BBC's Robin Hood - Episode 3
Episode 3 - Who Shot the Sheriff?
The theme of tonight's episode: Robin just wants to be loved. According to Much. According to Marian and myself, he wants to be adored.
Much wants to leave straight away, but Robin's sticking around to see the grateful look on the wife's face. Much points that out. You go, Much. You should keep him on his toes, so he doesn't go looking for entertainment outside of home.
By the way, John Little's posse dwindled down to him and Roy, when in the last episode he had three men on his primary unit, with about a dozen in backup. I don't know, maybe Much has gone around killing them in their sleep so as to eliminate any competition for Robin's affections.
Back to scheduled programming: Robin's negotiation tactics pretty much work until the tax collector is killed in front of the villagers.
They promptly place the blame on Robin. Holy jumping to conclusion, Batman. I'd say their mental skills are impaired by hunger, but the guy happens to be a mill owner.
The general consensus in the woods is that the killer is the Night Watchman. Robin and Much have never heard of him as they were AWAY AT WAR. (Side note: I'm making fun of it here, but I really would like them to touch on the reason why Much was crying in the bathtub in the first episode. They need to make him into more than Robin's groupie.) Roy helpfully expositions that the Night Watchman goes around leaving food and medicine for people at night. Nobody knows who he is. I say he's Robin without the illusions of grandeur.
The Sheriff holds his court and cackles with glee at Robin's latest escapades.
Guy stands around looking hot and bored with the Sheriff's antics. I do imagine the Sheriff's not the likely recipient of the 'World's Greatest Boss' coffee mug.
Marian is once again there and speaks up when none of the landowners do. Another one to speak up is De Fourtnoy, Master of Arms and Guy's arch nemesis. Breakdown: Guy wants to hunt Robin down, Marian wants to refrain from judgment without any evidence, De Fourtnoy wants to bring down Robin using the evil powers of PR. A man ahead of his time.
During the Sheriff's proclamation (Robin is bad, we will get him this time fishcakes) Marian walks over to Joe, who's been called back from retirement and he's a widower and woe is me. Next.
Robin and the gang are there. Of course. Much is appalled, appalled I tell you, that they are made out to be criminals. Roy is all, You do get we're criminals? Heh.
Robin calls Marian over for a tête-à-tête hitting her on the ass with an arrow (not a euphemism). Smooth. Big wonder she won't date him. He commissions her to be his Nancy Drew.
Work place tensions. In modern terms Guy calls De Fourtnoy a paper pusher, while he's a street cop.
Marian comes over to start her Nancy Drewing. She successfully pulls the babe in the woods routine on Guy so she can stay in the castle because there's a killer on the loose and what not.
While Robin and Crue run from Guy's dogs in the forest, Matthew (the kid from the family at the beginning starts working for the Sheriff. So the father's a mill owner - the one profession along with undertakers that will always have customers, the son got a job as the Sheriff's little helper and they can't pay taxes? Tax evasion! Maybe they could have been sent to prison with Martha. Matthew screws up and is ordered to stand on one foot for an hour. He gets killed and falls a minute later. Does that mean he's fired?
Guy comes back to the castle all pissed and shouty because three people inside the Castle have been killed while he was out. I need a minute.
Marian's Nancy Drew antennae go up.
Robin and Crue go back to Nettlestone, where he's promptly attacked by Mrs. Tax Evasion for killing her son. Awesome. Let that be your lesson - people are fickle and ungrateful.
Robin is distraught so Will gives him jewelry to cheer him up. Much curses himself for not thinking of it first.
Robin pays the Sheriff a late night visit for some pillow talk and psychoanalysis.
They strike a deal (the Sheriff's life for clearing Robin's name and some petty cash) and Robin regifts the necklace Will gave him. Tacky.
As long as he's there, Robin decides to hop into Marian's bed. I'll say one thing about the boy. He's got stamina.
Marian shares her finds that it's probably the Master of Arms who did it. With a candlestick in the library. She also reproaches Robin for not feeling anything. He misses the chance to quip that he wouldn't mind feeling her.
Robin goes to Nettlestone with the gift of food almost literally taken from Much's mouth.
Then Guy and the Sheriff come bearing the gift of reminding the villagers that they live in freedom. It's slimming!
One of the Sheriff's guards is shot down and the Crue is off chasing the Night Watchman, who turns out to be...
A heavily made up Marian. Fighting hunger with kohl. She's good at this Nancy Drew business, it turns out. She figures out that Joe is the killer.
He wants to kill the Sheriff because his wife died in poverty after serving at the castle her entire life. The castle has a sucky pension plan, but we've established that the Sheriff has only been there for four years. If anyone should have taken care of Joe and his missus out of loyalty it's Marian's father. And if she was as bad at her job as Joe is at his... Really, a guard accidentally killing two people because his target moved? Impressive.
Both Marian and Robin shoot Joe in the arm as he aims at the Sheriff, proving that Joe wasn't the one who taught them how to use a bow and arrow. Before Joe can rejoice at finally shooting the Sheriff, he comes over to inform him, No, you shot the deputy. Heh. Everyone say hi to Bob Marley as he's now stuck in my head.
Buh bye, Joe. On the bright side, this isn't a bad last image to see.
Guy decides to give that advice he read in the last issue of Cosmo and show some initiative at work to land himself that promotion he wants.
Robin runs his victory lap.
Credit for the screencaps goes to Robin Hood 2006
The theme of tonight's episode: Robin just wants to be loved. According to Much. According to Marian and myself, he wants to be adored.
Much wants to leave straight away, but Robin's sticking around to see the grateful look on the wife's face. Much points that out. You go, Much. You should keep him on his toes, so he doesn't go looking for entertainment outside of home.
By the way, John Little's posse dwindled down to him and Roy, when in the last episode he had three men on his primary unit, with about a dozen in backup. I don't know, maybe Much has gone around killing them in their sleep so as to eliminate any competition for Robin's affections.
Back to scheduled programming: Robin's negotiation tactics pretty much work until the tax collector is killed in front of the villagers.
They promptly place the blame on Robin. Holy jumping to conclusion, Batman. I'd say their mental skills are impaired by hunger, but the guy happens to be a mill owner.
The general consensus in the woods is that the killer is the Night Watchman. Robin and Much have never heard of him as they were AWAY AT WAR. (Side note: I'm making fun of it here, but I really would like them to touch on the reason why Much was crying in the bathtub in the first episode. They need to make him into more than Robin's groupie.) Roy helpfully expositions that the Night Watchman goes around leaving food and medicine for people at night. Nobody knows who he is. I say he's Robin without the illusions of grandeur.
The Sheriff holds his court and cackles with glee at Robin's latest escapades.
Guy stands around looking hot and bored with the Sheriff's antics. I do imagine the Sheriff's not the likely recipient of the 'World's Greatest Boss' coffee mug.
Marian is once again there and speaks up when none of the landowners do. Another one to speak up is De Fourtnoy, Master of Arms and Guy's arch nemesis. Breakdown: Guy wants to hunt Robin down, Marian wants to refrain from judgment without any evidence, De Fourtnoy wants to bring down Robin using the evil powers of PR. A man ahead of his time.
During the Sheriff's proclamation (Robin is bad, we will get him this time fishcakes) Marian walks over to Joe, who's been called back from retirement and he's a widower and woe is me. Next.
Robin and the gang are there. Of course. Much is appalled, appalled I tell you, that they are made out to be criminals. Roy is all, You do get we're criminals? Heh.
Robin calls Marian over for a tête-à-tête hitting her on the ass with an arrow (not a euphemism). Smooth. Big wonder she won't date him. He commissions her to be his Nancy Drew.
Work place tensions. In modern terms Guy calls De Fourtnoy a paper pusher, while he's a street cop.
Marian comes over to start her Nancy Drewing. She successfully pulls the babe in the woods routine on Guy so she can stay in the castle because there's a killer on the loose and what not.
While Robin and Crue run from Guy's dogs in the forest, Matthew (the kid from the family at the beginning starts working for the Sheriff. So the father's a mill owner - the one profession along with undertakers that will always have customers, the son got a job as the Sheriff's little helper and they can't pay taxes? Tax evasion! Maybe they could have been sent to prison with Martha. Matthew screws up and is ordered to stand on one foot for an hour. He gets killed and falls a minute later. Does that mean he's fired?
Guy comes back to the castle all pissed and shouty because three people inside the Castle have been killed while he was out. I need a minute.
Marian's Nancy Drew antennae go up.
Robin and Crue go back to Nettlestone, where he's promptly attacked by Mrs. Tax Evasion for killing her son. Awesome. Let that be your lesson - people are fickle and ungrateful.
Robin is distraught so Will gives him jewelry to cheer him up. Much curses himself for not thinking of it first.
Robin pays the Sheriff a late night visit for some pillow talk and psychoanalysis.
They strike a deal (the Sheriff's life for clearing Robin's name and some petty cash) and Robin regifts the necklace Will gave him. Tacky.
As long as he's there, Robin decides to hop into Marian's bed. I'll say one thing about the boy. He's got stamina.
Marian shares her finds that it's probably the Master of Arms who did it. With a candlestick in the library. She also reproaches Robin for not feeling anything. He misses the chance to quip that he wouldn't mind feeling her.
Robin goes to Nettlestone with the gift of food almost literally taken from Much's mouth.
Then Guy and the Sheriff come bearing the gift of reminding the villagers that they live in freedom. It's slimming!
One of the Sheriff's guards is shot down and the Crue is off chasing the Night Watchman, who turns out to be...
A heavily made up Marian. Fighting hunger with kohl. She's good at this Nancy Drew business, it turns out. She figures out that Joe is the killer.
He wants to kill the Sheriff because his wife died in poverty after serving at the castle her entire life. The castle has a sucky pension plan, but we've established that the Sheriff has only been there for four years. If anyone should have taken care of Joe and his missus out of loyalty it's Marian's father. And if she was as bad at her job as Joe is at his... Really, a guard accidentally killing two people because his target moved? Impressive.
Both Marian and Robin shoot Joe in the arm as he aims at the Sheriff, proving that Joe wasn't the one who taught them how to use a bow and arrow. Before Joe can rejoice at finally shooting the Sheriff, he comes over to inform him, No, you shot the deputy. Heh. Everyone say hi to Bob Marley as he's now stuck in my head.
Buh bye, Joe. On the bright side, this isn't a bad last image to see.
Guy decides to give that advice he read in the last issue of Cosmo and show some initiative at work to land himself that promotion he wants.
Robin runs his victory lap.
Credit for the screencaps goes to Robin Hood 2006