“The battles were great, the atmosphere was tense and the intrigues between characters grew satisfactorily. The episode delivered what it should, closing off the second series in a strong fashion. And yet… we are back at square one when it comes to Uhtred.” Our Recap and Review of an action packed finale. … Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 8
“After last week’s difficult watch, thankfully the penultimate episode once more meets with the high expectations the show created for us in earlier instalments. Here we had warmth, humour, relief and tension, along with scenes which were memorable for the right reasons, something which cannot necessarily be said of episode 6.” Our Recap and Review of a much improved 7th episode. … Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 7
“Vying with Alfred in the irritating, self-absorbed t**t stakes is Aethelred, a character set up as a villain so predictably that we’d have drunk ourselves under the table had we decided to play ‘Bad Guy Bingo’.” Our Recap and Review of an ‘upsetting’ sixth episode.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 6
“In a way, this episode feels like a soft reboot for the series. At the start it even felt a little like a different show. Nevertheless, the blueprint is still the same. Once again we have a status quo which is being threatened by a perfect storm consisting of Uhtred’s ego, Alfred’s single-mindedness and a couple of Vikings seeking revenge and wanting to do what Vikings do: take what doesn’t belong to them.” Our Recap and Review of a ‘plotty’ fifth episode.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 5
“It’s like this show is now stuck in fifth gear, pedal to the floor, careering easily down the motorway at 100 mph, as various players are matched and dispatched.” Our Recap and Review of the emotional fourth episode of the series. … Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 4
“The end of this second episode had us on the edge of our seats, as regal wet lettuce, Guthred, was successfully brainwashed by the Abbot, and had Uhtred dragged away into life as a slave. The rightful Lord of Bebbanburg may be an ego-centric big head at times, but he’s a warrior in the truest sense of the word and a brave one at that, unlike the weak King and his sneaky spiritual adviser.” Our Recap and Review of the fast-paced second episode.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 2
“Unable to compete financially with it’s big budget HBO cousin in terms of large scale battles, the show continues to defy it’s limitations and put the human drama ahead of shock and awe, still peppering it’s special brand of tongue-in-cheek humour throughout in a way that almost thumbs it’s nose at Game of Thrones’ grandiose scale.” Our Recap and Review of the fun Series 2 opener.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 2, Episode 1
“At the risk of sounding like a broken record, we’re still in love with the way this show manages to tow the line between action and real character development.” Our look at the twists and turns in ep. 5.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 1, Episode 5
“The only real concern we do have with proceedings is how much of a camp archvillain Guthrum is turning into. What with the hair flicking, pushing over altars and the obtrusive ‘This guy is evil’ incidental music, we kept on expecting him to appear in a scene wearing a Darth Vader helmet.” Our take on Episode 4 of the period drama.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 1, Episode 4
“Overall, we’re still incredibly impressed that Stephen Butchard has managed to strike the right balance between gore, emotional drama and much needed laughter. It makes the characters all the more sympathetic for it, tempering what could be a dull affair in less skilled hands, both in terms of the writing and the acting.” Our analysis of Episode 3.… Read More RECAP & REVIEW: The Last Kingdom – Series 1, Episode 3
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