my feelings on Vikings 2.01, let me show you them
WIN:
* Bjorn continuing to be the grownup of the house and yet a baby
* Ragnar and Lagertha fighting and fucking
* Rollo being unable to fight Ragnar (the little fucker)
* Ragnar bribing the lawgiver to spare his brother (the little fucker)
* "there was no sunlight. no sunlight at all." (the little fucker)
* Ragnar...snuggling baby goats? multiple times? this is symbolic of him being baby-crazy I guess?
* that dinner. so super awk that I was almost gleeful about it.
WAILING:
* Ragnar saying goodbye to Gyda
* Aslaug rolling into town
* Lagertha leaving
* Ragnar going after her and being heartbroken
I've been torn this whole time on the pregnant princess storyline because on the one hand I honestly want like...uber poly fic come to life with Ragnar and Lagertha and Athelstan and all Ragnar's baby mama in one big bed because let's face it Ragnar has enough for all of them if you know what I mean and I know you do but otoh jealous human nature and Lagertha's pride and I always knew she wasn't gonna be having it, and Ragnar/Lagertha = ultimate canon otp, so.
in light of all that, this ep was such a gigantic rollercoaster for me, like. jesus. I was srsly enjoying all Ragnar's affirmation of his bond to Lagertha but I was waiting for the other shoe to drop like, I know you want that baby, mister, so spit it out, and then Ragnar literally facepalming at that super awkward conversation about whether Aslaug could cook and then he took the opportunity to EXPLICITLY PROPOSE POLYGAMY, and I was like, jumping up and down and cackling but also wanting to beat him about the head because rly? RLY? and then. well you know. the ending.
