Ivar tells his brother that he is afraid. Hvitserk kneels over his brother, and Alfred tells his men to stop fighting.
Ivar looks back at his brother and collapses, his bones cracking. Alfred continues to look on as blood leaves Ivar’s mouth. The soldier stabs Ivar repeatedly after Ivar prompts him. A Saxon soldier faces Ivar with nerves in his eyes - Ivar tells him, Do not be afraid”. Hvitserk kneels next to his brother, injured from battle, and says, “One day, everyone will know of Ivar the Boneless,” and his eyes well up. Alfred looks over at him as he begins killing soldiers. Ivar then screams with his chest that he is “Ivar the Boneless” and that he will live forever. One day, everyone will know of Ivar the Boneless The moment that Vikings season 6 has drummed up for twenty chapters - the ending for Ivar is here in the final ever episode, and it’s done with raw emotion and respect. Both brothers put their heads together and say “I love you” repeatedly. Hvitserk tells Ivar that his eyes are blue and gets emotional. He tells his brother to go - he admits he can never kill him. Ivar grabs Hvitserk and requests that he leaves the battlefield. As Ivar struggles to move forward, his eyes light up bluer - he’s in great danger. Alfred talks to his God and asks for answers Ivar talks to his Gods as well - both men are relying on their faiths to get through this war. An emotional Ivar struggles to walk forward as he watches his brother bravely fight while he’s in agonizing pain. Soldiers charge at each other, and Hvitserk is as determined as ever as strategist Ivar stands back and watches, but they are losing. The battle in England continues after peace negotiations fall apart. This is not about sides anymore in the new world it’s about doing what is right for peace. He sentences the man to death - Othere tells the man he has an opportunity to go to Valhalla. Ubbe believes this is a new world, and they need to adjust. Othere believes he needs to be punished, but the man gets emotional. Floki does not pass judgment, stating he has his own counsel. The man lies to Ubbe and tells him that he was attacked and it was self-defense. One of the women stares at Ubbe and notices he has blue eyes, which means danger. He offers to punish the man for his crimes. Ubbe does not condone or forgive what this man did. The locals bring the man to Ubbe, and they are dismayed at the death of one of their own. This is what Othere was referencing - the “old ways” that keeps everything in a cycle - the ending of Vikings season 6 brings Ubbe a challenge to change. He is caught and ends up slashing one of the local’s throats before running off. One of Ubbe’s men tries to find gold and sneaks into the locals’ tents. They are teasing with humanity and peace.
This is one of the strengths of Ubbe and Torvi’s story - it looks beyond their cyclical way of doing things. This scene was intimate in many ways - Othere is not forcing new ideologies on Ubbe, he’s encouraging his imagination while looking out at a new beautiful world it doesn’t need to be about blood and war. Othere asks Ubbe if he wants to live in the “old ways”.
Ubbe says he sees opportunities - everything Ragnar dreamed of. He asks Ubbe what he sees when he looks at the new world. Othere tells Ubbe that the dark blood of revenge impacted Floki. Was it going to go any other way in the Vikings final ever episode? Ivar throws down the white flag to end the armistice and suggests the war continues. Alfred explains that his people fight for God’s love and their land and suggests that he leaves. Ivar mocks his rejection statement and tells Alfred he is outnumbered. After Alfred looks at his Queen Elsworth, he rejects Ivar’s offer and claims that he “fears to lose” - he doesn’t believe Ivar wants true peace and feels his Gods have misled him.
Ivar suggests negotiating peace for Alfred’s sake. Alfred notes how they are still fighting like their fathers did and desires an end to this endless war cycle. King Alfred and Ivar the Boneless stand in the middle of the Saxons and they greet each other - they’ve agreed on an armistice while they negotiate peace. It’s a reunion that gives clarity to Ubbe and Torvi. He’s seemingly spiritual and neutral - there’s no hint of hatred in him. He tells them he left Iceland because the sadness became too much as it imprisoned him, and felt deserted by the Gods. Floki tells them that the locals have taken care of him, and when he arrived on the new land, they healed him. The final ever episode of Vikings opens up with Ubbe and Floki embracing each other - a significant moment, a finale-esque moment. We recapped every episode of season 6b - check out the archive.
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