Along the series, the scriptwriters try to convince us that Lagnar Lothbrook is a Viking ahead of his time. Violent, like all his peers, but fair. And then, breaking an honor pact, the hero carries out one of the most repulsive scenes of torture presented in recent years. Should we, after that, continue to hope for Ragnar's fate, yet presented by the authors as a somewhat exemplary figure? Of course, yes, the authors seem to say. Far from revealing the customs of the Middle Ages, or the complexity of the protagonist, what this chapter shows is an undisguised lack of character from the producers and maybe of those who enjoyed it as valid entertainment.
Review of Unforgiven
