was this a little bit of an anti-climatic... season V?

It was pretty good overall.
B+++ or so.

And they've done as well as anyone since M*A*S*H departed Henry and Trap;
post-Ragnar getting snakey indeed.

The fighting-Bishop (St.Heahmund); was very very good.
The mix of Scandinavia and England... pretty good.
The intro' of new she-talents, very good.
Granted. This show has survived.

And it even tried to improve here-n-there.
As it seems to be a new Hollywood swerve to make a kid or a minority/cripple the villain.
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Tho' the last 2 or so episodes did not move the needle, much if at all.

Who was that new seer thingy?
Where did Ivar go?

How did his fake-news wifey not see a spiteful/revanche Ivar, coming?

And whacko Floki and his Fran Tarkenton kool-aid-cult find a
Celtic Cross underground as the volcano, erupts?
LOL. Where is a Chuck Foreman spin
(move) when we need it?

The Ragnar Ironside tie-in up above Kattegat was keen/nostalgic enough.
Though beyond that...
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As good as this show has been, did it just stay 1 year too, long?

And where is Rolo? (without saying too much-- his historic life is prolly
the most fascinating and material rich of them all)
(massive underutilization here sports-fans)

two thumbs (still) up, just smaller thumbs...
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