Thorfinn Bodyguard Of Canute: Ep 13-24
- 13:Floki has been in the council of his king, as things move to back to where Askeladd making his way out of an ambush, he tries to use Prince Canute to get out of a rough situation, as Askeladd finds time to talk with the leader of the ambush, we the audience learn of his backstory & history, whilst earlier Thorfinn responded in shame of Canutes earlier actions.
- 14:Askeladd along with his men, who still have Prince Canute with them, decide to attack a village in the winter, an we see how cruel Askeladd can be when he plunders a village.
- 15:Floki has reported to the king that prince Canute has gone missing, to where he was last seen around Askeladds troops, moving to some of the things that Thorkell is doing with his troops, as he thinks a little late to the party as to how he could have used the prince better before handing him over, Thorfinn witnesses Canute stand up for his faith, as he watches guard over him, as they pray, whilst in the presence of there priest.
- 16:Thorfinn still remains Canutes guard after the death of his closest friend Ragnar, we soon start to see Askeladd going back to his cruel ways again after encountering a Saxon, whilst trying to give him a bit of a history lesson, as the story continues Thorkell finally catches up to Askeladds location.
- 17:Askeladd is caught in a rock & a hard place, with his own infantry wanting to turn on him & Thorkell closing in on his location with Prince Canute, Bjorn has taken Thorfinn & the prince, to flee from the situation, leaving Thorfinn without throwing knives to target those who betrayed Askeladd, leaving Thorfinn to still protect Canute in the situation.
- 18:Thorfinn has finally caught back up with Askeladd to find out that he is still alive, as now a fight ensues between Thorkell & himself, as Askekkad worries about Prince Canute, we finally catch up with Canute having a dream to which Ragnar appears in it, a question comes up both for Thorfinn being “What Is A True Warrior?” & for Canute being “What Is Love?”.
- 19:Thorkell has finally found Thorfinn, after catching up with Askeladd, as now Askeladd looks over Thorfinn’s wounds, Thorkell finally has some time to share some history about Thorfinns father Thors, plus his lineage, Thorkell concedes defeat against Thorfinn, not long after Prince Canute turns up.
- 20:Canute makes his way to Gainsborough with Thorfinn, Thorkell & Askeladd, to make things more exciting Floki is at alms with himself in relation to the situation that Canute was meant to die, Canute finally catches up with his own father the king, in Gainsborough, also works on setting up his own plans to eventually be crowned as king in the future.
- 21:Canute has made his way to York, with Askeladd at his side, also with the appearance of Leif who is looking to help Thorfinns living family by finding Thorfinn, Askeladd also serves as a bit of historian as we learn about some of the parts of England in this time, Thorfinn gets an unexpected reunion with Leif Ericson.
- 22:Thorfinn finally gets to duel again against Askeladd, with Canute coming to Thorfinns aide, Askeladd explains why Thorfinn lost in his duel, again we enter into more of Askeladds backstory learning more about him, his name, his mother.
- 23:Canute has met up with his father the king again in a council home, asks Askeladd as to where his guard Thorfinn is, with Askeladd somewhat brushing off his answer, from Thorfinn being thrown into a jail cell, he gets a visit from Leif Ericson who hasn’t forgotten him.
- 24:Askeladd bought forth to the king to receive a reward, but also stirs up a bit of a controversy between them, with an ultimatum being Loyalty to Canute or to Wales his homeland, as the old king sees through a lot of his deceptive games, an finally the unexpected end finally comes to Askeladd subverting Thorfinns expectations.
Afterthoughts!
The 1st 6 episodes of this second part of the 1st Season took a very interesting turn as in this we learned about Askeladds past, also how hungry Thorkell can actually be for battle, to add on top of this, it became a time for Canute to grow as a character as he deals with the loss of 1 of his closest friends called Ragnar, killed by the hands of Askeladd himself.
Thorfinn in this time definitely bought to exhaustion on the battlefield when Thorkell sent his troops to go an find Canute to which Thorfinn was defending, whilst he was defending Canute, he remembered his prize for revenge being Askeladd the reason why he seeks to duel him, returns to find Thorkell & Askeladd, sling shotting comments at each other, to which now leads to Thorfinn to go up against Thorkell again.
As we start to move into the last 6 episodes we the audience really get to have a look as to who Canute, Askeladd & Thorfinn descend from, as they all stem from Royalty of a sort, also how different each family responded in regards to either wanting a throne, to not wanting one at all.
As things progress towards the last 3 episodes, Canutes meeting with his father the king in an imperial council meeting, the king hits a nerve with Askeladd, which causes him to go pale, as Floki watches by the kings side, then we start to reach the conclusion of this season, with an unexpected result, another thing that really stands out in this time of these episodes is Leif Ericsons Loyalty & Honor to Thorfinns family, by seeking him out in the cells to which he was taken, as he becomes a bit of beacon of hope for Thorfinn, as it also reflects the same in the Manga.
I really enjoyed the performances of both main & supporting cast in this, really enjoyed the animation in relation to the landscapes, can’t wait for season 2, would it be a perfect adaption from the manga of its 1st big arc, not fully, but the story was still really enjoyable coming from the manga to being adapted to anime on screen, I stick with the ratings I give for this season.
Rating
- Main Characters: 8/10
- Supporting Characters: 7.5/10
- Animation:8/10
- Story:8/10
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