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Extended Robin Hood squeeage:

Opening scene:

Brave Sir Robin ran away, bravely brave Sir Robin ...
"Owwwww, right on my sword." Oh, Much.
Okay, seriously, where did these mercenaries come from, why, and why do they look like the AI out of Space: Above and Beyond?
BAD BLONDE GUY NO PUNCHING MUCH!
Aaand Blonde Guy turns out to be yet another one of Robin's exes. For fuck's sake, Robin, no wonder Much gets emo whenever he remembers the Crusades, if you spent the entire time shagging any blonde that crossed your path. *eyeroll*
"She speaks Latin? What a woman." Do not mess with Djaq, biatch. Little John with cutchoo!

Guy Requisitions Locksley

Mmmmmanhandling.
Okay, during the scene with the secret ink? dantesvendetta, intemporaliter, thereisnomagic and I all yelled "Lemon juice!" at the TV. *facepalm* Way to go, Richard, let's use a trick every kid knows from when they're five.
Aww, Allan. All proud kitten bringing decapitated mice home and wanting praise.
Interesting, they're specifically Guy's mercenaries?

The Outlaws Get A Clue, And Then Locked Up

Okay, Robin and Marian kinda made me go "Aww" for a moment.
Yaaaay, John gets to be smart! "I'd have got that." "No, you wouldn't." LOVE! *waves tiny wee Much/John flag*
And Robin finally gets to show off his mad bowing skillz. About time!
Oh man, the show of strength with the door -- so utterly ridiculous and yet kinda adorable.
Okay, what was the point of the whole scene with the light? So, the light just covers the water thing in the middle if the sun is overhead, right, but why is that something to get excited about? o_O
Whoever designed this place really needs a smacking. Why the hell was there no way to open the door open from the inside, or a way to keep the door open without faffing about with sticks? What if they'd opened the door, gone in, then had the door close behind them because it hadn't occured to them to prop it open? Bad design, no cookie!
"I deserve a cut." "A cut?" *stab* Yeah, saw that coming.

Guy and Allan vs the Nightwatchman

Ninja!Marian strikes again!
And again, Allan's sleeping in random places. Are we going to see a canon explanation for his tirednes, do you think?
"Leave him, he's had enough, Guy!" And I continue to wonder if this is Allan protecting Marian, or protecting Guy from himself. Hm.

Little John Saves The Day

Yeah, this is where I first went "No! They can't kill Little John! D:" and then "... Okay, that looks really ridiculous."
Aw, Little John made a friend. :D

More Team Leather vs the Nightwatchman/Marian

Oh, Allan. Guy really is all he has left now, isn't he? :(
The scar thing? Probably wasn't mean to be as sexy as it was, was it? o_O

Queen Eleanor of (R)Acquitaine

I love her. Love!
I like that Djaq, when first meeting her, is the only one who doesn't kneel. Because she's not her Queen.
"But you're the Queen Mother." "Less of the 'Mother', thank you." LOVE!
"So. You are Robin Hood's famous Outlaws." (Love the little noddy thing Much does here.) "It appears you have been doing most of the work for my son, King Richard." Ha! Poor Eleanor. One son imprisons her, the other's just plain useless and sends other people to come do his job. Really, kids these days.
"I should like to know you better." Someone please write me Eleanor/Djaq? Please?
Ehehe, Robin's face when he introduces Little John. Robin, are you pimping your gangmembers out to the Queen? Good boy! :D
"Big bear." LOVE!
"Are you always this odious, or have you just practised for me?" Bwahahahaha!
And then she smushes her boobs in John's face. This woman is so made of WIN!

Marian Pleads For Her Life

I'm ... kind of distracted from the emo by Marian's fugly dress. WTF, costume department, WTF?

Eleanor Continues To Rock The House Forest

"I like the quiet ones." "Please. I'm rather enjoying myself." And LeGrand just finds the whole thing hilarious. Bwah!

Marian's Escape Attempt

Okay, why is Allan sitting around outside Marian's door, and why didn't he see/smell the smoke before Guy arrived?
Ow, that looked painful.
"This isn't a game, Marian." Well, no, that would be the point, Guy. *eyeroll*
"The way that I followed mine? And always to your door." Oh, Guy. Again with the emo poetry. D:
"Why did you put me in this position?" dantesvendetta: "But I get dizzy when i'm on top." :D

Outlaws vs Mercenaries

Aaand Legrand pulls a Boromir. Idiot.
thereisnomagic: "Did Robin just pull an arrow against a sword?" Yes. Yes, he did. Because Robin is a moron.
"Well come on, Big Bear." Yaye, John/Much! :D
Ahahaha the Sheriff is a biter! This amuses me so much!
And Yoda!John is back in full force, sigh.

The Execution That Wasn't

Yaaaay, Allan! :D
Okay, seriously, nobody saw the cape hanging out of/into the well? Seriously? No one at all? Allan was right, these guards really are rubbish.
And Guy gets smacked around and threatened by the Sheriff some more. Poor boy.

Farewell to the Queen, And Her Awesome Rack

Dude. I seriously hope the invitation to Acquitaine will come up in future (as opposed to, say, Eve, and Much's title) because I really want to see Little John go and take her up on that. :D

OT3 Scene of Doom

OMG Allan is all SMILEY and so is Guy and BWEEEE!
HUGGING! HUGGING!
Guy looks all jealous now, awwww.
SMOOCHES FOR GUY! Yayes!
"Stay. And make this place bearable." AWWWWWWW!
I really wish we could've seen how the whole Allan-as-the-NWM plan came about. I mean, I realise it would've ruined the tension, but dammit, I want a missing scene now or something!
My own personal theory is that Allan basically waited until Guy was a little calmer and then sat him down all "Look, I know you're pissed off, but if you let her die, you're going to regret this for the rest of your life. Now stop being an idiot and think of a way to fix this."

Closing Scene

"The Queen Mother fancies you. BIG BEAR." "You're all jealous." Nawwww!
Also, Djaq totally has a wee pudgey belly. LOVE!

I was going to say something about the preview, but after seeing the one on the website, all I can think of is "Your loyalty will be rewarded."

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Oi! That was me: intemporaliter: "But I get dizzy when i'm on top."

But the one about the arrow vs the sword was Chris :)

*fixes* There we go! :D

Glad I'm not the only one who thought of Boromir then. XD

Eleanor rocks. So hard. And I want a Eleanor/Djaq fic, too. XD And a Legrand/John and a Eleanor/John fic. I shall have to write them. *_*

You could always combine two of them. Djaq/Eleanor/John FTW!

(AHAHAHA OMG YOUR ICON! :D)

O_O DOOD! SO DOING THAT. OT3, anyone?

(Thanks ^_^)

HUZZAH, more people on the OT3 train! :D

(Face. Plant. Ehehehe. I like puns, what?)

'"Why did you put me in this position?" dantesvendetta: "But I get dizzy when i'm on top." :D'

DANTESVENDETTA WINS SO MUCH JUST TO LET YOU KNOW.

OH SHE SO DOES! :D

> But you're the Queen Mother.

Do you still do the historical inaccuracy drinking game? Because that must've been worth about a bottle of vodka. There was no 'Queen Mother' before the most recent one. It was invented specifically for her because she was an evil crone.

> Okay, why is Allan sitting around outside Marian's door, and why didn't he see/smell the smoke before Guy arrived?

It looked like he was sleeping on the steps.

Do you still do the historical inaccuracy drinking game?

I kind of gave up after the casino episode, because I'd get alcohol poisoning if i kept drinking. :D But oooh, history trivia, cool! :D I did wonder if there would've been such a concept back then -- didn't know it was that recent, but good to know I was still right!

Mem'd. This commentary is made of win, really.

For fuck's sake, Robin, no wonder Much gets emo whenever he remembers the Crusades, if you spent the entire time shagging any blonde that crossed your path.
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! *dies*

Okay, seriously, nobody saw the cape hanging out of/into the well? Seriously? No one at all?
Let's talk about the NWM boobs, then... XD

This commentary is made of win, really.

Awww, thanks! :D

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!! *dies*

Well, really now! Carter, LaGrande, King Richard ... Blonde tarts, all of them!

Let's talk about the NWM boobs, then... XD

Well, yes, BUT STILL!

Great review! You really made me laugh. I'm loving the Marian/Guy/Allan dynamics (in a friendship way, I'm not much of a shipper or slasher) although I'm missing the Allan/Will(/Djaq) moments. Why can't Allan be with the outlaws and with Guy? But on a plus side, he got more screentime this season, unlike the other poor outlaws.

"Dude. I seriously hope the invitation to Acquitaine will come up in future (as opposed to, say, Eve, and Much's title) because I really want to see Little John go and take her up on that. :D "- Gotta love it when plotlines are dropped. Like what happened to Luke? Why didn't Much talk about his title last episode, when he was talking about the days when King Richard returns? Does he still fancy Eve or is he over her?

I would have added the black powder, but I think we'll see it next 2 episodes, so I'm not worried about that.

I really am bad at noticing things. I haven't noticed Djaw having a pudgey belly. I wasn't thinking about the cape in the well, I was thinking about the FINGERS sticking out of it. And don't get me started on TNWM and her boobs! Seriously, Djaq's first season outfit did a better job at hiding her gender.

I DID notice Allan falling asleep in weird areas- maybe Guy never got him a room/place to stay in? So he has to find odd places to catch some Z's.

"Aaand Blonde Guy turns out to be yet another one of Robin's exes. For fuck's sake, Robin, no wonder Much gets emo whenever he remembers the Crusades, if you spent the entire time shagging any blonde that crossed your path. *eyeroll* "

ROTFL! OMG, that was hilarious! At least we know his type (and that would mean it ain't Marian).

Why can't Allan be with the outlaws and with Guy? But on a plus side, he got more screentime this season, unlike the other poor outlaws.

I still cling to my delusions that S3 will have Sheriff!Guy with Allan as his sidekick an go-between to the Outlaws. best of both worlds! \o/

Gotta love it when plotlines are dropped. Like what happened to Luke? Why didn't Much talk about his title last episode, when he was talking about the days when King Richard returns? Does he still fancy Eve or is he over her?

Seriously, I mean, Luke, presumably, went back to Scarborough, even if that was a weird moment to send him all the way away, but Much and his title was just ... one episode, and after that no one even mentioned it. Gah!

I really am bad at noticing things. I haven't noticed Djaw having a pudgey belly.

It was inthe closing scene, when she's walking next to John, and it's kinda peeking over her waistband. It's a perfect pillow of pudginess! :D

I wasn't thinking about the cape in the well, I was thinking about the FINGERS sticking out of it. And don't get me started on TNWM and her boobs! Seriously, Djaq's first season outfit did a better job at hiding her gender.

THAT TOO! In mean, seriously, BBC, Lucy Griffiths is like a B-cup. I'm a large C/small D and I can bind convincingly, so she should be able to, especially with the help of a boy-shaped leather jerkin. But no, let's mold the jerkin to her boobs, right. Whatever.

ROTFL! OMG, that was hilarious! At least we know his type (and that would mean it ain't Marian).

Seriously. Much: male, blonde. Carter: male, blonde. Lagrande: male, blonde. Marian: female, brunette. ONE OF THESE IS NOT LIKE THE OTHER!

Oh I'd love Sheriff!Guy! And if Allan works as a go between would be my perfect reality. Which probably means that it won't happen. I swear the best thing they could do is kill the Sheriff and have Guy replace him, but I feel like they'll either kill Allan or Guy off.

I'm like a size D and I was playing a guy in a few productions so I used a huge shirt and a jacket. I was wondering why she didn't bind her boobs ala "Boys Don't Cry". Seriously there's something wrong with these people if they don't know that the NWM is a woman. Seriously wrong.

See? Best solution ever! The Beeb should just hire me alraedy. *nods*

Yeah, seriously. Even a leather jerkin, without binding, would've been sufficient to not be that blindingly obvious. But no. Stupid BBC.