*headdesk*
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gnimaerdI’m sorry you were disappointed by Marian’s death in the final episode of Robin Hood. Our aim was simply to tell the best story we could imagine and create a story that felt engaging and surprising for the audience. We felt that Robin Hood mattered most to our audience, and what mattered most to Robin was Marian...and therein lay the most compelling and dramatic climax to the end of Series 2.
Rest assured that Sir Guy of Gisborne has not got away with killing Marian and evil certainly hasn't prevailed over good. This is something that Sir Guy of Gisborne will have to live with forever and Series 3 will see him struggle with the consequences of Marian's death.
Robin Hood is a returning drama series that we hope will be entertaining families for years to come. In order to achieve this we need to make difficult decisions to ensure the series survives, and that there's room to introduce new characters and new storylines.
The show is made with such passion by everyone involved in the production, so we really hope you will give Series 3 a chance.”
Yours sincerely
Sarah Brandist
Commissioning Editor, Drama
My letter to them, re the RH series finale, is here, for anyone who didn't read it.
Look, I appreciate what they're trying to say. I appreciate that they probably got a LOT of letters like mine and that this may well be a standard responce.
But OH MY GOD they are MISSING THE POINT.
My complaint was not about the story telling. It was not about evil triumphing over good.
It was about the fact that they murdered Marian when it was completely unnecissary to do so, and then exited Djaq in a way that utterly degraded the character. It was the fact that they forced Marian completely out of character in ORDER to kill her. They BUTCHERED her in every sence of the word. It was the fact that they BETRAYED thousands of female viewers by reverting right back to steriotypes that women have been fighting to be free of for CENTURIES. It was the fact that the final was rushed, that the writers went back to default mode and thus reinforced ancient steriotypes that women have been trying to vercome for CENTURIES, in writing, in cinema, in television - I mean MY GOD was Jane Austen WASTING HER TIME?
Believe me, I'll be writing back to them.
For God's sake - I'm a writer by vocation and hopefully by profession in the very near future. I know about writing, about making 'tough' decisions for a good plot. And I know good story telling.
The RH series final WASN'T it and NO FORCE ON EARTH will EVER convince me otherwise.
Suck it, Auntie Beeb - I'm not coming anywhere NEAR the third series of Robin Hood is THAT'S your attitude.
Edit: Yup - as I thought. This is a standard responce. One of my other f-listies has recieved exactly the same letter. I am not at all surprised, but I am bitterly disappointed.
This isn't good enough. I'm writing back to them. They have to know - this isn't good enough.
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Date: 2008-03-20 01:59 pm (UTC)I only hope the response from fans have realised the mistake they made.
Marion as strong
Date: 2008-06-17 10:25 am (UTC)I agree that it was a ridiculous thing to kill Marion, and that Djaq was pulled out in a really belittling way (suddenly she's dressing and acting like a girl... what? That is actually all against what Will listed as why he loved her)...
BUT sitting back from the show for 24 hours, I have to console myself with this:
Marion died a worthy death because she, a) was finally free in her feelings for Robin in an unfriendly environment, and b) was able to save her King and thus champion herself's and her true love's dearest cause.
Marion was a conflicted character, being a juxtaposition of strong and submissive. In choosing her death (pulling out the sword as well as taunting Gisborne), she was at last strong and free.
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Date: 2008-06-30 08:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-05-19 12:38 pm (UTC)The finale annoyed me with all its inconsistencies (it takes at least 2 hours to bleed from an open gut wound, I'm just saying,) and the King was frustrating. I didn't like the fact that everything was hastily wrapped up and not even properly, with plotholes the size of Antarctica remaining: why did Will and Djaq choose to stay? Will they ever come back? How the fuck did the Sheriff get away with yelling this shit at the King? etc. I didn't find what Djaq wore offensive to women, but what I did find offensive (or at least w-t-fuckery) is how Will says he shouldn't have let Djaq come with them and she should have remained with Bassem. SRSLY. Also, Will? What about your brother? SRSLY BIS.
I'm definitely frustrated they didn't explore the character of Djaq: there was so much potential, her past, her family, her developing feelings for Will, and we didn't see anything of it.
ANYWAYS! This is just to say hello again, and wondering if you'd mind me friending you: your posts of weight loss ads is hysterical, and I keep on preaching the same thing to my sis and mom and all around family to no avail. ALSO, MERLIN. YES. Your Kate/Angel RPS are awesome.
Um, omigod, this was really long. Sorry!
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Date: 2009-05-19 01:30 pm (UTC)