Re: Dagur: Character Deep Dive
Posted: 22 Oct 2023, 17:08
That's a fair point! Dagur did seem to care a lot, so Oswald really might not have been as bad as I was thinking. I feel torn on him being dead because part of me loves that they gave real consequences to Dagur's actions and another part of me wishes that we got to see him and see what he's like.
- Dragonrider's Fury
- 21 Oct 2023, 02:05
That's true; however, you have to remember that at that point, Dagur was clearly under a crushing load of guilt for not, well, doing anything back in the past to reciprocate his father's love. That will make you think and see things differently. Had Oswald not been a good father to him, Dagur would not have cared as much. Obviously, there is (usually) an emotional bond between father and son that even very poor parenting would not break, but we can tell from Dagur's behavior that he cared hugely that he had not been the son he should have.
True, I definitely meant to say intended destination. It's true again that we technically don't know since we didn't see it, but I think your theory of the two taking different ships is the only way it could have worked for Oswald to have told someone where he was going and still have been thought to have been murdered. My only issue with the theory is really with the show itself. They kept things so vague! I wish they elaborated more. I would happily accept that Oswald was a good dad who wanted to give Dagur that experience, but without any mention to something like that, I'm stuck taking them at their word and that alone. But I think it's definitely a possibility, though.
- Dragonrider's Fury
- 21 Oct 2023, 02:05
As for how no one in his tribe knew his final location, how could they? He was unexpectedly stranded on an island, with no means of communication. If you mean "How did no one in his tribe know his intended destination?", again, we don't know that that's the case. But the most anyone would have had was "Chief Oswald was sailing to meet with the chief of the Shivering Shores {or whatever}. Chief Oswald never made it there," or perhaps, "Chief Oswald met with Chieftess Bertha of the Bog Burglar Tribe {or whatever}, then sailed for home. Chief Oswald never made it back."
- Dragonrider's Fury
- 21 Oct 2023, 02:05
The obvious answer here is that the writers weren't really thinking through previous events as much as they should have been. An in-universe answer, though, would (again) require more thinking than I feel like doing at the moment, since I've already been working on typing this for a rather long time.
This is fun, though!
Agreed again. They just didn't think that part through (despite having an entire team ) I'm glad you're having fun too with this! Want to try another theory? I think that Dagur and Viggo actually would have been a really good villain team if they had worked together. They have strengths and weaknesses that complement each other. Whereas Viggo is so cocky that he refused to see when someone was betraying him (outside of Heather), Dagur was fine letting people think they won even if he knew he had the upper hand. On the other side, whereas Dagur's temper messed him and bad him act rashly, Viggo is level-headed and normally doesn't let it get to him.