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Robin takes the Doctor and Clara to his campsite, where he introduces his group: [[Will Scarlett]], Friar [[Tuck]], [[Alan-a-Dale]], [[Walter (Robot of Sherwood)|Walter]], and [[Little John]]. As a prank, Robin reveals that contrary to belief, John is actually very small. An excited Clara calls the group the Merry Men, which Robin decides to use as their name. While they talk, the Doctor performs tests to verify or disprove the reality of the situation. He takes a hair strand, confirming it's real. He examines a sandal from Friar Tuck, and a sample of Alan's blood; it seems real, but riddled with diseases that will kill Alan in half a year. | Robin takes the Doctor and Clara to his campsite, where he introduces his group: [[Will Scarlett]], Friar [[Tuck]], [[Alan-a-Dale]], [[Walter (Robot of Sherwood)|Walter]], and [[Little John]]. As a prank, Robin reveals that contrary to belief, John is actually very small. An excited Clara calls the group the Merry Men, which Robin decides to use as their name. While they talk, the Doctor performs tests to verify or disprove the reality of the situation. He takes a hair strand, confirming it's real. He examines a sandal from Friar Tuck, and a sample of Alan's blood; it seems real, but riddled with diseases that will kill Alan in half a year. | ||
Before he can perform further tests, the Doctor is pulled away by Clara, annoyed by his actions. The Doctor explains he's confirmed the Merry Men are living beings, but they could be in a theme park from the future, or a [[Miniscope]] (since the TARDIS could land somewhere else | Before he can perform further tests, the Doctor is pulled away by Clara, annoyed by his actions. The Doctor explains he's confirmed the Merry Men are living beings, but they could be in a theme park from the future, or a [[Miniscope]] (since the TARDIS could land somewhere else instead). Clara isn't willing to believe his theories, asking when he stopped believing in everything. The Doctor then asks when she started believing in "impossible heroes"; Clara smiles at him and asks "don't you know?" Realizing it was when they met, the Doctor is at a loss for words. He decides to resume his testing; he bites an apple and scans it with the sonic screwdriver, walking off. | ||
Robin talks with Clara, noting that her friend doesn't seem of this world; Clara responds that on a good day, the Doctor is. Clara then notes Robin mentioned that dark days lay ahead. Robin goes on to explain that since the King is away, his greedy brother Prince John has done nothing but cause misery. When Robin spoke out against the Prince's tyranny, he was stripped of his | Robin talks with Clara, noting that her friend doesn't seem of this world; Clara responds that on a good day, the Doctor is. Clara then notes Robin mentioned that dark days lay ahead. Robin goes on to explain that since the King is away, his greedy brother Prince John has done nothing but cause misery. When Robin spoke out against the Prince's tyranny, he was stripped of his title Earl of Loxley and forced into his current life. At the mention of bringing down the Prince and Sheriff, Robin gets the Merry Men laughing again; the Doctor, annoyed, wonders if they do that so much because they're simple-minded. Clara tells Robin she can tell there's been a great loss in his life, which is why he laughs so much — to mask his pain. Robin explains he has been separated from [[Maid Marian|Marian]]; until they are reunited, Robin has aspired to be a man worthy of her by fighting against injustice. | ||
The Doctor questions what the season is. Learning that it is [[Autumn]], he becomes suspicious of the weather - it's too sunny; as Clara is nonchalant, he asks "have you been to Nottingham?". Clara guesses that it could be a climate change, but the Doctor points out that it's [[1190]], which makes it impossible. Robin announces the Sheriff is holding a contest to find the most skilled archer in Sherwood; the prize is to be a golden arrow. Clara immediately warns Robin not to enter, since it's a trap laid by the Sheriff to capture him; the Doctor [[Fixed point in time|doesn't stop her]], since he doesn't believe what's happening is real. However, Robin knows it is a trap (since everyone knows he's the best archer in Nottingham), which he will gladly enter. The Merry Men laugh, annoying the Doctor, who hates bantering. | The Doctor questions what the season is. Learning that it is [[Autumn]], he becomes suspicious of the weather - it's too sunny; as Clara is nonchalant, he asks "have you been to Nottingham?". Clara guesses that it could be a climate change, but the Doctor points out that it's [[1190]], which makes it impossible. Robin announces the Sheriff is holding a contest to find the most skilled archer in Sherwood; the prize is to be a golden arrow. Clara immediately warns Robin not to enter, since it's a trap laid by the Sheriff to capture him; the Doctor [[Fixed point in time|doesn't stop her]], since he doesn't believe what's happening is real. However, Robin knows it is a trap (since everyone knows he's the best archer in Nottingham), which he will gladly enter. The Merry Men laugh, annoying the Doctor, who hates bantering. | ||
Robin proceeds to enter the archery contest, where he — under the guise of Tom the Tinker — exceeds in every activity and, in the final competition, is pitted against the Sheriff, whose own [[bow]] skills are "astounding," | Robin proceeds to enter the archery contest, where he — under the guise of Tom the Tinker — exceeds in every activity and, in the final competition, is pitted against the Sheriff, whose own [[bow]] skills are "astounding," according to the commentator. The Sheriff asks his guards to carry the target back to the very end of the field, which they do, and he shoots the arrow right in the middle. Robin then shoots an arrow at the same target and splits the Sheriff's arrow, winning the contest. He is presented with the golden arrow, but Robin's arrow is immediately cut by another entry: the Doctor. | ||
The Doctor asks for his prize, and is given the golden arrow; dismissing it as a mere bauble, he discards it, asking for [[enlightenment]] instead. However, Robin fires another arrow into the Doctor's, without even looking; the Doctor responds by shooting an arrow off one of the knights, that still manages to hit the target. Robin prepares to fire another arrow, but the Doctor states "this is getting silly" and blows up the target with the [[sonic screwdriver]]. Slightly amazed, the Sheriff orders his knights to seize the Doctor, Clara and Robin. Robin then reveals to the crowd who he really is before the knights attack, and Robin begins to fend them off with his fencing skills. | The Doctor asks for his prize, and is given the golden arrow; dismissing it as a mere bauble, he discards it, asking for [[enlightenment]] instead. However, Robin fires another arrow into the Doctor's, without even looking; the Doctor responds by shooting an arrow off one of the knights, that still manages to hit the target. Robin prepares to fire another arrow, but the Doctor states "this is getting silly" and blows up the target with the [[sonic screwdriver]]. Slightly amazed, the Sheriff orders his knights to seize the Doctor, Clara and Robin. Robin then reveals to the crowd who he really is before the knights attack, and Robin begins to fend them off with his fencing skills. | ||
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Deep in the castle, one of the peasants falls down from exhaustion. The young female ward taken earlier goes over and helps him stand. A Knight comes over and declares that the peasant's work capacity has been broken down, and he is no longer useful. They then proceed to disintegrate him, much to the girl's horror. | Deep in the castle, one of the peasants falls down from exhaustion. The young female ward taken earlier goes over and helps him stand. A Knight comes over and declares that the peasant's work capacity has been broken down, and he is no longer useful. They then proceed to disintegrate him, much to the girl's horror. | ||
The Doctor and Robin Hood call for the guard, asking the other be executed; the Doctor wants to see if Robin's head will keep laughing after decapitation. Clara snaps at them, pointing out there ''isn't'' a guard. Clara asks them to explain their plans in turn; Robin wishes to bide his time, while the Doctor doesn't have one since the Sheriff took the [[sonic screwdriver]]. An annoyed Clara points out the sonic is always taken whenever they're imprisoned. A guard comes in, revealing he has been assigned to listen at the door to find out who the true ringleader is, so the Sheriff can conduct an interrogation. Robin and the Doctor both proudly state | The Doctor and Robin Hood call for the guard, asking the other be executed; the Doctor wants to see if Robin's head will keep laughing after decapitation. Clara snaps at them, pointing out there ''isn't'' a guard. Clara asks them to explain their plans in turn; Robin wishes to bide his time, while the Doctor doesn't have one since the Sheriff took the [[sonic screwdriver]]. An annoyed Clara points out the sonic is always taken whenever they're imprisoned. A guard comes in, revealing he has been assigned to listen at the door to find out who the true ringleader is, so the Sheriff can conduct an interrogation. Robin and the Doctor both proudly state the Sheriff will never get information out of them, but the guard unchains ''[[Clara Oswald|Clara]] ''instead. Clara looks at them, asking "seriously?" | ||
Clara is taken to the Sheriff's dining hall, where a feast is laid out. She declines to eat, citing she had a bag of crisps earlier. The Sheriff takes note of Clara's strange words, and holds up the sonic screwdriver, calling a strange gallimanfy taken from the Doctor's "tunic". Clara is able to goad the Sheriff into revealing his past — that he witnessed a spaceship crash and has been trying to repair it by collecting all the gold in the nearby land to repair the ship's circuits. He then plans to use it to travel to London and take over the kingdom; the Sheriff is implied to have killed Prince John, as he is nowhere to be seen. He tells her that every King needs a | Clara is taken to the Sheriff's dining hall, where a feast is laid out. She declines to eat, citing she had a bag of crisps earlier. The Sheriff takes note of Clara's strange words, and holds up the sonic screwdriver, calling it a strange gallimanfy taken from the Doctor's "tunic". Clara is able to goad the Sheriff into revealing his past — that he witnessed a spaceship crash and has been trying to repair it by collecting all the gold in the nearby land to repair the ship's circuits. He then plans to use it to travel to London and take over the kingdom; the Sheriff is implied to have killed Prince John, as he is nowhere to be seen. He tells her that every King needs a consort, and leans in to kiss her. She wiggles out, threatening, "You do that again, and you'll regret that." | ||
In the dungeon, Robin asks the Doctor to pretend to be in terrible pain to attract the guard; however, the Doctor insists Robin do it as it's his plan. Robin moans loudly. When the guard demands answers, the Doctor insists Robin is having a nervous breakdown from fear; the Doctor even says Robin has soiled himself, angering him. He then tricks the guard into the cell by saying Robin carries a vital message for the King, who has promised an enormous reward for it. The guard leans in to hear Robin, who insults and headbutts him; the keys fall off the guard when he lands. Robin asks "soiled myself?"; thinking Robin is admitting to the action, the Doctor says it's really getting into character. The Doctor and Robin both try to reach the keys with their feet, knocking them into a grate. Robin is annoyed, but the Doctor points out that the bright side: Clara will never hear of ''that'' little mistake... | In the dungeon, Robin asks the Doctor to pretend to be in terrible pain to attract the guard; however, the Doctor insists Robin do it as it's his plan. Robin moans loudly. When the guard demands answers, the Doctor insists Robin is having a nervous breakdown from fear; the Doctor even says Robin has soiled himself, angering him. He then tricks the guard into the cell by saying Robin carries a vital message for the King, who has promised an enormous reward for it. The guard leans in to hear Robin, who insults and headbutts him; the keys fall off the guard when he lands. Robin asks "soiled myself?"; thinking Robin is admitting to the action, the Doctor says it's really getting into character. The Doctor and Robin both try to reach the keys with their feet, knocking them into a grate. Robin is annoyed, but the Doctor points out that the bright side: Clara will never hear of ''that'' little mistake... | ||