Its definitely not deserving of a 1* anymore than it is of a 10*
Not a very fun or entertaining episode of B99, while I understand the reviews calling it necessary its not why I watch this show or indeed can watching this show on random shuffle when doing other things.
Its not surprising that they released 2 episodes back to back like this and that the following episode is more instep with what people have come to expect from B99. I'm not sure if not doing so would have hurt viewing numbers but this way I think it solves possible issues and keeps the drama down.