Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Blackadder Goes Forth

The Corona virus has our minds on the Spanish Flu, which means we're also discovering more about World War I (which in 2012 I mentioned that Americans never really talked about over the last 100 years.) This means, of course, that we should also be focusing on the final season of Blackadder, entitled Blackadder Goes Forth and set in 1917 on the front lines of despair.and madness. While I've posted the amazing, poignant finale several times, including HERE, I'd like to spend the next few weeks posting other great clips of that season.

First up? From the episode Corporate Punishment, Blackadder meets the firing squad that is scheduled to kill him the next morning for shooing General Melchett's favorite pigeon. A flat-out hilarious scene!


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