Pain

This episode was an emotional experience like no other! I almost felt uncomfortable as I was overwhelmed with sadness! This episode was PAIN.. both physically and mentally!

This episode had it all! Great qction, violence, graphic imagery and sadness beyond belief! I was left breathless at times but then the tears started flowing as I realized where things were going! The soundtrack and VA's were phenomenal at creating this tearfull scene! You could feel the pain in their words!

The character of Arnheid was tragic and shows the other side of this world! In a way she captures the meaning of Vinland! She was caught in war of slavery and just needed a peacefull paradise! Its all about breaking the cycle of hamrede, revenge and violence!

This show is amazing my god the voice acting is top notch especially from Einar and Thorfinn not to mention the smooth very fluid animation but what's really insane about this episode above all is the damn. Writing. I can't express this enough how beautifully this show is written and how Thorfinn is on his way to becoming the best main character in any medium, period; my opinion of course. I just feel i've never seen such great character acting paired with some of the best writing and character development i've ever seen in anything really, i would also like to point out Einar this episode was incredible and i could honestly say i shed a tear this episode no thanks to him..

best episode of the series and maybe the best episode all year.

Amazing episode, probably one of the best episode so far. Unpredicted actions from Thorgil and Canute, Snake's display of swordmanship that matches the Jomskivings, but most of all, we finally can see what the title "Vinland" means - escaping to a distant land, far from war and slavery. The closing scene also shows Thorfinn walking calmly to find Canute, with new determination that will bring the entire story to something new and huge. We will finally be able to see the direction of Thorfinn's character development.

Truly recommend everyone to watch this episode and to keep following the upcoming episodes, this series has not been disappointing so far.

Out of words! This is just awesome! Words can't describe it! I felt the pain. This was truly devastating! Why this had to happen! I cried and this ep will always make me cry! My tears are still in my eyes while writing this! OMG.... What a fantastic ep! The pacing makes us hey connected to the characters very deeply and that's why this effected is this much!! Vinland saga is over of the top tier series!! This is literally a must watch for everyone! Well the only exceptions are with kids taste...... Cause I too was bored in the first season cause my taste was childish but right now I'm shocked that how much the second season has impacted me!!

It's been about a month and a half since Vinland dropped anything less than a 9/10 in my eyes. And it show no sign of stopping.

This episode is composed perfectly. It starts with rage, then to upset and calm, then to rage once more, and by the end we see something building for the next episode. The episode came back to the same words we've heard before in past episodes, and it continued the one theme of calm in both seasons. That message is one echoed in every part of the story. And this is why we love the show, because every episode links.

The next episode I'd predict exceeds even this, and this episode made me cry a lot again. As a dude, I would never have felt comfortable to admit that, but this show reminds us we're human, we have pain, and we have no enemies. We learn to grow and endure, but express our words along with the characters.

The music and use of pathetic fallacy in this episode really enhanced the composition and impact once again. Anime has that over manga and those details are crucial to any good adaptation of a show. And Vinland Saga today showed why it's a great adaptation.

We're seeing something build in long and short term and yet the present is great too. Yukimura's story planning is probably one of the best things here. It's not all over the place, it's streamlined, and unlike high energy shonen, it progresses at the pace it needs to.

Overall, this episode once more was basically without significant flaws. I feel like we neglect just how difficult it is to map these episodes out, and yet MAPPA's employees make it seem so easy. It's not easy being perfect.

Einar and Thorfinn seem very real, and next episode, we'll no doubt be seeing Thorfinn in the most detail since S1, and probably an interaction between him and Canute (which everyone should've seen coming.) Watch the show, and learn from it.