Horns of Nimon has been cited as the worst Who story of all time. It was the end of Tom Baker's sixth season and he's obviously bored to death. He sleepwalks through his scenes and clowns around shamelessly. So no-one else can take the story seriously. When K-9 breaks down, the Doctor tries to give him mouth-to-mouth. When the TARDIS malfunctions, it emits a series of comedy "boings". Graham Crowden (the evil Soldeed) seems to think that he's competing for the Brian Blessed Award For Overacting. And keep your Spotters Guide to Doctor Who Clichés handy: people really do say things like "You meddling fools!" "It's too late for me - I'm done for!" and "All these corridors look the same!"
Andrew Rilstone
Review -- Doctor Who: Myths and Legends Boxed Set DVD - Sci-Fi Now - March 2010
That concludes my retrospective look at the Seventeenth Season of classic Doctor Who. I am sure I will have a look at this final season in due course. If you want to support me, read outtakes and specials and get early access to my nonsense, then please, please, please, pretty please, I'm not going to get down and beg, but, consider joining my Patreon.
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