I was so hooked on Vikings, it impacted my work. Was really looking forward to this series, but I can't get past the casting of a black woman as a leader of the Vikings. Even though you know that there are going to be some liberties taken with verisimilitude in any historical drama, this is too much. The creators should have realized that a big draw for these series is the historical aspect. I guess I can't be too surprised: one of the major characters in the first series was played by the creator's daughter, and she stunk up the screen every time she was on it.