This was uneven, and much more of a victory lap for the show than a real episode, but it was a generally entertaining victory lap. It's odd -- the 3 camera sitcom/laughtrack setup doesn't work for me as a matter of first principles, and yet the rhythms of the show felt a bit off without them. Structurally, and in terms of pacing, there were some pretty big issues (this was an episode in search of a beginning and ending at several points), but the laughs were there and it was nice to see the familiar faces playing off one another again.
The highlights were the return of Queenie and her court, and the dig at both customer clubs and Shakespeare that followed. Plus I even enjoyed Flasheart as Robin Hood for once! He was small but amusing and got a little comeuppance! It actually worked! The rest was pretty hit or miss, with some good lines but also so dumb jokes. But for as many fits and starts as it had, I liked the ending of finding out that England has gone Frenchie, quickly correcting the history-changing trip-ups of the past, and then becoming King. It's a lumpy half-hour of television, but still a pleasant one, and it's a nice little reunion/sendoff for the series.
Review by Andrew BloomVIP 9BlockedParent2015-11-28T17:40:01Z
This was uneven, and much more of a victory lap for the show than a real episode, but it was a generally entertaining victory lap. It's odd -- the 3 camera sitcom/laughtrack setup doesn't work for me as a matter of first principles, and yet the rhythms of the show felt a bit off without them. Structurally, and in terms of pacing, there were some pretty big issues (this was an episode in search of a beginning and ending at several points), but the laughs were there and it was nice to see the familiar faces playing off one another again.
The highlights were the return of Queenie and her court, and the dig at both customer clubs and Shakespeare that followed. Plus I even enjoyed Flasheart as Robin Hood for once! He was small but amusing and got a little comeuppance! It actually worked! The rest was pretty hit or miss, with some good lines but also so dumb jokes. But for as many fits and starts as it had, I liked the ending of finding out that England has gone Frenchie, quickly correcting the history-changing trip-ups of the past, and then becoming King. It's a lumpy half-hour of television, but still a pleasant one, and it's a nice little reunion/sendoff for the series.