Okay.. First pet peeve: Apparently one gold arrow is enough to put the spaceship into orbit when there was *already* an entire vat of gold on the ship? Come ON -- you expect us to believe that? OK, now down to the business of the *rest* of the episode: This episode was absolute cheezy, unapologetic, insulting-to-the-fans CAMP trash. There was no real intrigue in the story like many of the previous season's episodes. I can understand Moffat wanting to try something new and different with this 8th series and 12th Doctor by bringing on Mark Gatiss (co-creator & writer -- with Steven Moffat) of Sherlock fame, but this was just a camp-fest. Sure, Gatiss may have succeeded in writing episodes for Sherlock, but a Doctor Who writer he is NOT. The entire battle of egos between Robin Hood and The Doctor did nothing more than disgust me -- especially the over-the- top archery contest. The progression of the plot, the quick-and- easy near-instant resolution of problems in the episode, and the continual back-and-forth egomaniacal banter between The Doctor and Robin Hood reminded me of pretty much every Sherlock Holmes movie ever made (especially ones starring Robert Downey Jr.). I was just waiting for The Doctor to spit out, 'Come, Watson, come! The game is afoot!," at any moment. All in all, I expected *far* more depth from The Doctor in *this* incarnation -- seeing as he is *now* over 2,000 years old -- but instead we get a pissing contest of egos between him and Robin Hood for a good chunk of the episode. The writing seemed geared towards kids with its simplistic, ridiculous, and utterly predictable plot instead of the adult themes, sense of mystery and danger, and deep emotional reach most viewers have come to appreciate and enjoy from previous seasons. Robot of Sherwood was a complete disappointment. If I wanted to watch campy garbage writing, I'd throw on a John Waters flick.
Review of Robot of Sherwood
