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Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart
Woof, woof!
— Blackadder • 1983
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The bark is Flashheart's personality reduced to a sound: arrival, challenge, flirtation and self-applause at once. It is a catchphrase whose meaning comes almost entirely from the character's outrageous confidence. The episode uses that swagger to make Blackadder's hopes of a safe transfer look particularly ill judged.
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In context
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In ‘Private Plane’, the fourth episode of Blackadder Goes Forth (1989), Squadron Commander Lord Flashheart crashes into the regiment's world with the confidence of a man who thinks flying makes him irresistible. His barking exclamation punctuates the bravado. Blackadder is attracted to the supposed comforts of the Royal Flying Corps, but encounters a commander whose enthusiasm for danger is considerably greater than his own. This is the First World War Flashheart, distinct from the Elizabethan wedding guest in Blackadder II.
Sources (2)
- Private Plane — episode subtitle transcriptBlackadder Goes Forth — Private Plane; quoted conversationReference checked
- Blackadder Goes Forth — WikiquotePrivate PlaneReference checked
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