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Robin Hood 3x11 "The Enemy of My Enemy"

I took a bit of a break from my rewatch and spent the time working on a couple Robin Hood fanfictions and starting a rewatch of Secret Diary of a Call Girl. I knew season three would be hard to get through. I managed to fly through the first two seasons, but season three of Robin Hood really just doesn’t feel the same to me. It loses some of its rewatchability. Is that a word? Anyway, we’re nearing the end. This is the last normal episode of the season. After this, all we have left is the two part series finale. Let’s get started!

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Thoughts While Watching

  •       It’s definitely weird watching these two going on a mission together.
  •         Oh, geez…

o   Guy: It’s easy for you to say. Your father seduced my mother.

o   Robin: Well, it didn’t take much effort, did it?

  •         Robin, you deserved to get knocked off your horse. Shut your mouth. I don’t even like Guy, but you shut your mouth anyway.
  •         Yeah, honestly, Robin…He DID kill your wife. Why are you teaming up with him for Archer?
  •         Good, Guy. You shouldn’t forgive yourself. Not ever.
  •         If I was in the gang and Robin told me that Guy’s suddenly “one of us” now, I’d kill him anyway, pack my bags, and leave. If Robin killed me in retaliation, so be it. It would literally just make the rest of the gang turn against him anyway.
  •         Sharing a brother doesn’t make you “almost family.” There are two people out there that I share a sister with. Never even met them. Never even gave them a second thought.
  •         Gross. I wish they would stop trying to shove Robin/Kate down our throats.
  •         So…do these guards know what’s going on with Archer and the sheriff’s wife?
  •         Aww, it’s kind of cute how Archer asks for food for all the prisoners, gives it out for free, and pretends to sell it to that old guy with imaginary coins.
  •         This guy that works for Isabella isn’t bad looking.
  •         HAHAHA the way Isabella laughs and says, “Oh, yes. I want them alive.” She’s crazy and I love it.
  •         Oh, Tuck. Shut up, already. I’m with John. The people will never trust Guy. He would have to very seriously go out of his way to prove himself to them first. He hasn’t done that. I believe that people can genuinely change. I believe that Guy can change. But you have to want to change. Not for a girl, not for a brother, not to fulfill your dead mother’s wishes, not for revenge on your sister, but because you realize that the things you’ve done were wrong, you’re willing to pay the price for what you did, and you’re willing to go out of your way to make amends and try to make things better and act better in the future. You don’t just wake up one day and decide, “You know what? I think I’m gonna be a good guy now so everyone needs to forgive me.” And screw Robin for expecting his friends to do that. Screw Robin for being willing to do that. Guy killed Marian. If I were Marian and my husband did this with my killer, I’d be haunting his ass so hard. His life would turn into a horror movie. I’d psychologically torture him for months and then kill him.
  •         Oh, Kate. SHUT UP. Seriously, you were on the anti-Guy bandwagon a minute ago. Guess she’s so desperate for Robin that her principles don’t matter to her anymore.
  •         I’m surprised that Allan is so silent on this topic considering that he’s the only one of them who really knows Guy. He was practically friends with Guy, he worked with him and for him, he’s seen the best and the worst of him. Kate and Tuck going out of their way to defend Guy because they’re both kissing Robin’s ass annoys me, but if Allan were to stick up for him it wouldn’t annoy me at all. It would make sense. I rant a lot about my issues with Guy, but I also know that he’s not all bad. He’s done some good things. I just don’t think the good things he’s done outweigh the bad. Allan’s the only one present who has actually seen that side of Guy firsthand, so I’d be interested to know what his real opinion is on this. He also has the added complication of having been in Guy’s shoes before, where everyone doesn’t trust him and thinks he’s a bad guy while he’s trying to make amends. Although Allan has never been on the same level as Guy. Allan’s crimes weren’t anywhere near as bad as Guy’s, but it’s still something they have in common.
  •         They always use the same background music when they’re doing sciencey stuff that acts like magic for the purpose of the show.
  •         How could she? Because you look like you and Archer looks like that. Sorry, old man.
  •         I want to look up laws in medieval England. Was adultery a crime punishable by death? I assume if it was, it was only for the women (or only applied in practice to the women). Or was he planning to get her on a technicality for something else, like lying to him and helping a prisoner escape justice?
  •         Archer being willing to sacrifice himself here to save her makes me like him a lot more.
  •         Aww, I love Allan. I’m glad he tried to go after John.
  •         I wonder what Isabella would have done if John had told her that he left Robin’s gang because Robin let Guy join it. John would never team up with Isabella, but I think for a moment she would probably view him as an unlikely ally.
  •         I LOVE that scene between Robin/Guy in the tavern!!! It’s the cutest scene ever.

o   Guy: Forget it, it will never work.

o   Robin: Why not?

o   Guy: Because I’m not gonna get myself arrested.

o   Robin: Why not?

o   Guy: Because you’ll leave me in the dungeon!

o   Robin: I will not leave you in the dungeons! You have my word.

o   Guy: You see, that’s where this falls down.

o   Robin: Well, alright. Well, I’ll get myself arrested then.

o   Guy: Well, that sounds like a better plan.

o   Robin: And you come and get me out.

o   *Guy smirks at him, Robin laughs*

o   Guy: See, now it’s not such a good idea, is it?

o   Robin: You know, I’m not sure if I trust you yet. But we’re about to find out.

o   *Robin throws something at a guard*

o   Guy: Good luck.

o   *Guy tries to walk out while Robin gets arrested, guards think Guy threw it, Guy gets arrested instead.*

o   Guy: Get off me!

o   *Robin laughs*

  •         WHAT is Allan doing?!
  •         Aww!!! This John/Allan scene is the cutest too.

o   John: What are you doing? Risking your life, no weapons.

o   Allan: Saving you!

o   John: You’re a fool.

o   Allan: Maybe. I had no choice. Hey, I’m your family, right?

o   John: Yeah, you are.

  •         York’s dungeon has a lot more prisoners than Nottingham’s. Guess it’s because people tend to be hanged pretty quickly in Nottingham.
  •         “That’s a very expensive sounding name.” LMAO
  •         I like this fake accent Robin’s using. I don’t know enough about English accents to know what he’s faking, but it’s cute.
  •         “All of the sudden I have so many brothers.” LMAO
  •         Alright, Archer’s growing on me fast. I like that he looks out for all the prisoners, both with the food and with the escape, and that he helps that old guy. I did remember that happening, but I don’t really think about season three that much so I kind of forgot until it happened.
  •         UGH of course Kate and Isabella would zero in on each other during this fight. Of course they would. They’re clearly trying to make this into a two girls fighting over a guy thing. I hate it.
  •         Poor Guy, he clearly has mommy issues.
  •         Oh, snap. I totally forgot that old guy died. Archer’s in full enrage mode now.
  •         HAHA Archer has no family loyalty. I don’t blame him. If a couple of randos showed up claiming to be my brothers and then I saw a way to escape, I’d take it too.
  •         Guy is damn lucky that the explosion didn’t spook the horse.
  •         Aww, Guy going out of his way to save John. So cute. So blatantly out of character.
  •         They’re acting all personally offended, but Archer doesn’t really owe them a damn thing.
  •         Screw this revenge speech from Robin. I’m all about revenge.
  •         HAHAHA “So where do you want me to sleep then?” So awkward.

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Final Thoughts

I feel like Archer had some potential. I would’ve had no interest in watching the show if he had taken over the gang and Robin was dead and I feel like shoving his whole storyline into the last four episodes of the show was a waste of precious screen time, but if they would have just added him in, still kept the rest of the cast, and did another season that way, that would have been fine. I probably would’ve liked him.

I'm already dreading the next episode. I remember what happens in it. Allan was sooo sweet this episode and referred to John as his family, then Robin referred to the whole gang as his family, and everyone is all obsessed with giving another chance to Guy of freaking Gisborne, of all people...and then next episode happens. Honestly, everybody except Allan can go straight to hell for all I care. 

Well, I can't handle anymore tonight, not when I know what's coming. Until next time! 


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