Episode 4: The Sins of a Father

Sorry to be so late on this. I've been under the weather from surgery (wisdom teeth, ahh!!) but I thought 'better late than never' applied to this situation.

Do you think the Sheriff is at a loss for what evil thing to do next, now that Gizzy is gone? A clue? No.

Especially not when the new tax collector 'Ruthless Rufus' comes to town. In the sheriff's words, he 'makes Gisbourne look warm and snugly.' To create this strong impression, all he has done is destroy the kiln which her family uses to make a living. Oh, and then he takes her prisoner.

Seeing the smoke from the burning kiln, the outlaws, fresh from another successful robbery, run to see what has happened. Robin, with Much right behind, burst into Locksely Manor where Kate is being forced to dance for Rufus. It does not take long to rescue her from him, but the cost is her freedom, as Rufus promises to see that the Sheriff outlaws her for associating with Robin Hood.

Kate decides to stay with the outlaws 'just for the night' and pitches in to help them in their plan to capture Rufus. However, their plans to not succeed and although they manage to make off with Rufus' son, Edmund, Allan and Kate are taken by Rufus and held in the butcher's shop of Locksely. The same butcher shop that Rufus' father owned before he was killed by the Sheriff.

The Good:

This was my favorite episode yet! Great plot. Great guest stars. Great character interaction from the regulars. Kate and Allan get the best scene, when they are chained up in the butcher shop exchanging insults. The banter between the gang and Kate was cute as well.

As I already mentioned, the guest stars were brilliant. Rufus was ruthless, and very well acted. And Edmund was very good too. Tuck had a very nice scene with the latter, giving him some much needed character development.

I like the fact that even though Kate has been in three episodes so far, Robin is showing no romantic interest whatsoever. Much and Allan are, but not Robin. I definitely like it that way. Also, I don't remember any speeches this episode, so that was good.

This section is shorter than usual, because I saw it almost a week ago and I'm keeping it short in general today. Mostly what I remember is just the fact that it was excellent.

The Bad:

Mostly just an issue of math. Rufus' father is supposed to have been killed by the Sheriff 17 years ago. However, according to the chronology of the show, this Sheriff could only have been in Nottingham for 8 years at most. Overall, not a big deal (for this show), just a little something which made me go, 'Hey, wait a minute!'

The Ugly:

Kate needs to loose the braid across her forehead. It's really distracting.

In Summary:

This (as I said before) was my favorite episode so far. I wish I had written this right away, as I'm sure I would have had much more to say.

Hopefully I'll be back up to par next week.

~Paige