Tonight's episode of Robin Hood.

[clo_again]

> Okay first, the Sheriff? Totally gay. Totally. In the creepy, I-killed-my-alchemist-boyfriend way. "Soft hands". Listen to him say that and *tell me* he didn't know from personal experience.

> Djaq is crushing on Robin. Allan and Will are crushing on Djaq (aside from the inevitable fic!threesomes that'll spawn, doesn't that make them fake!gay since Djaq's a fake!guy? ...Shut up. I like my little fake!musings. ;) ) Robin's crushing on Marian. Marian's pseudo!crushing (and maybe a little bit real!crushing) on Guy AND exasperated!crushing on Robin. Much is... well, I'm surprised he's even still speaking to Robin without an apology for his appalling behaviour this week, which probably means he's crushing on Robin too. I think John's pretty much just crushing on getting to hit people.

This? Cannot end well. But it'll probably be funny in the getting there.

> LET OUT THAT FRUSTRATION JOHN, HAHA! See, I knew bottling up all that rage at getting no good lines couldn't keep on indefinitely. I'm kind of sad their rescue "plan" (because oh come on, how many times do they think just walking into the dungeons is going to work?) failed because it makes them seem useless without Robin which I know, I *know* had to be in there for the story and for the series and for the entire group dynamic but Robin pissed me off this week and I wanted them to have something to rub in his face. Besides Little John's fist I mean. ;)

> Getting to Robin... I think this is an episode I'm going to have to rewatch again to really get thoughts together but my knee-jerk reaction is disappointment that he couldn't get over himself enough to so much as listen when his *best friend of ten years* is pleading with him to sit down and explain, instead coming out with an insult that had me flinching back across the room. Poor Much. He does put up with a lot, bless his heart. But Robin; disappointment and kind of an understanding too because I'm pretty sure Brits can still be executed for treason today, when most of the country regards the royal family as a rather quaint source of amusement. Back then, I'm betting -- since I know nothing about that period of history -- it must've been huge, especially for someone who believed in him strongly enough to travel all that way to fight a war. (Also, something I did read mentioned how much in ransom the British had to keep paying because they loved their dumb king who kept getting captured, so if that's true Guy's perspective makes a sort of sense too.) So there's a sort of understanding of Robin's frustration at their apathy about it (I'm annoyed at the scriptwriters for not including the part about the royal guard being able to recognise the tattoo until the end though, because it makes no sense he wouldn't have used that argument earlier. Or maybe he did and I missed it. Rewatch, definitely.) and disappointment and... and yeah, an urge to kick him for being all emo* about his superior understanding of everything for most of the episode. Wow do I need an emo!Robin icon.

But, while a little disappointed, I'm also aware that it's because Robin has flaws that I like him. I like that he let Guy go to fight him fairly, I love that he did manage to get over himself in time to help the others, better late than never. They walked close, oh so close to the fine line of my patience with him being *such* an ass -- honestly, I don't know whether or not I quite believe the characterisation switch... I think I can. Just. -- but... he's an idiot. I say it every week and this week he deserved it genuinely instead of affectionately, but he is. I know that. I shouldn't get so annoyed.

He still should be damn grateful Much is a bigger person than him. Ass.

* I just googled 'emo' to make sure it fit to use it -- it sort of doesn't but eh -- and one meaning I got was Like a Goth, only much less dark and much more Harry Potter. *sporfles*

> Did I buy the 'it was Guy! Assassinating the king! He stabbed me in the Holy Land and I JUST SO HAPPENED to come back and find the SAME GUY inhabiting my house!' Did I really? No. But this show isn't so much about the buying it, so it wasn't as much of an issue for me as you'd think. Hand wave and move on. Getting used to it by now. :) It's all part of the charm.

> Mm. What else to say? No point commenting on the Allan/Djaq/Will thing because it was obvious and I'm a little disappointed they went that route but... (also, *do* guys announce that they love a girl willingly like that? Really? Because the guys I know don't but then, they do live in the twenty-first century and repression has become an artform. Hand wave.) I kind of have no feelings about it one way or the other. It's like '"Oh look, new storyline." *goes back to calling Robin an idiot*'

> I want to write the scene where Much crashed into Robin's house to beg Marian for help. I really, really do. Temptation.

> Thought I'd run out of stuff to say but last thing; GUY AND ROBIN GOT TO FIGHT. Finally. They've been dancing around the sodding thing for weeks and finally, *finally* there was some proper action. No comment on the lasting-most-of-the-episode fisticuffs thing but I'm just happy they finally came to blows. Because damn did the series need it.

Yeah, that was a whole lot of confusion and I'll probably change my mind on everything after rewatching (except the John liking hitting people thing because *dude*, obvious much) so eh. Feel free to ignore.



I have to go clean the Muppets before they murder me in my sleep now. No, I'm serious. I can feel the fishy hate.

edit: By the way? I did love this episode. I seem to have picked on the things I didn't like to whine about but I did *lovelovelove* a lot of things.

Just, you know. In case that wasn't coming across.

Comments

[lossi.livejournal.com]

...Considering how long you've put off cleaning off your fish, I'm so glad you won't be having kids ^__~

[clo.livejournal.com]

>_< I know, I know.

"Mummy, I've fallen out a tree! My ankle's all funny!"
"Okay sweetie, I'll go call 999 in a second.

*two weeks later* Now there was something I was supposed to be doing..."

[lossi.livejournal.com]

clo!spawn (now zombified): Eat mummy's braaaaaaaaaain...

[clo.livejournal.com]

*dies of laughter* Okay, my zombie!spawn? REALLY TERRIFYING idea. I think I have trauma.

Clean my fish out for me then. ;)

[lossi.livejournal.com]

zombie!spawn: Muuuuuummy, wanna huuuuuuuug. *chomps on clo!neck*

[clo.livejournal.com]

Now I ded from zombie!spawn. Woe. ;)

:p Point. Which is why I'm going to clean them out now. *guilt*

[lossi.livejournal.com]

*giggles* Now I worry that step-sib!spawn will be a zombie...but Zombies don't hiccup do they?

[clo.livejournal.com]

*grins* I don't think so. I don't think zombies breathe (like I have so much personal experience and all^_^), so that probably wouldn't encourage hiccups. You're probably zombie!safe...

... probably. ;-)

Took me an hour to clean the tank and about another hour to clean the fish poop from my desk, bathroom, spare tank and me. Cleaning out the entire tank is something of an epic undertaking, which is why I put it off so long. ^_^ Knackered now.

[lossi.livejournal.com]

*pets* There's Torchwood on BBC 3.