Robin Hood

My first brush with this tale of daring do stretches back to a 1955 TV series!

So far the settings are good, costuming is good, and acting is strong so, maybe, this one will be a fresh set of eyes and not disappoint.

But they're going to need to get someone on staff that knows more about the 12th century than the crew they have now as some serious errors have already crept in. Nothing to distract too much from the story line but really shows a lack of respect for the viewer.

4 episodes in and I'm enjoying it. If you enjoy the Story of Robin Hood then you will like this. Yes they do take some liberties with the IP but not enough to ruin anything. It's got action, romance and has a HBO show vibe to a certain degree. The cast is mostly newbies minus the sheriff and the Queen. It's been fun for me and hopefully it gets a second season.

Portraying Saxons under Henry II as pagans is a blatant historical insult and ignorance. By the 12th century, Saxons were devout Christians fully integrated into the Church, as paganism had vanished centuries earlier. This anachronism slanders medieval reality and demonstrates lazy, careless storytelling.

The claim of this TV series is that the French brought Christianity to England during the Norman invasion of 1066 and that generations later the French nobility were still trying to introduce Christianity to the English Saxons who were following old Saxon beliefs.

The English had been Christians for a very long stage by this time.

The new Robin Hood series begins with a strong sense of time and place, capturing the uneasy relationship between Saxons and Normans in a way that feels both personal and believable. I especially liked how the show grounds this tension in individual stories - through Rob's family and his connection with Marian's - instead of relying on exposition alone.

Lauren McQueen shines as Marian, bringing warmth and quiet strength that make her scenes among the most engaging in the series so far. The actor playing Rob shows flashes of real emotion - especially in the rain - though his range still feels limited in quieter or more reflective moments.

Episode 2 is particularly effective in showing how Rob's circumstances push him toward life as an outlaw. It's not rebellion for rebellion's sake - the story takes care to show how injustice corners him, giving weight to his choices and deepening the emotional stakes.

After two episodes, the series feels promising: visually rich, emotionally grounded, and already layered with moral complexity.