‘Vikings’ season 4: Series boss on Ragnar living on

In many ways, we are still in recovery from one of the biggest TV moments in the history of “Vikings,” as last night we saw the death of the Ragnar character as the infamous moment with the pit of snakes finally took place. It was something that so many people expected to see at some point, and now, it’s finally transpired.

So are there many reasons to keep watching if you are a fan of the character and Travis Fimmel? We’d say so, given that what happens next can be traced back in so many ways to what happened to the character during these infamous sequences. In speaking about this further per Variety, executive producer Michael Hirst has the following to say on the subject:

“I’ve always said this was going to be the story of Ragnar and his sons. Ragnar never goes away. We’ve shot nearly 25 episodes after the death of Ragnar, and we’re following the sons still. But Ragnar never goes away, because his presence is still there, as long as Lagertha and Floki and Bjorn are alive. He lives on through his ambitions for his people, and some of his sons pick up on that. Although he’s dead, like Athelstan, he doesn’t go away. He’s still part of the lives of the people.

“This is a saga. This is my saga of Ragnar and his sons. Historically speaking, Ivar and Bjorn did actually become more famous than Ragnar.”

We specifically like the fact that Hirst references just how much more of the story there is still to air following the death of Ragnar, given that this does present a clear sense that there are no plans for the show to slow things down at all or that they will struggle to move on. We’re sure that in some ways it will feel like a very different landscape, but this is all a part of the same story and there are so many stories left still to tell.

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