"Vikings" Season 4 midseason premiere will return "Warcraft" star Travis Fimmel as Ragnar Lothbrok after his Paris raid against brother and traitor Rollo (Clive Standen). Despite the epic set up of the Paris face off, creator Michael Hirst revealed that never did History intend to kill off either Ragnar Lothbrok or Rollo in France.
Parent Herald cites reports that Ragnar Lothbrok eventually slinks back to Kattegat after having seemed to abandon his people following victory by Rollo in Paris. More importantly, even the sons of Ragnar Lothbrok thought that the Kattegat leader abandoned his post for good.
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In contrast, TV Guide reports that Rollo was celebrated extensively both by the French and the "Vikings" viewers for beating Ragnar Lothbrok and his army in France. "People are rooting for Ragnar and Ragnar's a sensitive guy and a beautiful guy and Rollo's not," Michael Hirst stated. "And yet, when Rollo succeeds and second-guesses Ragnar, I think people are quite pleased for him."
The media outlet cites Michael Hirst in revealing that he never intended to see Rollo or Ragnar Lothbrok killed off before "Vikings" Season 4 took a break for midseason. The Ragnar Lothbrok and Rollo showdown was, instead, an illustration of how the Viking brothers follow different destinies.
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Interestingly, not even Clive Standen believed that Rollo could ever amount to anything. Considering how his best attempts in the past to assert how he is equal to Ragnar Lothbrok, defeat seemed to dog Rollo.
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The "Vikings" Season 4 midseason finale may have given the impression that Ragnar Lothbrok and Rollo have parted ways for good. An international battle between brothers, after all, is no laughing matter.
The "Vikings" Season 4 midseason premiere trailer released at the 2016 San Diego Comic Con, however, revealed otherwise. As Parent Herald reports, Bjorn Ironside (Alexander Ludwig) will reach out to Rollo for a mission Ragnar Lothbrok would task his firstborn and Floki (Gustaf Skarsgard).
The "Vikings" Season 4 midseason trailer also significantly show Rollo telling his wife Princess Gisla (Morgane Polanski) that he will always be a Viking. Followers of the History series will see how this translates to "Vikings" Season 4 and future participation and whether or not Ragnar Lothbrok and Rollo could truly reconcile.
"Vikings" Season 4 midseason premiere is anticipated to air on History in September. Would you say you're Team Ragnar Lothbrok or Team Rollo in the course of the "Vikings" series?
