{"id":7968,"date":"2021-11-29T12:59:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T11:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1522108"},"modified":"2021-11-29T13:31:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:31:10","slug":"doctor-who-fans-confused-by-meandering-and-complicated-episode","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-confused-by-meandering-and-complicated-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans confused by \u201cmeandering\u201d and \u201ccomplicated\u201d episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 29 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-13-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who: Flux<\/a> aired its penultimate episode last night \u2013 and it seems that some fans were left a little confused by the events of the fifth instalment.<\/p>\n<p>While there was still plenty of praise for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-survivors-of-the-flux-review\/&quot;\">Survivors of the Flux<\/a>, many viewers took to Twitter to complain about what they perceived to be an overcomplicated plot.<\/p>\n<p>One fan wrote that the episode was a \u201cbit meandering in places\u201d while another said that the episode was the \u201cfirst misfire of this series\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Bit disappointed really &#8211; first misfire of this series. So the mastermind of all of this is one woman, an ood and a tree outside the universe. All this because the Doctor found out about the Division, only to be immediately invited into the next Universe. Plus immediately killed.<\/p>\u2014 Cllr Steve Dorsett (@SteveDorsett) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDorsett\/status\/1465046249304903680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>One viewer had even harsher words, writing that the episode was \u201cabsolutely awful\u201d and describing it as a \u201ctotal mess of an episode that was all over the place\u201d \u2013 while also criticising the approach to the Timeless Child storyline that had dominated the previous series.<\/p>\n<p>And that fan wasn\u2019t the only one to take aim at this part of the episode, with another fan writing, \u201cAn episode where everything happened and nothing happened at the same time. We were reminded of the Pointless Children storyline despite collectively wishing it would just go away.\u201d<\/p> <p>Those views were not universal, however, and it seems many fans enjoyed the episode even if they weren\u2019t always clear on exactly what was going on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo idea what\u2019s going on. But it\u2019s engrossing viewing,\u201d wrote one, while another added: \u201cI have a feeling it will never be resolved\u2026 but really enjoyed it as usual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And one fan tweeted: \u201cVery good, but the story might have been over-complicated for some parts of its audience, I was OK with it. I but feel it might have left some viewers puzzled not being able to really follow it properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And some went further, with one fan describing the episode as \u201can epic continuation with plenty of plot twists and nostalgia\u201d, adding: \u201cLoose ends are finally getting tied up, in the most shocking way. I loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, star Craig Parkinson \u2013 whose villainous character the Grand Serpent played a major role in the events of the episode \u2013 wrote: \u201cWell the body count was rather high.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Well the body count was rather high <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">@RadioTimes<\/a> ???????????????? <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/NyXuFslk7X&quot;\">https:\/\/t.co\/NyXuFslk7X<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Craig Parkinson (@Cparks1976) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Cparks1976\/status\/1465038729354039297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">November 28, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Read more about Doctor Who:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-survivors-of-the-flux-podcast-review\/&quot;\">Doctor Who: Survivors of the Flux podcast review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-survivors-of-the-flux-questions\/&quot;\">Doctor Who: Survivors of the Flux\u2019s 9 biggest questions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-survivors-flux-doctor-origins\/&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Survivors of the Flux poses more questions about the Doctor\u2019s origins<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-brigadier-unit-dating-controversy\/&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Brigadier cameo makes an even bigger mess of UNIT dating<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-flux-finale-comment\/&quot;\">Can Doctor Who: Flux stick the landing?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-sontarans-flux-finale-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who star teases \u201cconfrontation and destruction\u201d in Flux finale<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Doctor Who continues on BBC One on Sundays. For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Patrick Cremona Published: Monday, 29 November 2021 at 12:00 am Doctor Who: Flux aired its penultimate episode last night \u2013 and it seems that some fans were left a little confused by the events of the fifth instalment. 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