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*** None of those in either the actual show or the scripts available. Also, he did say it's seven years of work up in smoke. It's not that hard to prove his authorship anyway. It's called ''Edmund: A Butler's Tale''.
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** Conventional wisdom has it that the addition of BenElton to the scriptwriting team improved the series immensely. I'd disagree with it, after all some of the lines in the first series are as good as anything as anything in the later series. ('So what you're telling me is that something you have never seen is slightly less blue than something else you have never seen', 'Curses are pretty much the same really. I brought this one for half an egg 'Dear Enemy, I cures you and hope that something quite unpleasant happens to you, like an onion falling on your head'"). But the big change is that Rowan Atkinson horribly overracts and gurns in the first series...and turning him into a DeadPanSnarker improves him immensely.
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** First, the hypocrisy might well be part of the point. Secondly, it wasn't the only copy of the book, it was the only copy with the signature that could prove his authorship. Big difference.
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** First, the hypocrisy might well be part of the point. Secondly, it wasn't the only copy of the book, it was the only copy with the signature that could prove his authorship. Big difference. difference.
*** Where does it say that? And besides, if he had another copy couldn't he have tried to prove the handwriting in the manuscript was the same as his?
*** Where does it say that? And besides, if he had another copy couldn't he have tried to prove the handwriting in the manuscript was the same as his?
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** He's a master of disguise as he says and how it is shown. I think it reasonable that he was able to disguise himself as a corpse so elegantly and take action when everyone's guards were down.
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** They did indeed tell Edmund of what they would do to whomever had burnt Dr Johnson's life's work. Coupled with the abovementioned Baldrick being Edmund's only dogsbody and its no wonder.
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** And the first series Edmund and Baldrick were almost completely swapped around if you view the first series after the others. Edmund's a cowardly, slimy schmuck whilst Baldrick, whilst still filthy, is a damn sight smarter.
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** She possibly meant if he had a reputation for it.
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** She possibly meant if he had a reputation for it.
** I thought the Infanta was just so sex obsessed that she didn't care who she asked about it.
** I thought the Infanta was just so sex obsessed that she didn't care who she asked about it.
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** Because it was a flop in the eyes of the BBC: It was rather expensive. The latter ones were done in a studio, wheras the others were shot in castles, featured horseriding, large amounts of extras with plentiful design...
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** Because it was a flop in the eyes of the BBC: It was rather expensive. The latter ones were done in a studio, wheras whereas the others were shot in castles, featured horseriding, large amounts of extras with plentiful design...
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** First, the hypocrisy might well be part of the point. Secondly, it wasn't the only copy of the book, it was the only copy with the signature that could prove his authorship. Big difference.
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** Because it was a flop in the eyes of the BBC: It was rather expensive. The latter ones were done in a studio, wheras the others were shot in castles, featured horseriding, large amounts of extras with plentiful design...
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* Why did the Infanta ask the Queen on "how is Edmund in bed?" What was she expecting? [[ParentalIncest That she knew]]?
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* Why did the Infanta ask the Queen on "how is Edmund in bed?" What was she expecting? [[ParentalIncest That she knew]]?knew]]?
** She possibly meant if he had a reputation for it.
** She possibly meant if he had a reputation for it.
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* In "Ink and Incapability": '''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?" That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
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* In "Ink and Incapability": '''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?" That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.JustBugsMe.
* Why did the Infanta ask the Queen on "how is Edmund in bed?" What was she expecting? [[ParentalIncest That she knew]]?
* Why did the Infanta ask the Queen on "how is Edmund in bed?" What was she expecting? [[ParentalIncest That she knew]]?
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* In "Ink and Incapability":
->'''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?"
That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
->'''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?"
That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
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* In "Ink and Incapability":
->'''Edmund''':Incapability": '''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?"
lost!?" That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
->'''Edmund''':
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* Why does nobody but me seem to actually think the first season was better, or even as good as the others?
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* Why does nobody but me seem to actually think the first season was better, or even as good as the others?others?
* In "Ink and Incapability":
->'''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?"
That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
* In "Ink and Incapability":
->'''Edmund''': "No copy? [...] But what if the book got lost!?"
That... applies to him too. It JustBugsMe.
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* Jons of ''TheSeventhSeal'' looks an awful lot like the original Baldrick. Makes me giggle in the film in parts where I probably shouldn't.
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* Jons of ''TheSeventhSeal'' looks an awful lot like the original Baldrick. Makes me giggle in the film in parts where I probably shouldn't.shouldn't.
* Why does nobody but me seem to actually think the first season was better, or even as good as the others?
* Why does nobody but me seem to actually think the first season was better, or even as good as the others?
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** Just watched the show again, he said "yuck" to her mannerisms, but was instantly pretty impressed once he saw her.
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** Just watched the show again, he said "yuck" to her mannerisms, but was instantly pretty impressed once he saw her.her.
* Jons of ''TheSeventhSeal'' looks an awful lot like the original Baldrick. Makes me giggle in the film in parts where I probably shouldn't.
* Jons of ''TheSeventhSeal'' looks an awful lot like the original Baldrick. Makes me giggle in the film in parts where I probably shouldn't.
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** As a rule, the Blackadders are not the types to suffer fools gladly. Baldrick is the fool to end all fools and the Blackadders throughout history cannot help pointing it out at every opportunity.
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** Didn't Dr. Johnson and his friends threaten Edmund's life at some point?
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** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) an idiot.
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** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) an idiot.idiot.
** Just watched the show again, he said "yuck" to her mannerisms, but was instantly pretty impressed once he saw her.
** Just watched the show again, he said "yuck" to her mannerisms, but was instantly pretty impressed once he saw her.
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** He refers to himself as "Ludwig the Indestructible". The final gag is partly to show us that it wasn't just a boast.
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** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) and idiot.
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** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) and an idiot.
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** It's an issue of responsibility. Baldrick is only Blackadder's dogsbody, remember, so Blackadder is going to take the blame for anything he does wrong. Dr Johnson had left the dictionary at the Prince Regent's palace and Blackadder, as the head butler, was responsible for what happened to it.
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* Why did George suddenly change his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?
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* Why did George suddenly change his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?Amiability"?
** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) and idiot.
** Because Prince George is a) shallow and b) and idiot.
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* Why did George suddenly changed his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?
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* Why did George suddenly changed change his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?
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** I think it's ''Blackadder: Back & Forth'' instead, which has a lot of plotholes anyway. It's an unplanned plothole, plain and simple. Perhaps they retconned it. If we want to do WildMassGuessing, perhaps the the original Baldrick knew of his master's Blackadder roots and leaped to the chance when the latter christened himself a Black Vegetable.
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** I think it's ''Blackadder: Back & Forth'' instead, which has a lot of plotholes anyway. It's an unplanned plothole, plain and simple. Perhaps they retconned it. If we want to do WildMassGuessing, perhaps the the original Baldrick knew of his master's Blackadder roots and leaped to the chance when the latter christened himself a Black Vegetable.Vegetable.
* Why did George suddenly changed his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?
* Why did George suddenly changed his early attitude and declared his love for Amy Hardwood near the end of "Amy and Amiability"?
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** I think it's ''Blackadder: Back & Forth'' instead, which has a lot of plotholes anyway. It's an unplanned plothole, plain and simple. Perhaps they retconned it. If we want to do WildMassGuessing, perhaps the the original Baldrick knew of his master's Blackadder roots and leaped to the chance when the latter christened himself a Black Vegetable.
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** There's also the Roman Blackaddicus. Let's say Edmund was naming himself, most likely unawares, after his slimy predecessors.
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** I always thought he was worried that everyone would assume he'd done it because he'd been criticising the dictionary so much, making himself the most likely suspect.
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** I always thought he was worried that everyone would assume he'd done it because he'd been criticising the dictionary so much, making himself the most likely suspect.suspect.
* In the very first episode, Edmund proclaims himself "the Black Adder", implying that he's first in the dynasty. If that's the case, why is Robin Hood (who was around long before the Wars of the Roses) familiar with a Lord Blackadder in ''Blackadder Goes Forth''?
* In the very first episode, Edmund proclaims himself "the Black Adder", implying that he's first in the dynasty. If that's the case, why is Robin Hood (who was around long before the Wars of the Roses) familiar with a Lord Blackadder in ''Blackadder Goes Forth''?
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* Why did Edmund try to escape Dr. Johnson's wrath when all was lost? The supposed destruction of the dictionary was not exactly his fault to begin with, but we understand he tried to make things smooth anyway for the hope that Dr. Johnson will help publish his novel. And then when Monday came he tried to escape; why? Why not just point the blame to Baldrick, say?
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* Why did Edmund try to escape Dr. Johnson's wrath when all was lost? The supposed destruction of the dictionary was not exactly his fault to begin with, but we understand he tried to make things smooth anyway for the hope that Dr. Johnson will help publish his novel. And then when Monday came he tried to escape; why? Why not just point the blame to Baldrick, say?say?
** I always thought he was worried that everyone would assume he'd done it because he'd been criticising the dictionary so much, making himself the most likely suspect.
** I always thought he was worried that everyone would assume he'd done it because he'd been criticising the dictionary so much, making himself the most likely suspect.
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** Because he's decided to embrace his Blackadder-ness to the fullest. That mean he'll be an asshole to anybody, even for something small like being an idiot. Plus, after seeing that dismal vision of the future, he may have been also felt like putting Baldrick in his place.
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** Because he's decided to embrace his Blackadder-ness to the fullest. That mean he'll be an asshole to anybody, even for something small like being an idiot. Plus, after seeing that dismal vision of the future, he may have been also felt like putting Baldrick in his place.place.
* Why did Edmund try to escape Dr. Johnson's wrath when all was lost? The supposed destruction of the dictionary was not exactly his fault to begin with, but we understand he tried to make things smooth anyway for the hope that Dr. Johnson will help publish his novel. And then when Monday came he tried to escape; why? Why not just point the blame to Baldrick, say?
* Why did Edmund try to escape Dr. Johnson's wrath when all was lost? The supposed destruction of the dictionary was not exactly his fault to begin with, but we understand he tried to make things smooth anyway for the hope that Dr. Johnson will help publish his novel. And then when Monday came he tried to escape; why? Why not just point the blame to Baldrick, say?
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** Because he's decided to embrace his Blackadder-ness to the fullest. That mean he'll be an asshole to anybody, even for something small like being an idiot.
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** Because he's decided to embrace his Blackadder-ness to the fullest. That mean he'll be an asshole to anybody, even for something small like being an idiot. Plus, after seeing that dismal vision of the future, he may have been also felt like putting Baldrick in his place.
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* How come Ebeneezer Blackadder be such an arsehole to Baldrick? I can understand him doing that to other people, since they always took advantages of his kindness. But Baldrick is the only one who truly cares about him, his only fault is being stupid.
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**Because he's decided to embrace his Blackadder-ness to the fullest. That mean he'll be an asshole to anybody, even for something small like being an idiot.
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** Or, [[WildMassGuessing if you want to go a different route]], it was his DyingDream.
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** Or, [[WildMassGuessing if you want to go a different route]], it was his DyingDream.DyingDream.
* How come Ebeneezer Blackadder be such an arsehole to Baldrick? I can understand him doing that to other people, since they always took advantages of his kindness. But Baldrick is the only one who truly cares about him, his only fault is being stupid.
* How come Ebeneezer Blackadder be such an arsehole to Baldrick? I can understand him doing that to other people, since they always took advantages of his kindness. But Baldrick is the only one who truly cares about him, his only fault is being stupid.
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** [[IGotBetter He got better]].
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** [[IGotBetter He got better]].better]].
** Or, [[WildMassGuessing if you want to go a different route]], it was his DyingDream.
** Or, [[WildMassGuessing if you want to go a different route]], it was his DyingDream.
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** On a related note, how the hell did he get back into the castle and murder everyone?
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** On a related note, how the hell did he get back into the castle and murder everyone?everyone?
** [[IGotBetter He got better]].
** [[IGotBetter He got better]].
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** That's what he ''wanted'' you to think.
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** That's what he ''wanted'' you to think.think.
**On a related note, how the hell did he get back into the castle and murder everyone?
**On a related note, how the hell did he get back into the castle and murder everyone?
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*So, at the end of Blackadder II, how did Prince Ludwig survive? I mean, he was fatally stabbed twice.
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*So, at the end of Blackadder II, how did Prince Ludwig survive? I mean, he was fatally stabbed twice.twice.
** That's what he ''wanted'' you to think.
** That's what he ''wanted'' you to think.
