With Space Destructors we start to drift back to Season Two Batman/ Camp mixed with some positive elements.
Dr. Smith, Will and The Robot discover a cave with a variety of machines that can produce cyborgs. Despite warnings from The Robot, Dr. Smith's greed (sound familiar) results in him creating cyborgs which he thinks will help him take over the universe. Some of this is explained as Dr. Smith has finally lost his marbles and the machine is controlling him.
As with other episodes that would have been excellent if done right, Space Destructors has major "camp" flaws, mixed with excellent parts.
The strong points: The early scene with Dr. Smith running and hiding from a cyborg is hilarious; The cyborg making producing computers and machines; the make-up for the cyborgs; the action scenes with Prof Robinson and Major West fighting the cyborgs; the action scenes with Prof Robinson (Zorro!) fighting the cyborgs; and the final scene where Prof Robinson finally has had enough of Dr. Smith and kicks him out (almost).
The Non-Sense:
The idiotic comedy routine from one of the early cyborgs was painfully stupid; The Robot is basically helpless to do anything until the very end when Prof Robinson instructs him to destroy everything in the cave. Why on earth didn't The Robot take action earlier?
The various historical costumes worn by the cyborgs make it look like an attack from an office Halloween party.
Dr. Smith, Will and The Robot discover a cave with a variety of machines that can produce cyborgs. Despite warnings from The Robot, Dr. Smith's greed (sound familiar) results in him creating cyborgs which he thinks will help him take over the universe. Some of this is explained as Dr. Smith has finally lost his marbles and the machine is controlling him.
As with other episodes that would have been excellent if done right, Space Destructors has major "camp" flaws, mixed with excellent parts.
The strong points: The early scene with Dr. Smith running and hiding from a cyborg is hilarious; The cyborg making producing computers and machines; the make-up for the cyborgs; the action scenes with Prof Robinson and Major West fighting the cyborgs; the action scenes with Prof Robinson (Zorro!) fighting the cyborgs; and the final scene where Prof Robinson finally has had enough of Dr. Smith and kicks him out (almost).
The Non-Sense:
The idiotic comedy routine from one of the early cyborgs was painfully stupid; The Robot is basically helpless to do anything until the very end when Prof Robinson instructs him to destroy everything in the cave. Why on earth didn't The Robot take action earlier?
The various historical costumes worn by the cyborgs make it look like an attack from an office Halloween party.
