MST3K 617: The Sword and the Dragon

My journey through the "Russo-Finnish troika" of Mystery Science Theater 3000 episodes has entered the "Mike years." When first watching these episodes, "The Sword and the Dragon" somehow seemed one of the more entertaining ones of them. However, after I seemed to enjoy Joel's two parts of the "troika" more than I had before, I perhaps did start wondering a little about whether my reactions would also change for this episode, but in a different direction...
( 'Fifty thousand Maria von Trapps face off against the Mongol hordes!' )