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March 18, 2018
February 16, 2018
I get angry every time I see the 14+
I happen to like the show--the production quality, costumes etc. is amazing. And it really shows you (though probably not the intent of the creators) why, despite some of the horrors and corruption in medieval Christian society (and this is from a Jew who knows full well what that means), Christianity was a significant improvement on Germanic paganism and a stepping stone to what we think of as Western Civilization. Season 1 is the best.
But oh my G-d no kid should ever see this. They have sado-masochism, rape, incest, human sacrifice, they separate a man's ribs from the spine by axing his back and rip them out to create a "blood eagle" (hey, it's educational, right). And it's all pretty graphic . I don't think there's ever been full nudity (e.g. nipples) but everything but and the above topics.
I also have a small complaint that they call themselves "Vikings" in the show, when viking is a verb in Norse. It's something Norsemen do, not their name outside of English. But that's a small quibble.