Vikings Episode 6-7 Recaps: Shifting Alliances

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In "Vikings" episode 6: "Unforgiven" and episode 7 "Blood Eagle" we see a number of shifting alliances. King Horik wants Ragnar to join forces again with Earl Borg so they can raid England (since Borg has a lot of ships). Did we conveniently forget he almost wiped out Kattegat? Rollo is sent to Borg who agrees to rejoin them (after consulting his dead wife's head). Do we know if he killed her? Siggy is still sleeping with King Horik. He's had such a good time he invites his son along. Well that was uncomfortable. It appears Siggy will do whatever it takes to move up in the world.

Lagertha returns home but without Bjorn. He stays with his father and is interested in a slave girl. Earl Sigvard makes Lagertha pay big time. First he has a gang beat her up. Then he publicly humiliates her. She has finally had enough and stabs him the eye during dinner. Someone pulls a sword and we think Lagethan's a goner. Instead he chops off Sigvard's head.

Horik persuades Ragnar to hold off on killing Earl Borg until they can find another ally (to help them defeat King Ecbert in England). Remember all Borg's men were burned alive and Borg was taken prisoner at the end of episode 6 Ragnar did not forget about their past deeds after all. A mysterious Earl Igstad surfaces. It turns out to be Lagertha. Yeah! You go girl. Helga is pregnant with Floki's baby so they get married. There is also a wedding in England between King Ecbert and King Aelle's children (but I dont really care). Rollo confronts Siggy about sleeping with Horik. I thought he was going to strangle her. Earl Borg finally gets his in the end via the Blood Eagle ceremony. I'm with ya Helga. I would have passed out during that too.

Points To Ponder:

When will Horik betray Ragnar? What side will Siggy and Rollo come down on? And will they all live to fight another day?
How is Aslaug going to take the return of Lagertha? Let's hope she doesnt put a curse on her.
How long before Athelstan joins back up with the Vikings?
Is there going to be trouble between Ragnar and Floki? Floki did not invite Ragnar to the wedding ceremony.
How many babies is Aslaug going to squeeze out? And how does she meet her final end. Is it in childbirth?
And for the record, Lagertha is my favorite character. She doesnt take any crap. I think she'll be a fine earl. I do want to see the back story though. We dont know what happened between when she stabbed Sigvard and when she met Ragnar as Earl Igstad.

Favorite Quotes:

"My anger is like stone, stone that I carry inside me that weights me down. I cannot lift it."- Siggy. Poor Siggy could use some therapy.
"We have lost more knowledge than we ever had"- King Ecbert to Athelstan.
"He cannot have everything. He cannot have you and me."- Floki
"The offendent gets down on his knees. Then his back is opened with knives and then with axes his ribs are chopped away from his spine. Then his lungs are pulled out of this huge bleeding wound and laid upon his shoulders so they look like the folded wings of a great eagle."- Ragnar describing the Blood Eagle ceremony to Bjorn.

Grade: 4 Monsters (out of 5). The show keeps me coming back for more. I love Vikings. I just wouldn't want to run into one IRL.