Sherwood S1 E10

## Plot

Tui comforts Robin. Saying goodbye isn't easy. Despite everything he did, Thomas had good in him. That good can live on in the world, but only if you fight for it. Instead of the usual theme, Alison Wonderland's "Awake" plays during the opening. The usual theme plays during the credits. Also, like I said before, cliffhanger ending. It's been over three years, so I'm not expecting a second season ever, because I guess YouTube and Netflix both like to cancel their only good shows, especially if they're animated, or if they have cliffhangers or sequel hooks. Which really sucks, because I actually have seen other people besides me ask for a second season, or at least a few more episodes, if only to resolve said cliffhanger. Maybe it's because of the quarantine? Anyways, the others debate about what to do. Tell the people in the Upper City and have them evacuate? Nope! Gripper wants to let them die. Rose points out that they're people, and they were loyal to King Richard. It's the Sheriff who's been pitting them against each other. Gripper still says they picked their side though. Iniko says that sides don't matter anymore. If the orb explodes, then they're all going to die. Gripper says that Robin is of no use to them now, which pisses off Iniko, who wants him to cut her some slack, since she literally just lost her dad. Luckily, Robin defuses the situation. They need to do something unexpected. Robin decides to surrender. She needs the Sheriff and Gisbourne away from the orb, and she has the gauntlet, which they need. The others will lure them away. She made new and improved identity scramblers. Nottingham has basically lost his mind and gone mad, although he gets it together when he tells Gisbourne that it's time to abandon ship. They'd lose everything though, and thousands of people will die. Gisbourne tells his father to have faith in him. He knows he can do this. However, his father says that if his past performances are anything to go by, that's unlikely. He gets a message that Robin has surrendered, because they're sitting on a time bomb, and she's the only one who can stop it. They claim that Gisbourne has it under control and that he knows Thomas's work better than anyone. She tells them that the orb is primed for destruction. If Gisbourne messes with the wrong code, they could all go boom, but he says she just wants to sabotage the orb. She tells them that her father told her what he had done just before he died. The Sheriff says he won't be missed, but Gisbourne looks upset. Robin has Loxley DNA, and the gauntlet, which is the only thing that can shut down the orb. Nottingham decides to go to the Cube himself to get her. He tells Gisbourne that he has no intention of letting her near the orb, but he wants the gauntlet. Gisbourne says that they don't need her or the gauntlet, but his father just continues to mock him. He meets Robin, but it's not really her, because "she" is wearing an identity scrambler. She says that the gauntlet is useless without her, but he refuses to take her to the orb. She learns that he's leaving everyone and everything in the Upper City behind, even his son. There are sounds of fighting on the other side of the door, which opens. The real Robin has taken down the Drobo and hacked the Hyper-Gyre. They lock him in, and it's revealed that Iniko was pretending to be that Robin. He wants to go to the Upper City with her, but she tells him that he's staying here. His part is done. She got the lab code while he was distracting the Sheriff. He says it's too dangerous to go alone, but relents, and they hug. Aw! Nottingham contacts Gisbourne, but the storm is interfering with the signal. He tells him that Robin has escaped and he's trapped in a cell. Gisbourne has finally decided that he's had enough of his father and tells him to shut up. He's in charge now. Definitely getting Von Reichter and José relationship vibes from this. That's from the series finale of Cybersix, which also had the child of the villain be the main baddie that was humiliated and defeated multiple times, and suffer verbal and emotional abuse from their father, so they finally decided to betray him and leave him to die in the series finale. They even both end with suggesting that the main character is dead. Rose and Gripper pretend to be Robin to confuse and lure away Gisbourne so the real Robin can sneak into the lab and shut down the orb. She finds a top secret file… and sees King Richard. He's alive, and based on the file calling him a prisoner, he probably isn't anywhere good. Before she can find out where he is though, the power goes berserk, and before she can stop the orb, Gisbourne attacks her, having figured out her plan. She tries to appeal to his better nature, but I'd say this is where her trick on him from episode 8 comes back to bite her in the ass. He finally gets the gauntlet off when he tases her hand. Before he can bludgeon her, Iniko pushes him and demands that he hand over the gauntlet. Gisbourne puts it on the ground, and says that he's come to accept his path. He destroys the gauntlet, dooming everyone. Robin calls him a murderer, and he welcomes her to die a martyr before running away. Before Iniko can go after him, Robin tells him that he's not worth it. She tells him that King Richard is alive. She doesn't know exactly where he is, because she only got some of the coordinates. She tells him to go to his brothers and find the king. She has to finish this alone. He asks her why he's always saying goodbye to her, and she says that maybe he can't take a hint. Not even a real kiss to resolve the romantic tension? Ugh. He leaves and meets up with Rose and Gripper. He tells them that Robin's not coming, and they have to leave her, but it clearly pains him to do so. Robin uses a piece of glass from the gauntlet to cut herself, holds her bloody hand up to the orb… and that's the last time we see her. The others meet up with Tui and Juba at the farm… just in time to see the Upper City explode. Gisbourne escapes on a boat, and the Sheriff's cell door opens a bit. So, yeah, that's how the show ends. With no one knowing if Robin is dead or alive. Aside from that though, I still like the show, and while re-reading some memorable conversations and actions, I kept noticing parallels between characters and actions, like Robin and hand holding with different characters in episode 8, or Robin and Gisbourne being clear foils to each other. I think my brain just hit its zenith for level of thinking. What Tui tells Gripper in episode 8 is exactly what Tom tells his daughter later on in the episode, about "this" being bigger than any of them. Just like Robin and Iniko's relationship possibly mirrors Tom and Ada's, Robin and Gisbourne's relationship parallels the one their fathers had, including one ultimately causing the possible death of the other because they're a vindictive idiot who doesn't care about anyone except themselves.