HELLO ! it’s been a while since i’ve been active on here so hello again lol <3
I just wanted to post my personal top fifteen list of Doctor Who stories. I have a unique taste in Doctor Who I think so it shows that off quite nicely. Lmk what u think! Give me your list and I can let you know where your favourite story ranks (out of 210). I’ve seen all of Modern Who and quite a big chunk of classic but far from all of it.
15: The Sensorites - SUCH an underrated story. I feel it very cosily eerie. It would terrify me as a kid and the scene of the Sensorite peeking through the window is genuinely horrifying. The designs are so creepy yet gentle. I’m not what it is, but it’s a story I often revisit and enjoy everytime. It’s got a particular feeling to it that I’ve never seen in Doctor Who or anything else. It’s a very strange thing. I think that’s why I’m so drawn to it.
14: Resolution - My favourite modern Dalek story. It really brings them into a new light and I find it so interesting. It’s a super fun romp too and makes the Daleks truly feel like a threat again. That had been missing with previous dalek stories imo. I’m a huge fan of the feeling that Series 11 gives and having that paired with the Daleks is right up my street. The stuff with Ryan and his Dad is great to see as well. Would have loved it to have been explored more in later episodes however.
13: The Tenth Planet - Blimey, this one is terrifying. Arguably the Cybermen at their best. They really did nail them first try. There’s an atmosphere of just pure dread that haunts this story - at least it does for me and that pays off so well with the Doctor regenerating at the end. It’s just fantastic. I’m a huge fan of 60’s who, especially when it’s eerie like this. Don’t get me started on the voices either.
12: The Power of the Doctor - The chaotic end of my favourite Doctor. It took me a few goes to love this story but one time it just clicked. The absolutely topsy-turvy story initially completely threw me off but now I think there’s no other way to tell this story. This is how it felt for the characters - this is how the Master wanted it to be. I love that. I’m always gonna be biased with this story having my favourite Doctor, companion and monster. It’s just a fantastic send-off and it makes me sob.
11: The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit - I love when Doctor Who takes us to the darker sides of the universe and this is that to one of the darkest. The Ood are fantastic, the cast are fantastic and the Beast is just horrifying. With how popular the tenth Doctors era is, I’m shocked at how much this one slipped through the cracks. It is shockingly good.
10: The Curse of Fenric - Season 26 is one of my favourites ever and the seventh Doctor and Ace are just INCREDIBLE! This story is so spooky and definitely one of the scariest (in concept) threats Doctor Who has ever done. I’m so bad at discussing my thoughts, especially when I like something. I just wanna say it’s GOOD, every aspect of it is brilliant. I think the same for all of these episodes !
9: The Sea Devils - They’re one of my favourite Doctor Who monsters and I’m not even sure why. Just something about them, they can be cute, they can be scary, I love that. I weirdly haven’t been blown away by a lot of the third doctors era but this one is a huge standout for me and my personal tastes. I do love the cast of characters in that era though and I think they’re all incredible in this. Jo Grant my beloved.
8: The Mind Robber - THIS is what I’m looking for in Doctor Who. No other show could have a story like this and I just love it. The second Doctor is a favourite of mine and everything in this story is just so captivating and incredible. I adore it so much. I love truly bonkers Doctor Who more than anything.
7: Village of the Angels - I adore all of Flux so much but this one stands out well above the other five episodes. The 13th Doctor is my Doctor and the Weeping Angels are just always incredible. I genuinely believe this is one of the Doctor Who episodes that truly nails horror. Not much scares me in Doctor Who, it didn’t even as a kid but this episode does. It also brings so many interesting things into the flux storyline and I just adore it. This cast of characters at their best too!
6: Extremis/The Pyramid at the End of the World/The Lie of the Land - Series 10 is another series I just adore every episode of. Bill is my favourite modern companion, she’s brilliant. 12th Doctor is also a favourite Doctor of mine. It’s hard to explain why I like this story so much - it just all works for me! I know a lot of people have their issues with it, especially with the Lie of the Land but I disagree with those complaints. It just all works in the way intended for me. I can easily sit down and watch all three in order and be fully transported.
5: Wild Blue Yonder: If you were to ask me my thoughts on RTD2 so far, I’d be quite critical but this is episode is complete outlier. It’s just fantastic. It’s Doctor Who at a sci-fi angle it doesn’t do too often but it should do it all the time! I have to stop myself going on about how much I love it, it’s a super popular episode for a reason and I agree with all the praise it receives.
4: Remembrance of the Daleks: The absolute best Dalek story of all time. Ace is my favourite companion of all time. The 7th Doctor is very high up for me too. The plot is super entertaining - exactly what you want from Doctor Who. The humour is also top notch. All the seeds planted here grow into exactly what they need to be. It’s just such good fun.
3: Demons of the Punjab: I’ve said to people before that I’d describe this episode as a poem in the form of Doctor Who. I’m not quite sure what that means but it works for me. The themes are played out beautifully, I adore these companions so much too. The way it ties into themes and storylines that come later in the era and it does it so subtly, it’s incredible. I’m sure it’s controversial but I do believe the Thijarians are some of the greatest Doctor Who monsters ever. Their extremely original designs to their devastating story and mission. I love them. The pinnacle of Doctor Who imo and a feat of television. I really believe that.
2: World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls: Another one where the planted seeds grow into the best possible story. One of my favourite doctors, one of my favourite companions and my favourite monster. It’s just heartbreaking, isn’t it? It’s honestly such a tough watch, especially the Doctor Falls but it’s just incredible. I keep saying these episodes are just incredible but they are and especially this one. Series 10 means the world to me too and this rounds it off so brilliantly.
1: It Takes You Away: I’ve said a million times but I love bizarre Doctor Who and this is that done brilliantly. It fuses down to earth with absolute high-concept insanity and it does it so well. You have half the episode set in a cosy Norwegian fjord and the other in a world that exists in between dimensions with a strange goblin man and flesh eating moths. The episode delicately explores themes of grief, sometimes it does that by a grieving man coming face to face with his late wife, other times it’s the Doctor speaking to a lonely universe masquerading as a frog. It really is just such a hidden gem within Doctor Who but I could speak for ages for how much I adore it.
Also please to see the s10 three parter getting some love, I’ve often thought that story to be unfairly hated
