History YMMV / DoctorWhoS15E5Underworld

* HilariousInHindsight: One reason the serial was so maligned when it came out was that it used digital backgrounds over physical sets. In the late New 10s/Early New 20s, using digital backgrounds over sets became very commonplace among TV and film productions (such as the later episode [[Recap/DoctorWho60thASWildBlueYonder “Wild Blue Yonder”]], making it seem like this serial was ahead of its time.

** Whilst the CCSO of the nebula is shoddy, the actual nebula swirling effect is gorgeous.

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: For all it's NoBudget moments, there are some visually pleasing moments too:

* VisualEffectsofAwesome: For all it's NoBudget moments, there are some visually pleasing moments too:

* HilariousInHindsight: One reason the serial was so maligned when it came out was that it used digital backgrounds over physical sets. In the late New 10s/Early New 20s, using digital backgrounds over sets became very commonplace among TV and film productions, making it seem like this serial was ahead of its time.

* HilariousInHindsight: One reason the serial was so maligned when it came out was that it used digital backgrounds over physical sets. In the late New 10s/Early New 20s, using digital backgrounds over sets became very commonplace among TV and film productions, making ti seem like this serial was ahead of its time.

* HilariousInHindsight: One reason the serial was so maligned when it came out was that it used digital backgrounds over physical sets. In the laye New 10s/Early New 20s, using digital backgrounds over sets became very commonplace among TV and film productions, making ti seem like this serial was ahead of its time.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Brought on by this particular serial having NoBudget. At first, it looks like the story is going to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this: [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome the miniature effects look completely gorgeous and the spaceship set, costumes and laser effects look rather good for the time]]. The cave set looks good too, or rather it would if it wasn't a miniature pasted behind the actors in some of the most jarringly awful CSO the show has ever created, forced upon the production by the budget. Since there's no in-story reason for the caves to be an effect, it looks especially weird. ''Doctor Who'' has used CSO into miniature sets to create a psychedelic, surreal or dreamlike aesthetic at times, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders "Planet of the Spiders"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], with brightly-coloured and trippy sets that would be impossible to do in reality - but in "Underworld" they decided to make the shot look 'realistic' by making it all [[RealIsBrown brown]], meaning it's ugly as well as difficult to even see where the characters are. K-9 goes through the wall once or twice and is once connected to something with connectors that are obviously just ordinary box clips, not even spray painted. There's also a matte painting shot of a regeneration room - the painting itself looks incredibly realistic and would have worked really well if the shot hadn't been made a little too low down so the bottom of the painting is visible at a right angle on the set floor, ruining the illusion. (To add insult to injury, this is the serial that was airing at the time ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' came out.)

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: One of the reasons people hate this story is because it's about a race of [[WhoWantsToLiveForever deeply depressed immortals]] who have no feelings, and no desire to participate in their quest beyond the fact that it is there. The Doctor, Leela and K-9 get some jokes to say in the background, but they're so railroaded by the quest plot that they add very little colour.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Brought on by this particular serial having NoBudget. At first, it looks like the story is going to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this: [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome the miniature effects look completely gorgeous and the spaceship set, costumes and laser effects look rather good for the time]]. The cave set looks good too, or rather it would if it wasn't a miniature pasted behind the actors in some of the most jarringly awful CSO the show has ever created, forced upon the production by the budget. Since there's no in-story reason for the caves to be an effect, it looks especially weird. ''Doctor Who'' has used CSO into miniature sets to create a psychedelic, surreal or dreamlike aesthetic at times, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders "Planet of the Spiders"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], with brightly-coloured and trippy sets that would be impossible to do in reality - but in "Underworld" they decided to make the shot look 'realistic' by making it all [[RealIsBrown brown]], meaning it's ugly as well as difficult to even see where the characters are. K-9 goes through the wall once or twice and is once connected to something with connectors that are obviously just ordinary box clips, not even spray painted. There's also a matte painting shot of a regeneration room - the painting itself looks incredibly realistic and would have worked really well if the shot hadn't been made a little too low down so the bottom of the painting is visible at a right angle on the set floor, ruining the illusion. (To add insult to injury, this is the serial that was airing at the time ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' came out.)

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Brought on by this particular serial having NoBudget. At first, it looks like the story is going to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this: [[SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome the miniature effects look completely gorgeous and the spaceship set, costumes and laser effects look rather good for the time]]. The cave set looks good too, or rather it would if it wasn't a miniature pasted behind the actors in some of the most jarringly awful CSO the show has ever created, forced upon the production by the budget. Since there's no in-story reason for the caves to be an effect, it looks especially weird. ''Doctor Who'' has used CSO into miniature sets to create a psychedelic, surreal or dreamlike aesthetic at times, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders "Planet of the Spiders"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], with brightly-coloured and trippy sets that would be impossible to do in reality - but in "Underworld" they decided to make the shot look 'realistic' by making it all [[RealIsBrown brown]], meaning it's ugly as well as difficult to even see where the characters are. K-9 goes through the wall once or twice and is once connected to something with connectors that are obviously just ordinary box clips, not even spray painted. There's also a matte painting shot of a regeneration room - the painting itself looks incredibly realistic and would have worked really well if the shot hadn't been made a little too low down so the bottom of the painting is visible at a right angle on the set floor, ruining the illusion. (To add insult to injury, this is the serial that was airing at the time ''Film/{{Star Wars}}'' came out.)

* SpecialEffectsFailure: Brought on by this particular serial having NoBudget. At first, it looks like the story is going to [[AvertedTrope avert]] this: [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome the miniature effects look completely gorgeous and the spaceship set, costumes and laser effects look rather good for the time]]. The cave set looks good too, or rather it would if it wasn't a miniature pasted behind the actors in some of the most jarringly awful CSO the show has ever created, forced upon the production by the budget. Since there's no in-story reason for the caves to be an effect, it looks especially weird. ''Doctor Who'' has used CSO into miniature sets to create a psychedelic, surreal or dreamlike aesthetic at times, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders "Planet of the Spiders"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], with brightly-coloured and trippy sets that would be impossible to do in reality - but in "Underworld" they decided to make the shot look 'realistic' by making it all [[RealIsBrown brown]], meaning it's ugly as well as difficult to even see where the characters are. K-9 goes through the wall once or twice and is once connected to something with connectors that are obviously just ordinary box clips, not even spray painted. There's also a matte painting shot of a regeneration room - the painting itself looks incredibly realistic and would have worked really well if the shot hadn't been made a little too low down so the bottom of the painting is visible at a right angle on the set floor, ruining the illusion. (To add insult to injury, this is the serial that was airing at the time ''Film/{{Star Wars}}'' came out.)

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The miniature effects look completely gorgeous and the spaceship set, costumes and laser effects look rather good for the time. The cave set looks good too, or rather it would if it wasn't a miniature pasted behind the actors in some of the most jarringly awful CSO the show has ever created, forced upon the production by an unwisely-allocated budget. Since there's no in-story reason for the caves to be an effect, it looks especially weird. ''Doctor Who'' has used CSO into miniature sets to create a psychedelic, surreal or dreamlike aesthetic at times, like in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E5PlanetOfTheSpiders "Planet of the Spiders"]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS15E2TheInvisibleEnemy "The Invisible Enemy"]], with brightly-coloured and trippy sets that would be impossible to do in reality - but in "Underworld" they decided to make the shot look 'realistic' by making it all [[RealIsBrown brown]], meaning it's ugly as well as difficult to even see where the characters are. K-9 goes through the wall once or twice and is once connected to something with connectors that are obviously just ordinary box clips, not even spray painted. There's also a matte painting shot of a regeneration room - the painting itself looks incredibly realistic and would have worked really well if the shot hadn't been made a little too low down so the bottom of the painting is visible at a right angle on the set floor, ruining the illusion. (To add insult to injury, this is the serial that was airing at the time ''Film/{{Star Wars}}'' came out.)

* DarknessInducedAudienceApathy: One of the reasons people hate this story is because it's about a race of [[WhoWantsToLiveForever deeply depressed immortals]] who have no feelings, and no desire to participate in their quest beyond the fact that it is there. The Doctor, Leela and K-9 get some jokes to say in the background, but they're so railroaded by the quest plot that they add very little colour.