Blackadder/Recap/S/S2 Blackadder's Christmas Carol

""Dickens' classic tale of kindness, truth and virtue completely mucked up and ruined by having a member of the Blackadder family involved. Also Baldrick, of course, the man you can rely on to turn a Christmas dinner into a dog's dinner, as long as the dog isn't particularly fussy.""

Blackadder, in contrast to the previous Blackadders and Ebenezer Scrooge, is an infinitely kindly man who often lets people take advantage of him because of this.

Flat broke, he decides to just go to bed, since there's nothing left for him to stay up for. In the middle of the night, he is awoken by the Spirit of Christmas (Robbie Coltrane) who was asking for a drink, but decides to show Blackadder how horrible his ancestors were by means of visions (which, in terms of getting people to renounce their wrongful ways, are much more effective than line drawings.)

Blackadder realises that there's profit in evil, and decides to take it out on everyone who he remotely dislikes.

"Ebenezer: "Baldrick, it couldn't have been the Queen, because, when she visits people, she leaves them her Royal Seal." Baldrick: "What, like this one?" Ebenezer: "Yes, just like tha...""
 * Annoying Laugh: Millicent.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Unlike his ancestors, this Blackadder is generally a nice person, but still retains this trait.
 * Extreme Doormat
 * Eyepatch of Power: Grand Admiral Blackadder.
 * Gratuitous German: Prince Albert.
 * Oh Crap:


 * Pyrrhic Villainy: Blackadder's descendants will rule the universe, but Blackadder missed out on an opportunity to become incredibly rich.
 * Start of Darkness: Or a reboot of darkness, at least.
 * Yet Another Christmas Carol: An inversion and parody.