The first episode of "The Black Adder" starts a little bit slow, with a couple of not very good jokes, but soon enough it gets things going and becomes a very funny introduction to the characters of this classic TV series.
The story is simple enough, Rowan Atkinson's Edmund, Duke of Edinburgh, is a not very smart, selfish and narcissistic character, that only thinks about his own survival and his desire for power. He falls asleep on the day of the battle, and after arriving late to the battleground, goes and kills King Richard III. Hilarity ensues.
"The Black Adder" is an amazingly funny series, and this episode just show how good it is. Atkinson is at the top of his game, and all the cast is really good too. Some jokes are not very good, but in general the dialogue is top notch, and the jokes keep coming. All other aspects are also of good quality, but this is a show that centers on funny dialogues and general silliness, and there it more than covers the ground. And, just in case that wasn't enough, there are also some very funny references to Shakespeare's work.