Doctor Who Showrunner Wasn't a Fan of Season 11 Finale Either
Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall has stated that season 11s' finale episode, «The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos», is his least favorite of his era's scripts. The showrunner took the helm of the series from Steven Moffat in 2018 for the long-running sci-fi show's eleventh season. Chibnall is set to depart in Fall 2022 alongside current Doctor, Jodie Whittaker.
Following on from Moffat's seven-year tenure as showrunner from 2010-2017, Chibnall took over the role in 2018 with Doctor Who's eleventh season since its 2005 revival, ushering in a new era and Doctor with «The Woman Who Fell To Earth». Across his time as showrunner, Chibnall aimed to introduce a new generation of audience members to the beloved franchise alongside Whittaker's new regeneration of the Time Lord. To do so, season 11 features mostly standalone stories and forgoing the series' legacy villains for new characters, only addressing the deeper lore in later seasons when he attempted to makethe show more mysterious again through the introduction of Jo Martin's mysterious Fugitive Doctor and «The Timeless Child» storylines. With Chibnall set to depart following a special episode made to celebrate the BBC's centenary, the showrunner has shared what he feels is his least favorite story of his era.
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As reported by Radio Times, Chibnall was asked in an interview with Doctor Who Magazine what his least favorite script that he was involved with during his tenure, to which he stated that he disliked season 11's tenth and final episode, «The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos». Chibnall revealed that due to him assisting other writers during the season and numerous rewrites, he feels the finale could have been
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