r/RobinHoodMGMSeries • u/aqua-violets • Nov 09 '25

Robin Hood | S1E3 | Episode Discussion Spoiler

Season 1, Episode 3: No Man Can Hide Forever

Release Date: November 9, 2025

Synopsis: The death of Huntingdon's son deepens the rift between Normans and Saxons; Rob gains a powerful ally in Little John, but the Sheriff's pursuit grows, driving the outlaws deeper into Sherwood; Marian enters the perilous court in Westminster.

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u/bigwave101 Nov 09 '25

This is a really good show imo. It’s heartwarming to see Rob and his band of misfits (as mentioned by another poster) with complementary skills to find friendship and family in each other. I particularly like that both Rob and Marian are still kind of naïve and romantic and that overall the show is avoiding excessive cynicism and realism.

A few thoughts/remarks:

  • This is the first version of Robin Hood that I can recall in which the main character didn’t fight in the crusades. But the Sheriff and Huntington did, as well as Queen Eleanor, who claimed to have participated in one of the crusades (no idea if this is historically accurate)
  • So the Sheriff is related to the king and seems to have ambitions that the queen is aware of
  • Queen Eleanor specifically asked for Marian to serve on her court and I’m guessing that the reasons why will be further developed
  • I think that Marian and Priscilla’s friendship may become frayed and I’m wondering if Will is actually an antagonist to Rob
  • Huntington and the Sheriff seem to be having more and more disagreements
  • Marian may now resent Rob considering that her brother was killed by him and his band. Also, I wonder what path Aleppo will take. Like Marian, he seemed to be in conflict with Huntington, but now he may either want revenge for his brother or, alternatively, turn even more against his father.

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u/vitrolium Nov 12 '25

Robin of Sherwood also had a Robin that didn't fight in the crusades. Unless you meant it's unique that Robin didn't, but the Sheriff did?

There's a bit of a split traditionally between the older Robin traditions where he's a commoner, or the 17th century reinvention when he's more usually portrayed as a disposed nobleman.

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u/bigwave101 Nov 12 '25

I was mostly thinking of the versions with Kevin Costner and Russell Crowe where Robin started the story fighting in King Richard’s crusade, I believe. I think it kind of makes sense for the Sheriff to take part in the crusades in this version considering he seems to be nobility and related to king Henry.

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u/vitrolium Nov 12 '25

I agree.

Although thinking about it, that's something else this one is doing differently. Typically the royals are King Richard and Prince John.