The Last Kingdom: Episode 1 reviews

Lord Uhtred (Matthew Macfadyen) may have lasted for only 20 minutes of the first episode, but he made a lasting impression.  Below are some of the comments from various articles:

‘A village can be rebuilt. A warrior can only die once’

Thankfully, The Last Kingdom has put a hell of a supporting cast in place. As Uhtred senior, a brilliant commander fatally let down by the general spinelessness of the other Northumbrian ealdormen,Macfadyen stole the opening 20 minutes, making me rather sad when his death inevitably and terribly came.

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It’s wise not to get too attached to anyone in The Last Kingdom. I’m sorry to see Matthew Macfadyen (the king) go, he was excellent.

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