Have been sick (bleh) for days, but can't keep away from this one. I'll just attempt one.
15. Robin's decision to just walk away from it all. Did you think this was an understandable/justified reaction?
I thought it was justified. Knowing a bit about how depression makes one irrational, I could see that Robin was so overwhelmed by Marian's refusal to avoid marriage with Gisborne and Edward's refusal to think of his daughter's welfare in marriage (just like a proper medieval Dad!), that Robin would at this point give up. What assurance did Robin have that he'd be fully reinstated at Locksley? What assurance did he have that Gisborne would be punished for treason and that Marian would then (after proper widowhood) want to marry Robin? Robin's reaction wasn't about practical issues of lands, freedom, and eventual marriage, but a gut reaction to being discarded both by Marian and Edward, the two people (aside from Much) whom he counted as his remaining "family."
I don't think Robin was even looking for a new life. He was just looking to get away from the pain. He makes an awfully "quick" recovery, as it turns out, but there was only about 5 minutes of screen left in the series. LOL
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Date: 2010-04-06 05:33 pm (UTC)15. Robin's decision to just walk away from it all. Did you think this was an understandable/justified reaction?
I thought it was justified. Knowing a bit about how depression makes one irrational, I could see that Robin was so overwhelmed by Marian's refusal to avoid marriage with Gisborne and Edward's refusal to think of his daughter's welfare in marriage (just like a proper medieval Dad!), that Robin would at this point give up. What assurance did Robin have that he'd be fully reinstated at Locksley? What assurance did he have that Gisborne would be punished for treason and that Marian would then (after proper widowhood) want to marry Robin? Robin's reaction wasn't about practical issues of lands, freedom, and eventual marriage, but a gut reaction to being discarded both by Marian and Edward, the two people (aside from Much) whom he counted as his remaining "family."
I don't think Robin was even looking for a new life. He was just looking to get away from the pain. He makes an awfully "quick" recovery, as it turns out, but there was only about 5 minutes of screen left in the series. LOL