Robin of Sherwood 2x5 First Time Watching Reaction & Review

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  • čas přidán 25. 06. 2024
  • This is a first time watching reaction to "Robin of Sherwood" Season 2 Episode 5. Future Reaction Polls + Early Access + Exclusive Content available on Patreon: / alexachipman
    0:00 Introduction
    0:14 Reaction
    11:21 Review
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Komentáře • 35

  • @frankshailes3205
    @frankshailes3205 Před 15 dny +3

    My favourite line: Tuck: "Five days?" John: "We'll roll you there."

  • @kevinputry5655
    @kevinputry5655 Před 11 dny +1

    The beginning of this episode was so cool with those "demons" riding. Yeah, those capes are so cool. They look like they're on fire! I love Little John's humor in this. "Surround yourself with salt, soot, sausages for all I care!"

  • @scotbotvideos
    @scotbotvideos Před 15 dny +2

    One thing I always loved about RoS was the epic, cinematographic shots the director gave us. At 25:06 in the episode we get one such shot with Much standing guard high above the village.

  • @susanscott8653
    @susanscott8653 Před 15 dny +5

    The first part of my favourite episodes of RoS. The costumes are gorgeous and the locations stunning.
    I think that PJ might have stolen the Hounds of Lucifer and made them into ring wraiths.🤓
    I also loved Marion's little fur jacket. My head canon is that her husband made it for her.
    Mark Ryan (Nasir) knows his way around a sword. He has been sword master in his career.
    You are going to love the next one.😁

  • @johng5859
    @johng5859 Před 15 dny +9

    Sword gripping issues aside, I think most Robin of Sherwood fans would regard this story as one of the show’s high points, with very high stakes and an epic feel. I like the way the outlaws operate as a kind of Magnificent Seven here, riding to the rescue of the terrorised villagers, and a genuine sense of menace and foreboding is created.
    You may have noticed a continuity issue in this episode, with Marian speaking as if she thinks her father is still dead. This is down to the fact that The Swords of Wayland was originally supposed to start the second series, but got moved to later in the run so that it could be broadcast on British TV over the Easter weekend in 1985. Given the subject matter, showing it over that particular holiday was a rather bold move, and one that provoked some controversy at the time…

    • @alexachipman
      @alexachipman  Před 15 dny +3

      I didn’t mind her slipup. Travel took a long time back then, and he was far off on a dangerous mission. I figured he hadn’t gotten word to her in a long time, so she assumed he didn’t make it and got a pleasant surprise later.

    • @johng5859
      @johng5859 Před 15 dny +1

      @@alexachipman Yes, it can definitely be explained that way.

  • @Mex1c070
    @Mex1c070 Před 15 dny +2

    I live about 6 miles from Wayland's Smithy long barrow, as the crow flies. Great stories attached to it. ⚔🗡

  • @jimspetdragons3737
    @jimspetdragons3737 Před 15 dny +4

    Yes, never run your hands down a blade unless it is a prop (or similar designed devices) used in movies (which usually do not have any real edges) and even then, be careful. Respect the blade. Rusty & damaged swords can be worse. Burrs can cut the skin very easily. Infections are common w/ these kind of cuts & needs to be treated accordingly (to it's severity).

  • @mark-nm4tc
    @mark-nm4tc Před 15 dny +4

    Good morning Alexa (well, its 8.10am here in the UK). This is my favourite ROS story. 7.00 the village of Uffcombe was built in Black Rock, Cheddar gorge and is both accessible on a public walk but can be virtually visited in Google Earth. Its characterised by those distinctive dipping limestone rock beds. This story got complaints from the religious since they thought Wells cathedral was being used for the dark arts. When the first sword is brought down into the crypt at the start, only the steps seen in some shots are real, when it cuts to the crypt itself, its a film set. This had to be pointed out by the show's creator stating that you can have someone come downstairs in one house, then due to editing, they can enter the lounge of a completely different house...!. Something lost on those who complained at the desecration of a holy site....the crypt was in a studio:).

  • @jimcook1161
    @jimcook1161 Před 15 dny +5

    Hi Alexa! This is another example of Richard Carpenter using myth and legend in the show. Wayland in norse mythology was a great blacksmith and in Oxfordshire there is a Neolithic burial mound called Wayland's Smithy. According to local legend if a horse that needs shoes is left there overnight with money in the morning it will have new shoes.

    • @delorangeade
      @delorangeade Před 15 dny +2

      Wayland also appears in Germanic and Latin tales as well, so he was known right across Europe.

    • @only257
      @only257 Před 15 dny +2

      @@delorangeadecool 🎉😊

    • @alexachipman
      @alexachipman  Před 15 dny +1

      Very cool - I don’t personally work with the Norse pantheon, so I only know the basics for it.

  • @zahrans
    @zahrans Před 15 dny +1

    Watching this back in the mid 80s as a young child, esp the opening tomb robbing scene, certainly made an impression 😄

  • @cardcounter21
    @cardcounter21 Před 15 dny +1

    0:21 "The Wild Hunt"
    Recently started another playthrough of The Witcher 3 (The next gen update with ray tracing). I'm approaching 60 years of age but I never get bored of playing Gwent with the blacksmiths, merchants, and innkeeps (;

  • @michaelnolan6951
    @michaelnolan6951 Před 15 dny +1

    I was not (and am not) any kind of expert on holding swords, yet I have owned a couple of properly forged non stage blades. I would hope that "don't run your hands along the blade" falls into the same broad category as "Basic Common Sense" and only is only ignored by the terminally idiotic.
    This episode was my first exposure to Rula Lenska (Morgwyn of Ravenscar) and she did make an impression! Along with Richard O'Brien she was my favourite guest villain on the show.

  • @frankshailes3205
    @frankshailes3205 Před 15 dny

    It's a magic sword. It won't rust. Though the one that crops up in a gamebook later went black.

  • @RobWayland
    @RobWayland Před 15 dny +3

    Those swords aren't exactly period acurate. If Wayland made them they'd be more like a Viking sword or a German Saex. Maybe. I'm no expert.

  • @helenwood8482
    @helenwood8482 Před 12 dny

    Yes. After that move, he should be bleeding copiously.

  • @delorangeade
    @delorangeade Před 15 dny +1

    Mangled mythologies. From Wiki - "The Luciferian label-in the sense of Lucifer-worshipper-was first used in the Gesta Treverorum in 1231 for a religious circle led by a woman named Lucardis (Luckhardis)."

    • @escapetheratracenow9883
      @escapetheratracenow9883 Před 15 dny +1

      "What is history but a collection of mangled stories agreed upon" -
      Napoleon Bonaparte

    • @delorangeade
      @delorangeade Před 15 dny

      @@escapetheratracenow9883 Given the amount of revisionism keeping historians in business, I'm not sure Napoleon was right about that that.

    • @only257
      @only257 Před 15 dny

      @@escapetheratracenow9883❤❤❤❤agreed

  • @only257
    @only257 Před 15 dny

    Great video 🎉😊😊😊

  • @dostatochno
    @dostatochno Před 14 dny

    I have a completely spoiler free recommendation for you that just came to me.
    First, I've been enjoying the reactions to this series, And I'm glad you seem to be liking more of it than you're disliking. Also, I just want to again express general well wishes.
    Now, that recommendation...
    Brotherhood of the Wolf / Le pacte des loups
    The only detail I'll add is that there was a 2h30 cut shown in U.S. theaters and that is the version to watch. Frustratingly, it may not be the easiest version to lay hands on.

    • @alexachipman
      @alexachipman  Před 14 dny +1

      I feel that - some movie recommendations I have been searching for years to find legally - no luck so far.

    • @dostatochno
      @dostatochno Před 14 dny

      @alexachipman ...As for Brotherhood of the Wolf, the Shout Factory release currently on Amazon claims to be the correct length and also claims to be 28% off at the moment (but that could just be the price it is all the time on the site). If I had any disposable ifunds whatsoever, I'd be inclined to send it to you, but sadly, we're not in a position where that's remotely feasible.

    • @dostatochno
      @dostatochno Před 13 dny

      @alexachipman apparently youtube didn't like me trying to tell you a good site for finding what releases exist of movies. If one were looking for, let's say, a "bluray"... the most obvious possible name for a commercial website you might try would let you search releases (including physical and streaming) from lots of different countries (country is at the end of the search bar) and gives info about included languages and region encoding (or lackthereof).
      Hope that's of some use.

  • @johnswift376
    @johnswift376 Před 15 dny +1

    It's a bit Magnificent 7 with added magic, this two parter, but it's lovely to look at and very well paced. Nasir gets to be cooler than ever and the set build is great.