IT’S HERE!
Download our script HERE or 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.
Enjoy!
