason Schutz
2024-09-07 20:48:08 +0000 UTCLet's gooooo. I just got full body chills and I haven't even watched your reaction yet. I love that you were into the last episode. I remember when you first started and this episode was the one I was waiting for. This is why this is my #2 anime other than AoT. It was a damn shame that this sesson didn't win anything in the past years anime awards. It's a popularity contest and Vinland is under rated because people think this season was slow. Which is wild foenme to think. Just because it's not action packed, doesn't mean it wasn't the s tier story writing. I'm so happy you are at the end ofbthe season. I can't waitnfor your recap. Also, rewashing it might have hit me in the feels so much harder. Especially the first season. Now that you know
Eva
2024-09-07 20:29:54 +0000 UTCYessss!! This one’s a banger!!
Ryan Swan
2024-09-07 20:23:28 +0000 UTCYay ! Favorite episode this season. :) <3
Nessa.
2024-09-07 20:19:17 +0000 UTC
