Blackadder is back, as a captain in the British Army, in the worst insanity devised by Man. He finds himself in the middle of the Great War, before people knew enough to start numbering them. The humor has more of a bite here, as the series tackles the stupidity of war. Capt. Blackadder does the sensible thing here; try any means possible to escape this insanity.
Everyone is in fine form and we have the return of Stephen Fry to the regular cast. Miranda Richardson pops up for a guest appearance as does Rik Mayall as the daring Flasheart. Mayall's castmate Adrian Edmondson also turns up as the Red Baron!
Spoiler: This series has the best and most poignant ending of all. As the men go over the top, artillery shells explode. The chaos unfolds as the scene fades to a pastoral field, with a haunting version of the theme. Our hero's final fate is left to the imagination. In the end, no one wins a war, they only survive. Whether Blackadder survives or is another victim of Man's insanity, we never know.
Blackadder goes Forth stand as the perfect testament to the stupidity of war. The formula of the series is still good, but it's ultimate message sets it apart from the previous series. The final episode should be required viewing for students when discussing World War I.
Everyone is in fine form and we have the return of Stephen Fry to the regular cast. Miranda Richardson pops up for a guest appearance as does Rik Mayall as the daring Flasheart. Mayall's castmate Adrian Edmondson also turns up as the Red Baron!
Spoiler: This series has the best and most poignant ending of all. As the men go over the top, artillery shells explode. The chaos unfolds as the scene fades to a pastoral field, with a haunting version of the theme. Our hero's final fate is left to the imagination. In the end, no one wins a war, they only survive. Whether Blackadder survives or is another victim of Man's insanity, we never know.
Blackadder goes Forth stand as the perfect testament to the stupidity of war. The formula of the series is still good, but it's ultimate message sets it apart from the previous series. The final episode should be required viewing for students when discussing World War I.