Human Nature/Family of Blood will be up there at the top of my list, Tenant was absolutely superb in it as a 'non-Doctor' character but also showing that he can be vengeful when someone really crossed him.
Heaven Sent is absolutely the best episode since Doctor Who returned. Peter Capaldi shows us why he may be the best Actor to have been The Doctor, stunning TV.
Doesn’t quite make my top 3 (girl in the fire place, silence in the library and human nature) but it is absolutely incredible. Best Capaldi episode by far.
As someone who fell off massively in the Capaldi era- I think that Heaven Sent is a good episode for the actor- but it just lacks that special sauce for what makes Doctor Who so appealing, to me personally. I tried watching it again after finding out how acclaimed it was, and I could barely finish it. All the episodes/stories in this list have that sauce- with regards to watchability- that makes them perfect introductions to this show, which Heaven Sent lacks imo
It's too bad the Capaldi series was fouled with the Woke-Dviersy Mob's ticking of their diversity 'boxes" with the abomination of a female Master, "Missy" (refuse to watch any episode with this Woke abomination trashing it). That goes for the last two "Doctors" the Woke creatures, that ugly, screeching, manic female "Doctor" (work-check!) and now that laughable gay (woke-check!), black (woke-check!) 14th doctor. They busy taking their woke wrecking ball to this fine series, just like Disney has done to Star Wars and their "woke" Snow White (utter disaster, but hey, the woke crowd doesn't seem to have the chops, the imagination or talent to create their own narratives, and go on the rampage destroying other established, venerable narratives to get "their licks in" ...despicable!)
Heaven Sent is an art of emotions and feelings and I watched in time of losing my girlfriend and I can't even Tell you how refreshing it felt to watch this episode and get all emotional with after 2 years of numbness. Thank you Moffat and thank you Rachel tallaly and Peter Capaldi for that wonderful episode
Sorry for you your lost 😔 I have delt with grief around the time the episode came as well and I really felt emotional for the first time after seen this episode too
It hurts to watch now, I think it may be the best piece of media I've ever consumed, I never watched it with mum I don't think before she died but she got me into the show and after she passed I went and watched again, its, magical.
Say what you will about the Moffat Era (I personally am a fan), but the fact that so many of these are his scripts and that five Doctors each have a story of his in this list really does show how well he can write.
Midnight. That episode is easily overlooked and to me had the most impact out of all of them. Veeeeery simple, packed into an almost bottle episode, and it kills it. Plus the Doctor faces something he never did or will understand and looses. Fires of Pompei deserves a mention, while the Journey's end and Stolen Earth are a fantastic sendoff to an era. Turn left is awesome (yes I'm a huge fan of series 4), but Vincent deserves to be in the top 10 for the sake of that scene in the end alone.
@@WhoCulture I mean... it's a series of tough choices really. I can't complain with the ones included in here, but these are personal favourites. Edit: I can't blame you for knocking it down for that chicken tho.
I was looking for a comment like this. Midnight is so underrated and overlooked as you said, and I can't understand why. It's probably the most terrifying and shocking episode of NuWho and it's also the best example that the Doctor isn't invencible, that the universe is a really vast and creepy place full of great dangers and that the human nature by itself is, most of the time, what causes our own destruction. It is so simple, yet so meaningful and at the same time mysterious.
The Waters of Mars is probably the most chilling and poignant of the NuWho episodes. The tragedy of the Doctor's God complex being shattered by Capt Brooke's suicide is grim, stunning and sobering. Heaven Sent remains my favorite. Capaldi is brilliant. Cheers....
River Song gives us that tragic perspective of the doctor that we only really hear about. Her first episode is her death, and every single episode with her after it there's always that lingering thought tickling your head, "I watched you die".
Turn Left being left off this list even as an honorable mention hurt me deeply and World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls was criminally low. Other than that, it’s a very good list. Also kudos on making sure to include Jodie, who continues to be woefully underappreciated
The jodie entry was merely a pity one, i can name at least 20 better doctor who episodes, it was only included cause all the other doctors got an episode here.
I'm so glad you included "The girl who waited" in this list. It's my favourite episode ever, but it gets overlooked most the time. It deserves recognition. ❤
Dalek a big miss in my book. But the choice is hugely difficult. Human Nature/Family of Blood, Impossible Planet/Satan Pit, Rose, Father's Day, Doomsday, Utopia, Partners in Crime, some other RTD stuff that I think is brilliant
I’m rewatching DW at the moment, and saw Ten’s final episodes today. The Waters of Mars has been a favourite of mine ever since it aired, but there’s so many good ones. Turn Left is one of those I rarely see people talk about, yet it’s so well done! And the acting, and sound editing, in Midnight is on point!
S4 is my favorite because there isn't a single episode that's not deserving of a place in a top list. Every single one of them are incredible. I also believe s4 is the most solid season as a whole than all the others.
Really funny you mention the day of the doctor, because I found myself thinking about it quite recently and remembering how good it was. Not (only) for the great chemistry of 10th and 11th, the fan service and flood of cameos, the production vallue, all that... for me, it's because of what it rooted for the doctor : the fact that each new regeneration is a way to process and cope with guilt. John Hurt was his criminal self that the doctor himself tried to forgot out of shame ; Eccleston was a warrior, lonely and ruthless after the time war ; tennant was the Hero, that tried to embody greatness, to be loved again and make up for his crimes... to the point of turning time lord victorious, doing everything it takes to be the winner, the one that saves the day ; Smith was the runaway, the one who tried to forget about all his dirty deeds by being childish and sweet, hiding a much darker side... i always remember the conflict between 10 ans 11 : 10 is able to count every victim of the time war, while 11 forgot this number, and 10 is horrified of that. It's also why it is so great that it is the episode introducing Capaldi as 12, because much later Moffat made sense of this old face the doctor chose : it's the face of the only person he saved from Pompei, to always remember after all this coping with guilt, that he has to remain a Doctor : someone who SAVES people, and moves onward, instead of lingering on the past. 12 is the doctor of forgiveness : he forgives people because it's the only thing that allows history to move on (for example in his great speech during the Zygon invasion/inversion... very reminescent of Hannah Arendt's theories about rememberance and forgiveness) but also who forgave to himself. People say Capaldi is the grumpy old man but he is so much more than that, and 12 brings a coherence to the whole arc of the doctor in NuWho, that's why he is my favorite.
I don’t remember what the name of the episode is, but the one with The Flesh as the villain is excellent. It really gets into the notion of how we define what it means to be human.
AKA 10 Times Moffat's Writing Was Pure Brilliance. I'm just going to say it. I love RTD and I'm so glad he's back. But holy moly, Moffat remains probably THE most impactful and amazing Who writers that has eve existed. It's jaw dropping how many episodes of his are regarded as some of the best ever. For good reason! Most wouldn't have won a Hugo award for no reason.
I was 11 when the beast below came out and it literally wholly and permanently radicalised me, in just 45 minutes. I questioned the way the world works from a pretty young age, but I remember very clearly the fire fully igniting during this episode. Doctor who taught me so much more about empathy and not turning a blind eye than any Disney, Nickelodeon etc. show ever did.
The bit that got me in "Silence in the Library" wasn't River's death or Miss Evangelista's echo or the shadows…. It was Donna, hearing River talking about how well she knows the Doctor in his future, asking River why she doesn't know Donna. Donna, who wanted to travel with the Doctor forever. The incredible compassion in River's expression when she realizes who Donna is (which Donna does *not* miss!) turns it into one of the best bits of ominous foreshadowing I've ever seen.
Top-10 episodes you didn't mention: 10: The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang 9: Listen 8: A Town Called Mercy 7: Turn Left 6: The Fires Of Pompeii 5: Amy's Choice 4: Dalek 3: The Doctor's Wife 2: The Girl In The Fireplace 1: HUMAN NATURE/THE FAMILY OF BLOOD
The video has three double episodes in its list, so I think it’s fair game to include other double episodes as alternatives. Otherwise, the video had 13 episodes…
10. The Girl who Waited (S06E10) 9. The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit (S02E08+09) 8. Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways (S01E12+13) 7. Blink (S03E10) 6. World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls (S10E11+12) 5. The Waters of Mars (SpE03) 4. Dalek (S01E06) 🥉 Human Nature / The Family of Blood (S03E08+09) 🥈 Midnight (S04E10) Honourable Mentions • The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances (S01E09/10) • Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead (S04E08+09) • The Eleventh Hour (S05E01) • Vincent and the Doctor (S05E10) • The Day of the Doctor (50th Anniversary) • Wild Blue Yonder (60th Anniversary E02) 🥇 *Heaven Sent (S09E11)*
So many good choices, so many great episodes left off. The Zygon Inversion, A Good Man Goes To War, The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit, The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords, The Family of Blood, so many more... God, I love this show. I might have to start a rewatch.
The Girl Who Waited was probably one of the most mature and complex scripts in the entire show's history, and I'm saying this as fan since the early 80s. One of the best aspects of the new show vs. the classic is that they do a lot more interesting things with the time travel themes.
Great video Who Culture! My top 10 modern doctor who episodes are: 1) Rose 2) Rise of the Cybermen/ Age of Steel 3) Human Nature/ The Family of Blood 4) Midnight 5) The Eleventh Hour 6) The Rings of Akhaten 7) The Day of the Doctor 8) World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls 9) Spyfall: Part 1 and 2 10) The Power of the Doctor But I also love the episodes Blink, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End, The Time of Angels and Flesh and Stone, and The Pilot! I think for me the russell t davies era is the best but I love the moffat era too! Thanks Ellie and Who Culture! 😊😊
@@WhoCulture I just find them really enjoyable and easy to rewatch! Their probably not everyone's cup of tea, but they're the ones that have stuck with me the most! 😊
@@drewcampbell8555 To be fair The Zygon Invasion and The Zygon Inversion are two of my favourite episodes from series 9! But condensing it down to ten of my favourite modern doctor who episodes was really tricky and there were so many others I was tempted to include! The twelfth doctors speech in The Zygon Inversion was incredible so I do apologise for not including this episode, but like I said there are many other episodes that I love too! 😊😊
9. Fathers Day 10. Turn Left, even if he barely appears in it, so let's say Blink as well for this 11. Angels Take Manhattan 12. Dark Watert Death in Heaven 13. Whichever one saw her off 14. The giggle 15. Devils Chord
@@DittoGTI Great choices! I love seeing other people like the series 8 finale of Dark Water/Death in Heaven. I always loved it but I see so many who hate it which I never really understood
I did love the addition of the War Doctor because we were thrown bits and pieces about the time war so it was amazing to see the one who fought that war. Also John Hurt was incredible.
my favorite call back in the shows is when River is talking to Rory about her and the doctor meeting backwards and she said "One day i will see him and he wont have any idea who i am, and i think its going to kill me" ... that made my heart hurt thinking about the library
Even with "The Haunting Of Villa Diodati" being one of Jodie's best episodes, that to me doesn't put it anywhere near the best episodes of the modern era. I don't think any of Jodie's episodes crack the top 40 in all honesty, including my favourite episode of hers which was "War Of The Sontarans".
I came to Dr Who pretty late, in the 2010s. 'Blink' and 'Silence in the Library/The Forest of the Death' were episodes which convinced me Dr Who was worth knowing :)
Oh I just had an idea for a episode the CB version of The Curator and Sally Sparrow stuck in a lift. While The Doctor is outside trying to save the building from being destroyed. 😂
What i love about the empty child/the doctor dances is that we got an explanation as to why they're like this. Something moffat doesn't always care to give us
7/10 Moffat-written episodes, and it doesn't even include: 1. The Girl in the Fireplace 2. The Pandorica Opens 3. A Christmas Carol 4. The Impossible Astronaut 5. Time of the Doctor I've since seen good arguments against his tenure as showrunner, but damn that man can't half write Doctor Who. I sure hope RTD brings him back with him.
One interesting thing I liked about River's introduction is, at first, it kind of feels like we, as an audience, are supposed to know her. The way she was introduced, with her illuminating her helmet, then saying her catchphrase, felt like it was meant to make the audience go, "OMG, she's back!" Except, none of us knew who she was, at the time, almost as if her introduction was placed in the wrong order. Like, how someone would react to Yana, or Missy, revealing they're the Master, if they didn't know who the master was.
Since Silence in the Library was literally the first Doctor Who episode I ever saw, I never really thought about it that way, as I had no context, but it's actually quite brilliant that she appeared in the 'wrong' order.
Very few people have mentioned 'Listen'. I love the fact that the plot is derived from the Doctor being bored and the it tells us more about the Doctor's history and character than all the Timeless Child nonsense.
I was sat in my pitcch black room when you mentioned Silence in the Library. The vash nerada is by far the scariest thing to come out Dr Who. The water things (honeslty not sure what theyre called) are emminsly creepy but Im never in space so it doesnt scare me as much
A criterion that people who make these lists don't consider sufficiently is replay value. Within this criterion is also the issue of favorite characters -- the characters we can't seem to get enough of. The 10 episodes listed here are good, some very good. But I don't usually seek them out for a later peek, let alone a proper re-watch. This could be true for a lot of Who fans. I would put any scene with Strax, Jenny Flint and Madam Vastra ahead of most of these episodes. Minute for minute, they are delightful. Matt Smith's Doctor is also very watchable -- I return to him often. Catherine Tate's work is also worth rewatching. And the aforementioned Capt. Jack Barrowman. Most recently rewatched by a lot of us is the excellent piece of nonsense music in the the Church on Ruby Road. The Goblin Song has been re-watched by millions of us. I realize these are not "episodes" per se, but they are favorited by some of the most loyal viewers. 2-part big episodes are impressive, but not loved, in my opinion, if love means attachment and affection.
10. The Zygon Inversion (S9 E8) 9. Face The Raven (S9 E10) 8. Doomsday (S2 E13) 7. Heaven Sent (S9 E11) 6. The Girl Who Waited (S6 E10) 5. The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon (S6 E1/2) 4. Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone (S6 E4/5) 3. The Angels Take Manhattan (S7 E5) 2. Midnight (S4 E10) 1. The Waters of Mars (Series 4 Special). Hounourable Mentions 1. Day of the Doctor (Series 7 Specials) 2. Journey To The Centre of the TARDIS (S7 E11) - Say What You Want This Episode Is Amazing for Series 7 Standards and I personally enjoyed it 3. Silence In The Library/ Forest of the Dead (S4 E8/9) - Amazing, No.11 if there was one. 4. School Reunion - It's So Fun and Goofy 5. World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls - (S10 E11/12) Even better if Bill and Capaldi had another season (it would build up the arc and make the death of Bill sadder) 6. Extremis/The Pyramid at the End of The World, The Lie of the Land (S10 E6/7/8) Explanations : Lots of Capaldi Episodes because Capaldi is the best Doctor. Series 6 Is one of my favourite series. I don't get why people hate it - The Girl Who Waited, The Impossible Astronaut, Day of the Moon, A Good Man Goes To War, The Doctor's Wife - All Brilliant Episode. I also understand the hate - with shambolic episodes like 'The Wedding of River Song', 'The Curse of the Black Spot' and 'Closing Time'. Series 4 also features a lot of times for understandable reasons. I am not a fan of the Eccleston Era but the best one is either 'The End of the World', 'The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances'.'Bad Wolf/The Parting of The Ways'. Series 7 gets a lot of hate. I understand it with episodes like 'The Bells of Saint John (SPOONHEADS?'),'The Crimson Horror' and 'Nightmare in Silver'. But The Trilogy of the 'Name of The Doctor,Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor is The BEST TRILOGY. Extremis 3 parter was good, Master 3-parter was alright, Donna Noble Three-Parter was amazing but NOTHING IN COMPARISON to these three. Now Let's Talk About Series 9 (The Best Series). We got Missy and Clara and Daleks in the first two-parter, Creepy Ghosts in the second two-parter, a shockingly bad two-parter with a Viking and a Highwaywoman, Then We Get the best Zygon Story and A Questionable but Ambitious Found Footage Episode, A Beautfial Send-Off to Clara and Arguably the Best Episode After that. Hell Bent was a fitting ending and I couldn't have done it better.
9: Mummy on the Orient Express 8: Partners in Crime 7: Human Nature / The Family of Blood 6: The Eleventh Hour 5: Heaven Sent 4: Midnight 3: Blink 2: Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead 1: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
just yesterday i watched Heaven Sent for the second time ever, and oh my god. i remember it being brilliant but it was even better than that, genuinely such an amazing and horrifying concept
Midnight and Blink are my 2 faves. I love them equally. Midnight felt like a Twilight Zone episode and Blink gave us the greatest Doctor Who villians of all time.
The Haunting of Villa Diodati is just here because you've felt you had to have an episode with Jodie Whittaker in lol, it's nowhere near the top 10 even though it's a good episode.
Something that always sticks with me with "The Girl Who Waited" is the argument between the Doctor and Rory, because the Doctor had a counter argument; Rory chastises that the Doctor doesn't consult a history book to make sure he avoids stuff like an outbreak, but we know; if the Doctor knows bad things are going to happen, then they *have* to happen we saw it in "The Waters of Mars." and "Angels in Manhatten." where foreknowledge of tragedy caused major part of the drama, if the Doctor consulted history books, then he knows about travesties he cannot prevent. But he doesn't use it, because he knew in that moment that Rory needed to win this argument, so he gave a less solid reason, so Rory could win the argument.
Esp. the scene where the Doctor and Rory discuss the benefits (?) of Rory having "two wives" [and by implication doing them both]. That would probably never see broadcast in the US.
Jodie Whitaker's best episode in my opinion is the one with Rosa Parks. It was a very powerful episode and one that The Doctor could not help because she would have changed the Future if she did.
The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances would be my favourite, followed by Dalek, Midnight and Blink. Best season finale would be Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways.
it is true that blink may be a really good episode for the first time you watch the episode but if not then lose too much. i think heaven sent maintain the feelings much more.
Every honorable mention was stronger than the Haunting of...whatever it was called (Chibnall episode names istg). In fact, every honorable mention was stronger than the entire Chibnall era
My Top Ten from series 1 - 13 1st Heaven Sent 2nd Vincent and the Doctor 3rd Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead 4th The Angels Take Manhattan 5th A Good Man Goes To War 6th The Impossible Astronaut / Day Of The Moon 7th Amy's Choice 8th Hell Bent 9th The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances 10th The Power of the Doctor
Army of Ghosts/Doomsday has no mention? That is a crime of epic proportions. A showdown between Daleks and Cybermen, the loss of Rose and her parallel Dad saving her at the last moment, along with such an emotional goodbye between Rose and 10.
OK, saying that "These are the 10 best new Who" and then immediately saying, "But we've included one from each Doctor" is equal parts cheat and crap. Here are the top 10 episodes, plus top special: Angels Take Manhattan (David), Blink (David), The Eleventh Hour (Matt), The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (Chris), Hell Bound/Heaven Sent (Peter), Vincent and the Doctor (Matt), Turn Left (David), Silence in the Library (David), Listen (Peter), 50th Anniversary (Matt/David), The Doctor's Wife (David). Looking at this it is clear that the reason for this subterfuge is that of the top 10 (11) David has 6, Matt has 3, Peter has 2 and Chris 1. This list does no one any favors, especially those looking for the best episodes to start watching the show.
I'm a newcomer, watched 3 or 4 of WhoCulture videos, and here are my guesses before watching this: -Even if two parters are merged, Heaven Sent which might be number 1 is separated from Face the Raven and Hell Bent. There is a jab at Hell Bent when Heaven Sent comes up -River Song episode in top 3 -No Clara episode except The Day Of The Doctor -Please don't put Blink at number 1, I love it, it's great and terrifying, and it's the highest rated episode in IMDb but please don't.
Cannot pick just 10, my favourites are (not in order): Vincent Heaven Sent Empty child + Doctor dances Girl in the Fireplace Blink (this is number one ofc) Midnight Impossible planet + Satan pit Turn left Human nature + Family of blood Magician's apprentice + Witch's familiar Fires of Pompeii Time heist God Complex (unpopular, but was very fun for me, liked the minotaur and the concept of rooms with fears) Mummy on the Orient Express Under the lake + Before the flood (Cass was an incredible character and was superbly acted) Waters of Mars The end of time (just because of Wilfred, hes the goat) Thin ice World enough and time + Doctor falls
Father’s day Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways The Unquiet Dead Impossible Planet/Satan Pit Human Nature/Family of Blood Midnight Turn Left Blink Waters of Mars The Night of the Doctor
I hate blink and the angels. One of the worst episodes. But heavens sent is a masterpiece. This is the ture nummber one. And I am missing "A Good Man Goes To War" as number 2, Together with "Heavens Sent" the best episodes of modern Who.
I believe I left a comment here not long ago but didn’t say what my actual top ten list is. Time to give it a go. Honorable Mentions include School Reunion, Vincent and the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, The Time of the Doctor, Mummy on the Orient Express, and Human Nature/The Family of Blood. 10: A Christmas Carol 9: Turn Left 8: Tooth and Claw 7: The Girl in the Fireplace 6: Oxygen 5: The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances 4: The Impossible Planet/ The Satan Pit 3: Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways 2: Heaven Sent 1: Dalek (best episode of the whole show IMO)
The Impossible Planet / The Satan pit two parter is my personal favourite. Aside from Blink or any with the weeping angels, it's, in my opinion, the scariest episode we've had in a hot minute. It's got the perfect balance of lovecraftian horror, the typical sci-fi elements but also it's one that really stands out for me that humanises all the characters the best, not just the doctor and the companion in rose but the side characters. It's also imo the one that truly makes you think about how YOU as a viewer would react and act in that situation. Plus the introduction of the ood. Although the line "If I believe in one thing...I believe in her" may be corny as hell. The entire episode is mostly practical. Aside from the black hole and the beast and the glowing eyes of the ood. Everything is practical and it's also just a pretty episode. To say it's in the same season as Love&monsters and a season before the lazarus experiment. It's a testament to how good dr who can be when it's done mostly practical. Anyway, imma shut up rambling. The Impossible planet / The Satan pit imo is top 5 episodes of all time for Dr Who.
I never really rated The Girl who Waited. It commits the sin of repeating recently treaded paths that other episodes have been criticised for and it’s one of the episodes where you know exactly where it’s going from the moment the ‘twist’ was revealed. Just like in The Empire of Death you knew no one was going to stay dead, in TGWW you knew the Doctor was never going to save old Amy.
You actually like Waters of Mars? Jesus. Why? How? It's ONE good "oh wait, the Time Lord Victorious is bad" revelation stuck to a totally mediocre sci-fi story. And you seriously gave space to it and that dreck two-parter in the library but not Midnight or Turn Left? Feh.
Mine would all be tenth's. But if i really try to be objective and include others, it's 1 Blink 2 Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead 3 Midnight 4 Heaven Sent 5 The Empty Child / the Doctor Dances 6 The waters of Mars 7 The Eleventh Hour 8 Vincent and the Doctor 9 the Girl in the Fireplace 10 Eve of the Daleks
I gave up with Dr Who after about 4 episodes of s5 as it got too bewildering, strange and all over the place. This means I'm not familiar with a lot on this list but do agree that Blink is one of the best episodes. Those weeping angels definitely gave me the chills. Another reason why I gave up with the show was when they messed these creatures up.
I like a lot of this, and ten spots isn't a lot with how much Who we have gotten. However, I do have to have a few disagreements. Blink is easily the most overrated episode in the show's history, and the Weeping Angels, interesting as they are, are equally overrated. Not only are half the episodes on this list better than Blink, but there are a litany of other episodes that are better as well. Namely, Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit (easily Tennant's best two-part story despite being in his worst season), Bad Wolf/Parting of the Ways (still the best series finale) and most especially Dalek (IMO, the best episode of Doctor Who ever written, but definitely Top 10). Not only is Dalek the story that makes the Daleks the most horrifying they have ever been, but it's the one that solidifies for the new 2005 audience that the Doctor will always choose mercy over violence if it can be done. It also has one of the best dynamics between a Doctor and his companion of any NuWho episode. It's a bit criminal to see both Midnight and Vincent and the Doctor as honorable mentions considering they should also probably fall on the top 10. I would have swapped Forest of the Dead for Midnight, personally (as much as I love River Song) and the Haunting of Villa Diodati for Vincent. I know you have a disclaimer at the beginning that you're putting episodes from each NuWho Doctor up there to show the breadth of the show, but we all know that only means you're including a Whittaker episode so that you don't seem biased. It's ok to admit that Chibnall and his staff had no idea what they were doing with the character. It's not Jodie's fault that none of her episodes could stand up to most of what came before, and while Villa Diodati is certainly my favorite Whittaker story, it doesn't even land on my top 20 Doctor Who episodes.
I think Midnight is the only one that’s missing that HAS to be on here, personally I’d have the Planet of the Ood, Dalek and maybe the God Complex as well, there were a few good series 8 eps that could have been on like Flatline and Under the Lake/Before the Flood that I really liked as well
The Girl In The Fireplace & Vincent & The Doctor are two of my absolute favourites. The emotions evoked by Sophia Myles & Tony Curran get me every damned time.
I argue that 1 and 2 should be reversed and I can't believe you didn't give Rachel Talalay credit for the visuals of Heaven Sent. Also - Vincent and the Doctor is definitely a top 5 at least.
Unpopular opinion: I actually don't care for Blink all that much. Don't get me wrong, the concept is amazing, the story is great and I know what it brought to the show was fantastic. I just don't really care for it, i can't really explain it. My personal favourite episode is Heaven Sent, a piece of art that one :)
I have no problem with the Doctor's actions being "part" of history, but the Doctor actively influencing/changing history (as in "Rosa") is crap. I don't want my Doctor Who" to be "Quantum Leap" all over again...
honestly only ep that consistently comes to my mind as one of the best is oxygen. I know it's underrated but it's near flawless. Big impact on the doctor the season bill and nardole, tightly packed message with claustrophobic horror good comedy that doesnt take away from the episode but rather gives you a false sense of security before the episode punches you in the gut etc you get the point. only problem I have is that the resolution to the side story of the rebellion was a little too simple. also how is the family of blood not even in honourable mentions, this is a crime.
