redfiona99: (robin hood)
My shiny new scarab ring arrived yesterday. It's a bit awkward to get on and off, but once it's on it fits like a glove.

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So Robin Hood gets cancelled (and way to spoil me for the ending of the show with your press release BBC) and I'm kind of relieved because it's gone way down from its "glory" days of season 2. So what does it do - it goes and produces two good episodes in a row.

The first was a twenty years before thing Which was nowhere near as bad as expected )

Shame that most of what we could take from that is that Robin was a prat, is a prat and always will be a prat. Also, that Guy is more justified that most woobiefied bad guys.

This having lead to great confusion as to who I'm supposed to be cheering for, lead to N. suggesting the best possible course of action. Cheer for Much, he's always on the right side. Never have wiser or truer words been spoken.

The second episode introduced a character called Archer and spoiler he's Robin and Guisbourne's half brother (same father as Robin, same mother as Guisbourne) end spoiler . He is made of awesome and attractive, in roughly equal measure, and appeared to be channelling Errol Flynn. He managed more moments of cool in one episode than Robin manages in one series. In case this isn't enough, I direct you to the actor's IMDB page to see for yourself - http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1641140/

Also, Robin and Guy having to team up was made of funny. Including them launching into a particularly spirited round of 'your Mum', general winding up and smirking and dude, in parts, this was season 2 good.

They even seemed to remember Much's crush on Robin.

Very much looking forward to the 2 part season ender.
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The Sarah Jane episodes we watched were part 1 and 2 of the Eye of the Gorgon. While the acting was uniformly superb (Phyllida Law is ... she just is), including the actress playing Maria's Mum, and the character writing, again, particularly for Maria and her family was great, I think the plot was lacking something in the plot department.

I also blame my kindergarten experiences with nuns for this urge to obey them :)

There's a strong possibility that Alan Jackson has patience stronger than that of a saint.
redfiona99: (Thinking)
These were both actually really good. I enjoyed myself immensely. Mostly because they appeared to have hired child actors who could act, and writers who could not only write snappy plots, but also the parts for said child actors. The grown-ups aren't bad either.

I particularly liked Kelsy, even though I can see why other people didn't. She's just a wonderful example of a gobby teenager, and I'm old enough to see that as adorable rather than annoying.

Spoilers for the Pilot )

Maria's Dad is lovely but her mother ... ach du liebe, she's horrid. A wonderfully done grotesque, but horrid nonetheless.

Luke was v. well done.

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Revenge of the Slitheen

I found it very hard to dislike the Slitheen. I mean, I know they're evil, but they're such a warm cuddly evil.

Spoilers for the Revenge of the Slitheen )

I really liked Clyde, not as much as Kelsy, but he will do as a replacement. Also, Luke and Sarah-Jane are adorable together.

I can see why people say it is the better of the spin-offs, and it certainly gives some of the episodes of the main show a good run for their money.

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