96) UNDERWORLD

Underworld is without a doubt the worst Doctor Who serial of all time. Impressive sets aside the writing is bogged down, slow, tiresome, dull and tedious. Underworld is full of Gods, prophecies, mythology, religious ceremonies, interrogations, rebellions and double bluffs which have been seen many times before but never to the level of this. Some of the worst CSO shots, they are literally everywhere, can be seen here, and creativity is nowhere to be seen. Just look at the ridiculous levitating scene in episode two. There are constant recycled shots, sets and footage which just proves how lazy everything is. They use the same shot of a Seer and Guards walking in a cave – THREE TIMES! The villains are dimwits realising at the last second when things are going wrong and do nothing to prevent themselves from being killed. Multiple Guards literally walk into the line of fire. None of the characters are worth of a mention, they simply appear and that’s their introduction and a few of them look like they cannot bear to be around each around. Look how Jackson just leaves Herrick behind with little to no encouragement. At the end The Doctor simply say goodbye and he is off. Who can blame him? The extras are awful who seems totally confused about how they are supposed to be acting. The whole production is a abysmal and the similarities to The Face of Evil is astounding and the repetitious tagline ‘The Quest is the Quest’ only proves how little it has going for it. *​