Vikings recap: The Profit and the Loss

Then Ragnar killed Jarl Borg. Then Ragnar killed King Horik. But here, now on the rivers shore outside Paris, Ragnar faces a new challenge. Credit: Jonathan Hession/History His brother, a traitor again. The men of Frankia, in two towers on two shores. Ragnar has a plan. He wont be expecting us to attack by land also, he tells his troops. His boats will sail down the river; another force will attack Rollos tower....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 766 words · Alejandra Woods

Vikings recap: What Might Have Been

“We’re not going that way.” Ragnar and his allies sail southward, to Frankia and the riches of Paris. Ragnar brings Ubbe and Hvitserk, his two eldest children by Aslaug. Credit: Bernard Walsh/History Aslaug believes the boys are too young to fight. “They are not too young to watch,” says her husband. Perhaps Ragnar just wants the boys far away from their mother. Suspicion lingers in their marriage, and rage. Their coupling is a battlefield, their sons spoils....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 859 words · Oscar Brown

Vikings recap: Yol

Beware the berserker How old is Ragnar Lothbrok? Now he is older. Perhaps he is just old. Credit: Jonathan Hession/History I cannot stop thinking about death, he muses. He has lost a child. He has lost friends. But my own death continues to elude me. Who can Ragnar speak to, now? His son Bjorn is far away, in the Interior. His first wife, Lagertha, is in Hedeby, an Earl abed with an Earl....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 976 words · James West

Vikings season 4: Katheryn Winnick teases what's to come

‘Major changes in infrastructure.’ The hit History seriesVikingsreturns Thursday for another season of head-choppin, kingdom-conquerin, world-discoverin high drama. So she ends up sharing the Earldom with him. Credit: Jonathan Hession/History Of course, shes a Viking, and has her own motivations of where she wants to be. Things are gonna happen. There will be major changes in the infrastructure there, some big deaths, some incredible battles. What do you think is really driving Lagertha now?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 368 words · Roy Hart

Vikings shocker: A spoiler-y interview

The first time we met Kalf, he was a close ally to Lagertha. They had a teasing, trusting chemistry. On this weeks episode ofVikings, Kalf finally popped the question. Credit: Bernard Walsh/History Much had changed in the interim. Kalf betrayed and usurped Lagertha and then saved her life in Paris. They became lovers, and then co-Earls a regime-sharing system that led Kalf to betray his fellow usurpers. Jonathan Hession/History (Kalfwasstill trying to kill Lagerthas son....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 371 words · Katherine Thornton DDS

Vikings shocker: An interview with the departing cast member

(Kwenthrith was pregnant with Judiths husbands baby. How strange life is!) We talked to Amy Bailey about the end of Kwenthrith. Credit: Jonathan Hession/HISTORY (Click here for an interviewwith another exitingVikingscast member, andclick here for the full recapof the episode.) ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I am traumatized by the death of Kwenthrith. How did you find out this was going to be the end of your time on the show? I also became pregnant with twins in real life....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · Mark Ramirez

Vikings: Katheryn Winnick teases Lagertha, Queen Aslaug faceoff

Vikingsmidseason finaleleft much of its cast bloodied, battered, and bruised. She also promised a dramatic throwdown between Lagertha and Queen Aslaug. Its going to be a cat fight. The two power women go head to head, Winnick said. Its a really interesting scene because you dont expect what happens. Bjorn, on the other hand, is enjoying a lighter storyline. Youre definitely going to see Floki and Bjorns relationship flourish. For the full run-down on whereVikingswill pick up, watch EWs full interview above....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 99 words · Timothy Ramirez

Vikingscreator talks Jonathan Rhys Meyers' new character

If you punch links we provide, we may receive compensation. To celebrate our Winter TV Preview, EW is bringing fans 25 Scoops in 25 Days. The battle has just begun onVikings. Jonathan Hession/HISTORY The penultimate episode of the fourth season ended Wednesday night with a mid-battle cliffhanger. In next weeks finale, the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok will have their reckoning with the army of Wessex. The actor will appear in the finale, which sets the stage for his large role in season 5....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 192 words · Justin Burns

Vikingsfinale: Michael Hirst on what's next for Ragnar and his sons

And all that was before SPOILER ALERT the massive time jump forward. But their positions have changed. Ragnar slumped home to Kattegat, defeated. Credit: Bernard Walsh/History Rollo returned to Paris, triumphant. Ragnar promises Rollo that one of them will die. Does he want to kill Rollo? Or does he want to die? MICHAEL HIRST:you could read that in different ways. We know that Ragnar didnt want power, he didnt choose power....

May 1, 2025 · 6 min · 1155 words · Anna Martinez

Vin Diesel's Best Moments

“[She] has an iPhone now,” he explained to host Jimmy Fallon. “And she just texted me this… ‘Hi, daddy. I love you so much, I am so proud of you. Douglas Gorenstein/NBC I miss you so much, I believe in you that you will make an awesome movie. I love you so much, I miss you so much.'” The actor decided to honor his late costar by naming his newborn baby girl Pauline in March 2015....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 293 words · Peter Lucas

Vince Staples' 'Prima Donna' EP: EW Review

Staples makes harsh music the sonic equivalent of the heat waves that rise from asphalt on a hundred-degree day. ForPrima Donna, Staples teamed up with producers No I.D. Anxiety-inducing synths ripple through the Dahi-produced Loco, and No I.D. Credit: Michael Hickey/Getty Images pairs woozy vocal tricks with lurching drums for a singularly disorienting effect on the Rocky-featuring title track. But the beats onPrima Donnamerely underscore Staples lyrics. Elsewhere, he grapples with his newfound fame and its consequences with sometimes disturbing conclusions....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 140 words · Kevin Brown

Vincent N Roxxy: Zoe Kravitz says women of color need more roles that aren't about race

Seeing some of her early work, theres something in her that is special. And the truth is, theres just not enough great roles for women, period. So I wanted to explore that. I wanted to write something really dynamic for a woman, a really strong character. Attracted to her characters toughness, Kravitz tells EW there was another big draw for her. Vincent N Roxxyalso stars Emory Cohen (Brooklyn) and Scott Mescudi, aka Kid Cudi....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 89 words · Christina Baker

Vinyl finale recap: Alibi

But does he really have the guts to become a narc? Richie asks, not illogically, whether hell have any kind of protection. Im your liaison, the agent replies. Credit: Patrick Harbron/HBO Your roll as an informer is to inform, The D.A. Not to get involved, not to entrap, not to play Columbo. You hear something, you tell us. What are you doing? Jamie hisses at Kip when he wont stop needling Otto....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 659 words · Marissa Edwards