The Last Kingdom 5 seasons - Dirtier GoT W/O dragons. Based on RL history. (1 Viewer)

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Didn’t see a thread. Wife and I are in season three and binging away still. 

Scratches the Irish/English/Swords/light sorcery/poor hygiene itch. 

 

[zoobird]

poor hygiene

was trying to figure out how it could be 'dirtier' till I read that 

 

[Mile High]

Didn’t see a thread. Wife and I are in season three and binging away still. 

Scratches the Irish/English/Swords/light sorcery/poor hygiene itch. 

I know we have talked about it. Maybe in the Vikings thread or just the general catch all thread. Good show, one of my favorites. 

 

[That one guy]

Uhtred’s kill scene over Ubba in season 1 is one of the best ever…literally both wifey and I yelled out at TV when it happened.  The supporting cast throughout majority of show has been top notch:  Father Beocca and King Alfred being some of my faves

 

[ericttspikes]

Great series. Sad it's over.

 

[Pipes]

Love this show.  Binged this the month of March.  Cannot believe how this show isn't talked about more, its so good.

 

[need2know]

Uhtred son of uhtred is fantastic.   Alfred and his story is also great.   Really well done show and the final season is a lesson on how to end one

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Uhtred son of uhtred is fantastic.   Alfred and his story is also great.   Really well done show and the final season is a lesson on how to end one

This is good to hear. 

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Great show, seems to be universally praised by anyone that tries it out.

It's over now but they're doing a follow-up movie that is already filming has already completed filming.

Destiny is all!!

 

[Jayrod]

Watched it all and loved it.

Ealhswith (Alfred's wife) rivals Wendy Byrde on the "someone should just kill her" scale.

 

[beer 30]

Pretty sure this is covered in the Netflix thread so no dedicated thread just to the show. Just finished the series this week, liked the ending a lot just sad it's over.

Super happy to hear there is a follow up movie coming.

 

[foxco]

Love this show, enjoyed it more than Vikings and I loved Vikings. Fascinating as both Vikings/Last Kingdom touched on some of the same historical characters/events.  

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Ealhswith (Alfred's wife) rivals Wendy Byrde on the "someone should just kill her" scale.

She becomes much more tolerable in the final season.

But you'll be happy to hear she's not in the follow-up movie due to scheduling conflicts.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Love this show, enjoyed it more than Vikings and I loved Vikings. Fascinating as both Vikings/Last Kingdom touched on some of the same historical characters/events.  

I think Vikings at its height was better, but TLK was more consistent throughout its whole run.

Vikings also went on for too long.  They could have cut the entire Iceland storyline, at a minimum.

I can't think of many shows that went beyond 5 or 6 seasons where the quality didn't suffer badly as it went on.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Watched it all and loved it.

Ealhswith (Alfred's wife) rivals Wendy Byrde on the "someone should just kill her" scale.

She’s sneaky young IRL from the blooper vids I’ve seen but agree, she’s doesn’t have very many redeeming qualities. 

 

[E Street Brat]

Thanks for the heads up on this.  I'm bugging out because "Spoilers"  

 

[beer 30]

She’s sneaky young IRL from the blooper vids I’ve seen but agree, she’s doesn’t have very many redeeming qualities. 

29, wouldn't have guessed that in a million years. She plays her part well

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliza_Butterworth

 

[FreeBaGeL]

She’s sneaky young IRL from the blooper vids I’ve seen but agree, she’s doesn’t have very many redeeming qualities. 

She cleans up nicely too.

 

[Pipes]

She cleans up nicely too.

Damn would never have guessed that's the same person.  

 

[snogger]

Uhtred son of uhtred is fantastic.   Alfred and his story is also great.   Really well done show and the final season is a lesson on how to end one

Loved how they ended it.. Should be mandatory watching for any show writer on how to end a series.

 

[joffer]

one season left and I’m looking forward to it.

 

[Moonlight]

There are a series of books written by Bernard Cornwell that detail Uhtred's saga. The title of the first one is The Last Kingdom. They are well done with interesting plots and twists and sufficient history to satisfy your curiosity about Vikings/Danes and Alfred the Great. Recommended. The series is faithful to the books.

I found the books and series most interesting when Alfred was an active character.

 

[Moonlight]

Uhtred’s kill scene over Ubba in season 1 is one of the best ever…literally both wifey and I yelled out at TV when it happened.  The supporting cast throughout majority of show has been top notch:  Father Beocca and King Alfred being some of my faves

The fight with Ubba is presented a little differently in the books. Uhtred in the book prevails due to luck. As it was a surprise attack Ubba came rushing out of his tent without putting on his footwear. As he engages Uhtred he slips on the entrails of a fallen warrior rendering him vulnerable.

This made sense as Uhtred at this time was not a match for Ubba.