In series 2, Robin and Marian's relationship has developed, and after Marian's father dies, she joins Robin in the forest. Robin gets his fighting spirit back, saving Marian's father Edward from being killed by the Sheriff and redeeming himself to Much by preventing the Sheriff from slitting his throat. They share their first kiss outside the castle gates, establishing their romantic relationship. He gives her a ride to the castle after Gisborne reveals his true colours. He stops in his tracks when he hears Much interrupting Marian's wedding and reaches the ceremony in time to see Marian leave Guy at the altar. Robin viciously rebuffs Much's attempts to comfort him and prepares to leave Nottingham. Despite her love for Robin, she decides to go ahead with the wedding to Guy, in order to protect her Father. She survives her "death" attributed to the shutting down of her body following the stab wound, and hemlock, applied by the treacherous physician Pitts. To a supposedly dead Marian, Robin now utterly distraught, breaks down over her body and admits that he loves her. Robin admitting that he believes they should be together and that he should not have gone to war, leaving her. Robin and Marian begin to express their regret over their parting many years ago. When Guy stabs Marian, unaware that it is her disguised as the Night Watchman, she appears to die. Though prevented from doing so, Robin strives to prove his guilt for the rest of the series. This sends Robin into a rage and he attempts to kill Gisborne, compromising his own teachings and beliefs. when he realises that it was a masked Gisborne he prevented from killing King Richard in the Holy Land. He endeavours to find a way for Marian break her engagement to Guy, by proving he is a traitor to the King.Ī darker side of Robin's character is revealed in episode 8 of series 1. Robin is witness to this and is visibly upset. He is devastated when she becomes engaged to Guy of Gisborne in order to protect herself and her father. They become closer over the course of the first series, Robin frequently visiting her home under cover of darkness, though their meetings usually are concerned with Robin's war against the Sheriff. Marian initially shuns Robin and rejects his attempts to charm her. However, their relationship is strained and she is untrusting of him. He still has strong feelings for her when he returns and is pleased that she is still unmarried. Robin had previously been betrothed to Marian when they were teenagers, but this was undone by his departure. In the earlier episodes, it becomes clear that his memories of the Crusades have affected him strongly, making him unwilling to kill, this being why he does not kill the Sheriff or Gisborne early on. He becomes an outlaw after refusing to preside over the execution of Will Scarlett, his brother and Allan A Dale. He was still the Earl of Huntingdon, and Lord of Locksley Manor and its estate. He's not an out-and-out hero.He has an undercurrent of darkness." Īt the beginning of series one, Robin has just returned to England after five years fighting in the Third Crusade as part of the King's Guard, during which he was honoured by King Richard and almost mortally wounded. Like all leaders, he's an egoist and he's often quite arrogant. Armstrong described his portrayal of Robin Hood as "A believable superhero. He is portrayed by Jonas Armstrong, who is much younger than many of the previous actors to have played the character. Sir Robin of Locksley (alias Robin Hood after outlawed), is the titular main protagonist of the 2006 TV series. Lord Malcolm of Locksley (father, deceased) Robin of Locksley, Earl of Huntingdon, and Hero of Acre
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