The point this episode's detractors miss is that Love & Monsters is a very funny parody of the X Files (or more precisely, X File and Doctor Who fandom). There are musical cues taken directly from Mark Frost's score. And one can imagine a high school version of Mulder and Scully in Elton and Ursula. Moreover the episode borrows elements from past episodes that will be used in the future. Hardcore fans, in general, tend to miss humor aimed in their direction. They need to lighten up and realize that in 2006, Doctor Who was Russell T Davies 's (and currently Steven Moffatts) baby, not theirs--nor can it ever be theirs. Most fan's writing skills--regardless of fan fiction success-- are not up to that of a Davies or Moffat or even a John Nathan Turner, for that matter. With Love & Monsters, Davies wrote a very funny episode.
Review of Love & Monsters
