Don't Go Into the Woods (16 Apr. 2001)

Sydney's friend phones to inform her that he's discovered information on the Golden Hawk of Maribor, lost since 1711. Sydney and Nigel travel to Lubjanka to meet him, but he's already gone after the Hawk.

Director:

Ian Toynton

Writer:

Elizabeth Baxter

Stars:

Tia Carrere, Christien Anholt, Lindy Booth

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Tia Carrere	...	Sydney Fox
Christien Anholt	...	Nigel Bailey
Lindy Booth	...	Claudia
John Blakey	...	Vladimir Bugos
Breffni McKenna	...	Constable Dragomir Lagosh
Beatriz Batarda	...	Vela
Richard Leaf	...	Village Priest
Natasha Cashman	...	Professor Makelmovitch
Lizzie Brocheré	...	Princess Natasha
Dominique Hulin	...	Werewolf
Paul Pavel	...	Footman

Storyline

Sydney's friend phones to inform her that he's discovered information on the Golden Hawk of Maribor, lost since 1711. Sydney and Nigel travel to Lubjanka to meet him, but he's already gone after the Hawk.

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Genres:

Fantasy | Mystery | Adventure | Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Release Date:

16 April 2001 (France)

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Connections

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

User Reviews

One big goof!

As the series Relic Hunter goes, this episode was nothing special, but I must say that this episode is among the most far fetched I've ever seen.

It is placed in Slovenija (my native country) and that got me interested, but unlike most other episodes (which at least try to have some historical background), this one is completely fictional.

Sydney and Nigel are looking for the Golden Falcon of the queen of Maribor and to do so, they go to the university of Ljubljana. Maribor is the second largest city in Slovenija and Ljubljana is the capital (so far, so good - at least somebody could read maps), but there was never anything even remotely resembling the kingdom of Maribor, neither has there ever been a Slovenian royal family with the title of a king. It was all part of the Habsbourg monarchy (Austro-Hungary). there are some local folk tales about a race of Psoglavci (dog-headed people), so the claim for werewolves might have some remote resemblance, but it's really not a part of Slovenian tradition or mythology. Again, the authors proved they did at least some research, by translating the name of the local inn. It's in perfect Slovene, but then again, how come they didn't have a clue as to the fact that Slovenia located in the middle of continental Europe, which automatically means the steering wheels of automobiles and trucks are on the left, not right - British - side. Also the names are Russian and not Slovene, but I guess they didn't distinguish between Slavic nations.

Anyway, the story is somewhat interesting (for a second rate series, which Relic Hunter definitely is), but ends really disappointingly. It all turns out to be nothing but a grave digger dressed up in some animal fur. Oh well, if it wasn't for Tia Carrere, the series would never have gotten beyond the pilot episode. So enjoy the rest of Syndiana Jones, but don't expect too much :)