Doctor Who fans are unimpressed with underwhelming grand finale reveal as they call it ‘the worst’ the show has ever done

Doctor Who fans were left in panic on Saturday as they were left disappointed by the reveal of the show’s grand finale.

The highly anticipated final episode of season 14, titled Empire Of Death, left Whovians wanting more.

The grand ending, which revealed who Ruby’s mother is, landed on BBC iPlayer at midnight on Saturday, with the episode airing on BBC One at 6.40pm.

But for fans who couldn’t wait for the big reveal, the long, arduous wait turned out to be a disappointment.

Flocking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Doctor Who fans shared their devastation of the finale while wondering ‘is that it?’

The highly anticipated season 14, which saw Ncuti Gatwa take the reins as the new Time Lord, left viewers wanting more after the final episode, titled Empire Of Death, and Whovians wanting more

One user wrote: ‘Ruby’s mother reveal is probably the worst reveal I’ve ever seen on this show. So disappointed.’

“I’m sorry, but the reveal of who Ruby’s mother was was lame.”

‘Was that it?’

“I’m now convinced that the mystery surrounding Ruby and her mother was a complete plot hole that they accidentally created while writing this season and had no idea how to get themselves out of it because what the heck was that anticlimactic episode ?’

‘I’m sorry, but the revelation of Ruby’s mother was very disappointing. I knew it would be difficult to create something that lived up to the hype, but that was…’

‘watched the Doctor’s finale and lowk, it was so anticlimactic??? I expected the mother to be someone as big as River Song just because it would be a random person???”

Since the 2023 Christmas special, the sci-fi series has teased the “mystery” of Ruby Sunday’s (Millie Gibson) origin.

And over the course of seven episodes, a series of hints were dropped in the storyline about the identity of Ruby’s unknown mother.

The grand ending, which revealed who Ruby’s mother is, landed on BBC iPlayer at midnight on Saturday and the episode airs on BBC One at 6.40pm.

But for fans who couldn’t wait for tonight’s big reveal, the long, arduous wait turned out to be a disappointment. Flocking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Doctor Who fans shared their devastation of the finale while wondering ‘is that it?’

But after weeks of anticipation, viewers were largely dissatisfied to learn that Ruby’s mother is just an ordinary woman named Louise.

The episode revealed that Louise left her daughter at the church gate in a panic at the age of 15.

But many have dismissed the revelation as a huge anticlimax.

In previous episodes, the mysterious mother figure was depicted as a terrifying hooded figure.

And now that the fourteenth season has come to an end, Ncuti has an even bigger task ahead of him: getting Disney executives on board to order another series.

When the sex education star took on the role, the BBC had struck a deal with Disney, rumored to be worth $100 million, in the hope that Britain’s oldest science fiction show would hit televisions across the world. would dominate the world.

To support that world domination, Russel T. Davies, who originally joined the show sixteen years ago for a reboot after poor ratings, was sent on a press tour across the US to encourage more viewers on the state side.

Russell hoped the deal would mean Doctor Who would be “up there with your Star Wars, your Marvel stuff.”

But now the streaming giant, which has signed up for two series, must decide whether to go ahead.

And now that the 14th season has come to an end, Ncuti has an even bigger task ahead of him: getting Disney executives on board to order another series.

Russel T Davies (pictured), who originally joined the show 16 years ago for a reboot after poor ratings, was sent on a press tour across the US to encourage more stateside viewers

As part of Gatwa’s Doctor Who, the time-traveling duo travel back to 1963 with matching snazzy outfits and it seemed to be a hit with viewers

But Disney will have critics as well as ratings to consider, and not everyone was suggesting that Doctor Who was following trends when it featured a passionate kiss between The Doctor and another male character.

As part of the Disney deal, each new episode will be shown on iPlayer at midnight on Friday, with US viewers able to access it.

All this happens before it is broadcast on traditional terrestrial TV.

This has resulted in a huge drop in live viewership – when Gatwa made his debut on the show in May, the first episode attracted just 2.6 million viewers on BBC1 and episode two, compared to 3.7 million people tuning in Jodie Whittaker’s last appearance first. female doctor, which was watched by 3.7 million people in real time.

While fewer people are watching new episodes live, although some fans are staying up late to do so, there are more to it.

Doctor Who has been watched by 5.9 million people so far since the first episode was released on May 11 – more than Whittaker’s farewell episode in October 2022.

While Davies has admitted that ratings have been worse than expected, he said it has been successful in targeting newer, younger viewers.

Not only will Disney have to look at the poor ratings, they will also have to take the critics into account.

Some have criticized the series for following trends: the first episode introduced a transgender character, Rose, played by Yasmin Finney and Gatwa’s Doctor, who recently had a kiss with a male character.

When the BBC-Disney+ deal was said to be worth $100 million, Russell T Davies assured fans that Doctor Who was still the same show (pictured right, in 2022, with Ncuti Gatwa, left)

Doctor Who bosses hope reviews are positive enough to continue the historic partnership (stock image from 2017)

Nevertheless, the major company will measure the British cult TV show against criteria such as its ranking among new subscribers and whether viewers watch until the end of each episode.

Disney already owns sci-fi hits like the Star Wars franchise, and in theory Doctor Who fits the bill perfectly.

In practice, early reviews in the US have been positive, but an analysis of Google Trends data hasn’t shown much interest from people searching for it online.

The Hollywood Reporter said Gatwa’s Doctor “got off to a lively and accessible, if not necessarily exciting, memorable start,” while Variety praised Gatwa’s “refreshing dynamism that makes the season a uniquely enchanting watch.”

Chris Curtis, editor of the industry newspaper Broadcast, said The times that in Britain the show’s popularity is evident.

He said: “The seven-day figures average between 3.5 million and 4 million viewers per week, which feels decent enough. You can’t call it a gangbusters hit, but it’s not a flop either; maybe just a little disappointing.”

In light of the solid performance, the BBC is now waiting for Disney to decide whether to go ahead with a third series.

Russell seems confident it will go ahead, telling The Times last month that he was already preparing scripts, but nothing has been confirmed yet.

The new series of Doctor Who finally concludes tonight at 6.40pm on BBC1.