Review of Vinland Saga Season 2

With a strong finale, viewers might be inclined to believe at first glance that this piece of media is up to par with the biggest legends of anime history. After all, the elements for a strong, emotional, and impactful narrative are there. However, as soon as you start analyzing just a tiny bit of what you are presented with, you begin to realize the shallow and non-committal depth of the themes and their depictions in this season. Therefore, very basic questioning of actions or situations can lead to a feeling of confusion and even annoyance due to their lack of proper development and logical or emotionalconstruction.
Many key scenes in this season are ungraciously interrupted by something or someone. As if the direction of this season was severely afraid of being depicted as "boring" or "not fun enough" to watch.
Humor is also used in a very crude and out-of-place way, almost insulting the viewer as someone who can't dwell on meaningful or difficult feelings.
But the biggest issue lies in the basically nonexistent and logic-averse character development. This makes the choices and emotions our main characters experience look impossibly perfect, at times stupid, detached from reality, and very disconnected from this season's hellish setting. Not only are these choices never challenged or questioned by anyone or anything in the story, but the story itself seems to bend to accommodate such decisions to make them work.

That being said, there are still plenty of things you may enjoy, like the direction of certain episodes, the visuals, the soundtrack, and the overall message this story tries to convey. If you are willing to ignore the inelegant writing, abysmal character development, and clear lack of direction for a lot of the 24 episodes, you may still find an enjoyable yet flawed experience watching this season.