I agree with the Torchwood comment the series 1 episode countryside was the stand out for me it could have easily been taken from any great drama was shocking how monsters arnt allows aliens

 

Series 2 was better series 3 better still

 

Miracle days biggest problem was it was one story over 10 weeks if it was condensed to 5/6 episodes it would have been better and maybe having another story arc over the other 4/5 episodes

 

Loving the countdown Joseph keep it up

 

 

 

The ones with Donna, although v low budget - omg that beetle - and all of season 1 and season 2 and a lot of the Xmas episodes. 70% of the Matt Smith episodes, love the River Song arc, and Listen.

Mummy & Flatline were both brilliantly inventive and inspired! The Mummy looked so creepy and the countdown was such a clever idea, the same for the Boneless in them being 2D monsters. I do agree that Clara & whatsherface's scenes in Mummy were very forgettable. The Doctor and Perkins make up for that though and then also Clara and Rigsby in Flatline of course too.

 

Just curious is there any episode you like :lol:

I heard that his favourite is The Impossible Planet!

÷!!!!!!!

How you dare EVEN

!! :D

 

Cheers for the comments once again guys, glad you're all enjoying! 47 fantastic stories left, next one on its way ~

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47 The Christmas Invasion

2005 Christmas Special

Doctor: Tenth

Companion: Rose Tyler

Also starring: Mickey Smith, Jackie Tyler, Harriet Jones

 

The first Christmas special of the modern Doctor Who series saw the proper introduction to David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor. The TARDIS crash lands at the Powell Estate, and after the Doctor collapses, he's nursed by Rose and Jackie at home. However, it's Christmas time, so Mickey takes Rose out to do some shopping. They're attacked by Santa Claus robots and when they return home, they see a new Christmas tree has been delivered...which attacks them! Rose whispers to the Doctor, who wakes up and saves them, before identifying the robots as Pilot Fish, nothing more than scavengers but they're simply the smaller fish arriving before the big shark, so to speak. Meanwhile, Harriet Jones, now Prime Minister (yes, you know who she is), is working with UNIT to speak to an alien race known as the Sycorax, who later use blood control to send everyone with the A+ blood type to the top of a tall building. Harriet is brought on board, as is the TARDIS, after the Sycorax ship arrives. Rose attempts to reason with the Sycorax but fails, and thanks to spilt tea, the Doctor awakens in time to save her. He challenges the Sycorax Leader to a sword fight, and despite getting his hand chopped off in the process (and it regrowing thanks to the regeneration energy), the Doctor wins and sends the Sycorax away. When back on Earth, Harriet gives the command to blow up the ship, angering the Doctor.

 

There was a lot to cover in this episode and it could easily have rushed certain parts or been a total mess, but the pace is actually spot on. The Doctor obviously isn't up and about for the whole episode but we see enough of him to get a grasp of what we're in for with the new incarnation, and Penelope Wilton is always excellent as Harriet Jones. I remember the Sycorax mainly for how stupidly rare the action figure of the leader got at one point :') but they were good threats and I'm glad they touched on the fact they speak a different language.

The Christmas Invasion is very good for sort of carrying on those themes from the first series, the political aspect, the idea of this new world dealing with an alien threat. It did it very effectively and having the Doctor unwell for most of the episode worked very well too. It was a risky move that paid off!

That was a fun episode!

 

It would have been improved by having a better doctor and not like the second worst one but oh well.

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46 The Unicorn and the Wasp

Series 4, Episode 7

Doctor: Tenth

Companion: Donna Noble

 

The Doctor and Donna attend a garden party in the 1920s, where they bump into Agatha Christie! Coincidentally, the day history says that she disappears for 10 days. Before long, they hear of a murder being committed, as Professor Peach's body is found in the library. The Doctor poses as a police officer from Scotland yard and questions all of the guests with Agatha, coincidentally all of whom have an alibi. Meanwhile, Donna investigates upstairs, in a room where Lady Eddison locked herself away for many months, and is confronted by a giant wasp. It kills housekeeper Miss Chandrakala, and when trio regroup, the Doctor is poisoned with cyanide. He flushes it out of his system, but it inspires him to try and poison the wasp with pepper, as the piperine in it can work as an insecticide, so he puts it on everyone's meals. The lights go out before the wasp's identity can be revealed however, and it kills Lady Eddison and Colonel Curbishly's son Roger. The Doctor and Agatha reveal their findings to the house. Lady Eddison locked herself away because she was impregnated by a Vespiform, and her necklace links her telepathically with the child she gave up. The child is actually present in the room, revealing the Vespiform's identity as Reverend Golightly. Agatha grabs the necklace and lures it to a lake, but Donna grabs it and chucks it in, with the Vespiform swallowing. As Agatha and the wasp were linked, due to Lady Eddison reading her book, Agatha suffers amnesia, and the Doctor drops her off at the Harrogate Hotel 10 days later, hence the amnesia.

 

This is one risk that paid off for the show I think. A murder mystery episode could've been terrible and sure, it was packed full of clichés, but they added to its charm I think. Donna was the highlight, particularly during the Doctor's cyanide poisoning and the reveal of the killer. Fenella Woolgar is excellent as Agatha and the supporting cast are all pretty watchable. Another great aspect was how they linked Agatha's disappearance into the plot. Overall. not the type of episode I'd like to see them repeat but as a one-off, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

Oh I loved that episode!

 

Especially the giant wasp and Agatha.

 

They tried to use her unexplained history which was bizarre and didn't work too well.

 

Probably their best historical after the warepiaodes and Dickens.

 

That Shakespeare one was pretentious PAP and the doctor was at hois absolute worst in that one. Shoulda been a lot lower.

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Buzzjack's favourite episode! :D

 

 

 

Buzzjack's favourite episode! :D

! I looked back at this the other day :kink: seems like such a random winner!

I woulda voted it to win!

Buzzjack's favourite episode! :D

omg I forgot about that. Definitely very random! It's a great fun episode, that does have a lot of fun with the murder mystery element and makes great use of Agatha Christie. However, there are so many other standouts that it doesn't quite compete! I would probably put it in a similar position to Joseph or maybe slightly higher.

 

Hopefully we can do something similar to the Ultimate rate soon, althoigh obviously leave a substantial amount of time after this countdown.

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45 The End of the World

Series 1, Episode 2

Doctor: Ninth

Companion: Rose Tyler

Also starring: Jackie Tyler

 

For her first trip, the Doctor takes Rose to Platform One, five billion years in her future, to witness the death of planet Earth. They are joined by numerous alien guests, including the Forest of Cheem, the Moxx of Balhoon, the Face of Boe and the so-called last human, Lady Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17. Rose feels overwhelmed by this and talks to a plumber, Raffalo, who works on the space station, just moments before she's killed by robot spiders. The Doctor helps Rose to feel more connected to home by upgrading her phone so she can speak to Jackie. Meanwhile, the robot spiders continue to sabotage Platform One, killing the Steward. The Doctor and Jabe, of the Forest of Cheem, investigate while Rose talks to Cassandra, infuriated by her bitterness. After she storms off, Rose is knocked unconscious by the Adherents of the Repeated Meme, and awakens in one of the viewing rooms as the sun filter descends. The Doctor fixes the sun filter but cannot get Rose out, so instead he uses a captured spider to find out the culprit. First it leans towards the Adherents, but they are merely robots, working for Cassandra. She teleports away after getting the spiders to turn off the shields and gravity satellites on the station. The Doctor and Jabe head to reactivate the shields, but they are located beyond three very large spinning fans. The Doctor gets through the first two with help from Jabe who slows them down, but the heat causes her wooden body to burn, and the Doctor takes a leap of faith through the final fan, restoring shields. Upon his return, he reverses Casandra's teleport, and without her bodyguards to moisturise her, her skin dries out.

 

This was the perfect follow up to Rose I think. We see plenty of great looking aliens (although a lot of them are underused, would've been nice to see more of them!), and Cassandra was a genius invention, particularly when you consider the plastic surgery element. Some of the smaller moments of the episode really shine too, including Rose's chats with Cassandra and Raffalo, as well as her questioning the Doctor on exactly who he is. Bonus points for "air from my lungs" and Toxic being an old-Earth classic ballad :D

Ooh I LOVE that one, where they play Toxic, and Cassandra is a bitch.

 

should be HIGHER

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44 Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks

Series 3, Episodes 4 and 5

Doctor: Tenth

Companion: Martha Jones

 

The Doctor and Martha go from New New York, to 1930 New York. They explore a mystery in Hooverville, a place in Central Park where homeless people were living. There they meet Solomon, the leader, and Frank, and together the four of them volunteer to take on a job for Mr. Diagoras, in the sewers of New York. Mr. Diagoras meanwhile is in cahoots with the Cult of Skaro, who are pushing for him and his workers to complete the Empire State Building. In the sewers, the Doctor and friends are chased by pig-like humanoid creatures, and Frank is taken whilst the others escape into a theatre, where they meet Tallulah, whose boyfriend Laszlo is also missing. During her performance, the Doctor inspects a brain-like object they found in the sewers, while Martha almost ruins the performance by pursuing another pig slave, which results in her kidnap. The Doctor and Tallulah head back into the sewers while Martha is placed with the other missing humans, including Frank. They are scanned for intelligence by the Daleks - those with low intelligence become pig slaves, those with high intelligence form part of the Final Experiment. The Doctor joins them after sending Tallulah back, but she gets lost. Dalek Sec and Mr. Diagoras become one as part of a new way for the Daleks to evolve, what with only four existing, and when the Doctor, Martha and Frank arrive at the laboratory, the new Dalek Sec steps out of its casing.

 

Part 2 sees the Doctor confronting Dalek Sec, creating a diversion for the others to escape. They head back to Hooverville but are attacked there by the Daleks and pig slaves, in a battle which sees Solomon murdered, until the Doctor surrenders and returns with them. He hands Martha his psychic paper, and alongside Tallulah and Frank, they head to the top of the Empire State Building to remove a piece of Dalekanium from the mast. The Doctor agrees to help the Daleks create new human hybrids, only when he learns that the humans they've captured are brain-dead already and cannot be saved. After the other Daleks stage a mutiny against Dalek Sec, the Doctor and pig Laszlo escape and re-join Martha. The Doctor heads to the mast but they're pursued by pig slaves, so Martha and the others use pieces of metal to transfer a lightning strike to the metal lift, and electrocute the pig slaves. The Doctor fails to remove the Dalekanium piece, but instead clinged to it, allowing the human Daleks to have a tiny bit of Time Lord DNA in them - something which saves his life during a showdown in the theatre. Dalek Sec is killed but the human Daleks kill Thay and Jast, leaving only Caan alive. The Doctor manages to save Laszlo's life, and he goes to live in Hooverville with Tallulah.

 

Controversial opinion time: I actually really enjoy this story! I must say first, it's far from perfect. The Dalek Sec Hybrid creature was a decent idea but terribly executed (and the "reveal" of it was ruined by Radio Times featuring it on their front cover before the episode aired :)). However, I really like the supporting cast (even Tallulah despite her occasional annoying moment), and the pig slaves are excellent creations. I'm glad the other Daleks questioned Dalek Sec's authority after he evolved, because ultimately a Dalek and human hybrid goes against everything they stood for. I can understand why it's not so popular for sure, but I personally find it incredibly rewatchable and despite its flaws, I enjoy it a lot.

 

43 The Hungry Earth / Cold Blood

Series 5, Episodes 8 and 9

Doctor: Eleventh

Companion: Amy Pond, Rory Williams

 

The Doctor, Amy and Rory land in Wales in 2020 by accident, and encounter a mining operation led by Nasreen Chaudhry. Nasreen and her co-worker Tony Mack have been digging for minerals that haven't been seen in years, but a problem occurs when Amy is pulled in through the ground. Meanwhile, Rory is with Tony's daughter Ambrose and her son Elliot, who are investigating missing bodies from graves. Together, they are alerted about creatures living under the earth and that the drill is affecting them. Three creatures travel up, and after barricading themselves in a church, Elliot is kidnapped and Tony is injured. The Doctor and Rory capture one of the creatures - a Silurian named Alaya. The Doctor and Nasreen travel down below the Earth's surface to the Silurian colony, while Amy, Tony and Ambrose guard Alaya. Amy meanwhile awakens on what seems to be an operating table, next to Mo, Elliot's dad. The episode ends on a cliffhanger of the Doctor and Nasreen seeing how many Silurians there are - a whole civilisation, mostly dormant, but being woken by the drill.

 

Cold Blood sees the Doctor and Nasreen captured, and taken to a Silurian doctor, Malohkeh. In Malohkeh's absence, Amy and Mo escape, and see Elliot in one of the chambers, all wired up. The Doctor and Nasreen are sent to court by Restac, leader of the Silurian warrior caste, as are Amy and Mo when they are captured after stealing weapons to defend themselves. Restac's superior, Eldane, is awakened by Malohkeh and calls a halt to proceedings. The Doctor tells Rory to bring Alaya down safe and sound, but Ambrose had killed Alaya already after she refused to help an injured Tony. Malohkeh returns Elliot to his parents, while The Doctor gets Amy and Nasreen to negotiate with Eldane about how they can co-exist on the planet. Before they head down with Alaya's body, Ambrose and Tony re-activate the drill, so it would kill the Silurians after 15 minutes. Alaya's body is returned and Restac is furious, calling off proceedings, and the others go on the run from Restac and her army. The Doctor and Eldane figure out how to destroy the drill before it hits them, and Tony stays behind to get a cure for his injury. Realising her feelings for him, Nasreen insists on staying too. As the others return to the TARDIS, they see a giant crack on the wall next to it, before a dying Restac shoots Rory. His body is absorbed by the crack, and despite the Doctor's best attempts to ensure Amy remembers him, she forgets he ever existed.

 

The new Silurians got a lot of flack online I seem to remember, but I can't really comment on that front because I've not actually seen the originals at any point. I actually like the design anyway, and I liked how it portrayed that not all Silurians are villainous, much like humans. Ambrose was a particularly interesting character, what with her murdering Alaya after she refused to help her dad, and I really liked Nasreen. The ending was a huge twist and it was well executed too, certainly the best of Rory's many deaths :lol:

I literally watched that last night. Not a good episode, except from the light taking Rory at the end.

 

It was completely unexpected.

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I enjoyed Christmas Invasion (my favourite part was the weaponised Christmas Tree)

And The End Of The World too (my favourite part was when the Doctor was dancing to Tainted Love)

Plus I need to see all of the Daleks episodes that come before Series 8