History YMMV / DoctorWhoS37E1TheWomanWhoFellToEarth

** The "Tim Shaw?" joke has spawned a lot of jokes from Australian fans in connection to radio presenter and former Demtel spokesperson [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Shaw_(salesperson) Tim Shaw]] -- especially appropriate considering the episode brought up the Doctor's hatred of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiATDMHU7gc knives]]. Creator/TheABC show ''Whovians'' has turned this into a RunningGag by editing Shaw's face into a screenshot OnceAnEpisode. Shaw himself [[https://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/11500-how-tim-shaw-became-a-doctor-who-villain.html has commented on it]], and he appeared in the season finale of ''Whovians'' (corresponding to the episode where Tzim-Sha returned) to announce the winner of a competition in his [[ButWaitTheresMore signature style]].

** The "Tim Shaw?" joke has spawned a lot of jokes from Australian fans in connection to radio presenter and former Demtel spokesperson [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Shaw_(salesperson) Tim Shaw]] -- especially appropriate considering the episode brought up the Doctor's hatred of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiATDMHU7gc knives]]. Creator/TheABC show ''Whovians'' has turned this into a RunningGag by editing Shaw's face into a screenshot OnceAnEpisode. Shaw himself [[https://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/11500-how-tim-shaw-became-a-doctor-who-villain.html has commented on it]], and he appeared in the season final of ''Whovians'' (corresponding to the episode where Tzim-Sha returned) to announce the winner of a competition in his [[ButWaitTheresMore signature style]].

* {{Narm}}: American viewers will be left giggling over the design of Tzim-Sha's transport capsule, given that its shape bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[https://www.candystore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/385x/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb/h/e/hersheys-kisses-25lb_2.jpg Hershey's kiss]]. Everyone else just sees a fig or onion given a dramatic sting with each appearance.

* {{Narm}}: American viewers will be left giggling over the design of Tzim-Sha's transport capsule, given that its shape bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[https://www.candystore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/385x/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb/h/e/hersheys-kisses-25lb_2.jpg Hershey's kiss]].

** The Doctor is reminded she needs a new outfit with "You need to get out of those clothes."
** The Doctor, who has been a man for all known previous incarnations, remarks that it's been ''a long time since'' she's shopped for women's clothing, leaving open the question of whether he was shopping for himself on the previous occasions.

* AssPull: After leaving us wondering for months how the Doctor would get out of falling high above the Earth... she doesn't. She simply hits a train at full speed, and then casually gets up without much protest. Granted, this was still [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler the first fifteen hours after her regeneration]], so there is precedent of her being able to survive such things (After all, [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion Tens' hand survived the drop from the Sycorax Ship flying above London]], and was not seen squashed into a pulp when we next see it in "Utopia").
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* CrossesTheLineTwice: In a {{Freeze Frame Bonus}}, one can carefully notice that Ryan's heartfelt video commemorating his deceased grandmother that he posted on [=YouTube=] still got two dislikes.
* EpilepticTrees: Some people interpreted the Doctor's mention that it's been a long time since she bought women's clothing as an indication that the Doctor has had a previous female incarnation before Thirteen, pointing out a moment from Fourth Doctor serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E5TheBrainOfMorbius The Brain of Morbius]]" which could be interpreted as meaning this, and think the line may be foreshadowing an unknown incarnation of the Doctor that has yet to be revealed.
* MemeticBystander: The man who throws salad at the Stenza has become very popular within the fandom, being dubbed "Salad Man".

* {{Narm}}: American viewers will be left giggling over the design of "Tim Shaw's" transport capsule, given that its shape bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[https://www.candystore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/385x/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb/h/e/hersheys-kisses-25lb_2.jpg Hershey's kiss]].
* ShockingMoments: The last shot of the episode, where the Doctor and her companions are ''teleported into deep space without spacesuits''.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Some fans swore off the show due to the female Doctor, unfavorably comparing it to ''Film/Ghostbusters2016''. At least one person even went so far as to [[QuoteMine photoshop positive review headlines to make them look negative]].
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many were upset at Grace's death, saying that even with the crew understandably not wanting to squeeze five people into the TARDIS, she could have served quite well as the era's equivalent of Jackie Tyler or Wilfred Mott. Instead she'll at worst be a case of CollateralAngst and at best a case of MentorOccupationalHazard depending on how her death continues or not to affect Graham and Ryan. That of the four humans it was a black woman who died didn't help the optics.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The Doctor chastising a man for killing a creature that just killed Grace and tried to murder him, plus her belief that "only idiots carry knives" when at least two of her previous companions used them (Jamie and Leela), makes her come off as a sanctimonious {{hypocrite}}.

* AssPull: After leaving us wondering for months how the Doctor would get out of falling high above the Earth... she doesn't. She simply hits a train at full speed, and then casually gets up without much protest. Granted, this was still [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler the first fifteen hours after her regeneration]], so there is precedent of her being able to survive such things (After all, [[[[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion Tens' hand survived the drop from the Sycorax Ship flying above London]], and was not seen squashed into a pulp when we next see it in "Utopia").

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the consensus view on the episode based on professional reviews, as well as Metacritic and Website/{{IMDb}} user reviews[[note]]though both the Metacritic and [=IMDb=] reviews are unfortunately skewed by review-bombing conducted by many Whovians angry over the Doctor being female and having a group of racially diverse companions[[/note]]. Most reviewers have good things to say about the actors -- especially Creator/JodieWhittaker as the Doctor -- and were at least able to reserve judgement on the show's new direction if they weren't enthusiastic about it outright, but the plot is generally seen as a generic MonsterOfTheWeek story with not much originality. Of course, a lot of them also pointed out that [[OlderThanTheyThink this isn't exactly unusual for a Doctor's first episode]], where the focus naturally has to be on introducing them and/or the new companions.

* HesJustHiding: Possibly Grace! [[https://tv.avclub.com/doctor-who-boldly-goes-into-a-whole-new-era-1829585321 The AV Club review pointed out]] that she was announced as a '''returning''' character; it's either 1) [[DeadStarWalking misdirection]] to keep the climax from being spoiled, 2) technically true because she'll appear in flashbacks or a trip back in time later in the season, or 3) this trope! There is precedent for the last option -- [[Recap/DoctorWho2012CSTheSnowmen Clara Oswin Oswald died in a fall too and was buried and mourned]], yet the Doctor encountered her again after a fashion.
* MemeticBystander: The man who throws salad at the Stenza has become very popular within the fandom, being dubbed Salad Man.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many were upset at Grace's death, saying that even with the crew understandably not wanting to squeeze five people into the TARDIS, she could have served quite well as the era's equivalent of Jackie Tyler or Wilfred Mott. Instead she'll at worst be a case of CollateralAngst and at best a case of MentorOccupationalHazard depending on how her death continues or not to affect Graham and Ryan. That of the four humans it was a black woman who died didn't help the optics. Then again, HesJustHiding '''could''' be in play...

* AssPull: After leaving us wondering for months how the Doctor would get out of falling high above the Earth... she doesn't. She simply hits at full speed and then casually gets up without a scratch, with zero explanation or [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight even any of the witnesses reacting like this is the slightest bit odd]]. Granted, this was still [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion the first fifteen hours]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E8LetsKillHitler after her regeneration]].
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Stenza kills a drunk guy who throws a few bits of salad at him. It really serves no purpose to the rest of the story, and was apparently needed to show the Stenza having another random KickTheDog moment.

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the consensus view on the episode based on professional reviews, as well as Metacritic and Website/{{IMDb}} user reviews[[note]]though both the Metacritic and [=IMDb=] reviews are unfortunately skewed by review-bombing conducted by many Whovians angry over the Doctor being female and having a group of racially diverse companions[[/note]]. Most reviewers have good things to say about the actors -- especially Creator/JodieWhittaker as the Doctor -- and were at least able to reserve judgement on the show's new direction if they weren't enthusiastic about it outright, but the plot is generally seen as generic MonsterOfTheWeek story with not much originality. Of course, a lot of them also pointed out that [[OlderThanTheyThink this isn't exactly unusual for a Doctor's first episode]], where the focus naturally has to be on introducing them and/or the new companions.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Some fans have already sworn off the show due to the female Doctor, unfavorably comparing it to ''Film/Ghostbusters2016''. At least one person even went so far as to [[QuoteMine photoshop positive review headlines to make them look negative]].

* AssPull: After leaving us wondering for months how the Doctor would get out of falling high above the Earth... she doesn't. She simply hits at full speed and then casually gets up without a scratch, with zero explanation or [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight even any of the witnesses reacting like this is the slightest bit odd]].

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the consensus view on the episode based on professional reviews, as well as Metacritic and Website/{{IMDb}} user reviews[[note]]though both the Metacritic and [=IMDb=] reviews are unfortunately skewed by review-bombing conducted by many Whovians angry over the Doctor being female and having a group of racially diverse companions[[/note]]. Most reviewers have good things to say about the actors -- especially Creator/JodieWhittaker as the Doctor -- and were at least able to reserve judgement on the show's new direction if they weren't enthusiastic about it outright, but the plot is generally seen as generic MonsterOfTheWeek story with not much originality. Of course, a lot of them also pointed out that [[FranchiseOriginalSin this isn't exactly unusual for a Doctor's first episode]], where the focus naturally has to be on introducing them and/or the new companions.

* EpilepticTrees:
** Some people interpreted the Doctor's mention that it's been a long time since she bought women's clothing as an indication that the Doctor has had a previous female incarnation before Thirteen, pointing out a moment from Fourth Doctor serial "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E5TheBrainOfMorbius The Brain of Morbius]]" which could be interpreted as meaning this, and think the line may be foreshadowing an unknown incarnation of the Doctor that has yet to be revealed.
** [[spoiler:The season 12 finale, "The Timeless Children", confirms that the Doctor has indeed been a woman multiple times before, and before the "The Brain of Morbius" incarnations no less. However, she has no memory of any incarnation pre-Hartnell, meaning that her mention of buying women's clothing here was most likely referring to a male incarnation doing so.]]

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Many were upset at Grace's death, saying that even with the crew understandably not wanting to squeeze five people into the TARDIS, she could have served quite well as the era's equivalent of Jackie Tyler or Wilfred Mott. Instead she'll at worst be a case of StuffedIntoTheFridge and at best a case of MentorOccupationalHazard depending on how her death continues or not to affect Graham and Ryan. That of the four humans it was a black woman who died didn't help the optics. Then again, HesJustHiding '''could''' be in play...

* {{Narm}}:
** The Doctor scolding Karl for kicking the evil alien who just tried to kill him off a crane, after she herself had just been subjecting him to an exceptionally painful death (though it should be noted that she'd threatened to drop his teleporter if he activated the DNA bombs, but gave it to him anyway after he did so, giving him an opportunity to get home and possibly save himself). It very much comes off like they were worried about her looking too sadistic, but tried to fix it without actually changing anything. In the same vein, the script contriving a way for her to snap "Only idiots carry knives," especially if you recall Creator/JodieWhittaker's role in ''Film/AttackTheBlock''.
** The episode also comes up with an especially contrived way to introduce the new companions to the "two hearts" thing, as Grace finds out from taking her pulse, which just raises the question of why her mind went there instead of high blood pressure. However, as she states that the Doctor has two pulses instead of just a ridiculously fast single pulse, that instead suggests that the intent was that binary cardiovascular systems of a Time Lord aren't two hearts in the same system but two systems working in tandem.
** American viewers will be left giggling over the design of "Tim Shaw's" transport capsule, given that its shape bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[https://www.candystore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/385x/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb/h/e/hersheys-kisses-25lb_2.jpg Hershey's kiss]].

* {{Narm}}: American viewers will be left giggling over the design of "Tim Shaw's" transport capsule, given that its shape bears an uncanny resemblance to a [[https://www.candystore.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/385x/f31b0cfd465b5145025020710a9577fb/h/e/hersheys-kisses-25lb_2.jpg Hershey's kiss]].

* Main/Defictionalization Someone made a fake RyanS Youtube channel, complete with both videos shown during the episode.

* Defictionalization: Someone made a fake RyanS Youtube channel, complete with both videos shown during the episode.

* NarmCharm: The Stenza's face being [[TheToothHurts decorated with the teeth of those he's killed]] is simultaneously [[{{Narm}} absurd]], [[UncannyValley unnerving]], and ''[[{{Squick}} revolting]].''

* EnsembleDarkhorse: The man who throws salad at the Stenza has become very popular within the fandom, being dubbed Salad Man.

* AssPull: After leaving us wondering for months how the Doctor would get out of falling high above the Earth... she doesn't. She simply hits at full speed and then casually gets up without a scratch (though as she's within the [[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion first 15 hours of regeneration]] this is to be expected), with zero explanation or [[UnusuallyUninterestingSight even any of the witnesses reacting like this is the slightest bit odd]]. Granted, they have no idea she'd fallen from ''orbit'' rather than, say, helicopter-altitude, and they have ''much'' stranger things happening around them at the time.
* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: The Stenza kills a drunk guy who throws a few bits of salad at him. It really serves no purpose to the rest of the story, and was apparently needed to show the Stenza having another random KickTheDog moment. Several British fans still pointed out that [[RealityIsUnrealistic this kind of thing happens all the time in places like Sheffield]], and is one of the most realistic things the show has ever done.

* HilariousInHindsight: When Jodie Whittaker's casting was announced, there were jokes (and things less polite) that the 14[[superscript:th]] Doctor would be [[TwoferTokenMinority a black man with a handicap]]. As it turns out, one of the new Doctor's companions is a black guy with dyspraxia.

* EpilepticTrees: Some people interpreted the Doctor's mention that it's been a long time since she bought women's clothing as an indication that the Doctor has had a previous female incarnation before Thirteen, pointing out a moment from Fourth Doctor serial [[Recap/DoctorWhoS13E5TheBrainOfMorbius "The Brain of Morbius"]] which could be interpreted as meaning this, and think the line may be foreshadowing an unknown incarnation of the Doctor that has yet to be revealed.
** [[spoiler:The season 12 finale, “The Timeless Children”, confirms that the Doctor has indeed been a woman multiple times before, and before the “The Brain of Morbius” incarnations no less. However, she has no memory of any incarnation pre-Hartnell, meaning that her mention of buying women’s clothing here was most likely referring to a male incarnation doing so.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: When Jodie Whittaker's casting was announced, there were jokes (and things less polite) that the 14th Doctor would be [[TwoferTokenMinority a black man with a handicap]]. As it turns out, one of the new Doctor's companions is a black guy with dyspraxia.
* MemeticMutation: The "Tim Shaw?" joke has spawned a lot of jokes from Australian fans in connection to radio presenter and former Demtel spokesperson [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Shaw_(salesperson) Tim Shaw]] - especially appropriate considering the episode brought up the Doctor's hatred of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiATDMHU7gc knives]]. Creator/TheABC show ''Whovians'' has turned this into a RunningGag by editing Shaw's face into a screenshot OnceAnEpisode. Shaw himself [[https://www.2cc.net.au/podcasts/11500-how-tim-shaw-became-a-doctor-who-villain.html has commented on it]], and he appeared in the season final of ''Whovians'' (corresponding to the episode where Tzim-Sha returned) to announce the winner of a competition in his [[ButWaitTheresMore signature style]].

* SoOkayItsAverage: This seems to be the consensus view on the episode based on professional reviews, as well as Metacritic and Website/{{IMDb}} user reviews[[note]]though both the Metacritic and [=IMDb=] reviews are unfortunately skewed by review-bombing conducted by many Whovians angry over the Doctor being female and having a group of racially diverse companions[[/note]]. Most reviewers have good things to say about the actors – especially Creator/JodieWhittaker as the Doctor – and were at least able to reserve judgement on the show's new direction if they weren't enthusiastic about it outright, but the plot is generally seen as generic MonsterOfTheWeek story with not much originality. Of course, a lot of them also pointed out that [[FranchiseOriginalSin this isn't exactly unusual for a Doctor's first episode]], where the focus naturally has to be on introducing them and/or the new companions.

* WinBackTheCrowd: For those fans who felt the show was starting to grow stale under Creator/StevenMoffat, this episode ''really'' helped bring them back around. Not only did the premiere received great popular enthusiasm about the show's new direction, but also high viewing figures - ''10 million''!

* WinTheCrowd: This episode is currently sitting on a '''90%''' score at Rotten Tomatoes, with an average score of ''8.37.'' The consensus of the site reads, "Jodie Whittaker easily embodies the best of the titular time traveler in 'The Woman Who Fell to Earth' and proves that change can be a very, very good thing." Suffice to say, this episode is generally seen as a great entrypoint and new beginning for the series.

* HolyShitQuotient: The last shot of the episode, where the Doctor and her companions are ''teleported into deep space without spacesuits''.