Destination: Skaro: Difference between revisions

"Destination: Skaro" was broadcast on [[BBC One]] on 17 November 2023 as part of ''[[Children in Need]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/doctor-who-children-in-need-2023-minisode-david-tennant-1851017325|title=David Tennant's 14th Doctor Will Make His TV Debut This Week|last=Whitbrook|first=James|date=13 November 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024|work=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref> It was accompanied by an episode of ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-children-in-need-davros-dalek-spinoff/|title=Doctor Who's New Davros Is Perfect for a Dalek Spinoff Series|last=Gladman|first=Andrew|date=21 November 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024|work=[[Comic Book Resources]]}}</ref> The full ''Children in Need'' special was seen by 3.77 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/most-viewed-programmes/|title=Most viewed programmes Barb|accessdate=July 15, 2024|work=[[Broadcasters Audience Research Board]]}}</ref> A [[novelisation]] written by [[Stephen Cole (writer)|Steve Cole]] was released on 19 September 2024 in ''Fifteen Doctors 15 Stories''.<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=bbcdoctorwho |number=1801613861499330819 |title=💫 #DoctorWho The Official Guide - https://bbc.in/3xe1Ve7 💫 #DoctorWho The Official Annual - https://bbc.in/3z2bYDt 💫 #DoctorWho: Fifteen Doctors 15 Stories - with 'Destination: Skaro', and a new Fifteenth Doctor story- https://bbc.in/45rdhbg}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Steve Cole |author-link=Stephen Cole (writer)|user=SteveColeBooks |number=1801642955897225391 |title=Very happy to have brought 14th Doctor fun to this collection, with a novelisation of Destination: Skaro! Out September 19th}}</ref>

 

Reviewing it for ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'', Adi Tantimedh rated the episode 10/10 and wrote that the five-minute episode featured what ''Doctor Who'' had been missing for five-years under preceding showrunner [[Chris Chibnall]]. He went on to call it "consistently surprising and hilarious" and a "masterclass in storytelling and comedy acting".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/doctor-who-bbc-children-in-need-scene-a-fun-sign-of-things-to-come/|title=Doctor Who/BBC Children in Need Scene: A Fun Sign of Things to Come|last=Tantimedh|first=Adi|date=18 November 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024|work=[[Bleeding Cool]]}}</ref> ''Nerdgazm''{{'}}s Jack Trestrail praised Tennant's performance, writing that he was "energised as ever" and explaining the special was "a real breath of fresh air after 13 months off the air". Trestrail went on to note the differences between Tennant's [[Tenth Doctor]], opining that the Fourteenth felt "more human, and much less filled with rage".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nerdgazm.net/doctor-who-children-in-need-2023-special-destination-skaro-review/|title=Doctor Who Children In Need 2023 Special – "DESTINATION SKARO" Review|last=Trestrial|first=Jack|date=17 November 2023|accessdate=14 July 2024|work=Nerdgazm|archive-date=10 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210144007/https://nerdgazm.net/doctor-who-children-in-need-2023-special-destination-skaro-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> The mini-episode received mixed reviews and some criticism for [[Retroactive continuity|retroactively]] turning Davros into an able-bodied character.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-divide-in-disney-who-102863.htm|title=Controversy and Change: The Divide in Disney Doctor Who|last=Schulman|first=Zachary|date=13 July 2024|accessdate=14 July 2024|work=Doctor Who TV|archive-date=13 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713111825/https://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/the-divide-in-disney-who-102863.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/doctor-who-mini-episode-davros-controversy-divides-fanbase-2391308/|title=Doctor Who mini-episode divides fanbase amid Davros controversy|last=Miller|first=Leon|date=20 November 2023|accessdate=16 July 2024|work=[[Dexerto]]}}</ref>