At the Queen's Court, Edmund dislikes Sir Walter Raleigh stealing his spotlight and decides to upstage him by going on a voyage to the dangerous, treacherous Cape of Good Hope.
I've never found "Potato" to be a favorite episode. It feels a little bit on the mundane side. The plot is too straightforward as it doesn't have the kind of set-up as well as twists and turns that are usually a part of what make a BA episode great. Even Edmund isn't given enough insults and one-liners on this occasion. Also, I never felt that Walter Raleigh's scenes were all that funny (even though I grant that it is probably the point since his attempts at humor in it are suppose to be lame).
However, it still has enough laughs in it to make it worthwhile. Tom Baker (best known for playing Doctor Who though here he is rather unrecognizable) steals most of it as the insane Captain Redbeard Rum. You can't help but crack up as he delivers his lines starting with the words "You have a woman's ." The final scene at end where our characters return from the journey is really funny too, where they bring back gifts that shall we say include a beard, a boomerang, and a "fine wine."
So it is the weakest episode in BlackAdder II but it certainly isn't a waste of time, either.
I've never found "Potato" to be a favorite episode. It feels a little bit on the mundane side. The plot is too straightforward as it doesn't have the kind of set-up as well as twists and turns that are usually a part of what make a BA episode great. Even Edmund isn't given enough insults and one-liners on this occasion. Also, I never felt that Walter Raleigh's scenes were all that funny (even though I grant that it is probably the point since his attempts at humor in it are suppose to be lame).
However, it still has enough laughs in it to make it worthwhile. Tom Baker (best known for playing Doctor Who though here he is rather unrecognizable) steals most of it as the insane Captain Redbeard Rum. You can't help but crack up as he delivers his lines starting with the words "You have a woman's ." The final scene at end where our characters return from the journey is really funny too, where they bring back gifts that shall we say include a beard, a boomerang, and a "fine wine."
So it is the weakest episode in BlackAdder II but it certainly isn't a waste of time, either.
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