Rank the series openers (2005-2025)

Television Doctor Who (2005-2022)
1
  • Rose
  • New Earth
  • Smith and Jones
  • Partners in Crime
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • [The Bells of Saint John]
  • Deep Breath
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • The Pilot
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Spyfall
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • [The Star Beast]
  • Space Babies
  • The Robot Revolution
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2
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • Spyfall
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Deep Breath
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • The Robot Revolution
  • The Pilot
  • Partners in Crime
  • Smith and Jones
  • Rose
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • Space Babies
  • The Bells of Saint John
  • New Earth
  • The Star Beast

A bit like that I think :slightly_smiling_face:

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3
  1. The Eleventh Hour
  2. Partners in Crime
  3. Smith and Jones
  4. Rose
  5. The Impossible Astronaut
  6. The Pilot
  7. [The Star Beast]
  8. [The Bells of Saint John]
  9. Deep Breath
  10. New Earth
  11. Asylum of the Daleks
  12. The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  13. The Halloween Apocalypse
  14. The Magician’s Apprentice
  15. Spyfall
  16. The Robot Revolution
  17. Space Babies
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4
  • Partners in Crime
  • Deep Breath
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Rose
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • The Pilot
  • The Robot Revolution
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • Smith and Jones
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • Spyfall (if it included part 2 it’d have been at the bottom)
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • New Earth
  • The Bells of Saint John
  • Space Babies

Didn’t include The Star beast as it’s not an opener to me. If we include Bells though shouldn’t we include Lets Kill Hitler?

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5

If you wish!

Bells felt like more of a clean break than Hitler did [Bells sets off 7B with new companion, new costume, new arc, etc. whereas Hitler just continues the setup of 6A], hence my inclusion.

But add or take off whatever you wish :slight_smile:

4 Likes
6
  • Eleventh Hour
  • Smith and Jones
  • Magician’s Apprentice
  • Impossible Astronaut
  • The Pilot
  • Rose
  • Deep Breath
  • The Robot Revolution
  • Spyfall
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • Bells of Saint John
  • Partners in Crime
  • Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • New Earth
  • Star Beast
  • Space Babies
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7

The Impossible Astronaut
The Eleventh Hour
The Pilot
The Magician’s Apprentice
Deep Breath
The Woman Who Fell to Earth
Smith and Jones
Rose
The Robot Revolution
Partners in Crime
The Halloween Apocalypse
The Star Beast
The Bells of Saint John
Asylum of the Daleks
Spyfall
New Earth
Space Babies

This is where I am at right now, but looking at it still, not entirely sure.

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8

Haven’t seen all of these yet, but from the ones I did see I’d rank them as:

  • Rose
  • Partners in Crime
  • Smith and Jones
  • Deep Breath
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • The Star Beast
  • The Woman Who Fell To Earth
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • New Earth
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • Space Babies

It was tough putting them in order though, because I feel like a lot of the ones in the middle of the list I enjoyed more or less equally.

4 Likes
9
  1. Partners in Crime
  2. Smith and Jones
  3. The Eleventh Hour
  4. Rose
  5. New Earth
  6. Asylum of the Daleks
  7. The Bells of Saint John
  8. Deep Breath
  9. The Halloween Apocalypse
  10. Spyfall
  11. The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  12. The Robot Revolution
  13. The Impossible Astronaut
  14. The Pilot
  15. The Star Beast
  16. The Magician’s Apprentice
  17. Space Babies

This was really hard. I’m not actually sure about the order.

4 Likes
10
  1. Deep Breath
  2. Asylum of The Daleks
  3. New Earth
  4. The Magician’s Apprentice
  5. The Eleventh Hour
  6. The Bells of Saint John
  7. The Impossible Astronaut
  8. The Pilot
  9. The Halloween Apocalypse
  10. Spyfall
  11. The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  12. Partners in Crime
  13. Smith and Jones
  14. Rose
  15. The Robot Revolution
  16. The Star Beast
  17. Space Babies.

This was difficult lol

2 Likes
11
  1. The Impossible Astronaut
  2. The Eleventh Hour
  3. Deep Breath
  4. Spyfall
  5. The Pilot
  6. The Halloween Apocalypse
  7. The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  8. Smith and Jones
  9. Partners in Crime
  10. Rose
  11. The Magicians Apprentice
  12. Space Babies
  13. Asylum of the Daleks
  14. The Robot Revolution
  15. New Earth
  16. The Star Beast
  17. The Bells of Saint John

I don’t think RTD Openers do much for me most of the time :sob:

2 Likes
12
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • Partners in Crime
  • The Pilot
  • Deep Breath
  • Smith and Jones
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Rose
  • Spyfall
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • The Star Beast
  • New Earth
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • The Bells of Saint John
  • The Robot Revolution
  • Space Babies

This was difficult, definitely not concrete and subject to change once I give some of these a rewatch.

3 Likes
13
  1. The Eleventh Hour – I doubt it’ll ever be topped.
  2. The Pilot – although this one came close!
  3. Smith and Jones – a lot of fun.
  4. The Impossible Astronaut
  5. The Bells of Saint John – really underrated!
  6. The Star Beast
  7. Rose
  8. Deep Breath
  9. Partners in Crime
  10. Spyfall - Part 1
  11. The Woman who Fell to Earth
  12. Space Babies
  13. The Robot Revolution
  14. The Magician’s Apprentice – an unpopular opinion of mine is that I don’t like this two-parter…
  15. The Halloween Apocalypse
  16. New Earth
  17. Asylum of the Daleks – I’ve only watched this one once, but I did not like it the first time around. Perhaps it’ll be time for a revisit soon to see if it can redeem itself!
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14
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • Smith and Jones
  • The Pilot
  • Rose
  • Partners in Crime
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • Deep Breath
  • New Earth
  • The Robot Revolution
  • The Bells of Saint John
  • The Star Beast
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Space Babies
  • Spyfall
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15
  • The Eleventh Hour
  • The Impossible Astronaut
  • The Magician’s Apprentice
  • Spyfall
  • Partners in Crime
  • The Robot Revolution
  • Deep Breath
  • The Bells of Saint John
  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
  • Asylum of the Daleks
  • New Earth
  • The Halloween Apocalypse
  • The Pilot
  • Rose
  • The Star Beast
  • Space Babies

This was difficult. It’s a rough ranking and might change once I rewatch some

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