Time and the Rani has an awful reputation, and for good reason. However, it isn't *totally* unacceptable. There's entertaining elements to Slyvester McCoy's manic post-regeneration performance, and he bounces off the Rani pretty well in the first half of this story.

Some of the special effects in this story are just wild and the whole thing is a borderline unhinged experience, but it is very hard for me to call this the worst Doctor Who thing I've ever experienced. It was tolerable, and while messy as hell, I've definitely come across content *far* worse in Doctor Who, including Classic TV serials. Time and the Rani wasn't very good, no, but I would take it happily over something boring and forgettable like some of the lesser early era serials any day.

Still, as any Who fan can tell you, this isn't the strongest start for the Seventh Doctor, and there are far better places to go for such things.