I, too, don't understand why people are so down on this season. It's hilarious! Sure, Edmund is a lot more appealing in later seasons, but the first season has a MUCH more interesting and consistent Baldrick (in later seasons, Baldrick's stupidity fluctuates depending on the needs of the plot) and plenty of great supporting cast. In my opinion, that makes it the equal of the excellent second and third seasons.
Personally, I've never understood the adoration for the fourth season. It's funny, but some of the humor makes me uncomfortable. Unlike Bosworth Field, WWI really wasn't that long ago, and it seems disrespectful to be laughing at the fate of so many idealistic boys (including our grandfathers and great-grandfathers) sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. Plus, the final episode, in which Blackadder pretends to be crazy to get discharged, is a total rip-off of Catch-22.
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