Vikings
Vikings is a History channel series about the famed warriors of Scandinavia. The show centers around Ragnar Lothbrok, leader of a large group of these warriors. He discovers Europe and leads massive raids against cities in France and Britain. The show has some politicking, but it’s nowhere near Game of Thrones’ level. Rather, it has fairly obvious maneuvering and it always lines up so all the vikings will work together to raid and pillage, which I’m totally fine with. The action sequences are well done and strike a nice balance between realistic and overly gory.
Travis Fimmel excels as Ragnar Lothbrok. Ragnar is a cunning and capable leader. He clearly establishes himself as the most dangerous man in a room full of dangerous people, without having to constantly threaten or continually assert his alpha male status. Fimmel’s charisma and surprisingly nuanced performance, especially in the later seasons, carries the show and helps you ignore some of its flaws (looking at you Rollo). If you’re looking for a fun action show, definitely give Viking’s a look. It airs on the History channel and is available through Amazon Prime streaming.
