Rewatch: 1x01 - Will You Tolerate This?

[rochvelleth]

I'm participating in the rewatch going on in roh_fics - see here for this week's.

Here are my thoughts on 1x01...

Comments

[omteddy2006]

I hadn't realized (or remembered) that the Allan/Much bickering was there from the get-go. It was such a small interaction, yet it sets up their relationship so beautifully. Allan just slides into the group so effortlessly, breaking up a perfect twosome in Much's mind (I think). Those two are perfect together - the angel and the devil on Robin's shoulders.

BTW: Happy Belated Birthday!

[rochvelleth]

Thank you!

And yes, you're right, they're a fantastic pair, aren't they? I remember that one of my first RH fics involved Much being very unhappy about Robin getting on so well with nasty harsh men like Allan :) Of course that was back in season 1 before I realised how much I'm in love with Allan!

[omteddy2006]

He does grow on you. Much's "awe" factor is immediately apparent, but Allan has to sort of fester first, but then you realize that it's a good pain. I actually started watching the show thinking that Robin had a lot of potential for fangirling. SHHHH...Please don't tell anyone (especially Allan). It's embarrassing.

[rochvelleth]

*lol* Robin always seemed a bit weedy to me, but I was just looking over icons I made in 2006 and he features quite a lot... I think I always just wanted to slash him with someone though :)

And yes, I think 'fester' is an oddly apt way to describe how Allan grows on you :) I'm pretty sure it was when he first started wearing black that I sat up and took notice.

[roh_wyn]

The first time I watched 1x01, it didn't make much of an impression. I'm a history buff, and I was really jonesing for good period drama...and what I got was...well, NOT. Your first review reflects many of my own thoughts on the show at first watch

[rochvelleth]

I'm a history buff, and I was really jonesing for good period drama...and what I got was...well, NOT. Your first review reflects many of my own thoughts on the show at first watch.

I'm glad to hear I wasn't the only one who wasn't inclined to give it a good review right at the start! I think, more than decent period drama, I was hoping for something that got in line with moral commentary American and Americanesque TV shows that I was such a fan of back then (Buffy, Xena, Roar). I should really have taken a step back and appreciated it for what it was, I guess.

My sense is the first two episodes were written as a sort of pilot for the show, and all the characters are essentially cardboard cutouts of stock characters from the Robin Hood legend and other revisions of the legend.You know, I find that very convincing. There's something about episode 1 in particular (I hadn't thought of adding ep 2, but I do see what you mean) that comes across as an exercise in impressing people and as such has amazingly little depth - depth being one of

[ironmaidenlove]

I read your old review and nearly had a heart attack when you said you didn't like Much. I was like "is this the same rochvelleth?" Other than that I agreed with you on pretty much everything else. When I first started watching I had actually missed the first episode and didn't see it until later. After the last episode I was excited to see the beginning but when I did I was like "is this the same show?" Very bad way to start off; glad I missed it or I might not have continued. I do enjoy the jailer from season 1 though. He just fit the part. And the part between Thorton and Much was priceless. =)

[rochvelleth]

*lol* Yes, I couldn't believe I'd been quite so harsh either! I think maybe I was bitter because he was obviously cute and fluffy and yet wasn't characterised very well at first. Not that there's any defending what I said... *hangs head in shame*

It sounds like starting at episode 2 was a good way to watch it! I think if I'd seen ep 2 first I might have started off just loving it instead of complaining.