And as Floki’s colony stands ready to implode, his warning that the “cycle of killing” must end transcends the tragedies taking place on the island. Harald and Halfdan singing a plaintive Norse song to each other from their respective camps reminds us that this is a civil war, and there will be no winners today. While the opening segment certainly presents a sense of calm before the storm, it sets the stage for the out of body experiences interspersed among the action sequences. Michael Hirst’s decision to visually fuse the battle scenes with flashbacks and visions may take some getting used to, but this narrative strategy deftly drives home the anguish each of the characters feels and the acceptance that today may be their last. Following Ragnar Lothbrok’s death, there have been a number of power shifts, and now the time has finally arrived for the old guard to make way for the new. What does matter is that Vikings stands, once again, on the brink of reinventing itself after one of the most emotionally devastating episodes of the series’ run. Whether you view “Moments of Vision” as a season finale or a mid-season finale doesn’t really matter.
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