It's one of the minor but no less essential aspects of living that the pandemic robbed from us: Doing things the way they had been done. Routines are important for feeling OK, both in day-to-day life and special occasions. I missed Saturdays, when my child and I would walk to a local bakery and get the salmon bagel (he would mostly eat the bagel, I would mostly eat the salmon) as much as I felt the absence of party invitations, weddings and events. I missed and still miss having an excuse to dress up. Or, to dress.
That's part of the attraction of "Vikings: Valhalla," Netflix's new show set in the universe of legendary Vikings—not only the warriors' heroic exploits but their ways of worshipping and, even simpler, just their ways.
