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The Last Kingdom (2015) series

Discussed in 11 episodes · 11 film takes
PKA Score 6.8/10
Woody
6.8/10
4 takes
Taylor
4.4🦉/7
4 takes
Kyle
7.1/10
3 takes
IMDb 8.5
PKA rates this 1.7 lower than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 334PKA 450PKA 566PKA 682PKA 798PKA 334: +0.65 (1 take)PKA 335: +0.78 (2 takes)PKA 339: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 396: +0.75 (1 take)PKA 409: +0.60 (1 take)PKA 410: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 491: -0.50 (1 take)PKA 524: +0.00 (1 take)PKA 590: -0.65 (1 take)PKA 798: +0.65 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 396 @ 38:16 — PKN 396
Praise for the historical drama series and comparison to Game of Thrones, discussion of Netflix's cancellation of shows despite reaching completion
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“It's like Game of Thrones light without the magic”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive
“The Last Kingdom was so good when it came out”
▶ PKN 524 @ 48:25 — PKN 524
Brief comparison of The Last Kingdom with Vikings; discussion of Uhtred of Bebbanburg character and his distinctive delivery style
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“Is that the show where he delivers every line as though it is somewhat profound?”
▶ PKA 409 @ 3:35:12 — Painkiller Already #409
Discussion of viewing order with Vikings and Norsemen
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“You want to watch Vikings, then Norsemen, and then Last Kingdom if you haven't seen them.”
▶ PKA 335 @ 2:43:30 — Painkiller Already #335
Kyle and Woody discuss the Vikings/Saxon historical drama, comparing it favorably to Vikings in terms of character value and resource management in warfare.
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i love fucking women so let you i want this many pieces of silver and a woman then we'll just you know like bring some of them in here and none of the other shows do i find that people have much value but in this one the”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“what i found interesting about the last kingdom was how much value people had right in many of the wars they very much don want to have they don want to lose men”
▶ PKA 339 @ 1:45:20 — Painkiller Already #339
Discussion of excitement about the new season and wait time
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm excited for the new Last Kingdom season. well you're a year away because you know season 2 just had dropped when I sort of like bumped you guys into it”
▶ PKA 352 @ 2:14:47 — Painkiller Already #352
George R.R. Martin tweets about watching The Last Kingdom on Netflix, suggesting he's not watching Game of Thrones anymore
Woody ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“I remember him talking about – it was another American. I forget the guy's name, but it was like one of his domestiques or something who supported him and helped him win.”
▶ PKA 491 @ 2:14:52 — Painkiller Already #491
Kyle mentions watching and enjoying the newest season of The Last Kingdom but acknowledges the show is losing him.
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“That show's losing me. I don Yawn.”
Kyle · unverified◆ mixed
“I also watched the newest season of The Last Kingdom. Always a really good show. It's great to watch that. Yeah. I'm going to have to rewatch a couple seasons of it to recall everything that was going on.”
▶ PKA 334 @ 2:00:00 — Painkiller Already #334
Taylor discusses the Netflix historical drama about early Saxon England and Viking invasions, praising the story and character development while noting it's not quite Game of Thrones level production.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'm going to check this out oh and shit happens it's right up my alley because I was thinking about how to pitch this to you and things happen if you've got like a big bad guy who like kills our family and rapes our sist”
Taylor · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“I'm definitely on Saul's side. His brother's holding that shit against him from when they were children and he thinks that Jimmy was stealing from the register, but really the situation was complicated. I'm enjoying it. ”
▶ PKA 410 @ 51:19 — Painkiller Already #410
Discussion of Netflix series quality
Woody · likely▲ positive
“I'm a big fan of The Last Kingdom. Big fan of The Last Kingdom. That's good. It just doesn't get the recognition it's due.”
▶ PKA 798 @ 47:53 — PKA798 W/ Wolf: Trashy Hook Up Stories
Brief discussion of Last Kingdom as companion Viking-era series
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“There's one guy whose voice is so oddly cadenced. He's for like six different seasons. He talks to everyone in this way. That must be exhausting. The one There's Last Kingdom which takes place It takes place within the s”
▶ PKA 590 @ 3:51:42 — PKA 590 W/ Ed Bolian: Elon Buys Twitter, Taylor vs Ricky Berwick
Taylor expressed frustration with season five while watching the Viking drama series
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“i am losing interest rapidly in that show because nothing that was really important last season is even like addressed now”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▼ negative · passing mention, not scored
“they still trust him these [ __ ] in england deserve every bit that's coming to them”