19th February - BTS at Pinon Featurette
Cheers for the heads up Debz
10th February - Additional Promotional Photos added
9th February - Sneak Peek added
Cheers for the heads up Debz
31st January - Title & Promotional Photos added
Click on the thumbnails to see the HQ versions in the Gallery
UPDATE 30th January - Next Time Promo added
UPDATE 24th January
BBC are saying this will air on 13th February
Press Release added 15th January
Ep 5/10
Friday 13 February
9.00-10.00pm
BBC ONE
When Athos is kidnapped and taken back to his estate of Pinon, the Musketeers go in search of him and find themselves in the middle of a battle against a nobleman, the Baron Renard.
Baron Renard is shocked by Athos’ decision to reject his nobility and is determined to seize the land for himself. As the Musketeers train the people of Pinon in combat and defend them against multiple attacks, Athos is forced to confront his past, when he encounters an old friend whose life was ruined by his actions years ago.
Cast: Luke Pasqualino is D’Artagnan, Tom Burke is Athos, Howard Charles is Porthos, Santiago Cabrera is Aramis, Hugo Speer is Captain Treville, Ryan Gage is King Louis, Alexandra Dowling is Queen Anne, Maimie McCoy is Milady, Tamla Kari is Constance and Marc Warren is Comte de Rochefort.
Guest starring Miles Anderson as Baron Renard.
Friday 13 February
9.00-10.00pm
BBC ONE
When Athos is kidnapped and taken back to his estate of Pinon, the Musketeers go in search of him and find themselves in the middle of a battle against a nobleman, the Baron Renard.
Baron Renard is shocked by Athos’ decision to reject his nobility and is determined to seize the land for himself. As the Musketeers train the people of Pinon in combat and defend them against multiple attacks, Athos is forced to confront his past, when he encounters an old friend whose life was ruined by his actions years ago.
Cast: Luke Pasqualino is D’Artagnan, Tom Burke is Athos, Howard Charles is Porthos, Santiago Cabrera is Aramis, Hugo Speer is Captain Treville, Ryan Gage is King Louis, Alexandra Dowling is Queen Anne, Maimie McCoy is Milady, Tamla Kari is Constance and Marc Warren is Comte de Rochefort.
Guest starring Miles Anderson as Baron Renard.
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An Athos episode, and away from Paris. Should be good :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome can't wait. Poor athos
ReplyDeleteOh yes at long last an Athos episode. Looks like we shall find out more about Athos's past. I wonder if he'll also have to deal with milady - can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteSounds good! :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat to see Athos take centre stage. I wonder if this could be the Marianne Oldham episode? It doesn't mention her as a guest but it does reference the Musketeers training the locals in combat. She's supposed to be a dab hand with a bow and arrow. If memory serves, Marianne was filming during this block, which was block 2 (episodes 3 & 5). Should be interesting.
ReplyDeleteAhh, it could well be, nice catch! I'm guessing that these fighting scenes we saw in the earlier promos are to do with this episode as it mentions combat and battles. They looked very interesting, been intrigued by them for weeks!
ReplyDeleteI also wonder if the actions from years ago will relate to something to do with Milady and something she meddle with back then behind his back? Could she have led Baron on, or swindled him perhaps?
God, I do love being able to speculate a bit more freely again! lol
Hi lucia, welcome to the site! Are you an Athos fan? I loved Commodities last year when he went home, no-one plays Athos as well as Tom has for me. He has the stoic leadership skills the character needs, and then does the unravelling drunk in private like no other. Love him :)
ReplyDeleteHi Cheryl, good to see you on the site, I know you're an Athos fan ;) Xx I'm looking forward to this one too, seeing more of his character is always a good thing in my book!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it's going to be a goodun doesn't it. Plenty of battles, angsty Athos and concerned brotherhood - that's the episode I've been waiting to see :)
ReplyDeleteIt's good to have you back in speculation mode Sandi.:) There's lots of options for this one. If Marianne is in this episode, it would be interesting if she was in some way related to Rennie. If not his widow, perhaps his sister. We know Milady seduced him and that he was essentially "half dead" as she described him, from the time he cut her down and saved her from the noose until she eventually murdered him. Clearly his life was ruined and we know that Athos deeply regretted involving him in events. Without a husband, father, or brother to support her, life would have been incredibly difficult. Equally, Athos essentially abandoned his estates. This would have led to neglect and indeed to threats from powerful adversaries on a land grab, like the Baron. One of his old friends could have been financially ruined by his actions. He'll certainly have a lot to think about.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that I have seen the trailer, but I can't remember it too clearly, just the general gist which ties in with the PR above really. I'd rather speculate a bit anyway, it's something I've missed the last few weeks while I watch you guys :( lol.
ReplyDeleteYes, I think her being related to Rennie would be the most likely avenue, rather than introducing another plot line here I guess. Athos having walked away form it all and renouncing his nobility would no doubt have caused her resentment to bubble away for years. If news has reached her that not only is Milady alive, but living under Athos' nose as the King's mistress, that bitterness could well become very dangerous for him.
Yes, it does seem a bit of a convenient plot starter at present doesn't it, the single Muskie kidnapped and the others CSIing their way to him. Here's hoping once Athos' story is done - and we're halfway through the season by this point, eek! - we move onto more group tied plots for the tail half of it.
Well, they certainly don't seem to get tired of the kidnapping storylines this season. I mean, we're only on episode 5 and so far we've had d'Artagnan, the King, the dauphin, Porthos and now Athos being kidnapped. It's like last season, when everyone but Aramis ended up in prison at one point. Apparently this year, everyone but Aramis gets kidnapped. They could have been a bit more inventive there...
ReplyDeleteHa, Scoobie just said the same thing. I can understand them wanting to promote one Musketeer story each week, but this does seem a little strange doesn't it, especially for those who are the closest body guards to the royals, lol.
ReplyDeleteThis episode summary is pretty much the same plot as a season 1 episode of Merlin. If you took out the kidnapping and nobility, and changed "Athos" for "Merlin". Of course they'll actually be different, but it immediately struck me how similar this was to that episode. It made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteSomething I hope for from this episode is some nice d'Artagnan/Athos bonding. I read an interview (it was a really good one, from Cambridge news if you're interested. They did interviews with all 4 of the boys) where Tom Burke talks about Athos' relationship deepening with d'Artagnan, and it seems like this could be the episode for it. I loved the moments between two of them in The Challenge, and I'm hoping we see more of that - but this time d'Artagnan supporting Athos.
In the same interview he also talked about Athos' guard being lowered and some of his secrets coming out to the others, which "comes out of being cornered". That seems to line up with this episode description as well. It makes me excited for the potential character development we could be getting in this episode.
I like how they are sticking to the books with the Athos/d'Artagnan story, you really can see a younger Athos in d'Artagnan can't you, it explains a lot of his behaviour now. The two actors play it well too, like you I loved the chemistry between them in The Challenge especially. It's one of my favourite d'Artagnan episodes :)
ReplyDeleteI think the Cambs News were a bit economical with the truth in their article, I just googled it as it's not one I'd read before. It appears to be lifted word for word from the BBC Media Pack, rather than an interview they did themselves, lol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/musketeers2/tom It is a good interview with the guys, but much more spoilery than we were all expecting it to be I think.
I wonder if they are going to get into the father/son aspect of their relationship at any point. I read Three Musketeers and am partway through 20 Years After (with the other 3 sitting on my shelf after getting them for Christmas), and in both they repeatedly refer to d'Artagnan viewing Athos as a father and Athos loving him as a son. I think it would be an interesting angle to explore (I really enjoy it in the books and I felt it added a lot to the characters), but I have my doubts it's the direction the show would take. Also the age difference between the actors is about the same as the characters in the book, so it's not like Athos ACTUALLY has to be old enough to be his father, it's how they view their relationship to each other.
ReplyDeleteI didn't now anything about the BBC media pack, I just checked the Google news feed for articles and interviews when the season came out haha. I didn't find them until after the first episode had already aired, so I guess I didn't find them as spoilerly as I could have.
This sounds like it could be the episode that's almost entirely set in one place - as Adrian mentioned - and for once, the goings-on at court are being kept to a minimum, which I think is a good thing..
ReplyDeleteAs others have said, I hope we get some nice Athos / D'Artagnan bonding moments in this episode because Tom said twice in one interview that their friendship will grow deeper this year and it does sound like the kind of premise where bromance will happen.
I agree, it will be nice to have an episode concentrating on the boys and less of court/Rochefort for a change. I was just saying to Justyna on her review comments that we know more about he baddies than we do some of the leads this season so far. It certainly feels like a slow boil in a lot of ways.
ReplyDeleteI think the second half of the series will still have episodes where one Musky is a bit more central than the others - like with S1. Howard Charles had said that episode 8 is the most important one for Porthos - I imagine quite a bit of the episode will be devoted to that storyline - and pressumably Constagnan will have their 'coming together' episode before events in the series final/s start to happen.
ReplyDeleteYeah, as much as I love Marc Warren as Rochefort - he's doing a fine job :) - it's the four boys who are the stars of the show..
ReplyDeleteAlthough of course, Porthos's anger at having various secrets kept from him will affect the whole group, especially Aramis.
ReplyDeleteConstagnan not so much and I wonder if that will be episode 6, in order to get it out of the way before the really big stuff starts happening.
I'm really curious how they'll play Porthos's anger. I just don't want them to over blow it in a contrived way. He wasn't angry at all at the secrets Athos kept in series one, and he's a smart enough character to know why Aramis and Athos would keep the kind of secret they're keeping from him in series two. I think he'll be justifiably angry, but I think it will be driven more by the conflict with Treville and the secrets that are being kept from him there, since from the set-up they are clearly secrets that Porthos has every right to know.
ReplyDeleteI think Adrian had said it was episode six that was set entirely in one location.
ReplyDeleteAh yeah, he did, although I remember him referring to The Homecoming as episode 4 rather than episode 5 last year, so it could still go either way. We'll hopefully find out for sure this time next week when the synopsis for episode 6 gets released. :) There's certainly no mention of court goings-on in the ep 5 synopsis, so...
ReplyDeleteAlthough I'm pretty sure I've made my love of constagnan known on many occasions I have to say that I'm really hoping this episode is focused on the boys relationship rather than any other. Their sense of brotherhood in the first series was such a lovely contrast with the darker, more serious story lines and I hope they continue this throughout series 2.
ReplyDelete"Slow boil" is an excellent description for it. I'm just not sure they've remembered to put the gas on.:) It makes me think about some of the Scandi drama's I've watched. The early episodes are of course, largely set up for later events but boy do they set it up. They do it with pace and style. You finish every single episode with a burning need to see the next one. There is supposed to be more of a serialised feel this time around and yet character motivation and behaviour is just all over the place. I get that Rochefort is evil, really, I get that, we can move on. What I don't get is any sense of purpose or of his overarching ambition. He wants to kill the King, he wants to kill the Musketeers, he wants to shag the Queen but he'd also quite like to blackmail her. He pretends to be loyal to France, he pretends to be loyal to Spain. I mean surely we need some sort of structure and indication as to where all this might be going and more importantly how the individual aspects of the story fit together. At the moment it just feels like someone throwing things at a board and hoping some of them stick. I just can't see how a casual viewer, or one coming fresh to the series, could possibly be engaging with this. I'm finding it tiresome at this point. The camaraderie between the boys is virtually non existent so far, as is the romance. There's barely even a hint of it. It all feels random and strangely depressing. That might be one of the things that's impacting the ratings.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the scheduling update Sandi. At least, at the moment, it only looks like another two week wait after episode four. None of this is ideal but it's the least worst option. No sign of any pics from this episode yet?
ReplyDeletephotos are in imgbox fast, simple image hosting The Musketeers - Series 2 - SPOILER WARNING - 178 images
ReplyDeleteThe pics for this episode appeared yesterday on another forum and they all feature either Athos, the female guest character and one or two of the other boys in fighting / stand-off mode, along with Treville.
ReplyDeleteAs suspected, it looks like there'll be no scenes at court, which will make a nice change.
Fingers crossed that it's only a two week wait, not a three week one..
ReplyDeleteHappy that we'll see an action lead episode. It's been very heavily court focused up to this point. We could do with a bit of a break.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this but no urgency, I'm sure Sandi will have them up on the site soon.
ReplyDeleteThose photos have been stolen from the BBC, as Jessica Pope has pointed out in the passed, and therefore break copyright. Only photos that are tagged and released by official outlets are OK to use.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid they won't be going up hun, they are illegal photos and I will adhering to both copyright law and the pleas of Jessica and Luca on this by not spreading their use on the internet. Once the embargo is up, which is usually the week before TX, then they will be added to the post :)
ReplyDeleterealy i just saw them in internet.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely makes sense. More than happy to wait and enjoy them legitimately when the time comes.😄
ReplyDeleteOMG! I thought the same thing because I just finished watching Merlin. Good series. BBC has some of the best, but The Musketeers is my favorite so far. I'll just be really happy when we don't have anymore breaks in between episodes!
ReplyDeleteSorry to barge in like this, but Sandi, do you know if this season will have (only!) ten episodes, just like season one? I wouldn't mind another extra errr... 13 or so... LOL, I'm addicted. All I want is more more more!
ReplyDeleteJust lately you asked about our favorite character, and it struck me (me, myself! Yes!) that I was unable to pick one. Usually I instantly fall for one. In fact, I was unable to pick even two. I like the lads, all of them. When I read the speculations and comments on Athos' capture, I feel exactly the same way. Tom is marvelous as the cool, stoic leader on one side and as the lush on the other. Luke plays the young hothead with his eternal love for Constance equally good. Immediately my mind does this peculiar jump toward Howard, who is Porthos the teddybear and whose background keeps me craving for more. One look at Aramis' pain-ridden face over The Dauphin, and I melt again.
In other words, the lads are magnificient, and everyone on the team (Ryan, Alexandra, Marc and previously Peter) are great.
ARGH! I need more Musketeers!
No worries :) xx
ReplyDeleteYes, only 10 episodes I'm afraid. The UK only used to do 6 episodes a season on a show up until a few years ago. Doctor Who was one of the shows that changed that and seasons have tended to get a bit longer, lol. The working day is shorter and the crew and budgets much smaller than the American shows that do 20 odd episodes a year I'm afraid. At least this way there's less filler, and the cast get more time off to do other projects too though.
ReplyDelete*sheepishly pokes head into thread* Hi all! Real life is really getting in the way of my Musketeers speculating so far this season- I'm enjoying it so far though! Sorry to not have been around- hope all of you are well. I'm not sure I'm in the right thread/place- but can anyone confirm that at the Apple Q&A this week there was talk of series 3 being confirmed? Apparently a producer posted on Twitter about it, and Santi's growing his beard again?? Am I getting my hopes up for nothing? Sorry if this is in the wrong place Sandi. x
ReplyDeleteAahh- I see- thanks.
ReplyDelete:( Well, hopefully Jessica wouldn't have said something like that without there being at least some indication that it was going to happen. Guess we'll keep waiting!
Hey there Kara, long time no see, hope you are well? :)
ReplyDeleteYeah, like Tigercheetah says there's a few mutterings doing the rounds from various places, Jess's tweet being one of them, and the fact that Santi & Tom are growing beards again. Just gotta keep our fingers crossed and keep watching those episodes on iPlayer so they stay popular ;)
I get the feeling this episode will be the most 'stand-alone' episode of the whole series - having some time away from court will be a good thing - though I do hope it still has character-driven moments that will come into play later on because 'fighting over land' and long-winded gun battles aren't my favourite type of storyline, it's the character-driven ones like episode 4..
ReplyDeleteIs thatTreville at the end of the Trailer Shouting.?... Yeiiii. I am so Glad to see he is back!!!! I hope the boys plot to see him reinstated at his post as Captain of the musketeers
ReplyDeleteAgreed Tigercheetah. I hope that the daring do is balanced out. I think there's every chance it will be, particularly as it seems we will learn about "Catherine" whom I assume is the person whose life was ruined by Athos' past choices. I must say, I think I would be a bit nervous about this episode if the focus was on anyone other than Athos. Tom is such a fine actor that he's always hugely watchable that I think this will be very compelling. Given that episode six appears to be very court heavy, once again, a change of scenery and dynamic is no bad thing and I've missed the boys teaming up to fight the baddies together, like the good old days.
ReplyDeleteI think the episode will be loaded with character development for Athos and indeed for the bond between the Musketeers. It would appear that Treville is joining them on their adventure and this will undoubtedly show that whatever the King may have ruled, they still see him as their leader. I think it should be a rewarding episode in it's own way and certainly the Burkettes will be delighted!:) I think in terms of overall advancement of the key story arcs, episode six will be very significant. Hopefully though, they will ease off on the constant kidnapping as we move towards the later half of the series.
ReplyDeleteFor some reason, I am slightly apprehensive about this episode. I think it's because I have loved all the character-driven writing that we have had so far this season and knowing this is going to be more action driven makes me a little worried. However, totally agree, that as the focus will be on Tom, then I should have nothing to fear, as he is a terrific actor and has been an absolutely joy to watch this series. It will be good to see the brotherhood looking out for each other, and hopefully another scarf pulling moment between d'Artagnan and Athos!
ReplyDeleteYou're right, Tom Burke was saying that we see Athos begin to unwind in this episode, so there should be lots of character development for him. Looking forward to seeing the friendship between Athos and d'Artagnan grow as well. Also, glad that Treville will be there - it will be interesting to see how he is after receiving the news that he has been relieved of his 'Captain' duties. I'm not sure why I am worried - I know I will thoroughly enjoy it and it will probably end up being one of my favourites! However, let's hope this is the end to the constant kidnapping! :)
ReplyDeleteSince d'Artagnan is destined to become the legendry Musketeer, I hope the producers have enough faith in Luke to very much carry an episode if and when it's required at a later date. It would be very strange to not allow arguably the most important Musketeer a chance to really shine when it will matter the most. d'Artagnans continued journey is very much one of the biggest reasons I'm crossing my fingers for that third series.
ReplyDeleteI hope we get some d'Artagnan / Athos moments in episode 5, otherwise I'm going to be a bit disappointed.
ReplyDeleteAs much as I love Athos - he's my second favourite Musketeer - I don't want his friendship with the other three ( especially d'Artagnan ) to be neglected, especially if we've now got an episode where the Musketeers themselves can be the main stars of an episode, without much or any court stuff going on.
/ I hope the producers have enough faith in Luke to very much carry an episode
ReplyDeleteIt sounded to me like Adrian was planning S3 around D'Artagnan, so it's almost a guarantee Luke will get that chance if they renew. As you say it'd be daft if they didn't when it's D'Artagnan's destiny they're talking about.
I'm sure we will see more of d'Artagnang/Athos moments - we seem to be getting a few snippets here and there of their developing friendship. Hopefully, we'll see a lot more of that in this episode. :)
ReplyDeleteI agree Scoobie. Season 2 is seaming like they are trying to see how far the boundaries can be pushed to send our attention in different directions. After watching "Knight takes Queen" I am sorely missing the interaction that the four have, the picking on each other, the witty banter, and OMG the swordplay. **swoon**
ReplyDeleteEpiside 5 is 'Pick of the Day' again in both the Radio Times and TVTimes..:)
ReplyDeleteApparently the mystery woman is a woman that Athos was engaged to ( betroved to ) before Milady came along - ouch - and the other musketeers have to come along and "remind Athos about his duties" as well as help the locals deal with the episides main villians.
We're also getting a bit more of Rochefort & Margerite in episode 5 and a bit more of Porthos and his backstory.
Radio Times adds that whilst Tom is great in the role of Athos, they wish the writers wouldn't "rely" on the character's brooding nature to generate stories. I can see that becoming a bigger issue in S3 if Athos still hasn't moved on by then..
Perhaps another reason it would be a good idea if Milady bowed out this year. He's never going to stop brooding if she's still around, and frankly his brooding now he knows she's alive and back has the potentional to be even worse than when he thought she was dead. Of course that aspect is a big part of his character, and he's never going to be a swinging from the chandeliers kind of party-boy, but I do think at least the the chance of emotional recovery for him would be nice to see. He says he's done with romance but even a bit of a flirt post-Milady, one day, would be a step forward. Until Milady is dead, as she noted in 1x10, he'll never be free of her.
ReplyDeleteWe can't say they're not getting support from the major listings magazines this year. So poor Catherine looks like she may have had her life ruined by Athos and his roving eye. Still, if it's any comfort to her, he certainly repented at leisure....
ReplyDeleteExcellent post. Totally agree Knitty. I also find myself agreeing with the Radio Times when it comes to The Musketeers! That's not something I ever thought I'd say last year. Tom does brooding very well and I can understand the temptation to play to the darkness with Athos. Let's face it, there's not much light. There is a danger though that he will simply become one grim note and that is more likely to lead to him essentially being a parody and that would be a real shame.
ReplyDeleteit seems that Catherine is played by Marianne oldham .
ReplyDeleteAnd also the credits from BBC doesn't credits the girls except for Milady, not constance or Queen Anne even the king or Rocheford.
So does it mean that we won't (or at least a little bit) see the court ?
Here's the cast who's credits for this episode.
I'm sure the Radio Times mentioned Rochefort and Margerite.....
ReplyDeleteOnly Sandi knows the truth..
hope we will see all the characters, even if it good to see Milady. But it not will be the same without all the girls.
ReplyDeleteYes that truth only Sandi knows ...
Interesting....... In the book isn't Athos like 23 and Milady 16 when they are married. I know the show is not really following the book so I am intrigued into seeing this story unfold.
ReplyDeleteShe said that neither of them would find peace until they were both dead.
ReplyDeleteActually I feel that if Milady died he would be in a bigger hell and he would have a harder time moving on than if they keep her alive and they can both figure out how to forgive and move on. I think that Tom did say that by the end of the season Athos finds some peace and deals with a lot of his demons from the past and it will be cathartic for him.
Tom does brooding like no other but they do not need to use that to drive all his stories, agreed. I do think he will work out a lot by the end of the season, just by what I have read Tom say in interviews before the season started.
ReplyDeleteThey credited Mamie in episode 1 and Milady was nowhere in that episode so who knows. I also just read somewhere that it takes 5 weeks to film just 2 episodes and even the actors are shocked to see just how many of their scenes are cut from the final product for each episode......my point being who knows what we will get and who we will see. Maybe Milady will only be in flashbacks we see and none of the girls will be in this episode. I do not see how you get them to La Fere
ReplyDeleteAbout the credits I think they should not put the name of the characters who don't appear on the episode, to not make us hope something we won't see in the episode or just not to make the story goes everywhere.
ReplyDeleteEven if this episode is about Athos, I just hope we gonna see some interactions at court or anywhere else between the others characters like Anne/King or Constance/Anne/Marguerite, even if they have nothing to do with La Fere. =)
This two-week gap feels like it's going to be longer than the last two-week gap, possibly because it's the second time in a month we've had to go through this. I'm really looking forward to having episides 5 - 8 without interruption - I hope..
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking the same - it went quickly for me last time we had a break, but this is just unbearably slow. Let's hope there aren't any further interruptions between 5 and 8! It's been so annoying having these gaps. :(
ReplyDeleteHmm, as far as I remember there's no Rochefort or Marguerite in the episode, just about all of the episode takes place in away from Paris apart from a couple of short scenes at the start I think.
ReplyDeleteI kind of agree, he thought that she had been dead for years at the start of S1 and was, if anything, even more broody and liked to be alone at that point. At least now he does share some of his past with the others and admits that there is a problem there. I think he needs to sort the problem out with Milady while she is alive before he can move on in any way, if she dies before then, it will be 'too late' again and he will probably just go back to being unable to forgive/forget the past.
ReplyDeleteI think it's been hugely damaging for the series. Irratic scheduling is never a good thing. Combined with a dreadful timeslot, it's been ruinous. It's made it much more difficult to engage with the series this time. If I'm feeling that as a fan, it's little wonder they're keeping their core audience and not picking up a lot of casual viewers. It also feels as though we may be reaching the business end of the series and so this delay is even more torturous. I just can't believe given the upheaval this year that BBC iPlayer has removed episide one of series two. Last year the episode were available for a time even after the series had finished. Seriously, could the BBC actually do any more to damage this series. I can't imagine how frustrated Adrian and Jessica in particular, must feel.
ReplyDeleteIt is a complete mess isn't is! I tried to rewatch the first episode yesterday and discovered they had removed it. I rewatched episode 2 instead. I just don't understand why the BBC have done this - it has been well received by critics and viewers - they just can't be bothered. As you say, if we're feeling this as fans, they're never going to attract new viewers! I feel really bad for Adrian, Jessica and the cast and crew, as it is totally unfair on them. I hate to say it but maybe it would be the best thing for them to change channels next year!
ReplyDeleteIf I recall from a conversation with someone in the know yonks ago, main cast are usually always in the credits even if they don't appear in the episode. It's a contractual thing.
ReplyDeleteWith the court characters being kept to a minimum in this episode, I hope we see a return of a camaraderie between the four boys that's been largely missing so far in this series, even if Athos is spending a large part of the episode isolated from the others.
ReplyDeleteI hope to see a bit of humour from the Musketeers having to teach the villiagers how to defend themselves.
It would be good to see the humour back, especially between Aramis and Porthos. I've missed that very much this series. This would be the ideal episode to see the humour back and the bond between them all.
ReplyDeleteoh okay it's good to know. =)
ReplyDeleteI love that in the new video, even Treville thinks it is normal for Athos to disappear for days at a time because of his drinking.
ReplyDeleteI am hoping the same thing. It is the one thing I have missed this season. The humor even in the most serious of times.
ReplyDeleteNice nice nice, new preview! Treville seems rather...ahem... agitated. Back on Manure Duty, LOL. The way the lads hand the spade from one to the other is priceless... Can't wait for Friday to arrive.
ReplyDeleteYes, reminding us that although D'Artagnan is now a fully-fledged Musketeer, he's still the bottom of the pile in some things. :)
ReplyDeleteO yeah, he's still at the bottom of the food chain, so to speak. ;-)
ReplyDeleteWhile ironing I was watching a few episodes from the first season, and I realised I miss the banter. The humor is less, which is a shame, because I loved those little things. Like... Porthos shooting at a pumpkin on top of Aramis' head. d'Artagnan: but he's drunk! Athos: he's always drunk when he does it. Pan to: Aramis who balances the pumpkin on his head, and smoothens his moustache before the shot! GORGEOUS! Hair full of shattered pumpkin and still the gentleman. Whahahah!
FGS. Just seen an Eastenders advert on BBC3. The Musketeers can't even get a promo on BBC1!!!
ReplyDelete"There will be brood"???? Oh dear, Beeb. #smh
ReplyDeleteI love the not-at-all judgmental episode guide on Freeview: "When Athos is kidnapped and taken to Pinon, he and the Musketeers must battle against a nobleman to protect the people Athos abandoned." :P
ReplyDeleteCan't actually believe we've actually got an episode scheduled tonight and the BBC haven't bumped it for championship pontoon! I'm sure there's a particularly fraught game of drafts down the Dog and Duck they could cover.😒
ReplyDeleteMusketeers grilling in the sun. Delicious. Lovely bit of mischief from Luca as he walks back and forward behind Santi. :) Also, lovely little out-take moment when D'Artagnan, with a certain macho elegance of course ;) falls backwards over one of the baddies.
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