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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''Lieutenant'' is told from Bush's point of view and the end focuses on Hornblower's life ashore after the Peace of Amiens, but barely touches on Bush's life with his sisters in the country.
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* {{Narm}}: Almost anything involving Archie Kennedy. Despite the above comment on the Broken Base, not all the dislike is for his not being in the books.
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** "I was just thinking of theabove comment on distances we travel... yet how far we still have to sail as men." Possibly the Broken Base, not all the dislike is for his not being most mocked line in the books.series. Plus Horatio is hugging a rope while saying that.
** The slow-motion SayMyName "'''BUUUNTIIING!!!'''" that Horatio yells out while chasing the surly seaman of the week through the woods.
** "I was just thinking of the
** The slow-motion SayMyName "'''BUUUNTIIING!!!'''" that Horatio yells out while chasing the surly seaman of the week through the woods.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Hornblower and the stacks of (likely counterfeit) banknotes he finds in a secret compartment of an Irish rebel's sea chest. He ultimately puts them back and has the chest thrown overboard.
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* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Hornblower and the stacks of (likely counterfeit) banknotes he finds in a secret compartment of an Irish rebel's sea chest. He ultimately puts them back and has the chest thrown overboard.
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory scenes with blood spattering around, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this one thing that ladies can't have enough. Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and [[WetSariScene wet]]? YEEES! PLEASE MORE. Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning over the main man Hornblower, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a great favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they have deep and interesting personalities as well.
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory scenes with blood spattering around, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this one thing that ladies can't have enough. Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and [[WetSariScene [[SexySoakedShirt wet]]? YEEES! PLEASE MORE. Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning over the main man Hornblower, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a great favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they have deep and interesting personalities as well.
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** "The Even Chance": Midshipman Jack Simpson ruthlessly torments his fellow midshipmen, both physically and [[MindRape psychologically]]. He is a {{sadist}}ic {{bully}} who takes great pleasure in his evil games. He claims that he knows the guys' secrets and what gnaws their souls, and uses it as blackmail. He keeps [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating them]] [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mercilessly]]. His abuse of Archie Kennedy is the worst as he is the one most terrified of him, and Simpson's mere presence gives him stress-induced ConvulsiveSeizures. Simpson is able to manipulate the situation and is never held responsible, and the others are punished instead. Later he tries to kill his shipmates in the middle of a raid by setting one adrift in a boat and shooting the other. When challenged to the DuelToTheDeath, he cheats and claims it was a misfire. Finally, when his life is spared, he's unable to deal with CruelMercy and tries to stab his opponent InTheBack.
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** "The Even Chance": Midshipman Jack Simpson ruthlessly torments his fellow midshipmen, both physically and [[MindRape psychologically]]. He is a {{sadist}}ic {{bully}} [[TheBully bully]] who takes great pleasure in his evil games. He claims that he knows the guys' secrets and what gnaws their souls, and uses it as blackmail. He keeps [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating them]] [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mercilessly]]. His abuse of Archie Kennedy is the worst as he is the one most terrified of him, and Simpson's mere presence gives him stress-induced ConvulsiveSeizures. Simpson is able to manipulate the situation and is never held responsible, and the others are punished instead. Later he tries to kill his shipmates in the middle of a raid by setting one adrift in a boat and shooting the other. When challenged to the DuelToTheDeath, he cheats and claims it was a misfire. Finally, when his life is spared, he's unable to deal with CruelMercy and tries to stab his opponent InTheBack.
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* SeasonalRot: The third series loses its previous excellent production values, going for half-measures and ConspicuousCGI instead. The characterization is also sloppy--Pellew, as noted above, goes from being an excellent captain to almost a parody of an admiral, and Styles becomes completely unlikable. Rather than combining AdaptationDistillation with AdaptationExpansion as they had previously, the story only loosely resembles the events of ''Hotspur'' and turns minor mentions of Irish unrest into the whole plot; there are some frankly absurd moments with the deep-cover Irish agents (both in terms of narrative plausibility and their ability to survive explosions without a scratch). That said, unimpressive Hornblower still makes for pretty impressive television and the acting doesn't suffer.
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** For a short-lived and not all that powerful character, Midshipman Jack Simpson. He ruthlessly torments his fellow midshipmen, both physically and psychologically. He is a sadistic bully who takes great pleasure in his evil games. He claims that he knows the guys' secrets and uses it as blackmail. He keeps beating them mercilessly. His abuse of Archie Kennedy is the worst as he is the one most terrified of him, and Simpson's mere presence gives him fits. Simpson is able to manipulate the situation and is never held responsible, and the others get punished instead. Later he attempts to murder his shipmates in the middle of a raid by setting one adrift in a boat and shooting the other. [[spoiler: Good thing both lived, even if Archie was imprisoned for a good long time as a result.]] When he's challenged to the DuelToTheDeath, he cheats and claims it was a misfire. Finally, when his life is spared, he's unable to deal with CruelMercy and tries to stab his opponent InTheBack.
** Colonel [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis]] Moncoutant is one of the leaders of French Royalist troops who set on a mission to restore the monarchy in France during the French Revolution with the help of the British Navy. However, he doesn't care much about the cause and not at all about his soldiers. The fate of other aristocrats doesn't concern him either, but he's very proud that he's BlueBlood and he believes that common people are impossible to improve, comparing them to animals. He killed a mayor and nearly [[WouldHurtAChild shot a child]] for singing Marseillaise upon his arrival to his village, and later he keeps gleefully killing off villagers with his personal guillotine one after another for no bigger offence than selling old bread. He never shows any remorse for his evil deeds.
** Colonel [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis]] Moncoutant is one of the leaders of French Royalist troops who set on a mission to restore the monarchy in France during the French Revolution with the help of the British Navy. However, he doesn't care much about the cause and not at all about his soldiers. The fate of other aristocrats doesn't concern him either, but he's very proud that he's BlueBlood and he believes that common people are impossible to improve, comparing them to animals. He killed a mayor and nearly [[WouldHurtAChild shot a child]] for singing Marseillaise upon his arrival to his village, and later he keeps gleefully killing off villagers with his personal guillotine one after another for no bigger offence than selling old bread. He never shows any remorse for his evil deeds.
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** For a short-lived and not all that powerful character, "The Even Chance": Midshipman Jack Simpson. He Simpson ruthlessly torments his fellow midshipmen, both physically and psychologically. [[MindRape psychologically]]. He is a sadistic bully {{sadist}}ic {{bully}} who takes great pleasure in his evil games. He claims that he knows the guys' secrets and what gnaws their souls, and uses it as blackmail. He keeps [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown beating them mercilessly. them]] [[KickThemWhileTheyAreDown mercilessly]]. His abuse of Archie Kennedy is the worst as he is the one most terrified of him, and Simpson's mere presence gives him fits. stress-induced ConvulsiveSeizures. Simpson is able to manipulate the situation and is never held responsible, and the others get are punished instead. Later he attempts tries to murder kill his shipmates in the middle of a raid by setting one adrift in a boat and shooting the other. [[spoiler: Good thing both lived, even if Archie was imprisoned for a good long time as a result.]] When he's challenged to the DuelToTheDeath, he cheats and claims it was a misfire. Finally, when his life is spared, he's unable to deal with CruelMercy and tries to stab his opponent InTheBack.
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** "The Frogs and the Lobsters": Colonel [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis]] Moncoutant is one of the leaders of French Royalist troops who set on a mission to restore the monarchy in France during the French Revolution with the help of the British Navy. However, he doesn't care much about the cause and not at all about his soldiers. The fate of other aristocrats doesn't concern him either, but he's very proud that he's BlueBlood and he believes that common people are impossible to improve, comparing them to animals. He killed a mayor and nearly [[WouldHurtAChild shot a child]] for singingMarseillaise ''Marseillaise'' upon his arrival to his village, and later he keeps gleefully [[OffWithHisHead killing off villagers with his personal guillotine guillotine]] one after another for no bigger offence than [[DisproportionateRetribution selling old bread.bread]]. He never shows any remorse for his evil deeds.
** "The Frogs and the Lobsters": Colonel [[AristocratsAreEvil Marquis]] Moncoutant is one of the leaders of French Royalist troops who set on a mission to restore the monarchy in France during the French Revolution with the help of the British Navy. However, he doesn't care much about the cause and not at all about his soldiers. The fate of other aristocrats doesn't concern him either, but he's very proud that he's BlueBlood and he believes that common people are impossible to improve, comparing them to animals. He killed a mayor and nearly [[WouldHurtAChild shot a child]] for singing
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** Maria's basically a sweet if naive girl, and she adores Hornblower so unreservedly that many of his complaints would probably be solved by simply ''telling her'' about it. (e.g. Being called "Horry.") The abandonment and the hollow falseness of the affection she receives from the "hero" is almost heart-breaking at times. Mercifully she never knows or even suspects he doesn't love her as much as she loves him.
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** Hornblower. It's hard sometimes to see him wrestling with his "accursed unhappy temperament", excoriating himself viciously for any tiny mistake, and unable or refusing to recognize that he actually has good qualities and considerable ability. He even turns his good qualities (disdain for brutality, saving a man from an unfair execution) into flaws to beat himself up over. Quite frankly the man could be a case study for [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imposter_syndrome Imposter syndrome]].
** Maria's basically a sweet if naive girl, and she adores Hornblower so unreservedly that many of his complaints would probably be solved by simply ''telling her'' about it. (e.g. Being called "Horry.") The abandonment and the hollow falseness of the affection she receives from the "hero" is almost heart-breaking at times. Mercifully she never knowsor nor even suspects he doesn't love her as much as she loves him.
** Maria's basically a sweet if naive girl, and she adores Hornblower so unreservedly that many of his complaints would probably be solved by simply ''telling her'' about it. (e.g. Being called "Horry.") The abandonment and the hollow falseness of the affection she receives from the "hero" is almost heart-breaking at times. Mercifully she never knows
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** Wellard from ''Lieutenant''. Unlike the miniseries where he's at least an adult (if a young one), here he's hardly more than twelve, which makes the way he's singled out for abuse by Sawyer and beaten into unconsciousness even worse. He's also shown to be a clever, likely lad who would be a PluckyMiddie if he wasn't on a ship run by a tyrant; once Sawyer is out of command he starts to flourish. [[spoiler:And then he drowns in a storm offscreen]].
** And after the fall down the hold, [[AlasPoorVillain Captain Sawyer himself]]. The injury and trauma shatters what sanity he had left and reduced him to a straightjacketed, weeping wreck who saw an enemy in every person that came into his cabin. When he's [[spoiler:murdered during the prisoner mutiny]] even Bush, one of his victims, thinks that Hell couldn't be hot enough for the person who did it.
** And after the fall down the hold, [[AlasPoorVillain Captain Sawyer himself]]. The injury and trauma shatters what sanity he had left and reduced him to a straightjacketed, weeping wreck who saw an enemy in every person that came into his cabin. When he's [[spoiler:murdered during the prisoner mutiny]] even Bush, one of his victims, thinks that Hell couldn't be hot enough for the person who did it.
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* CrossoverShip: The fandom has taken to pairing Major Edrington with [[Literature/{{Sharpe}} Richard Sharpe]] [[CrackPairing despite]] or [[SlapSlapKiss perhaps]] ''[[BelligerentSexualTension because]]'' he's exactly the kind of officer Sharpe despises.
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* CrossoverShip: The fandom has taken to pairing Major Edrington with [[Literature/{{Sharpe}} Richard Sharpe]] [[CrackPairing despite]] or [[SlapSlapKiss perhaps]] ''[[BelligerentSexualTension because]]'' he's exactly the kind of officer Sharpe despises.would despise if he was incompetent. Major Edrington isn't, so he's precisely the officer [[FridgeBrilliance Sharpe wishes he was.]]
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* HoYay: Between Hornblower and Bush. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be {{Asexual}} and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual and [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy supporting his hetero captain's relationships]]; the text gives no clues. From ''Flying Colours'':
-->''"For a few seconds Bush's hand stroked his feebly, caressing it as though it was a woman's."''
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* HoYay: Between Hornblower and Bush. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be {{Asexual}} and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual and [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy supporting his hetero captain's relationships]]; the text gives no clues. From ''Flying Colours'':
-->''"ForColours,'' while Bush is recovering from his serious injury:
-->''For a few seconds Bush's hand stroked his feebly, caressing it as though it was awoman's."''
**woman's. In all their years of service it was the first sign of affection either had shown the other.''
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* HoYay: Between Hornblower and Bush. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be {{Asexual}} and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual and [[IJustWantMyBelovedToBeHappy supporting his hetero captain's relationships]]; the text gives no clues. From ''Flying Colours'':
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** There's a lot more to support this idea than there is for many other 'ships'. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be {{Asexual}} and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual; the text gives no clues.
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** There's a lot more to support this idea than there is for many other 'ships'. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be TheAsexual and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual; the text gives no clues.
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** There's a lot more to support this idea than there is for many other 'ships'. Bush is never shown to have romantic interest in anybody (male or female), but he's devoted to Hornblower. He could be TheAsexual and merely devoted to his closest friend, but given the HideYourGays period the author was writing in, Bush could be homosexual; the text gives no clues.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: Mr Bush's mention of the "spanker boom" excited many a fan-girl's imagination, even though it's fairly clear that it's just naval terminology. Yet the connection to SpankTheCutie is irresistible...
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* AccidentalInnuendo: Mr Bush's mention of the "spanker boom" excited many a fan-girl's imagination, even though it's fairly clear that it's just naval terminology. Yet the connection to SpankTheCutie KinkySpanking is irresistible...
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* CrossoverShip: The fandom has taken to pairing Major Edrington with [[{{Sharpe}} Richard Sharpe]] [[CrackPairing despite]] or [[SlapSlapKiss perhaps]] ''[[BelligerentSexualTension because]]'' he's exactly the kind of officer Sharpe despises.
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* TheScrappy: If there ever was a universally disliked character in the TV 'verse of ''Hornblower'', it would have to be Mariette, Horatio's shallow SatelliteLoveInterest from "The Frogs and the Lobsters" (aka "The Wrong War"). The blame is cast on both the writers who didn't bother to make her interesting enough, and her actress's poor and unconvincing performance. The nicest thing fans would say about her is that she was really pretty and rare female eye candy. At best she's ignored, and there are some fics that make fun of her rather endearingly, but that's about it.
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* RomanticPlotTumor: In "The Frogs and The Lobsters", Horatio gets into a brief romantic subplot with Mariette, a local girl during a mission in France. The story was already dealing with three separate plot threads and the romance could have been taken out without changing any major events, and since Mariette's never mentioned after the conclusion of her little story arc, its usefulness as character development for Horatio is questionable. She mostly seems to be there to provide female eye candy, and eventually to [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog get killed in the final act]] so Hornblower could have some angst.]] [[note]] By all appearances, it seems they just took the character of Marie Ladon from the books, and moved their meeting to before she married the son of the Comte de Gracay. Both women notably suffered similar fates, albeit under very different circumstances.[[/note]]
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* RomanticPlotTumor: In "The Frogs and The Lobsters", Horatio gets into a brief romantic subplot with Mariette, a local girl peasant girl, during a mission in France. The story was already dealing with three separate plot threads and the romance could have been taken out without changing any major events, and since Mariette's never mentioned after the conclusion of her little story arc, its usefulness as character development for Horatio is questionable. She mostly seems to be there to provide female eye candy, and eventually to [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog get killed in the final act]] so Hornblower could have some angst.]] [[note]] By all appearances, it seems they just took the character of Marie Ladon from the books, and moved their meeting to before she married the son of the Comte de Gracay. Both women notably suffered similar fates, albeit under very different circumstances.[[/note]]
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* RomanticPlotTumor: [[spoiler: Mariette]] in "The Frogs and The Lobsters", who mostly only seems to be there to provide eye candy, and eventually to [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog get killed in the final act]] so Hornblower could have some angst.]] [[note]] By all appearances, it seems they just took the character of Marie Ladon from the books, and moved their meeting to before she married the son of the Comte de Gracay. Both women notably suffered similar fates, albeit under very different circumstances.[[/note]]
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory scenes with blood spattering around, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this one thing that ladies can't have enough. Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and wet? YEEES! YES! PLEASE MORE! Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning even over the main man Hornblower, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they mostly have deep and interesting personality as well.
* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said in the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total {{Bookworm}} who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the abuse Simpson inflicted on him was sexual.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy Universe'.]]
* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said in the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total {{Bookworm}} who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the abuse Simpson inflicted on him was sexual.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy Universe'.]]
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory scenes with blood spattering around, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this one thing that ladies can't have enough. Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and wet? [[WetSariScene wet]]? YEEES! YES! PLEASE MORE! MORE. Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning even over the main man Hornblower, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a great favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they mostly have deep and interesting personality personalities as well.
* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he saidin the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total {{Bookworm}} who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and idea. Needless to say, his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the Simpson's abuse Simpson inflicted on him of Archie was sexual.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after[[spoiler:Retribution [[spoiler:"Retribution" -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy Universe'.]]
* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said
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** In the 1951 movie it seems to be just about every man in the British Navy towards Hornblower, apart from Lady Barbara's husband.
** Between Hornblower and Bush.
** In the 1951 movie it seems to be just about every man in the British Navy towards Hornblower, apart from Lady Barbara's husband.
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** In the 1951 movieBush. From ''Flying Colours'':
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** In the 1951 movie
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!!The Film Adaptation ''Captain Hornblower R.N.''
* HoYay: It seems to be just about every man in the British Navy towards Hornblower, apart from Lady Barbara's husband.
* HoYay: It seems to be just about every man in the British Navy towards Hornblower, apart from Lady Barbara's husband.
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* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said in the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total Bookworm who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the abuse Simpson inflicted on him was sexual.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy Universe']].
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy Universe']].
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* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said in the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total Bookworm {{Bookworm}} who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the abuse Simpson inflicted on him was sexual.
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead KennedyUniverse']]. Universe'.]]
* FanonDiscontinuity: Whether anything after [[spoiler:Retribution -- or namely Kennedy's death]], happened. Fandom actually uses the terms 'LKU' and 'DKU' to differentiate whether this fic has [[spoiler:Archie as alive or dead. It stands for 'Live Kennedy Universe' and 'Dead Kennedy
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* {{Fanon}}: In the series, not much is known about Archie Kennedy's background, but some facts are intriguing and fans elaborated on them. Lots of the fan fic stories focus on Archie's days spent at theatre, because he said in the series that he once knew Drury Lane as if it was his home. He also seems to love William Shakespeare since he quoted or paraphrased him several times. In fan fics, he's a total Bookworm who knows his Shakespeare really well. Jamie Bamber, his actor, said in interviews that he thought that Archie was the third son of a Scottish lord, and fans have embraced this idea as well, and his family tends to be pretty screwed up. Most fics also take for granted that the abuse Simpson inflicted on him was sexual.
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** Captain Pellew is prone to such a treatment. In Series One, he is universally loved, and everybody is impressed and awed by his character and abilities. In Series Two, his reputation suffers a serious blow because of his favouritism and lack of interest in other officers other than Hornblower. Series Three only proves than the truth and honesty are not an integral part of his character and his morals are seriously questioned. Some fans consider his speech at the end "Loyalty" downright corrupting. Some fics try to find deeper meaning in his lack of concern for other sailors, and many {{Fix Fic}}s in AlternateUniverse try to absolve him.
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** Captain Pellew is prone to such a treatment. In Series One, he is universally loved, and everybody is impressed and awed by his character and abilities. In Series Two, his reputation suffers a serious blow because of his favouritism and lack of interest in other officers other than Hornblower. In Series Three only proves than the truth and honesty are might not be an integral part of his character and his morals are seriously questioned. Some fans consider his speech at the end "Loyalty" downright corrupting.questioned. Some fics try to find deeper meaning in his lack of concern for other sailors, and many {{Fix Fic}}s in AlternateUniverse try to absolve him.
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** Kennedy, though whenever he's not suffering horribly, he's a high-spirited person who makes it a point to keep Horatio from getting too serious. But when he's tormented by Simpson, tortured in Spanish jail or troubled by being over-shadowed by Horatio, you just want to hug him, take him home and feed him with cookies, telling him that he's a fine young man and that everything is going to turn all right.
** In "Mutiny", Wellard becomes The Woobie and Kennedy helps him cope. Captain Sawyer be damned for having him beaten up. He was just doing his duty, for mercy's sake!
** In "Mutiny", Wellard becomes The Woobie and Kennedy helps him cope. Captain Sawyer be damned for having him beaten up. He was just doing his duty, for mercy's sake!
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** Kennedy, though whenever Archie Kennedy. Whenever he's not suffering horribly, he's a high-spirited person who makes it a point to keep Horatio from getting too serious. But However, when he's tormented by Simpson, tortured in Spanish jail or troubled by being over-shadowed by Horatio, you just want to hug him, take him home home, wrap him up in fluffy blanket and feed him with cookies, telling him that he's a fine young man and that everything is going to turn all right.
** In "Mutiny", Wellard becomes The Woobie and Kennedy helps him cope. Captain Sawyer be damned for having him beaten up. He was just doing his duty, for mercy'ssake!sake! And he's such a cutie-pie.
** In "Mutiny", Wellard becomes The Woobie and Kennedy helps him cope. Captain Sawyer be damned for having him beaten up. He was just doing his duty, for mercy's
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* RomanticPlotTumor: [[spoiler: Mariette]] in "The Frogs and The Lobsters", who mostly only seems to be there to provide eye candy, and eventually to [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog get killed in the final act]] so Hornblower could have some angst.]] [[hottip:*: By all appearances, it seems they just took the character of Marie Ladon from the books, and moved their meeting to before she married the son of the Comte de Gracay. Both women notably suffered similar fates, albeit under very different circumstances.]]
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* RomanticPlotTumor: [[spoiler: Mariette]] in "The Frogs and The Lobsters", who mostly only seems to be there to provide eye candy, and eventually to [[spoiler: [[ShootTheShaggyDog get killed in the final act]] so Hornblower could have some angst.]] [[hottip:*: [[note]] By all appearances, it seems they just took the character of Marie Ladon from the books, and moved their meeting to before she married the son of the Comte de Gracay. Both women notably suffered similar fates, albeit under very different circumstances.]][[/note]]
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory shots, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this thing... Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and wet? YEEES! YES! PLEASE MORE! Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning even over the main man Hornblower himself, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they mostly have deep and interesting personality as well.
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* EstrogenBrigade: Why, you thought swashbuckling adventures, officers of the Royal Navy, wooden ships, gory shots, scenes with blood spattering around, wars and fights would appeal mainly to guys? There is this thing...one thing that ladies can't have enough. Hot men in uniforms? Yes please. Hot men out of their uniforms? YES PLEASE. Hot men being [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and wet? YEEES! YES! PLEASE MORE! Mr Bush and Archie Kennedy seem to attract special attention, and they appear to be winning even over the main man Hornblower himself, Hornblower, but he shouldn't worry too much. Female fans are known to like and write SlashFic, and Hornblower/Bush or Horatio/Archie are the most popular ships. Pellew is a favourite as well, as are other characters like Mr Wellard, Major Edrington, Mr Orrock and Majot Côtard. So much eye candy! And they mostly have deep and interesting personality as well.
