do you ever just stop everything you’re doing because you’re bowled over by how much marian and guy meant to each other and how they couldn’t figure each other out and hated each other so much but how they [Adele voice] could have had it all and you’re not over it because the writers literally went for creepy sexist shock value and it destroyed Lucy’s career and Richard was temporarily banned from giving interviews because he was so angry?
ok no one else? ok cool
GUYS
IT’S BEEN 10 YEARS
THIS STUPID SHIT MASQUERADING AS A TV SHOW IS 10 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR
Download our script HEREor click through the image.
Please reblog this post! We have worked really hard on this, and want to share.
But before you do –
The disclaimer: These characters do not belong to us; this is a work of fan-made transformative fiction using some elements verbatim from existing transcripts and other bits and bobs out of our own brains. Not to be used for profit.
If it sounds like a line or scene lifted directly from the original episode, that’s because it probably is. Some scenes have been left (mostly) untouched, others have been rewritten, and still others cut or created from scratch. This plot is different, the character arcs are (in many cases) different. Even the episode title is different.
A brief summary of our intentions with this rewrite – recommended before reading the script (spoilers for Series 2 & 3):
In the “canon” of our rewrite, Marian’s death is an accidental sacrifice. She puts herself between the King and an arrow fired by Gisborne, which is subsequently torn out by Vaisey during a confrontation, causing massive blood loss and tissue damage (or something to that effect – we’re going with it for now). We feel very resolutely that Guy’s actions at the end of S2 were unexplainable except as bad writing and an excuse to knock off the lady character for the sake of Robin and Guy’s pain – and made Guy irredeemable into the bargain.
In the rewrite, we hope to give a little more gravity to the loss of Marian, both for the characters and for the community itself, of which she was an outspoken champion. This means introducing both Kate and Meg earlier on, and spending more time on the repercussions that come with her death. We also hope to give Guy a more convincing redemption arc, complete with actual character growth and (spoilers) maybe some light haunting…
Anyways. This is the culmination of almost two years of work, and I really hope you all enjoy it. Thanks so much to everyone who encouraged us, be it either with feedback, or following this blog, or reblogging the redesigned costumes.
Funny how this all started with us looking at some dresses and wishing we could build a better wardrobe for Marian.
We hope to be back soon with more rewritten, episodes – after all, summer is awfully close.
“Expecting to find your new friend Gisborne, Allan?”
I could go off on a rant about HOW MUCH I HATE ROBIN and what a rigid little twerp he is… but the sun is shining and I’ve got better things to write. Suffice to say, ALLAN, BB, I GOT YOUR BACK.
(THAT’S NOT HOW YOU TREAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE GROWN UP WITH MILES LESS PRIVILEGE THAN YOU AND WHO WERE TORTURED AND THREATENED AND WHO ARE STILL TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING, EVEN AFTER YOU CUT THEM OFF FROM THE ONLY SUPPORT SYSTEM THEY HAVE. AND WHO MIGHT BE USEFUL TO YOU, BEING INSIDE THE CASTLE AND ALL.)
I require a BBC Robin Hood/Pacific Rim crossover. 😀
Mostly, season 3’s Guy and Robin as co-pilots.
http://8tracks.com/mixes/1756480/player_v3
The Everliving Ghost of What Once Was A Guy of Gisborne Fanmix
Mercury Rev – The Dark is Rising I dreamed of you on my farm I dreamed of you in my arms But dreams are always wrong I never dreamed I’d hurt you I never dreamed I’d lose you In my dreams, I’m always strong
Bat for Lashes – Sleep Alone You know my darling, I can’t stand to sleep alone No sweetheart in the dark to call my own You’re my own, you’re my own, I can sing it, I can groan But the darkness is a stranger and I’m lonely, lonely, lonely, low
The Horrible Crowes – Black Betty & the Moon My heart, my heart, you’re the moon and her shining light Darkness and void of form, like you were keeping me alive And I’ve been dreaming of poisonings from the venom of my enemies Clever as the viper, dear, but gentle as a stampede of stones
Editors – An End Has A Start You came on your own That’s how you’ll leave With hope in your hands And air to breathe
Band of Horses – No One’s Gonna Love You Anything to make you smile You are the ever-living ghost of what once was I never want to hear you say That you’d be better off Or you liked it that way
Matt Skiba – Soul to Keep (For Phyllis) Yeah, I saw her smile that chased the blues away, her warmth will make it all okay ‘cause it’s one to go and one to stay, I guess it has to be that way I found my kindred spirit, now she’s with me as I sleep And it’s in her hands, up to her where she’ll put my soul to keep.
Placebo – Running Up That Hill And if I only could, Make a deal with God, And get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, With no problems
The Rolling Stones – Wild Horses I know I dreamed you a sin and a lie I have my freedom, but I don’t have much time Faith has been broken, tears must be cried Let’s do some living after love dies
Lauren Pritchard – When The Night Kills The Day How will I know to pull on the ropes and It doesn’t seem like anything’s over Nothing can save me when the night kills the day Here comes the night, it’s taking me over Here comes the night, it’s taking me over
White Lies – The Price of Love I gave him my heart, now he’s left it to die And I know I can’t go back He walks out the room, shouted see you around She begged come on give me some slack
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The Kill Van Kulls – Impossible Man Better to be lonely than be torn apart I’ve been thinking different But you’re probably not I won’t quench this thirst I swear to God my heart is cursed
Still can’t stand Robin. Admittedly, it didn’t bode well for him in my esteem from the very first episode, even before Guy of Gisborne got really interesting.
