21-04-2022, 05:28 PM
(19-04-2022, 02:49 PM)Whataday Wrote:(18-04-2022, 01:56 PM)Zarius Wrote: 2.20 overnight ratings. An all time low for the programme as far as live viewing goes.
The episode was fairly decent, but lacked substance with the historical characters and you could tell corners were cut in the editing. The Doctor and Yaz's relationship barely built up to anything substantial and the pay-off was not just an expected one, but painfully tedious.
I did enjoy the Sea Devils though, Chibs even on his worst day is really good at the classic villains.
It has been rumoured that the episode was originally 58 minutes but ended up needing to be edited down to 48 minutes at the request of the BBC. On top of it being written in only 3 days due to the BBC ordering an extra episode at the last minute. I haven't been the greatest fan of Chibnall's era but if true it's difficult to see how anything could flourish within such parameters.
Douglas Adams and Graham Williams came up with City of Death over a weekend.... not only one of the best Who's ever but also one of the most highest rated stories audience wise.