Vinland Saga 4x09
Added 2024-08-01 18:13:25 +0000 UTC
Comments
Keep in mind Thors consistently claimed that he was not yet a master, that he was missing something. Thorfinns approach isn’t perfect, everything you question is a valid one. But he doesn’t want to perpetuate violence despite his culture. Punching that guy was satisfying, even einar says it, but it didn’t accomplish anything, pater found evidence reguardless and all they did was get themselves hurt. We will see how thorfinn handles living the way Thors did, we saw Thors struggle with it and compromise with still punching people, but he himself wasn’t satisfied with that. It’ll be up to thorfin in the next episodes to figure that all out But the key part is this. Thorfinn is not done growing as a character. He is never done for the entirely of this show. So don’t expect him to be unwilling to move from these positions later down the line. He has many more tests to come
Blake Wells
2024-08-03 15:59:49 +0000 UTCThis episode is where the author finally lays out the complete message for the first time in the story. Even if Thors alluded to it before, this is where we get it all laid out in front of us with all necessary context. I like the qualms you had about the themes, as it’s certainly a massive hurdle to cross. How can one ever be fully pacifistic? Surely, violence is a necessary evil sometimes. Good thing that you haven’t even reached the halfway point of the story yet. If this arc is about establishing Thorfinn’s ideals and all the necessary themes of the narrative, the next ones are about fleshing them out, considering each nuance the core message brings with it. Hopefully season 3 will come out sometime next year, where this narrative thread really gets picked up.
Erjon Sejdijaj
2024-08-02 08:41:14 +0000 UTCWe made it! Great reaction, keep up the good work
frog
2024-08-02 01:01:52 +0000 UTCThere's a problem with the uncut version
MG0
2024-08-01 19:06:49 +0000 UTCI hope it gets better/ did get better. I have of ocurse not encountered it myself, but have done a lot of research into it an know that it can eat away at you. =( I a m very glad to hear that this episode gave you comfort and "guidance" (probaly the wrong word?). I think media like this can really help people and I hope you will be well!
M U
2024-08-01 19:04:36 +0000 UTCI’m not even kidding when I say this episode helped change my life. I deployed to Afghanistan with the US Army in 2010 and developed combat related PTSD. Many years later after lots of self-loathing and feelings of emptiness, I started to find a path towards the life I wanted to live… and then I saw this show. It reaffirmed a lot of the ideals I chose for myself and I regularly go back to watch it to remind myself of them. Beautiful show and reaction.
Tyler Owens
2024-08-01 18:54:38 +0000 UTC
