Select Press Reaction to Last Night’s The Pyramid at the End of the World

Den of Geek

“This is an episode, I’d suggest, where the bulk of conversation is going to be centered on the ending. But we’ll get there. Because it’s also one that demonstrates it’s the small things that matter. In the case of the world ending this time around, it’s miniscule details that can kickstart the process. A dropped glass after a few drinks the night before. A pair of spectacles getting smashed in an innocent accident, in turn limiting the eyesight of Rachel Denning’s otherwise super-efficient scientist. A Time Lord losing his sight – save for the ability to read some emails in his glasses - by trying to save his companion.”

IGN

“The Pyramid at the End of the World” offers up some interesting moments as the Doctor and the gang confront a looming apocalypse, but the pieces don’t fall into place as well as they could have. Still, it’s another enjoyable outing for Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat’s final season, and one that looks to have set up a pretty cool premise for next week’s finale.”

AV Club

“For most of its 45-minute running time, “The Pyramid At The End Of The World” is fine. Not much more than that, admittedly, but there’s nothing wrong with fine. But it’s perhaps telling that the most inventive, most powerful moments of tonight’s episode come when it’s drafting off of the stories before and after it.”

Daily Mirror

“The Pyramid At The End Of The World is a cracking episode that explores cause and effect from many angles. As with his blindness arc working across multiple episodes, it would be interesting to see whether The Doctor’s choices and hubris will play out a little longer than just next week.”

Radio Times

“[The Pyramid at the End of the World] is an enjoyable if peculiar slice of Doctor Who, in that it strives to be deadly serious most of the time, but it is also occasionally hilarious – sometimes deliberately, sometimes inadvertently.”

Digital Spy

“After a stumble last week, Doctor Who “brings it” once more with ‘The Pyramid at the End of the World’. It’s not a perfect episode – there’s an occasional over-reliance on technobabble, with more than one problem solved by some nonsense tinkering, and while the Pyramid gimmick is attention-grabbing, it never really goes anywhere. (The Monks’ craft could have been disguised as a Waitrose for all the difference it’d make to the plot.) For the most part though, this is a smart and distinctive sci-fi tale, visually impressive and told with pace and heart. And even if it’s not perfect, well – it’s not the end of the world.”