Favourite Series 1 Episode

Television Doctor Who (2005-2022)
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What’s everyone’s favorite Series 1 episode or episodes? I’m breaking the New Series down by episode rather than by story because sometimes one part of a two-parter is much better than the other and with three-parters it’s usually a bit more ambiguous as to whether one counts as two stories, one story or something else. Remember, you can vote for more than one.

  • Rose
  • The End of the World
  • The Unquiet Dead
  • Aliens of London
  • World War Three
  • Dalek
  • The Long Game
  • Father’s Day
  • The Empty Child
  • The Doctor Dances
  • Boom Town
  • Bad Wolf
  • The Parting of the Ways
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I find myself feeling like The Unquiet Dead isn’t really getting enough love over here. :stuck_out_tongue:

Both Charles Dickens and Gweneth were played really well in this episode…

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I was always rather underwhelmed by The Unquiet Dead but when I rewatched it for my marathon, I finally warmed to it more and found lots I really liked. In fact, I’m going to adjust my votes above.

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Admittedly, I’m not sure if I liked it as much on my first watch, but season 1 is my most rewatched season of New Who, and it definitely seems to benefit from a rewatch.

I do overall think this was a great season, too. Really wish we’d gotten more of 9…

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I find it interesting if predictable that the Slitheen two-parter and The Long Game are nobody’s favorites. Maybe that will change after the TV Club hits those stories.

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Great Series of the Revival! Even its worst one (that being the long game) is still pretty decent! Highlights for me are easily: Dalek, Empty Child/Doctor Dances, Parting of the Ways and Farther’s Day. I even must confess that even in hindsight and after aging quite a bit, I still enjoy Bad Wolf a lot. Maybe it’s just the charm but i don’t know, I still enjoy it, even if not as good as its second half!

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It always saddens me how absolutely slept on Father’s Day is. That is a top ten episode of the show for me.

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In context, it’s a great episode, but only works if you watch the preceding ones. It’s not one I’d go back and watch as a standalone episode.

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No one voted for The Long Game. It’ll be very interesting to see the TV Club for that in a couple weeks.

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Apparently no one else likes the Slitheen Episodes
Maybe I should mention this in the controversial opinions thread

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@deltaandthebannermen made a thread about the Slitheen:

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