Robin Hood 2.10 - Walkabout

[kat_lair]

It was a dark and stormy night in Nottingham... Um, what is the Sheriff doing? It looks a bit… um. He’s sporting silk pyjamas? In the Middle Ages? I… Wait, why am I surprised by this?

I really liked the nightmarish lighting and editing in the beginning. Worked well visually, genuinely creepy.

Guy is all disturbed by finding someone else in

Comments

[zeitheist]

I fully endorse your dissection of Much's characterisation. Especially the bit about "his heart is breaking, it’s breaking and he can’t, won’t let Robin see". That's exactly it. He's pretending to be all happy for Robin, because that's what he's supposed to do, Robin said he was supposed to congratulate him, but inside him something's a little bit more broken than before.

I love how he brings up saving Will’s life last episode and Will can’t exactly deny that but he’s still so hurt by Allan’s betrayal - this feeds back into my argument of "ways in which Will is like Robin". He views Allan's betrayal as exactly that -- a betrayal, stone cold, black-and-white, no discussion. Not just that, but I always got the feeling that Will and Robin were particularly hurt by Allan's betrayal. I wonder how much of Will's attitude has been gleaned from Robin, in that respect...

Um. That army just doesn’t look that threatening. - that's because they're the same ten people, "cleverly" filmed in the middle of the day.

Much and Robin adventuring together is awesome and should happen every episode. - I VOTE FOR FIC.

Will’s little knife twirl of BRING IT ON MOTHAFUCKAS! - possibly the single best moment of the episode, y/n?

I will be out next Saturday, rocking it up with my kinky red boots, so no episode review until Sunday. - I will miss you, but at the same time, I hope you have tonnes and tonnes of fun (and tell me all about it!).

[kat_lair]

He's pretending to be all happy for Robin, because that's what he's supposed to do, Robin said he was supposed to congratulate him, but inside him something's a little bit more broken than before. - *cries anew* You can see him wanting to just break down but then Robin tells him that he's not allowed to do that, practically ordering him to be happy about it and just... God. *clings*

I wonder how much of Will's attitude has been gleaned from Robin - Does this mean that Will won't let himself forgive Allan until Robin does?

that's because they're the same ten people, "cleverly" filmed in the middle of the day. - Oh god, you cheapskates! Surely they could have recruited enough extras to make a slightly more impressive looking army?

possibly the single best moment of the episode, y/n? - it's a toss-up between this and Much's face of delicate agony, but this certainly was more uplifting...

I will miss you, but at the same time, I hope you have tonnes and tonnes of fun (and tell me all about it!). - I am sort of going with that weird guy. BUT! Have cleverly managed to turn it into a group things and recruited other people. People with whom I can actually dance! \o/

[zeitheist]

You can see him wanting to just break down but then Robin tells him that he's not allowed to do that, practically ordering him to be happy about it and just... God. - FIC. I VOTE FOR FIC.

Does this mean that Will won't let himself forgive Allan until Robin does? - quite possibly. Although that doesn't bode well for Allan, because I can't exactly see Robin forgiving him. He might say he will, but the hurt of the betrayal will always be there. That's exactly how I see it happening for Will, as well.

Surely they could have recruited enough extras to make a slightly more impressive looking army? - they could have just used fangirls!

[kat_lair]

WE ALWAYS VOTE FOR FIC! And then occasionally it happens though mostly it just sits on our hard drives, unfinished, for months.

Will has like hardened his heart against Allan. It's cold and unyielding and shrivelling.

[zeitheist]

This is true. I keep distracting myself from writing fic by thinking I need a new notebook. I don't. I'm just making excuses. (Also: I totally see what you mean, now, that I was going to drive myself crazy by promising to write Christmas ficlets).

But eventually, Allan will earn Will's love once more. And there will be declarations of love. And then porn.

[kat_lair]

I totally see what you mean, now, that I was going to drive myself crazy by promising to write Christmas ficlets - awww, well I won't need mine for Christmas. Whenever you have it/them ready is fine darling.