Meet The Sci-Fi Hoodie!

Hello! I'm The Sci-Fi Hoodie! Otherwise known as Paige.

This blog has been created for the purpose of writing my thoughts on the various TV shows that I watch, which are mostly Science Fiction, and the BBC show, Robin Hood. Hence, my name.

Since the next season of Robin Hood starts on Saturday, I suppose this would be a good time to introduce my thoughts on this show, and it's upcoming season.

Robin Hood is my favorite TV show. Period.

However, if you are reading this and you haven't seen it before, I would beg you not to ever start. This show is highly addictive, and once you start watching, you can't ever stop. No, not when they viciously murder one of your favorite character. No, not when they ruin perfectly wonderful characters' love stories. No, not even when they do both in one episode.

If I could stop watching this show right now, I would. But I can't, so I'll moan and complain about it instead. There.

What makes is so addictive, you ask? If it weren't for the characters (two in particular) I probably would be able to stop. But the characters in this show are marvelously well drawn.

Oh, wait. No, they aren't. However, they are so like-able (and sometimes well drawn) that the audience can't help but love them. The writers of this show don't know their own characters as well as I know them. Which is why it is so maddening to have the characters act in ways that make absolutely no sense. Aside from the characters, it is very exciting, and I enjoy the action sequences quite a lot. If you don't mind anachronisms, it is a really fun show. (Sometimes.)

Now, if you have seen the show before, I'll tell you a little bit about my personal case of Hood-Fever. (Warning! There will be major spoilers! {I shouldn't have to warn people anymore, since season 2 ended over a year ago})

I started watching this show, as I believe a lot of people did, because I saw Richard Armitage in North and South. Unlike many of these people, however, I did not become a rabid, crazy Sir Guy fan. As a matter of fact, I hate him. I love Richard Armitage. Hate Sir Guy.

Like most people who hate Sir Guy, I love Robin and Marian. They were a match made in heaven. And thanks to the writers of this show, that's where it will have to stay. To say the least, I'm still quite bitter about Marian's death. I don't really have room in this post to rant enough about it. So I will save that for another day. *evil grin*

For a long time, my favorite character in this show was Will Scarlett. I loved how quiet and sweet he was, and the love story between him and Djaq was so amazingly subtle! All of that ended, of course, with the infamous barn scene in the season 2 finale. (That was an amazingly destructive episode! Although strictly speaking, the barn scene was in episode 12) Then, of course, Will and Djaq got all callous and hard hearted, deserting Robin after he has just lost the love of his life, and going on their honeymoon. Although, if they had insisted on gazing love struck at each other, and saying utterly ridicules things, perhaps it was for the better that they're gone. Yes, I miss them.

This brings me to my current favorite character (he took over in the middle of season 2) Allan-A-Dale.

Despite the fact that the writers have had him flip-flop more times than the Sheriff has tried to kill Robin (Ok, not quite that many) he never seems to be out of character. Which is an amazing feat in this show. Allan is the best character remaining in the show. Hands down. With dear, lovable Much, coming in second.

Whether he's dressed in black doing dark deeds, donning his forest camo for an ambush, or picking pockets in the market place, Allan is always down right like-able. Almost everything he says in funny, if you know him well enough. (Although, if can be a little embarressing when you watch his scenes with someone who doesn't know him, and you laugh uproariously at things which don't seem to be that funny.)

And, that's it I suppose. Looking on towards a season without Marian, and where Robin apparently falls for multiple new girls, the outlook is pretty glum. Guy looks more emo than ever, and the new 'good side' girl, Kate, looks terrible. Going into this season, my hopes are at an all time low. However, I'll still be watching, this Saturday. To see if the writers can possibly write themselves out of the 10,000,000,000 foot hole they've dug themselves into. And to see how Allan and Much are doing, of course.

That's all for now!