American Reacts to Blackadder II (The Entire Series)

American Reacts to Blackadder II (The Entire Series)
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[@ZeddtheBarbarian]

Rick Mayall as Flasheart was uncontrollable, he did whatever he wanted. Look at everyone trying not to laugh when he's on

[@rnw2739]

Bet Rowan Atkinson had the hump. Notice how he shrinks in the background whenever Rik is on. Apparently, Atkinson is jealous of other performers getting bigger laughs then him This was revealed by Tom Baker after his experience of playing Captain Redbeard Rum.

[@jessicapayne8622]

@@rnw2739 that’s because he’s just rowan Atkinson and he’s Rik fucking mayall. X

[@jessicapayne8622]

Nice beard bridesmaid, gives me something to HANG on too. WOOF

[@rnw2739]

@@jessicapayne8622 Ha ha!!! Correct!!! x

[@YogiBhoy78]

@@jessicapayne8622 Am I pleased to see you? Or did someone just put a canoe in my pocket? Woof, down boy!

[@hamilton9479]

Only got better in series three and four. The ending of the final episode in series 4 is one of those memorable moments in TV history.

[@Ray-ej3jb]

Never really like season four

[@NuWhoSucks]

IMO Series 3 was lacklustre despite the performance of Hugh Laurie. My Blackadder ranking is 2,4,1,3.

[@geraldthompson1670]

Some beans....😂

[@MephitisUK]

"Wibble"

[@zidane456]

Nah season 2 is perfection

[@samlaw9938]

One of the greatest comedy series ever created.

[@gregoryrourke7417]

We all learnt more about history from Blackadder than at school. Lol

[@VickyF_]

Agreed. I watched it on repeat as a kid, my dad had the vhs, and I thought it was amazing. 😂 that and Red Dwarf

[@samlaw9938]

Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Faulty Towers all excellent.

[@coot1925]

Had to laugh at you not realising it was queen Elizabeth 1st. Miranda Richardsons dipiction of QE1 was amazing. She said she didn't know how to play the part of one of England's smartest and feared monarchs, so she decided to play it as a spoilt brat. I don't where you got the idea that Blackadder is the queens son. She never had any kids hence the nickname the virgin queen. This is much more funny if you have a rudimentary grasp of British history, but I'm happy to see you enjoying it mate. ✌️❤️🇬🇧

[@phueal]

I'm wondering whether he thought Blackadder was her son because he keeps calling her "Ma'am" which sounds like "Mum" 🤔

[@coot1925]

@@phueal that's a pissabollity 😂

[@theaikidoka]

Miranda Richardson (the Queen) is a high-quality, Shakespearean actor with several awards. Seeing her do this sort of 'Valley-girl on crack' version of the Queen is hilarious.

[@grabtharshammer]

I heard that Miranda Richardson came up with the vioice and mannerisms for the Queen when she auditioned, and got the part then and there

[@Philip-ei8pu]

By the way, the Sea captain is Tom Baker, (Doctor Who) 😂👍❤️

[@martindunstan8043]

Yep and imo anyway the best one👍

[@Philip-ei8pu]

@@martindunstan8043 Mate, I'll happily purchase you a pint (or ten) 😉👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️ (God Bless You)

[@Philip-ei8pu]

@@martindunstan8043 Absolutely 👍 On a tangent, Jeremy Brett was alway Sherlock Holmes for me 👍👍👍❤️

[@johnmcaleer7099]

And narative voice of little britain

[@Philip-ei8pu]

@@johnmcaleer7099 Why do you hate yourself? Yet not being paid? 😂😂😂😂

[@speleokeir]

Black Adder is one of, if not the, best ever sitcom. - Miranda Richardson was brilliant as Queenie , aka Elizabeth I. She played her as a spoilt, whimsical, six year old girl, who changes her mind from one moment to the next but has the power of life or death over her subjects like Black Adder and Lord Melchett who's played by the wonderful Stephen Fry. She's not related to Black Adder, he's just one of her Lords. Historically Elizabeth I was known as the virgin queen as she never married and instead played her suitors off against each other. Over the years she had a number of favourites, many of whom ended up either imprisoned or executed when she tired of them. Remember her dad was Henry the VIII who was a psychopath who had six wives and executed two of them and her sister was 'Bloody Mary' who burnt several hundred protestants at the stake, so playing the Game of Thrones was fairly risky in those times. - Lord Flashheart was inspired by Flashman in the novels by George MacDonald Frase,r who also wrote screen plays such as the James Bond film Octopussy, The 1970s Three Muskateers films and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Fraser in turn nicked the character from the bully in the classic book 'Tom Brown's School Days'. The Flashman books are a unique mix of historical fiction set in Victorain times at the height of the British Empire, mixed with adventure and comedy. They're hilarious. Flashman is a cad, a bounder, a womaniser, a coward and a rotter, much like Terry Thomas and one of my all time favourite characters. Well worth a read if you want a laugh, whilst also learning about British colonial history. - A florin was two shillings. There were 20 shillings to a pound, so 10,000 florins was £500, which in Elizabethan times was a huge sum. - The Captain in episode 3 was Tom Baker, most famous for being the 4th, longest lasting and perhaps best Dr. Who. He also did the voice overs for Little Britain. Sir Francis Drake was played by Simon Jones who played Arthur Dent in the original Radio and TV series of 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy' - Lady Whiteadder in epsiode 4 was Miriam Margoyles, aka Professor Sprout in Harry Potter. She's also in Series 1 of Blackadder as the Spanish infanta along with Jim broad Bent, aka Professor Slughorn. And did you spot Huge Laurie was one of the drunks as well as Prince Ludwig in the 5th episode? The Writers were Richard Curtis and Ben Elton. Curtis also wrote films like Four Weddings & a Funeral, Notting Hill and Love Actually. Ben Elton started as a leftwing, alternative stand up comedian in the 80s, but then got more into writing.

[@joshbhoy]

Honestly from this season on Blackadder is up there as a hallmark in comedy. This season is my personal favorite but they are all great. The finale in season 4 is one of the finest tv moments in history.

[@Marli-o4g]

Hi. As others have said each of the 4 seasons has a Blackadder (the nickname the Prince in the first season gave to himself when he decided to become a villain), each one a descendant of the previous one (many generations later) and the same with his servant Baldrick. In the first season Blackadder was more the fool and Baldrick the cunning one, but that swapped for the remaining seasons. The first season takes place around the 1400s I think, with the Plantagenet dynasty. The second season in the reign of Elizabeth I (Queenie), the third season in the Georgian era (George III, but he was mentally incapacitated so Parliament appointed his heir, the Prince of Wales, as Regent), and the fourth season takes place on the front during World War I. The first season isn’t bad, it’s just it’s more fun when Blackadder becomes the cunning one as the scripts were better with the introduction of a new co-writer.

[@rnw2739]

Miranda Richardson decided to play Queen Elizabeth I as a spoilt, bratty 5 year old girl in a womans body and it was wonderful! Loce that you watched all 6 and stuck em all together, thanks mate.

[@calvaryapologetics]

33:30 he was Arthur Dent in hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.

[@Dcs.234]

She is Queen Elizabeth 1st ….She was Called the Virgin Queen as she never married … your state of Virgina was named after her

[@davarotti3249]

I appreciate the effort this must have taken to put out. That said, id be quite happy with your laugh on a loop for 1 hour 25

[@shep8851]

That is the Queen, Queen Elizabeth the first, Black Adder is not her son but in this series he is a junior lord

[@stuartgardner7179]

Miranda Richardson as Queenie. Up there with the greatest performances of all time.

[@Malaman1979]

Old Crone: "how did you guess my lord?" Blackadder: "Oh it was just a wild stab in the dak. Which, incidentially, is what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful" It's a tough call if season 2 or 4 is my favourite. But this season was my entry to BA and it's just brilliant.

[@HenryDorset]

Blackadder is probably one of the funniest shows ever made. Love it!

[@eldoofthe3rd]

Knowing how much effort and work went into this I hope you thoroughly enjoyed this alan

[@TheEclecticBeard]

100%

[@eamonnclabby7067]

​@@TheEclecticBeardhear,hear...

[@janebeard3411]

Rik Mayall was a force of nature. Sadly missed.

[@poppedweasel]

The actor that plays the baby-eating Bishop of Bath & Wells is the same that played the gestapo character in Raiders of the lost ark. You'd never guess.

[@Walesbornandbred]

As Rowan said, there was no controlling Rik so he just sat back and let it happen.

[@V4Dad]

They are saying ma'am and not mum, she was known as the virgin queen for a reason. Plus everyone was wrong to detract you from watching the first season, it was a good start to a great comedy show.

[@RevStickleback]

It does have a different feel, and it's easy to see why people prefer the later series, but it is underrated.

[@dave_h_8742]

Brian Blessed is brilliant in it as is his wife. I liked the first series till I saw it recently.

[@speleokeir]

Agreed it's a bit more hit and miss, but still good. The Spanish Infanta episode with Miriam Margoyles and Jim Broadbent is hilarious.

[@YogiBhoy78]

It's just a suggestion as some newer viewers don't like or get 1st couple episodes season 1 and miss out on the rest. It's as good as the the others, just a different Blackadder character type. First episode is hilarious with Peter Cook, no spoilers lol.

[@paulcarey2482]

This series is best if you imagine you are in a theatre watching a live performance with the clunky sets etc anything onwards from series 1 in blackadder is a real treat

[@cudwieser3952]

Poor baldrick is a guy called tony robinson. He hosted a show called time team, an archeology show. It's worth a reaction or two.

[@whitedrguy6503]

Series 3 is set in the Georgian era and if you think the queen is a bit crazy Prince George takes it to a different level.

[@theaikidoka]

BTW, this season is set in the reign of Elizabeth the First, so somewhere between 1558 and 1603. That is indeed Elizabeth, not a princess or other noble.

[@mikewilding3199]

Glad you are liking this. In Season 1 the king is Blackadders father and therefore is a prince. But after the kings death his blackadders brother takes takes the throne. After several generations the current queen arrives along with the current blackadder. So they are related but very distantly not mother and son. The season is poor so new scripts sharper writing and funniest lines were introduced and it saved the show. This is set in Elizabethan era, season 3 regency era season 4 world war 1 enjoy😂

[@gaynor1721]

Most royal courtiers were related to the monarch and most of them were aristocrats.

[@johnritter6864]

I actually got my pic taken with Tony Robinson (Baldrick) when they were doing a shoot about a series on the blitz

[@dubsnbuds6668]

Damn you had me in stitches of laughter 😂😂i remember all these episodes, amazing actors and awesome writers from a time when the bbc was worth the tv licence money

[@SirHilaryManfat]

Thank you so much for editing this all together, EB, It's fun rewatching this series through Eclectic Beard eyes. I will always appreciate how enthusiastic you are with discovering new comedy, and how you "get" just about every type of Brit humour. It's just a lovely thing to see a reactor go into comedy with open eyes, and without too much judgement or snobbery. Best wishes.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

If you're still wondering when this was set, it was in the late middle ages, during the Tudor period. Specifically, the Elizabathan era. The woman is Queen Elizabeth I. The costumes are very period-specific. She was played by Miranda Richardson, who plays her brilliantly! Elizabeth was actually very intelligent, multi-lingual, and is considered the greatest monarch that England ever had. She never had children. I don't know what made you think Blackadder was the Queen's son! He certainly wasn't. 🤣 The sets were dingy, for the most part, but the budget was limited. They seemed to spend the set budget on the costumes. But Tudor houses were often dingy and dark. Window glass was very expensive, so few people had windows in their homes, plus, the 16th century in England was colder than it is now, so homes were built with this in mind. (I love the scene where Baldrick and Percy kiss. The line, "That's an original perfume" is hilarious, delivered perfectly).

[@alisonhill3941]

The Tudor period isn't the late middle ages, it's the Early Modern Period. English history draws the line in 1485 at the Battle of Bosworth, so arguably even the first series is Early Modern.

[@BintyMcFrazzles]

@@alisonhill3941 Yes, you're right. My mistake.

[@Obi-J]

I presume someone has already pointed out that the salty old sea captain hired by Blackadder was played by one of the best Dr Who actors, Tom Baker.

[@VickyF_]

Nope they hadn't. I mentioned Miriam Margoyles but I forgot to mention Tom Baker

[@VickyF_]

Yeah shes Queen Elizabeth I. Shes not his mum tho, more like distantly related cousins, hes a member of the court. He plays the middle role so well, being beaten from on up high, and passing it down to Baldrick and Percy 😂 The puritan (Protestant -hence the burning catholics ref) aunt is played by the legendary Miriam Margoyles. Plus if you think the Queens ditzy, wait till you meet Prince George, son of the Mad King George. And yes they were real too lol Also at the end of each series...everybody dies. Its hilarious til you hit season 4 and then you cry instead of laugh.

[@WithTwoFlakes]

"Lizzie go Plop Plop..." I'd completely forgotten that line 😆 Black Adder was top quality stuff. We seldom make comedy that good these days.

[@j0hnn13K]

Season 1 had it's moments but it was clearly not fully worked out yet, that all changed when they did get the green light for season 2. From here on, Blackadder shines, the rough diamond it was in season one has now been polished and only will get brighter each episode and season. And since you are doing all episodes in order, you'll get the finale episode the way we did, the impact that one has is way up there with the likes of the last episode of M*A*S*H*. Yes i know that is a big statement to make as that final MASH episode is considered to be one of the finest in tv history, but the one in this show, will leave you speechless. So, i cannot wait till you reach that point, but before that time... we get to enjoy Queenie and next season's daft Prince (none other than the legendary Hugh Laurie). You're in for a barrel of laughs here Alan, heck.. i'd dare say you're going to need more barrels ;) Catch ya soon again :D

[@Daelyas]

Im sorry what? Its October my guy, not Christmas! This is one hell of a gift! Gem of a series this one

[@theaikidoka]

I don't think the first season is awful, but it IS very different in tone. It's much more miserable, with the humour coming from Edmund's constant failings and the lack of respect for him. Later seasons focus on his wit and snappy dialogue, with his success or failure being more on luck or the incompetence of his associates. By all means take a look at it after a couple of the later seasons, but I'd seriously hesitate to recommend anyone START with season one.

[@DecayPlaysTv]

Hi EB, 1 of the great things about Blackadder is all the series where set in different time periods thru history. some of the characters are played by quite famous people in Britian, Baldrick is played by Tony Robinson (host a brilliant series called "Timeteam" where a time of archelogists have 3 days to dig a site and put the pieces together of how life was back when the site was in use) the Queens council is played by Steven Fry, host of QI at trivia quiz show with no rules where the answer YOU thought when right are proven wrong. Flashheart played brilliantly by Rick Mayall R.I.P. was awesome in The young ones, Bottom, Alan Bastard M.E.P. (member of european parliment) to name a few. I totally forgot Hugh Laurie (1 of the drinkers with the fake tits is House Miriam Margoles from Harry Potter is the woman with the 3 crosses who loves the turnip Although I you know I live in Australia, I was born and raised in Ireland so we got all the British tv shows growing up as well as most of the American shows too. (P.S. did you get my email?) Decay, Melbourne, Austrlia

[@TheEclecticBeard]

I didn't realize you had sent one but just replied.

[@DecayPlaysTv]

@@TheEclecticBeard no worries, I just sent you a reply to the reply...lol

[@Argrouk]

Blackadder II was just brilliiant.

[@krupauk]

Comedy gold each series gets better!!!!

[@Dizzyruptor]

"Nursey, I like it firm and fruity!"

[@TechyMantis]

Imagine if they tried to do the joke "a boy without a winklle" it would be considered "insensitive" "offensive" lol

[@terminusaquo1980]

Ah yes, Captain Redbeard Rum brilliantly portrayed by Tom Baker

[@thepossibleastronaut8548]

If you do continue with Classic Doctor Who, you just got introduced to Tom Baker, the 4th and most iconic doctor. He plays the crazy captain, with the ginger beard in I believe the 3rd or 4th episode.

[@theaikidoka]

"It's short for...Bob" is still a line I use today, when I talk about friends, ESPECIALLY if the name is long.

[@leighmonty13]

She is the queen not his mum brilliant franchise, here in my hand i hold the purist green 😂😂

[@citizenVader]

The sea captain is actually the best and most beloved Dr in BBC'S Dr. Who the television series.

[@GorgeousRandyFlamethrower-]

1:01:48 Puritans according to the late great Robin Williams: "People who were so uptight that the English kicked them out" :D

[@TheWorstYouTuber98]

You don't know how much i appreciate these long videos Beard. I know all this editing can't be easy. Just wondering will more doctor who be coming out this weekend or next week? Thank you!

[@TheEclecticBeard]

Tying to get it edited to get out today.

[@TheWorstYouTuber98]

@@TheEclecticBeard Thanks dude. You should finish editing today then take the weekend off. Take a break from all the editing :)

[@elfboy29]

Welcome to what we considar almost sacred British comedy.

[@dlk1dlk1]

The Queen called him 'prince' only out of affection.

[@ianplatt1375]

He calls her marm which is what you respond to a high powered woman not mum 😅

[@markjones127]

I just had a quick glance at your Patreon and as soon as I saw what you react to on there I joined straight away, some great content on there!

[@Stannington]

Series 2 is my favourite of all the Blackadders

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Alan, The Writers got about 40 actresses to play Queen Elizabeth 1st, Henry 8th was her Dad and Anne Boleyn was her Mam, Miranda Richardson only went to the auditions once and got the part straight away, I liked the line "I dreamt I was a sausage roll" I hope you laughed at that, we loaned Uncle Michael the VHS tape of Blackadder, when he came down the following day he came into our house, and said "YOU'VE GOT WOMANS LEGS MY LORD! I cant wait until you do the rest of the Blackadder seasons, this is Choppy in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England

[@Steve-ys1ig]

In real life Queen Elizabeth I was actually extremely inteligent - it is one of the reasons she managed to survive to even come to the throne. She is actually one of Englands most loved queens - even at the time. The one thing that Miranda Richardson's portrayal of the queen that is true is that the real queen could be capricious on occasion. One of the reasons you really did not want to offend her or go against her wishes. I am not sure where you get the idea that Blackadder is the son of the queen - he wasn't, he was a high ranking noble.

[@jonathantaylor7959]

Upstart Crow also a comedy written by Ben Elton set around the same time, based on life of Shakespeare

[@davidjb-750]

The Bishop of Bath and Wells is played by Ronald Lacey who also played Harris in Porridge and the SS Officer in Raiders of the lost Ark

[@YogiBhoy78]

14:26 Ah, nice. I have that boxset too. So you already know how amazing this show was 👍✌

[@artasium1]

I'm surprised you think blackadder is her son. She was the virgin Queen hence the states of Virginia and West Virginia.

[@lazyminipainting]

Great edit homie. Good to have that full laugh back 😂

[@eamonnclabby7067]

A good thing in these cruel days....E...

[@timdyer5903]

Ben Elton and Richard Curtiss wrote season 2,3 and 4 with input from Rowan Atkinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Tim McInnerny and Tony Robinson. Sharp minds and wits. Rik Mayall shows up to steal the shows he's in.

[@shep8851]

Can't wait for your reaction to Blackadder goes fourth

[@mbwoods2001]

EB, a florin coin was originally a gold coin worth in todays money about $150-1000 depending on gold content. Modern florin(in the UK) from Victorian times onwards was worth about 2 shillings(24pence) or after decimalication in the 1970's was worth 10pence in todays money or around 13-15cents in US money.

[@jecsquire9508]

To set your mind at rest: Elizabeth was not Blackadder's mother, he's just a member of her court - incest was not a core theme of the show :P

[@MrSinclairn]

Excellent,Alan(EB),Blackadder II basically saved the comedy franchise as Ben 'The Young Ones' Elton was drafted in,as co-writer after Richard Curtis' dire work in Blackadder I;and Ben's more manic and rapid line delivery suited Rowan Atkinson's comedic manner and work-rate(as shown) ! 😂👌👍

[@andy0_040]

remember watching this as a kid this was my favorite ever show was obsessed

[@Simon-hb9rf]

you actually missed the first appearance of "house" in the drinking episode (he was one of the party guests) and in the 3rd series is one of the main cast.

[@jonmoore873]

I love the contrast of Percy in this and one of the guys screaming ‘king of the north’ in GoT

[@andywrong3247]

Alan Gertrude of flanders is Edmund blackadders mother not the queen played by miranda Richardson plus they are about the same age.

[@stevedotwood]

Blackadder isn't her son. He's an officer in "Her Majesty's Royal Regiment"

[@Raukura42]

They are all excellent. Season 1 is okay too especially the episode when he was Archbishop of Canterbury and The Spanish Infanta.

[@Problembeing]

I grew up with this and I would get so excited as a kid staying up to watch this. Look forward to seeing your reaction to BlackAdder the Third. In my opinion, the best, the BlackAdder Goes Fourth is perhaps has the most pathos and some of the funniest and most intense scenes in TV history.

[@mattymoowhite]

In theory, each subsequent version of Edmund blackadder was the great grandson of the previous

[@TheEclecticBeard]

Ah! Now that would make sense

[@ianm42yt]

When done with this, perhaps you could look at the 'Jeeves and Wooster' series with Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry. A gentler type of humour based on the characters and stories of P.G. Wodehouse written nearly 100 years ago.

[@paulguise698]

Hiya Ian, my favourite character is Roderick Spode, he is so funny

[@DavidSmith-cx8dg]

Glad you enjoyed Blackadder 2 , the first series had some great names in the cast , but making Edmund the clever schemer and Baldrick the idiot worked so much better . The change to a fast paced studio based farce made these classic . The series is based on several generations of the characters over the ages , Medieval , Elizabethan , Georgian and ending with the Great war . And each generation he goes down slightly in social position . A great idea to react to the entire series , notable performances bottom Miranda Richardson as the semi psychotic Elizabeth I with her senile nurse and Stephen Fry as the toady Melchip. The unsanitary lives of the vast majority is pretty obvious , there are lots of old castles and houses still about from that time and it's pretty easy to imagine life in those days . It's not something historical dramas tend to cover but a great source for comedy .

[@jacksprat9172]

Cheers Alan, I'd forgotten just how brilliant this show was. Enjoyed your reaction immensely so going to watch the whole series now. Loving the Still Game and Dr Who vids as well and hoping you get back to Rising Damp which improves with each episode.

[@XocDlanor105]

I needed this! Thanks man - you should do them all. I'd watch them. 💯

[@RabidJohn]

Blackadder 2-4 were so much better than the 1st series, but 2 is my favourite. I think it's just a sublime cast, and the guests were all brilliant, even if they did peak way too soon with Rik Mayal's chaotic Lord Flashheart. Britain has a very long tradition of cross-dressing in comedy, btw. It was also a very traditional British sitcom; farcical, ridiculous and surreal. Unexpected coming from a bunch of 'alternative' comedians. Queen Elizabeth fancies Edmund Blackadder, simple as that. She's not his mum. He's a noble at her court, and I always read him as being a few years older than her.

[@AndrewJamesGordon]

Blackadder is not Queen Elizabeth’s son. He is one of her courtiers, sometimes her favourite.

[@antiqueinsider]

So Elizabeth 1 (about 1600)...Yes, series 3 is the regency (1780 ish) then world war 1. There are three 'extra' shows to fill in some of the gaps and you need to finish the series with 'Back and Forth' which was made to show in London's Millennium Dome exhibition. The overarching story of the Blackadder family is that they are always aspiring, but never making it quite to the top (in fact, like most British aristocracy, they lose status through each generation). Percy represents the 'also rans' and Baldrick represents the unwashed masses. In series 2 lets give credit for Miriam Margolyes as the aunt with a cross to bear (always brilliant) and Tom Baker as the sea captain (also the most eccentric and fourth incarnation of) Doctor Who! Many of the smaller roles are also going to be reincarnated in later episodes.

[@sarahfields288]

I love the bit when he meets her dad and pays him off

[@davidmouser596]

If you liked Hugh Laurie in this season wait until season 3

[@ginafromcologne9281]

Ohhhh, thank you for reacting to the whole season 2, that's fantastic and so enjoyable! But I think there is a misunderstanding, Blackadder is not the Queen's son or any relative. He calls her "Ma'am", which sounds like Mum, because it's short for "Madame", rather than "Madam", I believe. :)

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

The woman with three crosses said to the producers / writers "You do know I am Jewish" in real life.

[@carolthomas6334]

Love,love blackadder. Glad you're enjoying it. Ive watched it so many times i almost know most of the script so the way you've had to edit it works for me.👍. Can only say the name Bob the blackadder way.lol.x

[@kellyfairbairn9333]

There is a conspiracy theory that queen elizabeth died young and they put a boy in disguise in her place. Ive no idea where that comes from and wonder if that was in mind when writing the final episode. Queeny is my most favourite character. Prince george in series 3 comes a close second

[@Trebor74]

The Italian ambassador at her court wrote a letter stating that she would wear extremely loose dresses and when she bowed he could see to her naval. According to him her skin was pretty flawless. If Elizabeth had been swapped for a boy I'm sure he would have noticed.

[@brianpoole4369]

it gets better from here on in!!

[@isabellajones-hyde9194]

As most have said, The Queen is Elizabeth I, she never had children, Lord Blackadder is a courtier.

[@shibatron5392]

Your laugh is so infectious 😂

[@Shr13k]

Love this show, and love your reaction to it. You have some very contagious laghter my dude. Yo should do the other three seasons and the Christmas special.

[@martinconnors5195]

Queen Elizabeth I ruled from 1558 until 1603. The Virgin Queen (the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty). Miranda Richardson plays Queen Elizabeth I.

[@susanjohnston8267]

Just watching your reaction to the first episode. To me it is more plotted like Shakespeare. Girls dressing as boys so Twelfth Night. I'm amazed they didn't fit a man with an asses head in, or did they? Lols

[@iainlittle4735]

Did you recognise the old sea dog as former Dr Who Tom baker?

[@kryss13579]

Simply brilliant

[@ryanclark3445]

Been loving your still game series man

[@Philip-ei8pu]

🤣👍👍👍❤️

[@leftcoaster67]

Miranda Richardson is very proud she can still fit into the Queen Elizabeth dress. She's funny and awesome. III and IV is even better.

[@StarfishTrooper]

Alan, I'm thinking of joining your patreon but can I ask if you are going to do a similar thing as this Blackadder series but of Yes Minister and Yes Prime minister? If so, ill be signing up. I know you like the series, so....

[@TheEclecticBeard]

Was actually talking with a friend over there about that. Those are both series I plan on doing this with. Both series have episodes with 30 minute run times, both short runs (2 or 3 for both I think) and both infinitely hard to get through on youtube without massive editing.

[@polythenewrappedme6102]

Hi Alan, YOU know that Yes Minister and Yes Prime Minister will be the highlight of your reviews !

[@martindunstan8043]

EB👍great stuff buddy and with Blackadder being a comedic farce it should never be taken literally as historical fact, Elizabeth 1st played by the brilliant Miranda Richardson obviously portraying the monarch as a silly girl rather than a leader of a country and she's perfect. That must have taken a lot of time, effort and fighting against YT obstacles to bring us this, thank you EB that was thoroughly enjoyable ✌️🍻

[@TheEclecticBeard]

The editing too a good bit of time but I did model it somewhat the same way I see a reactor I've watched for forever and then cut down even further after the initial cut just to be on the safe side of things. It's a reaction and not a watch a long and I'd rather folks see the reaction to stuff and spots of my dialogue rather than give enough context to trip up youtube. 4 hour full reaction time cut down to a little over an hour took a good 12 hours to fully edit down.

[@martindunstan8043]

@@TheEclecticBeard you're absolutely right and you've done a grand job there my friend ✌️

[@andywrong3247]

​@@martindunstan8043why does eb think miranda is Edmunds mother.has he been corrected.

[@martindunstan8043]

@@andywrong3247 I imagine if watching for the first time without having got to grips with all the characters that it would be a reasonable assumption that Edmund is in some way related to the Queen in this.

[@rowanstephenson3192]

Love your backdrop btw