History Recap / RobinHoodS02E05DuckingAndDiving

* OutOfCharacterMoment: Robin being so gung-ho about assassinating Henry (while the man is unconscious, no less!) is completely at odds with this adherence to his "no killing" rule. If it had signaled the start of a StartOfDarkness arc for his character it might have been justified, but after this episode Robin ''continues'' to declare that he only kills when necessary while hypocritically doing no such thing.

* CruelAndUnusualPunishment: To ascertain whether or not Matilda is a witch, she's tied to a dunking stool and submerged in the Locksley lake.

* ContinuityNod: This episode is brimming with these. Allan confronts Guy about killing Roger of Stoke in [[{{Recap/RobinHoodS02E04TheAngelOfDeath}} The Angel of Death]], Will mentions how Allan tried to talk him into leaving Nottingham with stolen goods in [[{{Recap/RobinHoodS01E13AClueNo}} A Clue: No]], Marian reminds Guy that she didn't abandon him while he was being drowned in ''[[{{Recap/RobinHoodS02E03ChildHood}} Child Hood]]'', Little John discusses his wife Alice with Rosa, and when Allan approaches Djaq for advice, she reminds him of what happened to his brother Tom in ''[[{{Recap/RobinHoodS01E07BrothersInArms}} Brothers in Arms]]''.

* WeNeedADistraction: Robin ends up killing two birds with one stone by rescuing Matilda, then using her escape as a distraction so Will and Allan can abduct Henry whilst everyone realises she's escaped.

* RedHerringMole: Averted. When the outlaws realise there is a traitor amongst them, ''everyone'' realises that Allan is the obvious suspect.

* SuddenPrincipledStand: Averted. Allan makes a brief protest against Gisborne having killed Roger of Stoke [[Recap/RobinHoodS02E04TheAngelOfDeath in the previous episode]], having been able to kid himself that he's not been hurting anyone up until now, but it subsides when Gisborne points out that he knew what would happen to Roger but didn't want to admit it to himself, and the only reason he's met with Gisborne is for more money. Allan immediately tells him that Robin knows about the planned arrival of Roger of Stoke and complains about the small amount of money Gisborne gives him in return. It is only when it is clear that Robin is on to the fact there's a traitor in his gang, and there are going to be serious consequences for him personally if he's found out, that Allan tells the tavern girl working as their go-between to keep the money and tell Gisborne he's done.

* ScreamingBirth: When Rosa gives birth to Alice amidst a group of uncomfortable-looking outlaws.

* CoolOldLady: Matilda, who fearlessly cusses the Sheriff. She wasn't ''that'' old, but she is a grandmother by the end of the episode, making her this trope.

* InsigniaRipOffRitual: Done with the outlaw tags when Allan is banished.

* FullNameUltimatum: When Allan tries to tell Djaq that he's sorry for [[TheMole betraying the gang's trust]], she tells him that she believes he's a good man, addressing him as "Allan-a-Dale" for good measure.

* DefiantToTheEnd: Matilda, who cusses at the Sheriff whilst she's being [[BurnTheWitch dunked in the lake]]. True to the trope, this occurs as her daughter gives birth in Sherwood Forest.

* BurnTheWitch: A variation -- ''dunk'' the witch.

* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: As Rosa gives birth to her baby daughter, her mother Matilda is being dunked in the lake. However, this trope is subverted considering Matilda only fakes her death and is rescued by Robin mid-dunk.

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