[Danny Stewart]

And it gets worse, too. Here are some highlights of reviews posted on Outpost Gallifrey.

Before the episode even finished:

7:06 What the hell is this!?
7:14 14 mins in and for the first time I've lost interest in Doctor Who.
7:15 UTTER CACK- self-indulgent, dull , comedic nonsense.
7:17 Is it possible to rate this below zero, this is without a doubt the worst Doctor Who episode ever. Shame on you.
7:24 This is the first time I've ever been moved to vote before the episode even finished, but I just can't watch any more of this. 21 minutes in and the TV has been switched off. Dreadful.

Immediately after the episode:

7:46 What a load of sh*t. RTD get lost.
7:47 Utter s**t! And next week's doesn't look much better from the trailer either. If I could give it 0/5 then I would.
7:47 wot a load of rubbish. RTD has lost the plot inflicting this sh!t on us.

I would say that was the worst episode of Doctor Who ever, but you can't even call it Doctor Who.

Sad to see my favourite series being abused like this. This made the worst excesses of the JNT era look like golden age Doctor Who. I won't be watching the next series.

1 out of 5 and it didn't even deserve that.

THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN ON TELEVISION!

I am appauled by this story.

The plot was good and entertaining until russel T. davies remembered it was a doctor who script he was writing. Did the 6 year old write the story too?
The production of the episode was so low compared to the rest of the series, this has completely robbed my trust in the show.
I am 15 alright, and yes some older people may have found "hilarious" it will kill doctor who if another episode this bad is shown again, its not been taking on that well with my age group, but last week it actually was about to get there - lost it now I can tell you that.

What on earth was that load of crap?!

I feel so cheated. Its my birthday weekend too

I don't like "my" show messed about with this way OK?

An absolute disgrace and an affront to the Dr.Who franchise. To protect the continuity of the programme, RTD should be dropped for series three. He will destroy the legend for good if allowed to continue with his slip-shod parody of Sc-Fi - Sylvester McCoy revisited! Not what we want.....

For me this was an amalgataion of 'Confessions of a Dr.Who stalker' with 'Zygons live from the Blackpool Tower' - simply stupid and deriding of the fans - RTD must be sitting there luxuriating in the fact that he's p***ed us all off.

What's next? Ken Dodd as an alien diddy man, or Roy Chubby Brown menacing earth as a giant dildo -pleaseeeee, this is meant to be serious Sci-Fi, not an avenue for a camp producer to realise his every whim - someone, somewhere should be controlling RTD.

A step to far for me - bring back Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.

RTD go home!

complete and utter rubbish...ranks down there with Horns of Nimon, Delta and the Bunnymen, Happiness Patrol, Frontios and the Peter Davison Sea Devil story (can't remember the name of it)- without doubt the worst episode of the new Dr Who

I can't stand Peter Kay anyway so it always on to a loser with me, had they based the story around Jackie Tyler then it might have worked but not about some losers that I frankly don't give a s*** about one way or the other- the whole thing was a waste of 45 minutes of this series of Dr Who- also looked like a cheap episode as well, perhaps they blew the budget on Satan Pit/ Impossible Planet??

I challenge you to name something worse than tonights episode, apart from Big Brother that is? Oh drat I have undermined my own argument in the first sentence.

This will be the final nail in RTD's coffin. This was the worst episode of Doctor Who ever! even worse than any Sylvester McCoy episode. I would be very surprised if anybody tunes in next week. RTD is getting way beyond himself now and is in danger of ruining the show. Come on BBC, lets end get a new produser/script writer.

RTD has ruined Dr Who. And my message to him would be : "Get a gripe your overblown talentless buffoon"

Man who the hell did RTD sleep with to get this frickin' job. ??!?!?!?!

worst episode ever.

not funny.

crass acting.

worst of all, little or no doctor.

i'll even watch timelash again, but that story will never ever darken my screen

what a disappointment after last week's corker. how could anyone like this tripe...?

getting bored by any chance, Mr Davies? looks like sabotage to me.

I rated it 1 as there was no options to go further below a 1.

I dont feel "poor" can sum up that peice of turgid smeg. That was the single most crappiest episode of Doctor who EVER made. Ive seen better tv on CBBC. Give me a black and white recon of the lousiest missing story and i would rather watch that. I cant even be bothered to give the story any respect with a constructive criticisim because frankly it dosent deserve one! That was the most badly constructed brainless peice of crap ever made.

And people will defend this, whilst slagging off Pardise Towers and Delta and the Bannamen...

watched it with a open mind

verdict utter crap how anybody can say this was funny is unberlevable.

WORST EP OFF ALL TIME would like you use lots of sware words but im to nice for that

sorry for the bad spelling that ep as rotted my brain

Have we travelled back to the 1st of April - the people raving over this are having a joke arent they.....

I dont know maybe Eastenders fans have moved in to watch 'who'.....

Any fans of the 'genuine' Doctor Who want to go and comiserate under an old library somewhere ?

this must be the worst episode ever sorry it wasnt funny, wasnt sad we were the sad ones watching it

cant believe i slagged dr who off so much sorry russell after watching that im ashamed to be a fan!!!

i hope the critics will slate this, imagine showing the non fan that episode!!!!!

i never liked peter kay but even he was more watchable, love the cast as great actors but they must hate dr who after reading this script

worst epidsode yet?

i am actually feeling ambarresed to be a dr.who fan after that ep

I watched it with a group, and was utterly embarrassed, actually. One lass walked out fed up, and another fell asleep. I'd already been bickering with another mate whether or not DW was "geeky" (the previous two-parter was winning him round); he had the grace not to press his point, but simply raised his can and grinned victoriously. Ouch.

It makes you sad, doesn't it?