TV GUIDE – Since Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) and Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) split, the Queen of Kattegatt has had her share of romantic troubles. There was her abusive second husband Sigvard (Morten Sasse Suurballe), whom she was forced to kill; her manipulative fiancé Kalf (Ben Robson), whom she was forced to kill on her wedding day, and then Astrid (Josefin Asplund), her trusted advisor who married one of her greatest enemies and whom she may just be forced to kill if they come face-to-face in Wednesday’s season finale.
So overall, not a great track record for Lagertha over the years, but that doesn’t mean she should stop searching for love, by any means. However, it does mean that we’re fairly skeptical her latest relationship — an unexpected and impulsive coupling with the Christian warrior bishop Heahmund (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) that began in this week’s episode — is going to end with a happily ever after, something Vikings creator Michael Hirst all but confirmed to us.
CARTERMATT – The Vikings season 5 midseason finale is coming on History in just a matter of days now, and given that this is Vikings you are probably well aware of one thing that is absolutely going to be coming out: Violence. War is brewing, and it’s a war that could end up eventually leading to a massive loss of life. We’re definitely intrigued to see how this story wraps up, and we can only hope that there is a way in which it happens that surprises us.
Also, we hope that nobody else dies via bee. That has to be one of the most unfortunate ways possible to go.
The characters of Lagertha and Heahmund are absolutely in the spotlight coming up with this battle, but with their new-found relationship, they actually have something to fight for. They have an understanding that has evolved already into something more, and it’s something that could be explored if they each manage to survive what lies ahead.
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- Vikings > Season 5 > Screencaptures > 5.09 “A Simple Story” Screencaps
- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.10 “Moments of Vision” Episode Stills
EW – A new promo for Vikings seems to be taking a page from the Time’s Up movement.
The topical trailer for the History Channel series sees Lagertha (Katheryn Winnick) delivering a rousing monologue that could’ve come straight from a Golden Globes’ acceptance speech.
“What is a woman’s place in this world?” asks the Queen of Kattegat. “Is it to be docile? Compliant? Or simply silent? No. The gods have bigger plans for you, I swear it. You are bold. You are strong. You are cunning. You are wise. You are sharp from keeping constant watch. You are powerful for making your voice heard. Your place may be as a warrior or as queen, but only you hold the reins to that destiny. So, be bold, and the gods will carry you to greatness with no one strong enough to stop you.”
At Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, women wore black to show solidarity for the Time’s Up initiative, which aims to support female equality and fight sexual harassment. Many of the acceptance speeches also centered on female and minority empowerment.
Vikings airs Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on the History Channel. Watch the powerful promo above.
These pictures are from magazine photoshoots that were posted in 2017 but I just found some of the photos. Not many of them are HQ unfortunately but I will keep an eye out for them!
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- Photoshoots > 2017 Photoshoots > Photoshoot 001 +1
- Photoshoots > 2017 Photoshoots > Photoshoot 011 +4
- Photoshoots > 2017 Photoshoots > Photoshoot 013 +6
Thanks to Far Far Away Site for the additional still from episode 5.02.
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- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.01-5.02 “Departed” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.08 “The Joke” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.09 “A Simple Story” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Screencaptures > 5.08 “The Joke” Screencaps
Sorry I fell so far behind on these. Life happened and I’m just now getting caught up. Hope everyone had great holidays and I wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.04 “The Plan” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.06 “The Message” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Production Stills > 5.07 “Full Moon” Episode Stills
- Vikings > Season 5 > Screencaptures > 5.04 “The Plan” Screencaps
- Vikings > Season 5 > Screencaptures > 5.05 “The Prisoner” Screencaps
- Vikings > Season 5 > Screencaptures > 5.06 “The Message” Screencaps
- Magazine Scans > 2017 Scans > 2017 Empire UK – October
- Magazine Scans > 2017 Scans > 2017 US Weekly – December 25
- Magazine Scans > 2017 Scans > 2017 Entertainment Weekly – November 29
- Magazine Scans > 2017 Scans > 2017 Ciak – December
