After two intense and bloodstained episodes, Robin Hood returns with its third chapter — a mix of politics, paganism, and destiny. The tone remains somber, and the title “No Man Can Hide Forever” says it all: Robin Locksley can no longer hide. Whether he likes it or not, he’s becoming a symbol. Leaving a bloody trail behind him.

The weight of Laforce’s death

The episode opens with Nottingham Castle in shock. Captain Laforce has returned from the hunt — dead, carried by his own men. And of course, the perfect culprit is Robin Locksley, the man whose father was executed by order of the Sheriff. The lie is convenient: the soldiers claim Robin ambushed them in the woods, seeking revenge.

Among the most shaken is Priscilla, Laforce’s lover. Without hesitation, she betrays her childhood friend Marian by revealing her secret romance with Robin and the pagan wedding they shared in the forest. Her betrayal isn’t just personal — she convinces her father to place a 200-coin bounty on Robin’s head, dead or alive.

But the Sheriff, cold and calculating, turns tragedy into opportunity. He wants Robin alive — not for justice, but to display his power in a public hanging, sending a message to the Saxons and to rival nobles, especially the Earl of Huntingdon. Tension between them grows, and the Bishop of Hereford is sent to demand that Huntingdon pay half the bounty, accusing him of having started all this chaos.

In the forest, the birth of the Merry Men

Fleeing the manhunt, Robin encounters three exiled siblings: Ralph, Drew, and Henry Miller. They are tragic, humble figures — Saxons banished over a family scandal. Henry, the youngest, is mute and erratic; Ralph, disguised as a man to protect her brothers, proves fearless.

Robin takes them in and teaches Ralph how to shoot. When two Norman soldiers mistake Ralph for him and try to capture her, Robin kills again. It’s the beginning of a bond among outcasts — a group that doesn’t yet have a name but is taking shape in the shadows of fear and injustice.

Marian and the games of the court

Meanwhile, Marian arrives at Westminster. Behind the royal luxury lies a cruel world: Queen Eleanor and King Henry II live surrounded by lovers and intrigue (which is close to the real History). Marian is greeted by the harsh Celine, who treats her like a servant, unaware that Marian’s purpose is far greater.

Queen Eleanor soon reveals she has plans for her — ones likely involving the Sheriff of Nottingham, a cousin of her husband’s. Marian was chosen for her intelligence and proximity to both the Sheriff and his daughter, Priscilla. Even far from home, she still feels the pull of the forest — and of Robin.

The hunter who turned ally

Enter John Naylor, “Little John.” A towering bounty hunter with a violent past, John claims to hear the voice of the forest goddess, Godda. When the spirit warns him not to turn Robin over — “the son of the forest must be protected” — John changes sides.

His backstory is tragic: as a boy, he killed his abusive father to save his mother, and the guilt has haunted him ever since. Killing became a habit, and now, redemption finds him in the form of loyalty. John releases Robin and vows to fight beside him. Thus begins the brotherhood that will become the Merry Men.

The tragedy of Huntingdon

As the Earl of Huntingdon hunts Robin to restore his name and perhaps claim the bounty, his son Aaron decides to act on his own. Reckless and proud, he ventures into the woods, where he finds Robin and the Millers. He kills John’s dog and attacks one of the siblings — until Ralph, using the bow Robin taught her to handle, fires. Aaron falls dead.

It’s a devastating scene. The Earl arrives too late and finds his son’s body. Grief turns to rage, and he swears vengeance: he no longer wants Robin captured — he wants him dead.

Between faith and fury

The episode ends on a prophetic note: the forest grows sacred, Robin finds allies, but enemies rise from every side. The Sheriff wants order; Huntingdon wants blood. And between them, a legend is born.

No Man Can Hide Forever cements the show’s theme: more than an outlaw, Robin is becoming the mirror of a people oppressed and awakening. With every death, a myth is born.