Robin Hood

The historical inaccuracies are lazy. STOP!, with the needless diversity and inclusion. Little John was not black and you didn't need to check that box. Nobody is going to watch this show because Little John is black but people will not watch it because of this. People will also not watch because of all the historical inaccuracies.

The claim of this TV series is that the French brought Christianity to England during the Norman invasion of 1066 and that generations later the French nobility were still trying to introduce Christianity to the English Saxons who were following old Saxon beliefs.

The English had been Christians for a very long stage by this time.

Robin Hood is a work of FICTION. Robin of Loxley isnt a real life historical figure. Yes, the story is based off of a few different historical figures during the 12th-13th centuries, but the story is a fairy tale.

That said. Yes, the first 2 episodes are slow but it's deliberate. This is a story from start to end. The first two episodes are there to set everything up. By episode 3, it really starts to pick up and we begin to see how this version of Robin Hood becomes the heroic outlaw he is. We see the beginnings of his band of merry men and we learn why each of them gravitate to him and join him. It's story telling done well. Sure, there are times that the dialog is a bit wanting, but for the most part, the show is pretty good.

Portraying Saxons under Henry II as pagans is a blatant historical insult and ignorance. By the 12th century, Saxons were devout Christians fully integrated into the Church, as paganism had vanished centuries earlier. This anachronism slanders medieval reality and demonstrates lazy, careless storytelling.

Only episode 1&2 have come out so far and I'm impressed if it continues on this track this show will go down well. I don't understand the reviews saying it's not historically accurate just shut up and watch the damn show. Stop analysing every little bit that don't matter. This is fun and good so far.