Doctor Who: Lux Review - 6 Ups & 4 Downs
6. DOWN - "We're Your Biggest Fans!"
Say what you like about Love and Monsters, but it was at least an affectionate portrayal of fandom, with each member of LINDA feeling like a living, breathing individual. Sadly, the same can't be said for Lizzie, Hassan and Robyn, and not just because they're fictional constructs created by Lux.
Robyn's declaration that she knew the Doctor and Belinda would come out of the TV because it "leaked online" is a good joke, but it's couched in a slightly half-baked swing at the #RIPDoctorWho discourse.
It's clear that Davies is exorcising some of his gripes with fandom, but it's such a huge idea that could be an episode in its own right. Instead, it's a short sequence where fandom is handled in a simplistic and route-one way; two-dimensional "annoying" archetypes in long scarves and Doctor Who t-shirts which are available from your nearest retailer.
Lux is about the power of images, from the cinema audience trapped in celluloid to Reginald's wife being brought back to life. However, these fans aren't real, so the power that Doctor Who holds for them doesn't work alongside the episode's other elements.
You just never feel the emotion, no matter how loud they start playing Murray Gold at you.