Vinland Saga - Reaction - S2E23 - Two Paths

A big part of Canutes transformation here is his memory of old Thorfinn. How could a vicious beast turn into a beautiful empathetic man?

maturity and character progression = bromance PEAKLAND SAGA ⭐️

Canute being genuinely happy and laughing is so wholesome to see. He finally saw someone with simiilar goals to him and that definitely felt very satisfying and a sense of relief for him

Olmar got that character development. Bro understood what Thorfinn took years to get. Became a hard working farmer... got with the girl (the one if you remember from initial episodes whom he frequently visited for dirty stuff). I guess he took responsibility to take care of her as her dad lost his hands in the war against Canute and he asked Olmar to take care of his family. Good for him.

Canute and Thorfinn have very similar goals. The problem was their ideals and methods. Canute had Sweyn talking in is hear, while Thorfinn had Thors. In the end, Thorfinn was the one who enlightened Canute, he took so much pressure off of his shoulders. Thorfinn was the other only person Canute would share his thoughts with, ever since the first season.

Surnames weren't a thing back then. The closest to that were names of noble houses which could be used to address their members. Most people would instead introduce themselves by 'X son of Y' of 'X from Y [place]'. Because names would repeat (as they do today), but its quite difficult to have 2 people with same name from the same place or with same father name. If you were looking around for 'Roald' that could be any Roald, but there's probably not another Roald, son of Grim, or Thorfinn, son of Thors.

“Son of Grim? Who’s that?” His dad? It’s like how Thorfinn introduces himself as Thorfinn, son of Thors. Basically it’s just a surname.

Canute explained his reasoning when talking to Wulf. “I thought you were the only one fighting with me.” He wants to build a Utopia and he thought it’s him versus the world. Hence ‘defying gods logic’. As Askeladd said, all the Vikings are ‘uncouth and filthy’. But not just them, lots run around committing atrocities. Even Canute’s brother Harald probably didn’t give a crap about making a Utopia and would just get in the way. Harald didn’t ban duels so he must have condoned them, tells us a little bit about him as a person. In the words of the priest, Harald probably “discriminates his love”, helped Canute out while accepting slave-labor donations from Ketil and allowing duels to happen. Canute sees Thorfinn is the first person who understands non-discriminatory love. The fact this is even possible, other people exist who also understand non-discriminatory love, opens up the theoretical possibilities endlessly. If Canute is the only one, then the only way to get his Utopia is by force. Hence, “conquer, rule, and direct then towards Utopia.” Because they literally don’t understand him or his goals. But now he has found someone who does.

Vinland has this effect on me, each time i finish an episode it brings me down to reality the wisdom this show has given me genuinely changed my perspective on life lol.

Headed 'some place not here', name of S1E1 and the best track in the OST.

This really is one of the best animes. It addresses PTSD and the struggle of life after war…

At 8:46, when Canute asks after whom Thorfinn took the gift of eloquence, he was referring to Askeladd, the man who was defined "good to talk" by Thorkell in episode 24 of the first season. Indeed, the entire situation was very similar: both Thorfinn and Askeladd were trying to stop the plans of the king of Denmark by talking... with a totally different outcome, however. For sure Thorfinn did not take his newfound ability to speak from Canute, who spent most of the time in the first season remaining silent, or from his dad, as Thors was a man of few, mostly enigmatic words, like "a true warrior doesn't need a sword", "I have no enemies". Thorfinn struggled to understand what he was trying to teach him, and Thorkell too was unable to decode what Thors was intending as a "true warrior".

I hope you girls understand that the talking head is not literally the dad speaking, it’s his own subconscious lol, dad has nothing to do with, Canute’s own doing is

"Somewhere not here" The name of the very first episode of season 1. Full circle.

My fav episode of all shows This episode simply takes the cake My main favorite show ever🥹🤍

This anime is just a masterpiece.

Thorfinn embodies true manhood imo, not the manhood often seen and promoted in media. A true warrior doesn't need his fists or to yell or scream or weapons to fight. A true warrior needs a calm heart, a sound mind, genuine understanding, and the ability to listen to other people.

Thorfinn has solidified his pacifism by vowing to create a land of peace. This conversation helped Thorfinn to stop the King but also helped clear the mind of an old friend, saving him from "his own curse": The weight of the crown and the constant voice in his head from the severed head of the previous king.

In the manga it goes into some more detail about what happened to everyone. Ketil retired (as shown) and Olmar takes over the farm and sells half of the land to compensate those who were injured and the families of the killed during the battle. excited for next episode's reaction and I'm so sad this season is over. Now we wait...

I love when you realized that Pater is alive hahaha