Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 9 was about helping Thorfinn (Yuto Uemura) understand his past. Although he was young when he became a warrior, Thorfiin still harbors a lot of guilt for what he did. That guilt caught up with him this week, resulting in much-needed revelations. Hopefully, Thorfinn can put his past behind him and move forward without holding onto so much shame.
- A young Thorfinn wakes up, relieved to find his life has been a dream.
- At the same time, the real Thorfinn lies on the ground, still unconscious from the fight with the farmhands.
- Einar continues taking on the farmhands alone until the farmhands give up and leave.
- As Thorfinn’s father walks up, the dream shifts to a nightmare where Thorfinn stabs a small child. Thorfinn begins to sob, and his father apologizes for not being around to teach him more.
- Thorfinn then plummets through a crack in the ground, falling through a rocky cavern filled with the corpses of fallen warriors. He sees Askeladd and wonders if this is Valhalla.
- Askeladd describes what Thorfinn sees as the final destination for warriors, where there is no winner or losers, and everyone is your enemy.
- Askeladd tells Thorfinn he was once trapped in this final destination, back when he’d been empty.
- Thorfinn remembers being able to break free from this place but finds himself back now after letting his anger take control and punching someone.
- Askeladd tells him they are the corpses of people Thorfinn has killed.
- When Thorfinn begins to sob, Askeladd tells him to take the people he killed with him and become a true warrior.
- Thorfinn wakes from his dream, and Einar tells him they won the fight.
- Thorfinn begins to cry, upset about having reacted with violence after years of murdering so many innocent people.
- Thorfinn tells Einar that his starting a new life and never hurting anyone again.
- Ketil reveals he is not going to punish Thorfinn and Einar.
- The episode ends with Sverkel leading Thorfinn and Einar as they plow more fields.
Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 10 Release Date and Time
Episode 10 will be released on both Netflix and Crunchyroll on Monday, March 13th, 2023. The release time is 11:30 a.m E.T. Episode 10 is titled “Cursed Head” and will have a run time of approximately 23 minutes.
Where to watch online
Viewers worldwide can catch Vinland Saga Season 2 Episode 10 with a subscription to Netflix or Crunchyroll on the date mentioned above.
Predictions
Now that Thorfinn seems to have come to terms with his past, the series will likely be moving into another arc that illustrates his journey to becoming a better person. In the meantime, we will return to Canute’s side of the story next week to see what has happened since he became kind.
- In the preview for the next episode, we see Canute, who seems to be struggling with something. We will learn his reign as the king has not been going smoothly.
