Cliff Notes – Viewers comparing new Doctor Who episode to ‘worst ever’
- The latest episode, featuring Ruby Sunday, has drawn comparisons to the poorly received "Love and Monsters," with some fans deeming it one of the worst in the series’ history.
- Viewers expressed disappointment with the episode’s focus away from the Doctor, leading to negative reactions on platforms like Reddit.
BBC viewers comparing new Doctor Who episode to ‘worst ever’
The Doctor and Ruby Sunday have returned to our screens (Picture: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon)
The latest episode of Doctor Who has been compared to one of the ‘worst ever’ following its release.
The fourth episode of season two depicts Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) as she attempts to return to normal life following her experience with the Doctor, played by Ncuti Gatwa.
But after a dangerous new threat emerges, Ruby and UNIT attempt to save her new boyfriend Conrad from the terrifying Shreek.
It is the second Doctor-lite episode to focus on the character following last year’s divisive 73 Yards episode.
However, fans of the show were less than happy with where the episode ended up taking the unique idea of not focusing on the doctor.
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Taking to Reddit, viewers claimed it was even worse than Love and Monsters, which was previously described as one of the lowest-rated episodes.
Fans were not convinced by the latest episode (Picture: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/James Pardon)
Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) is the focus of the episode (Picture: BBC Studios/Disney/Bad Wolf/Lara Cornell)
Verissimoallan said: ‘This episode was basically the evil twin of “Love and Monsters” with a twist.’
TheKandyKitchen added: ‘Love and Monsters: Tokyo drift.’
Bitter-Fee2788 also said: ‘It was Love and Monsters, Adam and Torchwood all done correctly aha.’
Discussing Love and Monsters, fan LadyShelley previously said in a Doctor Who forum that it was among one of the worst.
Asked what were the weakest episodes in Doctor Who’s history, the viewer said: ‘Most of the William Hartnell episodes are unwatchable to me. Just so slow and plodding.
‘Christopher Eccleston didn’t have a bad episode. His season was pretty much perfect (even with the Slitheen.) Let the 30 seconds of potty humor pass and there is a meaty story in there.
Fans compared the episode to Love and Monsters (Picture: BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Lara Cornell)
Peter Kay pictured in Love and Monsters (Picture: Adrian Rogers/BBC)
‘David Tennant had a few clunkers, Fear Her is bad, but, I think Love & Monsters is one of the worst episodes of the new era.’
Love and Monsters stars Marc Warren and Peter Kay and is told from the point of view of a group of bystanders.
The Doctor and Rose barely featured in this episode, breaking from its usual format, which did not score well with fans.
Kay also plays the alien Abzorbaloff, who absorbs people and their faces then appear on his body.
Nine-year-old William Grantham won a Blue Peter competition to create this villain for the show.