It's very deep.
It's partly funded by the History (capital H) channel.
The actors are trained in Scandiwegian accents.
The Main Man hams it up like Shatner - his charisma allows it.
It has Sex and Death - the two great themes of all art and literature (if they are deemed seperable).
I love it, i have an amateur's interest in history and, as historical dramas go, it's surprisingly accurate.
Give Freya The Day !