Orphan 55

After watching this episode I thought it was OK. I couldn't understand all the negative reviews. So I went back and re-watched some David Tennant, Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi episodes. I was literally shocked to see how far the quality of this show has fallen. Something needs to be done about this before it is too late. It's not just the writers but also the actors. They don't seem to understand what they are doing to Doctor Who's legacy. And I was amazed at how much Jodie seems to be trying to mimic the 10th Doctor. I can't think of any other way to fix this problem other than to get rid of Jodie, her companions and Chis Chibnall and try to start over. As an avid fan since 1966 who managed to make it through the hiatus between classic who and new who it really pains me to see what is happening.

This was terrible.

Plain and simple this was the worst episode since the show made a return. Not only are the viewing figures tumbling, but the quality is as well, it pains me to slate this show, but this was awful, the story was dreadful, the TARDIS crew were terrible, and as for the thumb sucking moment, I couldn't believe my eyes.

At this rate the show will be dropping into the 3 million viewer numbers, worrying signs. People give feedback with their remote controls, an epic fail, I am worried about the backlash after this.

The minor positive, the monsters, I liked the design of them, gruesome looking, but considering the elaborate goings on they were rather primitive, their appearance was curious, until the heavy handed ending.

Crayons and spam Sums it up nicely. We get more preaching....

Ryan, you are the worst companion of all time, you make Dodo look like Sarah Jane Smith, that's not the fault of his acting, but the poor guy hasn't got a chance with the script he's working with. They are deliberately making him useless, clueless, gutless and dismal.

I watch Countryfile each week while I wait for this, and genuinely the number of swans in that pond was more interesting than this trash.

Diabolically terrible. 3/10

Very poor even by the substandard efforts of last season. All written to deliver one message that most tuning in to Doctor Who a sci-fi program are trying to escape from especially the way it is lectured at the end. Current affairs and agendas are top of the list now superceding story and plot and will likely be the final nail in the coffin of this once great programme unless sackings happen sooner rather than later. If more effort was made to keep the story believable then maybe the less than subtle preaching wouldn't seem so bad but sadly no just plain terrible.

Poor Jodie is being hung out to dry.

When you look at the episode's premise you might think, "that's cool" but then the script is full of exposition and cliche, the acting (particularly from the guest cast) is pretty awful. Production values fantastic once more. I fear the extra investment in production has been drained from the writing department!

And Wilma and Benni... Contenders for worst couple on any episode of television ever. Come on DocWho team, let's get a decent ep on the go. Jodie Whittaker is an incredible actress with so much promise, lets get some good stuff happening!

This episode started off well enough, the premise while unoriginal had the potential to be a satisfying non-serialised romp after the intense Spyfall two parter. The first 40 minutes has a nice build up with some interesting, if generic characters and ideas.

The last 5 minutes destroyed any enjoyment I may had had with the episode. A 5 minute patronising build-up to a 4th wall breaking speech about Climate Change in an episode with one of the most on the nose allegories for climate change left me fuming. It sticks to this episode like a cancerous tumour that needs to be blasted of the face of the planet.