BBC viewers comparing new Doctor Who episode to ‘worst ever’
Published May 3, 2025 5:23pm Updated May 3, 2025 5:24pm
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.
Taking to Reddit, viewers claimed it was even worse than Love
and Monsters, which was previously described as one of the
lowest-rated episodes.
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.
BBC viewers comparing new Doctor Who episode to ‘worst ever’
https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/03/bbc-viewers-comparing-new-doctor-episode-worst-ever-23020510/
Published May 3, 2025 5:23pm Updated May 3, 2025 5:24pm
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.
Taking to Reddit, viewers claimed it was even worse than Love and
Monsters, which was previously described as one of the lowest-rated
episodes.
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.
Picture shows Peter Kay as the Abzorbaloff (Victor Kennedy), whose home >planet is Klom, in Love and Monsters, the tenth episode of the second
series of Dr Who. When ordinary man Elton Pope becomes obsessed with The >Doctor, Rose, and their mysterious blue box, his investigations lead him
to the attentions of the enigmatic Victor Kennedy, where his harmless
hobby suddenly plunges Elton into a world of living nightmares...
‘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.
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The True Doctor https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCngrZwoS0n21IRcXpKO79Lw
"To be woke is to be uninformed which is exactly the opposite of what it >stands for." -William Shatner
The True Doctor wrote:
BBC viewers comparing new Doctor Who episode to ‘worst ever’
https://metro.co.uk/2025/05/03/bbc-viewers-comparing-new-doctor-episode-worst-ever-23020510/
Published May 3, 2025 5:23pm Updated May 3, 2025 5:24pm
The latest episode of Doctor Who has been compared to one of
the ‘worst ever’ following its release.
That is probably an extreme take by those viewers... I didn't
think "Lucky Day" was THAT bad.
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.
It's nothing new and it seems to be a 'thing' now... but for me
it's not ideal when a "Doctor Who" season is so short. It didn't
make "Lucky Day" a bad episode though.
Taking to Reddit, viewers claimed it was even worse than Love
and Monsters, which was previously described as one of the
lowest-rated episodes.
If Reddit users thought "Lucky Day" was anywhere near as bad as
"Love and Monsters" then that's a good enough reason to avoid
Reddit and stay here.
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.
If only journalists browsed RADW for fan reactions... I'm sure
they'd find plenty of headlines in some people's posts!
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.
Completely irrelevant to Doctor Who in 2025 though. The Metro
article is really scraping the bottom of the barrel now...
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