The reason for this being the weakest is the title character. The Edmund Blackadder in the other series' is an intelligent and sophisticated man. Blackadder in this, however, is a blundering fool. Not a funny one, either. Whilst I didn't HATE him, his character showed no real depth. Baldrick was the most intelligent in the series. However, he wasn't so intelligent that he was interesting, yet too clever to be funny. He was just a one-dimensional character. Percy was the same as ever and he was one of the better parts. Brian Blessed's portrayal as the King was very well acted, but just the same old Brian Blessed character used in everything else he does.
The story lines in each episode were very well done, but it needed the depth of the characters to pull through.
The story lines in each episode were very well done, but it needed the depth of the characters to pull through.