This series is good, but I'm sorry to say that the 1st series was like a ditch along side the road; It started off several decent episodes, led to a falling action(decline in storyplot), picked up half-way(newer episodes that increase the dramatic factor), and started rising again toward a climax. A lot of things began to become confusing part way into this series, but the added work toward the end episodes are really picking up.
As for lasercat, nothing during the show forshadowed the ending, but nothing is going to foretell what happens next episode. People want a showdown with kratos, but don't forget that Lund still exists. Chances are, the emotionally deprived Shanks will be outnumbered and outmatched by Kratos, Lund, the Chicken thing,and the "man up-stairs"?
This doesn't look good for Shanks, but you never know, will have to see this video when it comes.