Okay, seriously, what's up with the explosions? Either my memory is playing tricks or this season is extra happy to show off the bigger budget through various explosions..
Right, the episode.. I really don't have much to say about this. I did not enjoy this as much as last week. The plot seemed to be all over the place and a lot of the whimsical stuff just did not work for me (what was up with the spoon?!).
On the other hand, Twelve is starting to grow on me. I like his humour and, just like him, I spent half of the episode wondering why people don't punch Robin Hood in the face after that laugh. So annoying. The rest of the episode I spent being Clara and yelling at Robin and Doctor to just shut up. There are few points where the bickering is funny ("it's your plan. You moan.") but most of the time, that's annoying me too.
And I didn't really understand why Twelve had such hard time believing Robin was real. The Doctor is usually very open about his beliefs and in the past the only thing Ten, for example, didn't believe was that there had been life before Time. But even then he admits that it's just a belief and I think he would have been willing to change his mind if the beast had shown some proof or argued more or, I don't know, something. And in this episode Clara even asks when the Doctor had stopped believing in everything. So that was weird.
I did love the last conversation between the Doctor and Robin. If only the rest of the episode was that good. But I like the idea that Twelve is uncomfortable with the idea of being a hero. Just look at his face when Clara says he's pretty heroic since he goes around the universe saving people. And then he tells Robin he is not a hero. But I like that Robin tells him at he's not either, but if stories about him can inspire others to be, then it's all worth it.
Also, what happened with the end of the spaceship plot? They gave it just enough power to leave the earth so it would not destroy England but not enough to stop it from exploding? So everyone on board was gonna die no matter what? That seems cold.. I know the robots weren't exactly nice but it still seems pretty harsh. I feel like Ten at least would have tried to find a way to stop that from happening. But then, were there more robots onboard other than the two (I think) that were in the control room?
Next week looks to be Doctor Who does horror week, so I guess I'll spend the next week preparing myself for the creepiness. I hate horror...but I'll discuss Doctor Who and horror next week!
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