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Conscentia wrote:How can you people like that episode?

Vikings with horns?
Peasants calling themselves vikings? Viking meant "pirate".
An advanced civilisation, that apparently has sufficient medical technology to prevent death indefinitely, disintegrating people to get chemicals that they should be able to synthesise?
Electric eels in Northern Europe? They're from the Amazon.
Electric eels providing enough electrical power to be used for such a scheme?
Electric eels causing lightening-like sparks?

Aqizithiuda wrote:

The Huskar Social Union wrote:

Why do the Vikings have horns of their helmets?

This is annoying me.

Because the writer, director and costume designers have virtually zero knowledge of Norse religion, armour design or culture and absolutely no respect for any of it.

Nude East Ireland wrote:

Conscentia wrote:How can you people like that episode?

Vikings with horns?
Peasants calling themselves vikings? Viking meant "pirate".
An advanced civilisation, that apparently has sufficient medical technology to prevent death indefinitely, disintegrating people to get chemicals that they should be able to synthesise?
Electric eels in Northern Europe? They're from the Amazon.
Electric eels providing enough electrical power to be used for such a scheme?
Electric eels causing lightening-like sparks?

If you're complaining about historical accuracy, remember that a dinosaur, a reptile woman, and Strax live in Victorian London.

Conscentia wrote:How can you people like that episode?

Vikings with horns?
Peasants calling themselves vikings? Viking meant "pirate".
An advanced civilisation, that apparently has sufficient medical technology to prevent death indefinitely, disintegrating people to get chemicals that they should be able to synthesise?
Electric eels in Northern Europe? They're from the Amazon.
Electric eels providing enough electrical power to be used for such a scheme?
Electric eels causing lightening-like sparks?

Chelta wrote:

Conscentia wrote:How can you people like that episode?

Vikings with horns?
Peasants calling themselves vikings? Viking meant "pirate".
An advanced civilisation, that apparently has sufficient medical technology to prevent death indefinitely, disintegrating people to get chemicals that they should be able to synthesise?
Electric eels in Northern Europe? They're from the Amazon.
Electric eels providing enough electrical power to be used for such a scheme?
Electric eels causing lightening-like sparks?

It was fun. As far as "romps" go, it was a good one. And I honestly can't bring myself to get annoyed about such minor details as those. Granted, vikings with horns is embarrassing, but it didn't really diminish my enjoyment of the episode at all.

Conscentia wrote:

Chelta wrote:

It was fun. As far as "romps" go, it was a good one. And I honestly can't bring myself to get annoyed about such minor details as those. Granted, vikings with horns is embarrassing, but it didn't really diminish my enjoyment of the episode at all.

(Apparently super-charged) electric eels from the Amazon rainforest being inexplicably present in Northern Europe is not a minor detail. It's a major plot point - without the eels, they'd have all died. Ashildr wouldn't have been the hero - she'd be the stubborn idiot who got herself and everyone else killed.
And what exactly was fun about it besides the attempt to train the peasants being a disaster?

New Waterford wrote:

Aqizithiuda wrote:

Because the writer, director and costume designers have virtually zero knowledge of Norse religion, armour design or culture and absolutely no respect for any of it.

Or the Norse language either, judging by the pronunciation of 'Ashildr'.

That made me cringe.

Conscentia wrote:

Chelta wrote:

It was fun. As far as "romps" go, it was a good one. And I honestly can't bring myself to get annoyed about such minor details as those. Granted, vikings with horns is embarrassing, but it didn't really diminish my enjoyment of the episode at all.

(Apparently super-charged) electric eels from the Amazon rainforest being inexplicably present in Northern Europe is not a minor detail. It's a major plot point - without the eels, they'd have all died. Ashildr wouldn't have been the hero - she'd be the stubborn idiot who got herself and everyone else killed.
And what exactly was fun about it besides the attempt to train the peasants being a disaster?

Aqizithiuda wrote:The episode was the equivalent of the Doctor visiting London in 1850, where everyone, from the tiniest baby to the oldest woman is called "sailor", everyone is wearing fancy clothing from 17th century Bulgaria, the entire populace has access to Dreyse needle rifles, everyone is a 16th century Puritan, there are piranhas in the Thames and all this is presented as a normal, entirely accurate depiction of mid 19th century London.

Ameriganastan wrote:

Aqizithiuda wrote:The episode was the equivalent of the Doctor visiting London in 1850, where everyone, from the tiniest baby to the oldest woman is called "sailor", everyone is wearing fancy clothing from 17th century Bulgaria, the entire populace has access to Dreyse needle rifles, everyone is a 16th century Puritan, there are piranhas in the Thames and all this is presented as a normal, entirely accurate depiction of mid 19th century London.

The Vikings had horns. Big frigging deal. This is not a major issue you're raising. For fricks sake, last week they basically said Twelve was Beethoven. Didn't see any complaining then.

Ameriganastan wrote:My new response to all the "It wasn't historically accurate!" people.

If you want historical accuracy, you're in the wrong show.

Aqizithiuda wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:My new response to all the "It wasn't historically accurate!" people.

If you want historical accuracy, you're in the wrong show.

So you'd be perfectly fine if everyone in 2015 was suddenly depicted wearing 11th century clothing, worshiping Inanna, speaking Yolgnu Matha, riding around on hoverboards and this was taken as a given and was not some weird time flux thing?

Aqizithiuda wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:My new response to all the "It wasn't historically accurate!" people.

If you want historical accuracy, you're in the wrong show.

So you'd be perfectly fine if everyone in 2015 was suddenly depicted wearing 11th century clothing, worshiping Inanna, speaking Yolgnu Matha, riding around on hoverboards and this was taken as a given and was not some weird time flux thing?

Ameriganastan wrote:

Aqizithiuda wrote:So you'd be perfectly fine if everyone in 2015 was suddenly depicted wearing 11th century clothing, worshiping Inanna, speaking Yolgnu Matha, riding around on hoverboards and this was taken as a given and was not some weird time flux thing?

Yes. Cause I know I'm watching a show about an alien in a flying phone box.

Aqizithiuda wrote:

Ameriganastan wrote:Yes. Cause I know I'm watching a show about an alien in a flying phone box.

Given that you complain about almost everything in the show, I really find that hard to believe.