Sherwood S1 E9

## Plot

Gisbourne tells his father that someone has been stripping parts off the Drobos they lost in the attack. It's either Robin or her father. The Sheriff knows he needs a living DNA sample from one of them to restart the Ascension Project, and decides to go down to Sherwood himself. Gisbourne thinks he should go because he's the head of security, but his father tells him that if he were capable, he'd already be down there. Gisbourne finally talks back when he says he's not the one who pushed Thomas off the platform, but he claims that he didn't say anything when his father asks him about it. Rose is at the market, which is full of hungry and sick people. No one has food, medicine, or power. Without power, Tui can't make kelpotein, and without meds, she's not healthy enough to make it anyways. At least Iniko is better now. His shoulder is improving. Robin thinks she could've saved her dad, but didn't, even though that's not what happened, and thinks that maybe it should've been her who fell. Trust me Robin, I have first hand experience when it comes to blaming yourself and feeling guilty over things that you can't control. Iniko thinks that all of this is her dad's fault, and he deserved it after everything he did. They stopped his evil Ascension Project, and now they can move on. Robin admits that Iniko is right; they have to fix this mess. They head out to look for medicine for Tui. Thomas is obviously alive, and he's the one taking parts from the Drobos and using them to build mini-generators to give people power. When someone asks him how he knows so much about the Drobos, he admits that he used to work as an engineer for King Richard. He was a good man who cared, and wanted to help everyone. He must've trusted the Sheriff back then to leave him in charge. Thomas also gives a sick woman an antibiotic mineral based compound. It tastes awful, but it works. The Sheriff arrives in Sherwood and inspects one of the Drobos, recognizing it as Thomas's handiwork. Robin and Iniko meet up with Rose at the market. They see a crowd of people gathered around someone they're calling the miracle man. He's handing out generators that Robin recognizes as repurposed Drobo organic hardware. She's the only person in Sherwood who can do those modifications. She sees that the miracle man is her dad. She's relieved that he's alive. What she doesn't know is that he's sick too, enough to cough up blood. When Rose learns who he is though, she yells that he's the one who built the Drobos and poisoned the water. This makes the Sea Croppers angry, and Robin, Iniko, and Rose get Thomas out of there before mob violence breaks out. You'd think Rose wouldn't be the one to say those kinds of things though, since she's from the Upper City as well. She even looks guilty afterwards. It'd be more in character for Gripper to say that. The Sheriff finds the handkerchief with Thomas's blood on it. He gives it to Gisbourne and tells him to make it work while insulting him some more. Tui and Thomas recognize each other. Gripper is inclined to hit him, which would kill him in the state he's in, but he says he'll earn their trust through his actions. He's extracted the mineral based compounds out of the organic Drobo hardware and combined it with seaweed to make a stable food source. He was inspired by Tui's kelpotein. It's not as good as hers, but it's something. The mini-generator can run for two to three weeks without charge, which is enough for Tui to get back on her feet. She doesn't trust Thomas, but it won't matter if he helps them get the kelpotein up and running. Gripper asks Iniko if he's okay. He got a message from his brothers. They're a hundred klicks from Sherwood. Him staying was always temporary. Robin got everything she ever wanted. Now he can leave, and they can forget each other. This kind of reminds me of what Thomas's relationship with Ada was probably like. They thought that they had to forget each other in order to move on and survive, but as we'll see later, this just resulted in both of them dying too soon. While trying to get the power to work, Thomas tells Robin that she's like her mother. She was so sure of herself. She knew her own mind. He thinks about her all the time. He thought they were doing something for the greater good. He couldn't risk bringing her into all of it. She was headstrong and bold, just like Robin. The Sheriff wouldn't have tolerated her. Robin points out that he tolerated Nottingham. He thought he was on their side, but admits that he was such a fool. They get the power to work, and Iniko sees them hugging. Meanwhile, Gisbourne tells his father that he's successfully synthesized Thomas's DNA. When he holds the blood near the orb, it turns blue. The Sheriff can't believe that he actually did it. However, something goes wrong, and it changes to an orangish color. It says that the DNA is inactive and degraded. Meanwhile, Thomas is worse than they thought. Robin suddenly gets a picture of the orb from the gauntlet, and her dad says he has to go back. He never thought this day would come. When he created the orb, he knew the Sheriff might betray him, so he built a safeguard to protect himself. If anyone ever tried to synthesize his DNA, the system would know he was dead. He made a doomsday device. The orb has unimaginable power. It will continue to fuse energy, and then detonate. The explosion will destroy everything. Tui tells Robin that they're losing him. The gauntlet is the only thing that can stop it. Robin has to pair it with the orb. Thomas apologizes to her, tells her that he doesn't deserve her, and then dies. Robin is devastated.