12 Reasons Why BBC One's "The Musketeers" Is Fantastic

Buckle your swashes, ladies and gentlemen, and prepare yourselves for adventure, heartbreak, dueling, honor, duty, and - most importantly - SASS. So. Much. Sass. All for one, one for all!

1. Of course, the epic dueling

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2. The less epic, but more amusing dueling of Louis XIII

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3. The high stakes

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4. The poignant truths

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"...there might be more good ones left."

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5. The loss and heartbreak

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6. The incredible Peter Capaldi, being all sly and sassy

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Because we need a Capaldi fix while we wait for Doctor Who.

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7. SO. MUCH. SASS.

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"Now, with the greatest of respect to your exquisite delicacy of feeling, may we please return to the real issue here."

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D'Artagnan: "Prepare to fight, one of us dies here."

Aramis: "Now, that's the way to make an entrance."

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Constance: "Fifty sous and I'll take you to heaven."

Guard: "Are you one of those religious nutcases?"

Constance: "It was a metaphor."

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8. Intelligent and rebellious women

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"Patronize me one more time and you lose your head!"

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9. Athos' gentlemanly manners and stoic reactions

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"Attacking an unarmed opponent defies every principle of chivalry."

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"I must have your guarantee that you won't try to escape, Monsieur."

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"I sympathize with your grievances, Monsieur, no doubt your partner is a cheat and a swindler. However, it is our duty to deliver him safely to Paris. So, you must wait and seek justice there."

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10. The hats

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11. Aramis - everything about him, really

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Aramis: "I don't like this, I've never been unpopular before."

Porthos: "Try trading places with me."

Aramis: "Well, you're used to it, I'm more the romantic hero type."

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12. The music

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Composed by the brilliant Murray Gold, who also does Doctor Who, so, of course, the soundtrack is AMAZING.

Watch the trailer here:

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