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The Last Kingdom Season 4 |OT| Lord Arselicker | April 26 on netflix
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I've got S4E3 up next and I just read Netflix's description of the episode. My heart's not ready for what I'm certain is about to happen.
Expected after a bit of a "breakout" season popularity wise, but great to have confirmation. Love this show.
Just finished up S4 and I was bummed as I did not want the rollercoaster ride to end so this makes me happy
I did an FTL run to celebrate:
but I'm afraid Finan and Hild died in the process.
Needs more Clappa and Halig!
I'm afraid the ship was only so large, and it would have to be a particularly large ship to fit all the great characters from the series (not to mention the books).
I love this series.
I find it hilarious that Aylesbury is a royal capital. I live about 15min away and it is a total shithole. It has extremely heavy car traffic running through the town, because the a41 dual carriageway leads to the town, and there is no bypass so the traffic has to pass through the town.
I am imagining mega fans coming to the UK and checking out some of the locations from the show. Bamburgh - beautiful, Winchester - lovely, beamfleot- nowhereville, Aylesbury - wtf? Shithole
I find it hilarious that Aylesbury is a royal capital. I live about 15min away and it is a total shithole. It has extremely heavy car traffic running through the town, because the a41 dual carriageway leads to the town, and there is no bypass so the traffic has to pass through the town.
I am imagining mega fans coming to the UK and checking out some of the locations from the show. Bamburgh - beautiful, Winchester - lovely, beamfleot- nowhereville, Aylesbury - wtf? Shithole
Funny as I watch this show/read books I did think about how much fun it would be to visit these locations. Been to England a few times and saw some of these places Chester, Winchester, York, etc, but it made me want to see more.
I wonder if they got to film at Bamburgh castle.
Also, are the old roman forts of London still there?
Not really, bits of the Roman wall is still present. It wouldn't be a good backdrop for a tv series though as it is surrounded by office buildings!I wonder if they got to film at Bamburgh castle.
Also, are the old roman forts of London still there?
Bamburgh castle is one of the most scenic in Britain, they wont have filmed there though as none of what you can see dates from saxon times.
Some of the 'Saxon Shore' forts are reasonably well preserved. These were forts built by the romans to protect against saxon invasion.
Pevensey castle is quite well preserved:
Pevensey Castle - Wikipedia
there is a more recent medieval castle built inside the Roman fort. So the outer wall is Roman.
edit- Portchester is another good example
Portchester Castle - Wikipedia
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Yeah, some of the places are really nice. Chester and York are lovely. Bamburgh castle is beatiful, though very different from the show (there are no cliffs around it for example).
Bamburgh is extremely close to Lindisfarne where the first Viking raid happened, so it is possible to combine the two. I think the scenary in the North East is really beatiful, it can be quite stark, and there are not many people around (which I prefer!). There are a lot of cool castles in the region especially as you get further North.
Etal castle is near to Bamburgh/ Lindisfarne and has a nice exhibition about the battle of Flodden.
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Cool, If I am ever allowed out of the country again I'll have to add that to the list.Not really, bits of the Roman wall is still present. It wouldn't be a good backdrop for a tv series though as it is surrounded by office buildings!
Bamburgh castle is one of the most scenic in Britain, they wont have filmed there though as none of what you can see dates from saxon times.
Some of the 'Saxon Shore' forts are reasonably well preserved. These were forts built by the romans to protect against saxon invasion.
Pevensey castle is quite well preserved:
Pevensey Castle - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
there is a more recent medieval castle built inside the Roman fort. So the outer wall is Roman.
edit- Portchester is another good example
Portchester Castle - Wikipedia
I was under the impression that there aren't a whole lot of Viking sites anywhere, due to them being wooden and long since gone.
Didn't make it to Bamburgh on my last trip, so hopefully I can visit it one day. I think I read that they film in Hungary. Not sure if they use any of today's England in the show.
YES!!
Also, I don't recognize any of them without their makeup and stuff lol
I saw this thread pop up on the front page, and it took me a minute to remember anything that happened this season. Is it just me or was it pretty forgettable? Maybe it's the lack of Alfred's presence or just the sameiness of the events to prior seasons. Kind of disappointed.
That is correct. I think Hungary has made a surprisingly passable approximation of England though, with the exception of some locales not being a great match (e.g Bamburgh 'cliffs'). It is certainly the case, that I am never taken out of the drama, by thinking "hang on, that doesnt look right"!
Sadly yes. The latter went out like nothing tho. And the former - I dunno. Didn't have the weight, I guess , because it was a new character?
Yeah, took me a bit but I think this is correct.
First chat (clockwise from top left): Ruby Hartley (Stiorra aka Uhtred's daughter), Alexander Dreymon (Uhtred), Finn Elliot (Young Uhtred), Ewan Mitchell (Osferth aka "Baby Monk")
Second chat: Jeppe Beck Laursen (Haesten), James Northcote (Aldhelm), Stefanie Martini (Eadith), Adrian Schiller (Aethelhelm), Alexander Dreymon
Third chat: Mark Rowley (Finan), Alexander Dreymon, Eliza Butterworth (Aelswith), Magnus Samuelsson (Clapa), Arnas Fedaravicius (Sitric)
Clapa's actor was included only because they seem to love to meme on him, lol.
Season 4 is definitely the weakest though. Biggest issue on the show that became super transparent in S4 is
Arselicker continuing to save England and have no spoils for it. It doesn't make sense at this point, he should be drowing in gold and some big ass castle somewhere.
Why? The english only see him as a tool to defend the danes and hate him for being a Dane and not a Christian and therefore don't want to give him credit.
I said it on the previous page, but that's Cornwell's writing. It's fast and fun, but every story follows a very similar formula.
Sorry for the possibly dumb question.
Why is this only in HD for me? I'm nearly sure I was watching the earlier season in 4k HDR. I'm watching on Netflix in Europe and 4k, Dolby Vision, etc. works fine on other shows.
Why is this only in HD for me? I'm nearly sure I was watching the earlier season in 4k HDR. I'm watching on Netflix in Europe and 4k, Dolby Vision, etc. works fine on other shows.
I don't recall it ever being 4k HDR as it is made in conjunction with the BBC (or at least was.)
Ah, ok. That makes sense, thanks. It has a "Netflix" stamp so assumed it was one of theirs.
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I can't confirm that I just have the normal plan with old HD, but I never got the idea they made it with 4k HDR
Started reading the last book last night, and man am I going to miss the adventures of Uthred, Wasp-sting and serpent-breath. Ohh and Finan.
13 books is a good run though and I'm looking forward to seeing what Bernard Cornwell has planned for the future.
Agreed, it was probably time for the books to end, but still sad to see them go.
The guy's written hundreds of books and many long series. I think i read 22 Sharpe books alone. My guess is he's probably slowing down at this point as he nears 80. The Sharpe and Warlord series were good. As was the standalone Agincourt.
Netflix has announced that season 5 will be the final season.
deadline.com
Bummer they are ending it a bit early, with there being a few books left unadapted. But hopefully the show's writers knowing this ahead of time can still give this season a satisfying conclusion.
‘The Last Kingdom’: Netflix Saxon Saga To End With Season 5
The Last Kingdom is to ride out for a final time, as Netflix brings an axe down on the Bernard Cornwell adaptation.
deadline.com
Bummer they are ending it a bit early, with there being a few books left unadapted. But hopefully the show's writers knowing this ahead of time can still give this season a satisfying conclusion.
It's pretty big deal to have 5 seasons with Netflix alone anyway. I'm gonna miss the show so much.Netflix has announced that season 5 will be the final season.
‘The Last Kingdom’: Netflix Saxon Saga To End With Season 5
The Last Kingdom is to ride out for a final time, as Netflix brings an axe down on the Bernard Cornwell adaptation.
Bummer they are ending it a bit early, with there being a few books left unadapted. But hopefully the show's writers knowing this ahead of time can still give this season a satisfying conclusion.
Sucks the show is ending but apparently a Warlord Chronicles series is in production, so that will hopefully fill the void.
1st season was a BBC America/BBC coproduction, 2nd season was a BBC/Netflix coproduction, seasons 3, 4, & 5 were all Netflix solo productions. So 3 seasons solely produced by Netflix, about in line with their whole "cancel everything but the biggest hits after 3 seasons" thing.