The "Guy's noble sacrifice" scenario

[ladykate63]

I've had a few discussions recently, and read a couple of fanfics, that have made me think about what would have happened and how I would have felt if, instead of the Season 2 finale of Robin Hood (and the third season) that we got, the show had gone the route of having Guy redeem himself through a noble sacrifice (not necessarily of his life!)

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[thymelady]

Yes, the massacre of Jaffa was a terrible slaughter. And lets not forget that the coronation of Richard meant the slaughter of many Jews all over his lands. Richard's fame as a warrior came from numerous slaugthers all over his Aquitaine lands.

What I want to say: a man like Guy commanded a lot of respect in those days because he was a fierce fighter/warrior/law enforcer. His real weakness is actually that he's got moral issues with it deep down, at least in Vasey's eyes.

And his political view is well founded, he wants glory for himself, but he considers Richard to be weak and distant. John must have seen as a better option - at least around season 1. Plotting against a king was hardly a novelty.

The real anachronism is of course that Robin is a pacifist, against all killing. The betrayal is that he kills people as an outlaw too, some directly and some indirectly. And Marian doesn't seem to mind when that happens.

The whole chivalrous knight ideal was a way of making barbarious warriors a bit more civilised, after all.

Poor Guy, can't win no matter what he does.