So long, farewell...

To quote Stephen Colbert: "I laughed, I cried, I lost 15 pounds!" Okay fine, that's not entirely true. I definitely laughed, I almost cried, and I can only pretend that I lost 15 pounds. I feel like another part of me is missing, dying even, a feeling similar to when my saggy-butt pajama pants began to go the way of all the earth, and even more like when they gave up the ghost once and for all just a few weeks ago (I disposed of them in the most convenient way possible - the nearest trash can, of course)...but most of all, it feels like a favorite child has disappointed you somehow and you know things will never, ever be the same. I tried to prepare mentally, emotionally, grammatically, ecumenically (thank you, Captain Jack), but still, that kind of adjustment takes time.

Thank goodness the BBC is just cheesy enough to cause me to laugh instead of cry. I love Robin Hood. And I have loved the past three seasons worth of Jonas Armstrong as Robin Hood. He is really good at crying and almost as good at dying, not that I want to give anything away, but I pretty much just did. Sorry. Don't worry, he has a brother, conveniently named Archer, so I'm pretty sure there will be at least one more season. And yes, I'll watch it for him, because I am just that shallow. And we have the same birthday, so clearly it's meant to be. Archer Hood is my one true love (I knew it!), and besides, Robin has Marian, so it wouldn't have worked out anyway.

Oh, but Gisbourne was so great in the end; he reminded me a little of Wickham in "Lost in Austen" - you always knew he was a good(ish) person deep down inside. But Alan proved himself trustworthy for the whole stinking season, why did they have to start doubting him now? Lame. And when the heck will King bloody Richard come home from the Holy Land? England needs you, dude! Come on. Isabella is lame, Kate is lamer, and Much was Robin's best friend, he even said so. That was a tender part. I think that's when I almost cried.

And yet, all good things must come to an end, right? So Jonas Armstrong is planning to move on with his career and wanted an out. Good for him. In true BBC fashion, the show must go on with or, in this case, without the main character, a person that I would have thought carried some weight, had some significance, but what do I know? I'm just a non-essential fan, biding her time until the DVD comes out so I can skip the Kate parts and get to the good stuff, a.k.a. the non-Kate parts.

I really can't complain though. As far as providing closure goes, it really wasn't too bad. They could have done worse. And like I said before, there's always Archer to take over the family business.

P.S. This post is pretty much pointless, but I just watched the last two episodes of this season of Robin Hood (thank you, youtube), and apparently that's what's on my mind. Someday I dream of actually saying something important and profound, but today is not that day. Because it's no longer day, it's night, and I should be sleeping.