History YMMV / DoctorWhoS28E10LoveAndMonsters

* {{Squick}}

* AccidentalAesop: "If you find something you like, Just enjoy it for what it is and don't dedicate your life to it". LINDA originally consisted of socially awkward but ultimately well-intentioned investigators of The Doctor, they eventually found other interests outside of The Doctor and generally had fun together. It was Victor Kennedy who soured their fun and turned their hobby into a miserable chore by forcing them to do extensive research on The Doctor and bossing them around. The absorbed members of Linda could be seen as an allegory for fans who lose interest in their hobbies because the overly-serious fans simply drove them away by spoiling their fun, i.e. sucking the joy out of their hobbies.

* EsotericHappyEnding: One of the many reasons this episode is maligned. Ursula living in a slab of concrete is not seen as a cruel fate in the story, even though it's hardly any different from her being part of the Abzorbaloff's body, or the fate of Borusa back in "The Five Doctors," both of which were presented as a FateWorseThanDeath. And what will happen to her when Elton grows old and dies, or if something bad happens to him, or even if they fall out of love?

* EsotericHappyEnding: One of the many reasons this episode is maligned. Ursula living in a slab of concrete is not seen as a cruel fate in the story, even though it's hardly any different from her being part of the Abzorbaloff's body, or the fate of Borusa back in "The Five Doctors," both of which were presented as a FateWorseThanDeath.

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: This is a decent story and a very personal one, and critics loved it. But most fans loathe it because it's an OutOfGenreExperience to what the series has ever done before or since - a LowerDeckEpisode episode barely featuring the Doctor or the companion, and an allegory about [[TakeThatAudience obnoxious fans who don't know how to have a good time watching a show with their friends]], with some really {{Camp}}y BlackComedy, a controversial comedian in a fat suit, a love story between two peculiar-looking nerds and a quirky directorial style influenced by vlogging. The more cerebral sphere of fandom loves it, but the people who were just there for the Doctor having adventures got neither of those things.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: WebVideo/DiamandaHagan suggested an alterative ending - no Doctor.

** Alternately, the events happened ([[UnreliableNarrator mostly]]) as described, but Elton's mind completely shattered was after witnessing Ursula's death and he's simply talking to an empty paving slab, since only ''he'' ever sees her, while the camera recording him only sees the slab from behind (although the episode itself directly contradicts this interpretation, as Ursula is clearly heard on camera at the end of the episode just before the paving slab is revealed).

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Elton Pope - despite several references to LINDA and Clom in later episodes seemingly contradicting this, it is commonly believed that Elton is insane, and is imagining the events of this episode (perhaps in order to deal with his mother's death).

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Abzorbaloff: Hilariously absurd villain or most shameful monster in Sci-Fi history? Keep in mind that it was designed by an 8-year old for a contest hosted by the BBC, though even here some would argue that a small boy had a great idea(as according to him the creature was meant to be the size of a bus) which RTD proceeded to monumentally screw up!

-->'''Website/SFDebris''': This guy is a threat on par with two kids playing keep-away with Creator/SylvesterMcCoy's hat.

* FanonDiscontinuity: Those who dislike this episode pretend it never happened. The framing device certainly makes this easier, with some concluding that that Elton is either making the whole thing up, or his mind snapped and resulted in him giving a severely messed-up account of the events. Hell, it's even implied ''even the show itself'' doesn't seem to acknowledge it, with only [[Recap/DoctorWho2007CiNSTimeCrash the Fifth Doctor mentioning them to Tenth]]. The ''only'' praise the episode gets is Jackie's CharacterDevelopment.

* BaseBreakingCharacter: The Abzorbaloff: Hilariously absurd villain or most shameful monster in Sci-Fi history? Keep in mind that it was designed by an 8-year old for a contest hosted by the BBC, though even here some would argue that a small boy had a great idea which RTD proceeded to monumentally screw up!

* {{Squick}}: Summed up best by [[WebVideo/WhatTheFuckIsWrongWithYou Nash]]:

-->'''Webstite/SFDebris''': This guy is a threat on par with two kids playing keep-away with Creator/SylvesterMcCoy's hat.