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 In this week's episode of the MGM+ action-adventure series Robin Hood, the protagonist makes a daring visit to the royal court in Westminster to attempt a reconciliation with Marian Huntingdon. Soon, Robert, or Robin, as most people in England now call him (though I will continue to use both names interchangeably, as the series does), also has to deal with the arrest of his uncle, whom the Sheriff of Nottingham had taken to his castle at the end of the previous episode. Episode 8 features the most action of the series so far, as Robin engages in a fierce sword duel with his arch-nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham, while also uncovering a close betrayal. Episode 8 of Robin Hood begins with the five Saxon hostages being led out of their cell in Nottingham Castle for a meeting with the Sheriff, who has devised a new plan. Since Robin Hood continues to elude the authorities and sow terror among the Normans, the Sheriff now wants to use the hostages as bait. A crucial detail is that on...