Alex_Hodgkinson I'm sorry. I just couldn't like this. It's not that I disliked it, I just didn't like it. Blackadder's humour is gone in this. The characters are not like in the series, most notably Queen Elizabeth, who was much more harsh and unhappy than in the series. It was nice to see the characters, though. And it's odd seeing them all older than in the series, because now I recognise them for different roles. Most prominently, Atkinson reminds me of Mr. Bean here, not Edmund Blackadder, Stephen Fry reminds me of QI, not his many roles in Blackadder, and Laurie reminds me of Gregory House here, not of his two roles in Blackadder.This episode just came off as a big disappointment. I honestly thought I'd like it for one reason or another, but it felt like a completely different show. Usually I'd be ecstatic at the return of a show, but this really should have been left alone. They even removed the much needed laugh track. The spark is just not in this episode. However, it is good as a stand alone episode and if it wasn't Blackadder I'd still think it was alright. It's just not the quality I was hoping for; much, much less. Least favourite episode.

Edwardcole I was fortunate enough to have visited London in 2000, and was able to appreciate this special in its original context, namely in a theater just outside the Millennium Dome with a bunch of primary school children talking all the way through it and giggling for nearly two minutes at the sight of Tony Robinson's buttocks. It took a few years for it to come out on DVD, but it was worth the wait. DVD extras include a documentary on the making of the special, which includes several deleted scenes, and a Tony Robinson-narrated profile on several of the historical figures mentioned. I would highly recommend that anyone watch the other four Blackadder series prior to watching this, or a lot of the jokes will be missed. It also helps to appreciate the characters in their proper context. For example, Rik Mayall completely overacts as Robin Hood, but in the context of the series, he is supposed to overact. If you had not seen his performances as Lord Flasheart, you would think he was too over the top, but having seen it, it makes his performance here even funnier. Just like any other Rowan Atkinson project, if you give him a good script and top-notch characters to work with, he will do a brilliant job and make the program memorable. All of the characters did a solid job, although Kate Moss seemed a bit out of place, possibly because she was a bit out of place. She was never in any of the previous series. And the ending, while I won't give anything away, provided one of the biggest laughs I ever had with anything Blackadder, and that is really saying something.

englishpatriot Once I got to the end of Blackadder goes Forth, I think anyone would ditto the fact that it was worth repeating the last chapter. It was like Stairway to Heaven turned into a show.Humour was plentiful ('Which the competition consists of very fat blond men in leather shorts burping to the tune: 'She'll come round the mountain', is no actual accomplishment'). A lot of ingenuity (Hailed from Cambridge?) and acting was superb.The fact that most of the best actors from the last three series (Tim McInnery, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie; etc) was cast is what makes it the supreme last Blackadder.I have not added a spoiler warning because I think this is what everyone needs to know about before watching.

Basil_the_rat Absolutely great stuff, I mean allright so the entire thing is filmed so it looks like a tv-commercial, but it's still great. It has that theatre quality, and a rather great script. (as usual the Queen Eliz I part is hugely overplayed) Could see it over and over again. Is it on DVD?