Web Series Wednesday – Merry Maidens

By: Krista Ann Freego

WHAT?  Merry Maidens: A Robin Hood Web Series

BY: Oh For Cute! Productions

WHY SHOULD I WATCH?

Merry Maidens is a modern retelling gender-bent version of Robin Hood. Robin (played by Sissy Anne Quartanta) is a university student at Nottingham College. After Robins is framed and wronged during Freshman year by Sheriff (Justin Blakenship), now Student Body President, she has devoted her spare time to helping others wrongs the injustices that she sees on the campus. What kind of injustices? Getting property back from an ex during a harsh breakup, providing discounted text books to students so they don’t have to overpay at the College bookstore or convincing a professor to grant an extension on a paper.

Robin and her deeds are so well known that students seek her out at Major Oak, the apartment she shares with the rest of the Merry Maidens. The Merry Maidens are her friends that live with her and also attend Nottingham College. My favorite character is Joanna (Marissa Longo), who is the resident hacker and coder of the group and is the main member that challenges Robin the most. Joanna and Robin’s interactions during the series are the most captivating for me. Longo does a wonderful job of subtly stealing the scene even when she is just in the background.

Despite what Robin Hood universe you are in, some things never change such as Robin’s undying love for the fair Marian (Evey Reidy). Plus, there is the love triangle between Robin, Sheriff and Marian. I must agree, Marian is lovely and her only possible fault is that she sometimes talks about herself in the third person. Throughout the series Marian goes out of her way to try to protect Robin from the sinister plans of Sheriff.

Who will win the fair maiden’s heart? Will the Merry Maidens ever find proof of Sheriff’s misdeeds? Will Robin ever be truly vindicated? To find out, you are just going to have to watch.

WHERE CAN I WATCH?  Merry Maidens can currently be found on YouTube.

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