History YMMV / DoctorWhoS21E7TheTwinDilemma

** Anthony Steven [[MisBlamed is sometimes blamed for killing]] ''Doctor Who'' due to his failure to produce a complete script for "The Twin Dilemma" in time to go to production, causing Eric Saward to desperately try to patch together all the pieces haphazardly... [[DisasterDominoes and from there came a downward spiral that brought the show to its knees.]] Is it a wonder why no one's heard from him since? [[OldShame Poor fella probably doesn't want anyone pointing the finger at him anymore.]]

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too, Anthony Steven. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure or high expectations of writing for a new Doctor, especially not when his debut story (both for him and the Sixth Doctor) was pushed forward many months sooner than he expected. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''never'' worked on ''Doctor Who'', let alone ''[[CreatorKiller anything]]'', ever again.

* DesignatedHero: The Doctor is such an unlikable prick in this story that it effectively doomed both the series and Creator/ColinBaker's run.

** A lot of old fans and new fans find reason to believe that this was [[JumpingTheShark the beginning of the end for the classic series.]] One reviewer even claimed that this was a "100-minute suicide note" for the whole series at large, as this was the start of the brouhaha with executive Michael Grade and his dogged determination to conk the show off the air for good, because it showcased all the show's greatest flaws at once and he complained at how inane and low-budget it became in light of other sci-fi productions that were emerging and doing really well at the time, especially the new ''Series/StarTrek'' movies, ''completely eviscerating'' the existence of ''Doctor Who''.

** Anthony Steven [[MisBlamed is sometimes blamed for killing]] ''Doctor Who'' due to his failure to produce a complete script, causing Eric Saward to desperately try to patch together all the pieces haphazardly... [[DisasterDominoes and from there came a downward spiral that brought the show to its knees.]] Is it a wonder why no one's heard from him since? [[OldShame Poor fella probably doesn't want anyone pointing the finger at him anymore.]]

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too, Anthony Steven. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure or high expectations of writing for a new Doctor, and especially not when his debut story was pushed forward many months sooner than he expected. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''never'' worked on ''Doctor Who'', let alone ''[[CreatorKiller anything]]'', ever again.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too, Anthony Steven. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure or high expectations of writing for a new Doctor. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''never'' worked on ''Doctor Who'', let alone ''[[CreatorKiller anything]]'', ever again.

** A lot of old fans and new fans find reason to believe that this was [[JumpingTheShark the beginning of the end for the classic series.]] One reviewer even claimed that this was a "100-minute suicide note" for the whole series at large, as this was the start of the brouhaha with executive Michael Grade and his dogged determination to conk the show off the air for good, because it showcased all the show's greatest flaws at once and he complained at how inane and low-budget it became in light of other sci-fi productions that were emerging and doing really well at the time, especially the new ''Series/StarTrek'' movies, ''eviscerating'' the existence of ''Doctor Who''.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too, Anthony Steven. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''never'' worked on ''Doctor Who'', let alone ''[[CreatorKiller anything]]'', ever again.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''[[CreatorKiller never]]'' worked on ''Doctor Who'' ever again.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too. He got drafted in as a newbie with a lot of promise, but had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given and couldn't handle the pressure. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer ''[[YoureFired never]]'' worked on ''Doctor Who'' ever again.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too. He got drafted in as a newbie, and had a ''huge'' amount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and script editor Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer never worked on ''Doctor Who'' ever again.

** Unfortunately, this story also did a lot to make the Sixth Doctor himself this for some. One reviewer even claimed that this was a "100-minute suicide note" for the whole series at large, as this was the start of the brouhaha with executive Michael Grade and his dogged determination to conk the show off the air for good, because it showcased all the show's greatest flaws at once and he complained at how inane and low-budget it became in light of other sci-fi productions that were emerging and doing really well at the time, especially the new ''Series/StarTrek'' movies, ''eviscerating'' the existence of ''Doctor Who''.

** Unfortunately, this story also did a lot to make the Sixth Doctor himself this for some.

** It serves as one for the poor writer of this episode, too. He got drafted in as a newbie, and had a ''huge'' a mount of trouble cranking out a story in the time frame he was given. Eventually, in a grossly unprofessional manner, he turned in '''an incomplete script''' right before it was time to produce the story and Eric Saward had to go through and bang out the rest ''very'' hastily. Needless to say, that writer never worked on ''Doctor Who'' ever again.

* ParvumOpus: One of the few things that ''Doctor Who'' fandom as a whole seems to agree on is that this is the single worst story in the show's history. It has ranked ''bottom'' in three of the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' all-story polls, including the 2009 and 2014 editions. It should be noted that the fact DWM published the former poll in its entirety annoyed Creator/ColinBaker so much he didn't talk to them for nearly six years.
** Some fans argue that the story, when viewed on its own, isn't ''that'' bad, but agree that it definitely was a weak episode which certainly wasn't done any favors at all by following on the heels of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]", which is generally seen as one of the most stellar stories of the show ever.

** Some fans argue that the story, when viewed on its own, isn't ''that'' bad, but agree that it definitely was a weak episode which certainly wasn't done any favors at all by following on the heels "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]", which is generally seen as one of the most stellar stories of the show ever.

** Some fans argue that the story, when viewed on its own, isn't ''that'' bad, but agree that it definitely was a weak episode which certainly wasn't done any favors at all by being broadcasted right after ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]'', which is generally seen as one of the most stellar stories of the show ever.

** Some fans argue that the story, when viewed on its own, isn't ''that'' bad, but agree that it definitely was a weak episode which certainly wasn't done any favors at all by following ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS21E6TheCavesOfAndrozani The Caves of Androzani]]'', which is generally seen as one of the most stellar stories of the show ever.

* NeverLiveItDown: The Doctor dresses in what is widely regarded as one of the worst outfits he ever dons, has rapid mood swings, and nearly ''murders'' his companion for no reason. This episode is ''not'' looked at fondly by many.
** In fact, it has ranked ''bottom'' in three of the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' all-story polls, including the 2009 and 2014 editions. It should be noted that the fact DWM published the former poll in its entirety annoyed Creator/ColinBaker so much he didn't talk to them for nearly six years.