Tonight, “Vikings” aired its biggest and perhaps most shocking episode of the entire series, given that we saw what was the departure of the biggest major character in the history of the show in Ragnar. It was a moment that was predestined thanks to history, but that didn’t make the incident with the pit of […]
Last time on “Vikings” Ragnar struck a deal with King Ecbert where he would ensure that Ivar was sent home to Kattegat and in exchange Ecbert would hand Ragnar over to King Aella to die and his sons would be told to avenge his death, but only by attacking King Aella. If you know the history […]
When an actor leaves a major television show, there is always a certain degree of shock that comes along with it. After all, these are people you grew accustomed to seeing on a weekly basis, and there is a certain part of your brain that wishes they were around forever. Now that we’ve said that, […]
You know the whole phrase “the show must go on”? Well, that is probably the most applicable way to describe where we are right now with “Vikings,” coupled with where we are going as we start to take some of the next steps and move forward with the series. Next week, the show is going […]
Anyone who understands Viking history probably knows a thing or two about what could be coming up on Wednesday night’s new episode of History’s “Vikings.” Basically, we are going to see our characters at a precipice, one that could end up leading to one of the most-shocking events in the entire history of the show. […]
One of the things that has long frustrated us in regards to television this time of the year is that by and large, it’s a barren wasteland. It’s become increasingly hard to find quality programming worth watching, mostly because networks choose to hold on to their shows until the new year rather than take the […]
Last time on “Vikings” we saw Lagertha invading Kattegat and with Aslaug being on her own, we aren’t sure how she is going to keep her kingdom, but what we are sure of is that their confrontation is something that everyone is going to want front row seats for! Also, Rollo is back and he’s […]
The first thing that we want to do over the course of this particular “Vikings” article is hand down a generous dose of praise to some of the people over at History for having the guts to continue to run this series during the holiday season. This is not the sort of decision that is […]
Over the past week, we labeled Alex Høgh Andersen as one of the breakout stars of the year in our CarterMatt Awards for a reason — even within a span of a few short episodes, he’s brought a lot of dimension to the character of Ivar the Boneless on History’s “Vikings.” In many ways, he’s ruthless […]
We’ve made it to the end — today is the final category of our CarterMatt Awards for 2016 , and this one just so happens to be the biggest one of all: Show of the Year. We’re looking at the show that made the biggest overall impact, the one that drew a strong emotional reaction, […]
