Way Home
- Episode aired May 1, 2023
- 26m
IMDb RATING
9.5/10
5.1K
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Thorfinn, after being left with no other choice, must break a sworn oath to defend Gardar from Snake.Thorfinn, after being left with no other choice, must break a sworn oath to defend Gardar from Snake.Thorfinn, after being left with no other choice, must break a sworn oath to defend Gardar from Snake.
Yûto Uemura
- Thorfinn
- (voice)
Fuminori Komatsu
- Snake
- (voice)
Mayumi Sako
- Arnheid
- (voice)
Takuya Masumoto
- Gardar
- (voice)
Masafumi Kobatake
- Kjallakr
- (voice)
Zac Loera
- Male Villager 217A
- (English version)
- (voice)
Gilli Messer
- Arnheid
- (voice)
Christopher Wehkamp
- Thorgil
- (English version)
- (voice)
Storyline
Featured review
Heartbreaking "Calm" Before the Storm
What this show excels at is finding the humanity within its characters and displacing it in the face of inhuman situations. Gardar's story is very much about a man who, in trying to reclaim his life, sacrifices his humanity. He doesn't care who or what gets in his way, even death would fail to stop him. It's a very harrowing story that showcases a lot of what people do in objectifying others - at the end of the day everyone is a human being and can only be so flexible. Gardar, who had lost everything and was flagellated into being a submissive slave, had been carved away at psychologically to the point where his ego had imploded, and, in the face of years of both being denied the things that made him human and overwhelming oppression, lost his sensibility. Ultimately, this is grounds for his psychological inflection point where, even as a subservient slave who would reel at the thought of doing wrong, the fleeting thought of "what-if" passed through his mind and, being as dehumanized as he was, acted on impulse that this was his moment to reclaim everything.
Unfortunately for Gardar, the one thing slave owners love more than slaves is paying other people to make sure their slaves stay enslaved, so when these peoples' proverbial money faucet shuts off, it is no question that they will hunt down the man who turned it off to the ends of the earth. Also unfortunately for Gardar, the person at the other side of this relenting is being watched over by an equally dehumanized man, but also a man who has gained something to protect over the years.
The collision of these two forces, and those caught in their wake was a great conclusion to an already fascinating story, but the fallout was highlight. Arnheid, who had also lost everything, was treated more or less well as a slave, and could not comprehend the depths to which Gardar had sunk, tried to reason with him only to catalyze the collision. Unfortunately for her, Gardar was dead the moment he retaliated and had sacrificed his humanity in the process. However, her actions were not entirely futile as ultimately she and Gardar were able to find closure in their loss. However, that closure came with some of the most heartbreaking moments of the series to date.
What is equally notable, however, is that this sequence of events directly coincides with Ketil and Canute's affair, and the sudden loss and the shock and awe of this botched escape attempt will have dire consequences for the readiness of the farm when Canute unleashes his forces to requisition Ketil's farm. In that sense, this "calm" before the storm was more like a tornado before a hurricane. While the destruction may have been great, it was relatively isolated and of a relatively contained scale, Canute's arrival will bring with it the true calamity this season has been building toward. A truly profound setup that incidentally has both Einar and Thorfinn taking the reigns of their destiny in a major way. Where they end up within the greater ensuing chaos will be a spectacular, I'm sure, but this encounter has already made the journey extremely satisfying and poignant. I am very much looking forward to what comes next. 9.5/10.
Unfortunately for Gardar, the one thing slave owners love more than slaves is paying other people to make sure their slaves stay enslaved, so when these peoples' proverbial money faucet shuts off, it is no question that they will hunt down the man who turned it off to the ends of the earth. Also unfortunately for Gardar, the person at the other side of this relenting is being watched over by an equally dehumanized man, but also a man who has gained something to protect over the years.
The collision of these two forces, and those caught in their wake was a great conclusion to an already fascinating story, but the fallout was highlight. Arnheid, who had also lost everything, was treated more or less well as a slave, and could not comprehend the depths to which Gardar had sunk, tried to reason with him only to catalyze the collision. Unfortunately for her, Gardar was dead the moment he retaliated and had sacrificed his humanity in the process. However, her actions were not entirely futile as ultimately she and Gardar were able to find closure in their loss. However, that closure came with some of the most heartbreaking moments of the series to date.
What is equally notable, however, is that this sequence of events directly coincides with Ketil and Canute's affair, and the sudden loss and the shock and awe of this botched escape attempt will have dire consequences for the readiness of the farm when Canute unleashes his forces to requisition Ketil's farm. In that sense, this "calm" before the storm was more like a tornado before a hurricane. While the destruction may have been great, it was relatively isolated and of a relatively contained scale, Canute's arrival will bring with it the true calamity this season has been building toward. A truly profound setup that incidentally has both Einar and Thorfinn taking the reigns of their destiny in a major way. Where they end up within the greater ensuing chaos will be a spectacular, I'm sure, but this encounter has already made the journey extremely satisfying and poignant. I am very much looking forward to what comes next. 9.5/10.
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