Hello! I thought I'd better come and account for myself
Actually, Mr M has pretty much covered what I dislike about the episode. The thing is, I think my response is proportionate to the general reception it has received. When I finished watching it when it first aired, I thought "Meh, that wasn't very good."
When I talked to people about it, both in RL and on the internet though, the response I saw was along the lines of "OMG it was the best episode EVER!" (this was before the wonderful Blink, Human Nature and Turn Left, of course). I took that as fan hyperbole, but then it started picking up awards and being hailed in the genre press, and I was completely confused. I just don't see what people think is so marvellous about it. In my view, it's a fairly average story with some really shonky moments: as Mr M said, I find the King's speech at the end not just weak, but lame. The first couple of times I saw the story, it made me laugh out loud. I'm not sure if that's down to the writing or the performance.