The third season of “Vikings” is nearly ready for airing. So far, there has been quite a lot of information about what fans can expect from the show’s new episodes, and from everything that’s been shown so far, the new season is shaping up to be the bloodiest, most violent one so far.
《维京传奇第三季》已经准备好上映了。至今为止，已经有一堆粉丝们想要在新剧里看到的期许，而结合至今为止所播的内容，《维京传奇3》将会是至今为止最血腥最暴力的一季。

Season will feature an attack on Paris, a scene which has been particularly hard to develop, and involves heavy amounts of CGI and special effects. The raid will be accomplished with a hundred ships, and will be presented through massive battle scenes, more violent than anything the show has presented until now.
新一季将着墨于巴黎突袭战役，这一场景很难拍，而且包含了大量的特效。突袭场景将包括100艘战船，而且会有浩大的战争场面，比目前为止大家所看到更为暴力。

This, according to people involved with the production, has been completely intentional, as the producers are actually trying hard to raise their own bar for violence on the show. While most fans have been happy about the news, as the bloody scenes were seen as one of the show’s main attraction factors, others have been more skeptical, claiming that there should be an upper limit to the violence in the series, and that the producers might overdo it at some point.
不过很多粉丝对此感到兴奋，因为血腥场面可以说是该剧主要的G点之一，不过也有人持怀疑态度，声称这一季的分级应该要增加，因为制作方很可能在尺度上做过头了。

There are still a few weeks to go until the season starts airing, but fans can already get a glimpse at the special effects that will be featured on the show. A behind-the-scenes photo set has recently been released, focusing on the CGI used in the new season. In addition, fans can see actual stills from the new episodes themselves, although the scenes depicted are somewhat vague and don’t really reveal anything interesting about the new season’s plot. Which, of course, is most likely completely intentional.
到剧集播放还有好几周，但是粉丝已经可以一睹将在剧中增添的特效风采。一组幕后图已经发布，并集中于该剧的动画三维特效应用。另外，粉丝可以自己去看新剧剧照，虽然场景描述有点模棱两可而且也不会真的剧透新剧情中的亮点。当然这些都是他们故意的！

It’s not just about special effects though – according to interviews with the production crew, members of the cast have actually had to undergo advanced training in order to improve their fighting skills, making the combat scenes more authentic and believable. This has apparently been a major point of focus in the production of the new season, and according to people who’ve seen the new episodes, the quality of the combat scenes has gone up noticeably.
当然不仅仅是特效——根据制作人员在采访中的透露，演员实际上正在接受进一步培训来提升自己的搏斗技巧，让战斗场景显得更真实可信。这显然成为了新剧的一大看点，而且根据已经看过新剧的人所说，战斗场景的质量明显有了提升。

It remains to be seen whether the third season of “Vikings” will live up to the expectations, and continue the trends set in the last two seasons. It’s a show with huge potential which is still being realized, and it appears the producers already know the right direction for its development. At this point, they just have to continue their work in the same style, and keep listening closely to fans’ feedback like they have in the production of the last seasons.
第三季《维京传奇》会不会辜负万众期待延续前两季的传奇还很难说。我们还是能察觉到这部的巨大潜力，而且制作方也对该剧的走向很清晰明了。从这一点来说，他们只能像前两季一样一边继续延续前两集的风格，一边倾听粉丝的期望。