The Last Kingdom (2015)

In 872, the Danes invaded and toppled all of the separate kingdoms of England – all but Wessex; the last kingdom. Against this...

The Last Kingdom Season 1 Review

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 10 contains spoilers, including for The Last Kingdom Season 5's ending. Picking up where...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 10 recap - the ending explained

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 9 contains spoilers. As the penultimate episode of The Last Kingdom Season 5 opens, there is...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 9 recap - a daring infiltration

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 8 contains spoilers. As a father of two girls, I can definitely relate to...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 8 recap - siding with Lord Uhtred

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 7 contains spoilers. This episode of The Last Kingdom is really a masterful bit...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 7 recap - a powerful farewell

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 6 contains spoilers. There’s an impressive battle in this episode of The Last Kingdom;...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 6 recap - the cost of peace

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 5 contains spoilers. One of the best types of on-screen villains is the political...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 5 recap - a plan backfires

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 4 contains spoilers. The thing about using rather arbitrary tests of physical endurance or...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 4 recap - the line of succession

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 3 contains spoilers. As The Last Kingdom continues to rocket through its plot, the...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 3 recap - mothers and daughters

This review of The Last Kingdom Season 5 is spoiler-free. High-quality historical epics are few and far between, but ever since 2015, The Last...

The Last Kingdom Season 5 review - another dose of high-quality historical action

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 contains spoilers. While I was talking about Christianity in the previous recap, I...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 2 recap - sacrifice to the gods

This recap of The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 1 contains spoilers. Between the recap of previous seasons, some narration, and a cold...

The Last Kingdom season 5, episode 1 recap - the premiere explained