#vinland saga s2 episode 21

[shinjisdone]

Vinland Saga Episode 21 Take

Spoilers below:

not much to say since it was a more character-driven episode

hence why it felt shorter in general

kinda??? not exactly proud??? but I do felt something when Olmar straight up said 'I started this and I will end it. I don't care if it ignoble as an nordic man'. Finally someone said something.

Snake accompanies him and says don't worry I won't laugh at you 🥺 kinda sweet ngl I slowly start to like Snake more and more

fuck Thorgil but for real dude. I am sooooo afraid he wont listen and just go on a one-man killing spree anyway.

additionally, seeing all these 1), corpses of slaves put in rows like that, many decapitated and butchered is just....*sucks in breath* not good

2), seeing all these men dragged FROM THE SHORE TO THE HILL TO THE GUESTS PLACE while MISSING LIMBS AND STABBED IN THE GUT is just....bro, ouch. That's uh, probably how it went back then (I have a sruface-level knowledge of medieval times).

All the men, gutted and leaving trails of blood, are left there in this tiny space on blankets or the ground with pools of blood left and right. Tools, bandages and buckets are bloody and the women or whoever did not partake in the battle have to patch them up in such painful ways. Holding several people down and having no one as help but each other. And then you just hope the casualties will not get any higher as the hours pass by.

THANK YOU THE GRANDMASTER IS OK

Snake looks good in a man bun, he should wear it more often

I just realized if the Ketil family gives up they will just become poor...but at least they'd live.

Thorfinn is so stupid and sweet. The way he talked and moved, bowed to the soldier is just...is that the same Thorfinn from s1????? What

Also stupid cuz he thought this could work

Einar to the rescue but also not really.

BRO how DARE Canute say he doesn't wanna meet Thorfinn. How DARE he say he doesn't know him wtf

YOU WERE TOLD THAT HE - HIM, THORFINN, SON OF THORS YOUR FORMER GUARD - WANTS TO STOP THE FIGHTING

AND YOURE LIKE "WHO?"

also 100 PUNCHES???? DOES FINNY BOY NOW JUST HAVE TO ENDURE SOME WHIPPING AND THEN HE GETS TO TALK TO THE KING???? I JUST?????

ough I just hope this is gonna turn out alright.

[ydotome]

Thorfinn “Karlsefni” (トルフィン) - Vinland Saga S2 - Episode 21

[sturmovik]

Rambling about Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury’s ending

I've been absolutely loving every episode of the season up until Episode 23. After watching that episode, I felt a bit... disappointed? frustrated? It was like ep.23 was trying to cram Gundam Unicorn's 1-hour final battle into a 20-minute episode and it didn't feel as satisfying as the previous episodes. 

I didn’t have any problems with the plot beats, just the pacing really, it felt pretty rushed - that’s where my worries started. The pacing was like they're trying to wrap up as many plot threads in case they don't get another season, while still wasting time introducing new elements to the story (like SAL apparently being massive despite being a non-entity for 90% of the story, oh and they have a giant laser! surprise!), as a result we lost some precious time that would’ve been better spent on the main conflict between. I was bummed Quiet Zero was disabled so quickly, and was totally unconvinced Prospera would suddenly back down after never being able to confront Delling AND possibly losing Eri. Not to mention the time wasted on Lauda’s pointless tantrum.

Then we go to my post-episode 24 thoughts: 

Man did the last 4 episodes felt incredibly rushed. I didn’t notice it much in 21-22 cuz I was still giving the series the benefit of the doubt but after watching 23-24 it becomes apparent these last episodes were really sprinting to the finish.

It feels like they wanted to have an ending that could be considered conclusive - wrapping up as many ends they could - in case they dont get to do more G-Witch, but also they made it so that everyone who's still alive gets to survive to the end so that they can expand into more stories later.

The combination of those two factors are what ultimately leave me a bit disappointed, but I'm still surprised at how well they managed to stick the landing despite all that; it wasn't ideal or amazing but i'm thankful it didnt end terribly. I actually love the forgiveness ending for Prospera and Eri, it's consistent with Shakespeare's "The Tempest" BUT because the end was rushed it doesn't feel completely earned, like there shouldve been a longer period of rage/vengeance and at least an intense emotional confrontation with both Kenanji and Delling. G-Witch needed at least 12 more episodes, preferably more.

Given how great the first 20 episodes were, you can bet they would've had more character developments, conflicts, twists, and major deaths IF ONLY Sunrise gave them 48-50 episodes instead of 24. But I guess they didnt want to take that risk. I kinda hope the success of Vinland Saga S2 gives them some more confidence if they ever decide to do a sequel series.

I mean, they have to do a sequel series and/or spin-offs, right? I'd be seriously disappointed if they don't; the Ad Stella timeline is one of the most interesting and well-written Gundam AUs they've ever created, and my personal favorite AU. So much potential for many different stories in this timeline.

Also, the ending scene w/ SuleMio was cute af, but no kiss? not even on the cheek? booo

Final verdict:

Prologue + Episode 1-21: 9/10, my favorite Gundam AU series

Episode 22-24: 6.5/10, barely sticks the landing to get a good enough ending. Needs a sequel series to become truly satisfying and get some new writers to help Okouchi because he seriously fumbled these last episodes.

[doublesama]

Weekly Anime Review Schedule (May 21, 2023)

There's no Hell's Paradise Episode this week. Instead, I'll be reviewing Urusei Yatsura (2022).

Sun - Demon Slayer S3 Ep. 7 Mon - Vinland Saga S2 Ep. 20 Tue - Buddy Daddies Wed - N/A Thu - Mahoyome S2 Ep. 8 Fri - Ousama Ranking S2 Ep. 7 Sat -Urusei Yatsura (2022)

[guessknee]

about me !

aka me nerding out about things i like

Video Games !

the aesthetics, soundtracks, art, landscapes, everything about video games i love. i love playing jrpgs, visual novels and rhythm games. i love watching streams of all types of games though!

currently into watching apex legends, league of legends, valorant, csgo (on occasion), breath of the wild, and some older jrpgs.

i have a goal of beating one major game a month! i love playing games but i often buy too many at once and then play one while forgetting about the others. i dont know if anyone else has that problem so i made a system (gonna get really nerdy for a second) where i track video game releases im interested in for each of my consoles and i pick one game from each month to play and hopefully beat and one game to buy a collectors edition for (if available).

recently completed games

dec-feb

god of war ragnarok

crisis core reunion

one piece odyssey (almost complete 80% of the way done)

games im excited to play soon

the persona ports (jan release)

fire emblem engage (jan release)

octopath traveler 2 (feb release) - collectors edition preorder!

theatrhythm final bar (feb release)

kirbys return to dreamland (feb release)

story of seasons (jan release)

mobile games im playing

twisted wonderland

ensemble stars

genshin impact (on and off)

consoles i own (i have a weird thing with clue consoles and handhelds - i never realized i always bought blue ones till a about a year ago maybe its because i loved sonic as a kid...)

ps5

ps4

ps2

switch (animal crossing)

psp (light blue)

ps vita (light blue/white)

wii (i never use it)

ds

2ds (blue)

dsi (light blue)

Anime / Manga !

i love anime and manga. ive grown up with it ever since i was around 5. i would stay up on saturday nights till 7 am when inuyasha would start playing on adult swim. if i was ever too tired i would record the episode on our dvr and would watch it after getting home from kindergarten. crazy age to watch inuyasha but i always found it so cool.

also grew up on naruto. i am such a naruto nerd i have rewatched the og and shippuden so many times i can tell people which episode events happened, i can sing the openings in order, i can name most characters, etc. the naruto brainrot is bad. same thing with bleach and dragonball z. the new bleach has me so hyped i loved watching every episode made me want to rewatch the main series but i have no time so i just watch small clips here and there.

i love just about every genre of anime tbh. sports animes (baki, hajime no ippo, kengan asura, one outs, eyeshield 21, etc). idol animes (idolish 7, tsukiuta, tsukipro, etc). shounen, mystery, shoujo, literally everything. i have to be in a certain mood to watch mech animes but whenever one comes out that catches my eye i put all my energy into watching it. i think the only genre i dont enjoy much is isekai, i used to like them but new ones come out too often i cant keep up.

currently watching

one piece (caught up)

blue lock

buddy daddies

monster

vinland saga s2

trigun stampede

yowapeda limit break

tokyo revengers s2

Cars !

my day to day guilty pleasure is cars. i love cars. they are cool, go fast, go stutututu, whine, be loud, have cool lights, i love everything about a good car.

i have a brz! bought it myself and it is my pride adn joy. it is one of my favorite cars and when i bought it in november i literally cried. I drive manual and its so fun to me! i want to learn how to drift but im a bit nervous because i dont want to accidentally mess up anything in my car.

Reading !

i love books i love reading. i love fiction, sci-fi, philosophy, nonfiction, fanfiction, everything. I was never into books like harry potter and anything with too many magical elements in them but always loved horror and more mystery thriller books.

i have been dying to buy more physical books to add to my mini library in my room but theres a few books on my backlog i need to complete before i do that.

i also have a slowly growing manga collection that i desperately need to add to.

i read all day all night on my phone but the feeling of flipping real pages is so satisfying and having the weight of a book in my bag is just so nice.

Music !

not to toot my own horn but my spotify wrapped minutes is always 140k+. i listen to music all day everyday. while doing homework, reading, driving, working, in class (pay attention dont be like me), watching stuff it doesnt matter. i have a terrible habit of getting bored of something very easily so i always multitask and need 20 things happening at the same time so music is amazing at keeping me focused.

i love 'underground archive', rnb, krnb, jpop, citypop, lofi, rap, edm, literally a whole lot of stuff. i dont like pop that much ive grown to realize same with country, i can listen to it but only if someone else wants to.

thats it! literally my whole being in a post.

[conflagrate]

Autumn 2019 Anime Season

An interrupted season, mostly thanks to a month-long battle with a virus that gave me conjunctivitis :< Ended up dropping more shows than I would’ve liked…sorry Vinland Saga, Joshikosei no Mudazukai, Fire Force, Cop Craft, Machikado Mazoku, 7SEEDS….

First up Summer Review!

Seasonal Ranking

1. Given (8.27) 2. Furuba (8.25) 3. Kanata no Astra (8.17) 4. El-Melloi (8.08) 5. Kimetsu no Yaiba (8.00) 6. Dumbbell Nankilo Moteru (7.92) 7. Daiya no Ace Act II (7.69) 8. Araoto (7.58)

Decent season!

Total shows completed: 14 To finish: 1 (Carole & Tuesday) Ongoing: 2

Categories of completed shows:

Must watch: 8/9 Likely: ¾ Always be a maybe: 4/12 Not even listed: 1 (Pirikarako-chan)

And next season (or this, it’s October already,…..)

Must watch FGO Babylonia, Fairy Gone S2, Tokunana, KonoOto S2, Chihayafuru S3, Babylon, Hoshiai no Sora, Kabukicho Sherlock, Shokugeki no Soma S4, Bananya S2, XL Joshi [11]

Likely Mugen no Junin, pet, Honzuki no Gekokujo, Hokago Saikoro Club, Beastars, No Guns Life, Shin Chuka Ichiban! [7]

3-episode taste test Azur Lane, Kandagawa Jet Girls, Ahiru no Sora, Hataage! Kemonomichi, Oresuki, Actors, Africa Salaryman, Rifle is Beautiful, Tenka Hyakken [9]

Uh not really but let’s just give it one…. Kaiju Step Wandabada, Null Peta, ChoYoYu, Chubyo Gekihatsu Boy, Iruma-kun, Val x Love, Stand My Heroes, Assassin’s Pride, Urashimasakatasen, Taeko no Nichijo [10]

Genre/sequel hell Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE, Psycho-Pass S3, blah blah TUEEE, Radiant S2, Granblue S2, Zoids Wild S2, Bokuben S2, PSO2 Episode Oracle, Noukin, Z/X, Nanatsu no Taizai S3, BokuAca S4, SAO Alicization S2, Hi Score Girl S2, AniTsuke S3

Ongoing Daiya no Ace Act II. Ensemble Stars (I would’ve dumped this earlier if I knew it was 2 cour ;___; )

Expected Load: ~21 shows (OHNOOOOOOOOO)

[ydotome]

Canute “Cnut the Great” (クヌート) - Vinland Saga S2 - Episode 21