Nasir being a saracen is referred to a lot, actually...it also comes up in the King Richard episode, and is a plot point in the last Praed episode.
To me, Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood fantasy-the cheerful charming charistmatic hero who wins the highborn lady and is recognized and rewarded the second Richard comes back and all is well...it's Robin Hood, the fairy tale-and ROS is the definitive Robin Hood myth-it's not just a couple corrupt people, it's everything, the struggle can't be fixed easily and there's really no cure for it, and, like the original stories, Richard's return isn't all that much of a help because, even though he's the better side, he's still the kind John and Nottingham are.
And that last bit there is why the supernatural elements don't bother me in the least-they WERE there inthe stories because people believed in them at the time, and they're presented as they're believed.
And yeah, this is the only Robin and Co. who really look like they're living there and getting by on what they have...even other versions who try to make it look "real" tend to just smear grime on the characters *ignores Robin's ever perfect hair*
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To me, Errol Flynn is the definitive Robin Hood fantasy-the cheerful charming charistmatic hero who wins the highborn lady and is recognized and rewarded the second Richard comes back and all is well...it's Robin Hood, the fairy tale-and ROS is the definitive Robin Hood myth-it's not just a couple corrupt people, it's everything, the struggle can't be fixed easily and there's really no cure for it, and, like the original stories, Richard's return isn't all that much of a help because, even though he's the better side, he's still the kind John and Nottingham are.
And that last bit there is why the supernatural elements don't bother me in the least-they WERE there inthe stories because people believed in them at the time, and they're presented as they're believed.
And yeah, this is the only Robin and Co. who really look like they're living there and getting by on what they have...even other versions who try to make it look "real" tend to just smear grime on the characters *ignores Robin's ever perfect hair*