History Recap / RobinHoodS03E09ADangerousDeal

* InformedKindness: Incredibly, Robin describes Kate as “compassionate” at the end of an episode in which she’s been self-absorbed at best and downright malicious at worst – and certainly hasn’t demonstrated an ounce of compassion to ''anyone'' at any point.

* TheUnfairSex: When Thornton arrives in Nottingham, he plants a ForcefulKiss on Isabella in front of the crowd, which is rightfully portrayed as a violation. But not ''five seconds later'', Kate bestows a similarly ForcefulKiss on Robin, which is not treated as that big a deal. Even though Robin is visibly uncomfortable with what she's just done, he submits to her desire for a romantic relationship by the end of the episode.
** Likewise, the previous episode saw Kate scolding Much and Allan for letting their romantic interest in her distract them from concentrating on the mission at hand. In ''this'' episode, she's constantly interrupting missions in order to pursue ''her'' interest in Robin, and nobody ever calls her out on it. The writers seem completely unaware of this DoubleStandard.

* DisposableWoman: Poor Meg, whose ultimate purpose is to exist as an {{Expy}} of Marian, provide Guy with someone to project his guilt and misery onto, and die tragically in order to motivate his RedemptionQuest. Making it especially grating is that she could have served this purpose ''without'' dying -- Guy could have just as easily rescued her from the castle guards, dropped her off at Kirklees Abbey in secret, and still emotionally attained what he needed from her to start the next phase of his CharacterDevelopment.

* ForcefulKiss: How Kate lets Robin know she's interested.

* MurderByInaction: Kate attempts this ''twice'', first when she prevents Robin from taking a killing shot at Thornton while he's chasing Isabella into the castle, and then by attempting to stop him from returning to Isabella's bedroom to finish Thornton off once and for all. Both times it's very clear that she's hoping Isabella will be killed by her AbusiveSpouse.

* ArrangedMarriage: In her first act as Lady Sheriff, Isabella liberates Meg from her father's attempts to force her into a string of these.

* DisposableWoman: Poor Meg, whose purpose is ultimately to exist as an {{Expy}} of Marian, provide Guy with someone to project his guilt and misery onto, and motivate him to start his RedemptionQuest with her tragic death. Making it especially grating is that she could have served this purpose ''without'' dying -- Guy could have just as easily rescued her from the castle guards, dropped her off at Kirklees Abbey in secret, and still emotionally attained what he needed from her to start the next phase of his CharacterDevelopment.

* AristocratAreEvil: Squire Thornton is a complete monster, and the brief glimpse of Meg's father demonstrates he's no prize either.

* LeftHanging: After Kate kisses Robin, he demurs from her desire to enter a relationship, citing Much as a reason not to. This leads to Kate asking Much to tell Robin they're just friends so that he feels free to start a relationship with her. Much sadly agrees, but though there's a brief scene in which he approaches Robin with "something to tell you", the presumed attempt to give his blessing is interrupted. By the end of the episode, Robin and Kate have hooked up without giving Much any further thought, despite both knowing he was an obstacle to any RelationshipUpgrade. Much's feelings on the whole matter, which the writers have drawn ample attention to, are left completely up in the air and never touched on in any subsequent episodes.

* SkewedPriorities: Little John, Much and Kate are more interested in Robin's love-life than anything else going on in the episode, which also includes a Guy of Gisborne's imminent execution, an AbusiveSpouse hellbent on killing his wife and taking her place as Sheriff of Nottingham, and a secret treasure hoard belonging to the Vikings.

* TearsOfRemorse: Guy sheds some of these while he's awaiting execution, realizing he has no one to blame but himself for Marian's death.

* DisposableWoman: Poor Meg, whose purpose is ultimately to exist as an {{Expy}} of Marian, provide Guy with someone to project his guilt and misery onto, and then motivate him on the start of his RedemptionQuest with her tragic death. Making it especially grating is that she could have served this purpose ''without'' dying -- Guy could have just as easily rescued her from the castle guards, dropped her off at Kirklees Abbey in secret, and still emotionally attained what he needed from her to start the next phase of his CharacterDevelopment.

* ISurrenderSuckers: A variant: when Thornton threatens to kill her, Isabella falls to her knees and begs for her love, promising never to disobey him again. [[SmugSnake Satisfied that she's suitably cowed]], Thornton tells Isabella to get up, allowing her to get close enough for a killing blow.

* LeftHanging: After Kate kisses Robin, he demurs from her desire to enter a relationship, citing Much as a reason not to. This leads to Kate asking Much to tell Robin they're just friends so that she's free to pursue him. Much sadly agrees, but though there's a brief scene in which he approaches Robin with "something to tell you", the presumed attempt to give his blessing is interrupted. By the end of the episode, Robin and Kate have hooked up without giving Much any further thought, despite both knowing he was an obstacle to any RelationshipUpgrade. Much's feelings on the whole matter, which the writers have drawn ample attention to, are left completely up in the air and never touched on in any subsequent episodes.

* SkewedPriorities: Little John, Much and Kate are more interested in Robin's love-life than anything else going on in the episode, which also includes a Guy of Gisborne's imminent execution, and AbusiveSpouse hellbent on killing his wife and taking her place as Sheriff of Nottingham, and a treasure hoard belonging to the Vikings.

* LeftHanging: After Kate kisses Robin, he demurs from her desire to enter a relationship, citing Much as a reason not to. This leads to Kate asking Much to tell Robin they're just friends so that she's free to hook up with him. Much sadly agrees, but though there's a brief scene in which he approaches Robin with "something to tell you", the presumed attempt to give his blessing is interrupted. By the end of the episode, Robin and Kate have hooked up without giving Much any further thought, despite both knowing he was an obstacle to any RelationshipUpgrade. Much's feelings on the whole matter, which the writers have drawn ample attention to, are left completely up in the air.

* LeftHanging: After Kate kisses Robin, he demurs from her desire to enter a relationship, citing Much as a reason not to. This leads to Kate asking Much to tell Robin they're just friends so that she's free to hook up with him. Much sadly agrees, but though there's a brief scene in which he approaches Robin with "something to tell you", the presumed attempt to give his blessing is interrupted. So Much's feelings on the whole matter, which the writers have drawn ample attention to, are left completely up in the air. Meanwhile, Robin/Kate hook up without giving him a second thought, even though both knew he was an obstacle to their RelationshipUpgrade.

* DisposableWoman: Poor Meg, whose purpose is ultimately to exist as an {{Expy}} of Marian, provide Guy with someone to project his guilt and misery upon, and then motivate him on the start of his RedemptionQuest with her tragic death. Making it especially grating is that she could have served this purpose ''without'' dying -- Guy could have just as easily rescued her from the castle guards, dropped her off at Kirklees Abbey in secret, and still emotionally attained what he needed from her to start the next phase of his CharacterDevelopment.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Little John. Robin attempts to forge an alliance with Isabella, and the two come to a tenuous agreement. Unfortunately, Robin asks Little John to escort Isabella home, during which John feels the need to tell Isabella that Robin "has eyes for Kate". This achieves nothing except [[GreenEyedMonster pissing Isabella off]], making her question just how much influence she has over Robin, and leading her to turn on him at the next available opportunity. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice job antagonising the valuable ally, John]].