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Yeah Ladies and Gentleman Vinland Saga is back!

I've been waiting for this moment since the first season ended...

What a sensational start to the second season!

The animation, direction and soundtrack... everything was beautiful!

The new opening and ending was really good and it was so good to se Thorfinn again. It's time for Thorfinn's character to shine!

I heard that the Farmland Arc is not a joke at all, so many people called as one of the best manga arcs that ever exist.

That's why I can't even describe how long I've been waiting to see and experience it with my own eyes! I'm terribly excited and I hope it won't disappoint, based on the first episode it hasn't so far, so I'm really optimistic.

We are about to witness Peak story and characters and I'm so ready for it!

After a little more than two years this masterpiece comes back with a second season! I have to say that having enjoyed the first season enormously, I really think the second season could come close to being has good has the first one. Just like in the first season the setup is very good and very promising. This episode brought us some spectacular animation, splendid new characters, a fantastic debut for a new plot and like always, some stellar music. I find this episode introduces us very well to the new situation which is drastically different than the one in the previous season but still manages to keep us in suspense as to what is going to happen.

Overall, I find this is a very strong start to this new season with plenty of potential to keep up with the first season and possibly be even better.

This episode was beautiful visually, paced to absolute perfection and has the dynamic and compelling plot that Vinland Saga had throughout the first season. A change of studios certainly did not make a difference to the quality of the masterpiece this show truly is, and when it's by Studio MAPPA I'm really not surprised.

If you didn't come to this episode reading that manga, there is uncertainty, yes, but confusion or disappointment never fits into the equation in this show. If you did read the manga, you just waited patiently until the end in excitement. It's easy to forget how well constructed manga is until you see a slow unfolding of something like this episode. I would not have adapted this episode any different - it was a perfect adaptation, and the opening art and song fits this arc perfectly.

Once more, Studio MAPPA tries to make me disappointed in anything not made by their studio by dropping a banger, and I patiently await the next episode.

This first episode caught me by surprise in a good way! From the beginning the tone feels different and It is clear that this will be a different kind of Journey! Just like season 1 it takes its time to tell the story!

This episode introduces Einar and his character! There were a sense of dark realism and I really enjoy when this show does that! Its an exploration of this time-period and the culture! Its brutal and mercyless and hard to figure out what your purpose in life, is!

Animation and soundtrack were also really good! Great landscapes and clean colours! Soumdtrack did a great job of settimg the tone!

Ready for a character driven season 2!

The perfect start to a new chapter in Thorfinn's life. This season will not focus on fighting. The focus will be on the story of Thorfinn's search for peace and some other historical matters in the era of the end of the Vikings.

- The studio has changed from "Wit" studio to "MAPA", but the production team has not changed, so the style of graphics, coloring and shadows will be the same as the first season.

- There will be a development in the level of writing, the development of characters, and a focus on the goals of each character in the story.

- I will divide the episode into several sections (production, directing, story, and comparison to the beginning of the first season). For me, the start of Season 1 is on the same level as Season 2, but Season 2 is somewhat superior 2/2. Einar's story was touching and makes you empathize with the character and understand the suffering he went through 2/2, the directing was great, but I felt it could have been better in some shots 1/2 , the production was beyond amazing. There are some scenes that I felt as if I was looking at a drawing in Museum 2/2, a great start and I hope the work team maintains the same level from a technical point of view 1/2 .