The pretension makes no sense

This show has really good atmosphere, some poignant episodes, amazingly deep moments - I can't stress enough, how unexplainably radiating the 'moments' (for the lack of a better term) are - and of course, Clannad's superb music that is like a cherry on the top of an already mesmerizing 1980s thick deep 'feel'(ing).

However, the stories are sometimes a bit juvenile or even childish, the fights are pretty bad for the most part, the unrealism is difficult to swallow, etc.

One completely nonsensical thing happens in the third episode, 'The Witch of Elsdon', when Robin and his group is just waiting in the forest, lying down 'helplessly', and then suddenly spring to action.

It's, OF COURSE, done to fool the viewer. From any other point of view, it makes zero sense.

First of all, the woman 'returned at down', so how long did Robin and his men have to wait lying down just in case Gisborn and his men come into the forest?

Secondly, wouldn't defending themselves NORMALLY, from hidden ambush-spots in the woods, trees, bushes, etc., camouflaged and armed with longbows have been IMMENSELY better strategy? Why RISK everything by pretending to be poisoned, having to lay in the same position for probably hours?

The TINY element of surprise can't be worth losing ALL other tactical edge they would otherwise intimidatingly have, surely!

Thirdly, what the heck is the guy holding the horses doing just standing there, when there's a fight going on?

"Oh, sure, my friends and teammates are being murdered by rebel scum, I mean, wolfshead outlaws, but someone could STEAL the horses, so it's way more important to prevent theft from happening than murder from happening."

Uh, WHAT?

Also, why is Much so useless and scared, and Tuck so clumsy in his fighting, it makes this look like a cartoon, and yet this is one of the more serious and believable Robin Hood-depictions - and due to all the magic, mystery and the Sheriff's anger and Gisbourne's charisma, also the most interesting one.

It's so sad that even these beloved, otherwise amazing TV shows and movies have parts that make no sense.

I get that they have to 'save the woman and her husband', but I just can't see ANY reason for them to just lay there on the ground for hours, just waiting for Gisbourne and his men to ALMOST kill them, before springing to action. They could've shot most of his men a long time ago and taken GIsbourne as a prisoner/hostage, had they just prepared normally.

What I am getting at, I don't see WHAT edge this 'laying as if we are poisoned'-tactic gives them over 'let's hide in the forest as we normally do, and shoot the enemy from hidden, well-selected spots while also possibly using some kind of traps'.

All I see is that it makes no sense. Don't pretend to be dead, just prepare for their arrival and shoot them, dagnabit!