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Sister Hood

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Sister Hood
Season

2

Episode

1

Airdate

6 October 2007

Written by

Dominic Minghella

Directed by

Ciaran Donnelly

Produced by

Nick Pitt

Starring

Jonas Armstrong
Lucy Griffiths
Richard Armitage
Keith Allen
Gordon Kennedy
Sam Troughton
Joe Armstrong
Harry Lloyd
Anjali Jay

Preceded by

"A Clue: No"

Followed by

"The Booby and the Beast"

"Sister Hood" is the first episode of Season 2 of Robin Hood and the 14th episode of the series as a whole.

Plot[]

The episode opens with a shot of Robin lying half-buried under the leaves of Sherwood Forest with an arrow in his eye, apparently dead. A mysterious blonde woman named Davina and her guards, passing through on their way to Nottingham, are about to pickpocket Robin's remains, but he leaps up—revealing it to be a hoax designed to catch rich travelers unaware—and he and his band ambush them, stealing, among other things, a ring off Davina's finger. The outlaws run off to an elaborate and well-hidden hideout for the outlaws, which Will has designed. Allan discovers that the ring he stole from Davina bears the Sheriff's insignia, alerting Robin to the possibility that she is more than a mere traveler.

Davina, actually the Sheriff's sister, makes it to the castle, and together they hatch a plot against Robin.

Robin tries to convince Marian to join his gang. She refuses, saying she can't abandon her father. At the orders of the Sheriff, Gisborne burns down Marian's house and arrests her and Edward. The two are taken to the castle. Gisborne is still bitter about being humiliated at the altar.

Robin, Allan and Much go to Nottingham Town, and see mysterious figures enter the castle by showing the guards the Sheriff's insignia. Allan and Much argue because Allan is frustrated with their lives as outlaws, and later Allan is caught by Gisborne while gambling in a tavern. Robin meets a woman named Rose, who is tied to a post in the square, claiming she's taking punishment on behalf of her children. The Sheriff emerges and declares that her kindness is useless, as the children are going to lose their hands anyway. Robin leaps in to save them, but is captured by the Sheriff's men. "Rose" takes off her disguise and is revealed to be Davina. It was all a ruse to capture Robin.

Robin is tied up and in the presence of the Black Knights, who are planning Operation Shah Mat to kill King Richard once he arrives in England. The money the Sheriff is collecting will be used to pay mercenaries. Under the direction of Davina, Robin is methodically lowered into a pit of snakes (Davina's "babies"). He lies to Gisborne, refusing to reveal that he knows the identity of the Nightwatchman.

When Marian, as the Nightwatchman, creates a diversion with an attack on the castle, Robin is left alone to die, dropping into the pit inch by inch. The Sheriff manages to convince Marian that Robin is already dead. Meanwhile Robin manages to escape the ropes and climb out of reach of the snakes, but Davinia returns. Robin grabs her leg and she falls into the pit, where she is bitten by her own snakes. Robin lifts her out and is about to leave when the Sheriff returns. Robin pulls a bow on the Sheriff, but Davina reveals that if the Sheriff dies an unnatural death, there is a standing order for all of Nottingham to be razed to the ground. Unsure if she is bluffing, Robin makes his escape, leaving the Sheriff cradling the body of his dying sister.

Robin meets with Marian, who is relieved to see that he is alive. He tells her about the Black Knights, and tries to again convince her to come to the forest. Marian decides that she can help more by being at the castle. Gisborne tries to stop Robin from leaving the city, but the gang shows up to save him.

Meanwhile, Gisborne's man has been torturing Allan, and in desperation, Allan at last agrees to be Gisborne's double agent, selling him information about Robin's movements in return for money and an eventual noble title when the king is dead. He returns to the outlaws' camp with a story about getting into a brawl, but Djaq is suspicious of him. The outlaws (mostly Much) speculate about what they would have done had Robin died, but Robin tells them they would be able to carry on their work without him, saying "We are all Robin Hood!", a motto that catches on and is frequently reiterated by several members of the gang throughout the second season.

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