Why do they keep giving Mark Gatiss episodes to write? It is genuinely baffling to me because they are almost exclusively one of the D tier episodes of every season.
Much like Gatiss’ other episodes, this one is boring, specifically with regards to the antagonists. They aren’t threatening in the slightest and are incredibly silly (everyone is in this episode is, I just think it works better for Robin Hood than the Sheriff). Capaldi’s characterization is all over the place too. In Deep Breath, he’s no nonsense and doesn’t care about social conventions but wants to feel accepted. Into the Dalek carries this over somewhat but now he’s dealing with the moral dilemma of his past actions (for some reason?). Well here he is just a big man baby who’s pissed that Clara doesn’t think he’s as cool as the younger guy. It’s honestly laughable. Overall, I appreciate the idea but the execution… well it’s honestly great to put you to sleep.