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title: The Vinland Saga
type: Television
date: 2021-08-06
rating: 6
year: 2016
status: Finished
image: the-vinland-saga.jpg
tags:
  - television
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 A bit of a slow-burn start with a few too many tropes, but I think the back half of the season — once we got into an interesting and multifaceted cast of characters and a sense of real unchartered territory (both _literally_ and in terms of plot) it really blossomed into something great. (Also, Thorkell is just a classically excellent character, a JRPG protagonist come to life, and his ethos and compass keeps the show from being a melodrama.)