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OK, much as I rabbit on about hating the BBC's newest, teen-friendly incarnation of Robin Hood or Robin the Hoodie I have managed to watch it for three seasons, so the question is: is it really not as bad as I think it is, or is there really sod-all else to watch on TV on a Saturday evening?
I'm really not sure of the answer. It's become the programme I love to hate, but love it or hate it, I am still watching. Something in me wants to like it. i want to be watching on the week that it suddenly gets better and fulfills the promise that should be there. But after two and 12/13 seasons we're approaching the final episode of the third season and... I'm still not sure.
I gather Jonas Armstrong who plays Robin is leaving. I don't know whether they are drawing a line under the whole thing or whether they will pull a switch like Robin of Sherwood did when Michael Praed was replaced by Jason Connery. (i.e. The Hooded Man remains constant even if the person carrying the office changes.) They are definitely setting it up for a new Robin Hood with the gorgeous Guy of Gisborne (the delicious Richard Armitage) now on his way to redemption and a part of the outlaw band - albeit not totally accepted - as one possible successor, or Robin's baby brother, Archer, (a very promising Clive Standen) waiting in the wings.
Radio times promises us that two characters are about to die. They may be counting Alan a Dale who seemingly died at the end of last week's episode, or there may be two new deaths. I'm deliberately refraining from going to the website to hunt for clues. It's on in an hour and all will be revealed.
My guess? Robin dies and Archer replaces him. Who's the other casualty? If it's not Alan then maybe the erstwhile 'bad new sherrif' isabella Gisborne, since this episode sees the return of the panto-sherrif Vesey. It would be a pity to lose Gisborne himself as he's one of the few good things about this production.
But, y'know, it's still not Robin of Sherwood and Jonas Armstrong is not Michael Praed.
POST SHOW EDIT - Includes spoilers:
Sheesh! Predictably they finished off RH and sadly they did not make me care one jot abiout his demise. Pity about Gisborne, though. He was definitely one of the show's few plus points. They've set it up so they can do another season (yes, as I predicted, with Archer,) but will they? I'm kinda hoping not, but if they do I dare say I'll watch it just to see if Archer is a better hero than Robin was.
I'm really not sure of the answer. It's become the programme I love to hate, but love it or hate it, I am still watching. Something in me wants to like it. i want to be watching on the week that it suddenly gets better and fulfills the promise that should be there. But after two and 12/13 seasons we're approaching the final episode of the third season and... I'm still not sure.
I gather Jonas Armstrong who plays Robin is leaving. I don't know whether they are drawing a line under the whole thing or whether they will pull a switch like Robin of Sherwood did when Michael Praed was replaced by Jason Connery. (i.e. The Hooded Man remains constant even if the person carrying the office changes.) They are definitely setting it up for a new Robin Hood with the gorgeous Guy of Gisborne (the delicious Richard Armitage) now on his way to redemption and a part of the outlaw band - albeit not totally accepted - as one possible successor, or Robin's baby brother, Archer, (a very promising Clive Standen) waiting in the wings.
Radio times promises us that two characters are about to die. They may be counting Alan a Dale who seemingly died at the end of last week's episode, or there may be two new deaths. I'm deliberately refraining from going to the website to hunt for clues. It's on in an hour and all will be revealed.
My guess? Robin dies and Archer replaces him. Who's the other casualty? If it's not Alan then maybe the erstwhile 'bad new sherrif' isabella Gisborne, since this episode sees the return of the panto-sherrif Vesey. It would be a pity to lose Gisborne himself as he's one of the few good things about this production.
But, y'know, it's still not Robin of Sherwood and Jonas Armstrong is not Michael Praed.
POST SHOW EDIT - Includes spoilers:
Sheesh! Predictably they finished off RH and sadly they did not make me care one jot abiout his demise. Pity about Gisborne, though. He was definitely one of the show's few plus points. They've set it up so they can do another season (yes, as I predicted, with Archer,) but will they? I'm kinda hoping not, but if they do I dare say I'll watch it just to see if Archer is a better hero than Robin was.
