Five things we need to see in The Last Kingdom season 5
By Corey Smith
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3. Finan needs a girlfriend
From the moment Uhtred and Finan met, the Irishman has been the best wingman in the history of wingmen, and it’s about time the ever-faithful Finan was rewarded (or punished, depending on who you ask) with a wife, and dare we say some kids? Given the heart emoji eyes Finan and Eadith were sharing throughout season 4 we have a good idea who that wife might be, but we still want to see it happen!
When you’re riding around with someone like Uhtred, it’s hard to compete, but Finan and Eadith were throwing off sparks every time we saw them together in season 4. For those who have read Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories, that came as a pleasant surprise, as Eadith ends ups with someone else on the page. Eadith was quick to recognize how Uhtred, Finan and the rest of the gang treat people with respect, which meant all the more since her brother Eardwulf tended to treat her as an object. All of that adds up to a wonderful pairing between Finan and Eadith, two characters we love.
SIhtric has a wife, Osferth hardly seems interested in relationships, and Uhtred still appears deeply in love with Aethleflaed, which leaves Finan as the odd man out. It’s time to change that.