No... Two of my favourites both out at the same time! :cry:

 

The Waters of Mars was a VERY good one, definitely an interesting ending where she kills herself.

 

OY, WHO TURNED OUT THE LIGHTS! Silence in the Library is the only one I remember people talking about in primary school, about how when Donna blinked and her children disappeared :o Possibly my favorite ever show!

YES! The Silence of the Library two-parter is stunning - so memorable, really threatening villain, Donna is amazing and of course it gave us the wonderful River. One (or two) of my absolute faves.

The Library story should be much higher. I love every second of it. River is all.

 

Waters of Mars was also wonderful.

I am SHOOK at Silence In The Libary/Forest Of The Dead Being so low

 

 

Two of the best episodes of the revived series there, exemplary shows with the theme of genuinely scary monsters forces of nature hunting down named characters to the last man, and particularly The Waters Of Mars held a strong message in the end, I loved the idea of the Timelord Victorious, gave a really cool anti-hero theme to the series for a bit.

 

And I loved the visuals of the library planet, out of all fictional planets, that's one I wish was real.

LOVE both of those. I can't recall everything but I'd be surprised if there are really that many episodes better than the library one. Great setting, intriguing plot, great characters and an enemy that was both horrifyingly scary whilst being so wonderfully simple that you could imagine it in your own home.

omg I mean the Library episodes ARE great but they're not as good as y'all are saying!! I agree wth Joseph that it is the ''worst'' of Moffatts RTD era episodes and I would probably even have it a bit lower! Never really FULLY warmed to it and I've never been able to put my finger on why. Still obviously a lot of really fantastic and interesting elements though! Of course River Song was a really interesting character to introduce and the concept of the monster was also really chilling and a really simple and effective idea! The whole computer world was a cool idea too and was able to coexist really well with the main storyline, especially when Donna ends up in there!

 

One thing that I can say bugged me though is that I remember they said 'oh you will NEVER be able to guess how they get out of that cliffhanger' but it is the only cliffhanger that I have been able to correctly guess the resolution. :lol:

 

(will share my thoughts on the other episodes tomorrow!)

Yeah, the Library two-parter is one of the very best of Nu-Who. Incredible tension, a strong supporting cast and terrifying and tragic at the same time, not a second of it feels like filler which is very rare for any TV episode! Moffat was SO good with his episodes in the RTD era, such a shame that as the main writer, it wasn't quite as up to scratch.

Oh, Silence of the Library/ Forest DEFINITELY deserve to be high/ maybe even higher! :wub:

 

Waters of Mars is absolutely THROWAWAY however. Pffrt.

Also, Impossible Planet Religious Who that makes NO SENSE!!!! should be OUT NOW!!!!!!

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16 Dalek

Series 1, Episode 6

Doctor: Ninth

Companion: Rose Tyler, Adam Mitchell

 

After receiving a distress call, the TARDIS lands in an underground museum in Utah in 2012. There, the Doctor and Rose meet Henry Van Statten, the owner of the collection, a man with a very high opinion of himself and very little worry for anyone else. Van Statten shows the Doctor to the main exhibit - a living creature, tortured until it talks, known only as the Metaltron. The Doctor goes into the chamber and speaks to it, realising in horror that it's actually a Dalek, the race the Time Lords fought against in the Time War. The Doctor is about to "exterminate" the Dalek itself but Van Statten orders his removal, and prepares him for examination himself after learning he's also alien. Meanwhile, Rose meets Adam, a young English technician. He takes her to see the Dalek after she sees it being tortured, and unwittingly sets it free after sympathetically placing her hand on its head. The Dalek awakens, and begins to pursue Rose and Adam through the building. The Doctor helps guide them through, as Van Statten orders all of his soldiers to fight against it. However, the Dalek is unaffected by firepower, and picks off the soldiers one by one, even failing in an attempt to be electrocuted. The Doctor prepares to close a bulkhead, which would seal the Dalek in one section of the building, but Rose ends up trapped too after she wasn't fast enough. Fearing she's dead, the Doctor becomes furious at Van Statten, who shows little remorse. However, the Dalek is unable to kill Rose, having absorbed her DNA to reawaken itself, and demands to see Van Statten. After being unable to kill him too, the Dalek questions its existence. The Doctor prepares to kill it himself, but Rose is disgusted by his actions and after the Dalek begs Rose to order it to die, she gives the command. Van Statten is thrown out following all of the deaths and his assistant Diana Goddard takes over his role.

 

The first Dalek episode of the revived series had to be a good'un, and it certainly lived up to expectations. The iconic villains may have been represented by only a single Dalek, but I actually think this made them more terrifying than they have at almost any other point in the new series. One Dalek, killing everything in sight as it makes its way to ground level and to the rest of the world is a great concept and a fantastic re-introduction to the iconic race. The episode also features some of Christopher Eccleston's best acting, as he meets one survivor of the race that wiped out his people. The scene in the Metaltron chamber when he first comes face to face with the Dalek was beautifully acted, with pure horror on the Doctor's face. I also loved the conversation in the warehouse, after it had electrocuted the technicians and soldiers - the "you would make a good Dalek" line is very cutting. Van Statten was a perfect "love to hate" character too, and it's good to see that karma came back at him at the end.

Dalek really was a great way of reintroducing the villains. Having just one Dalek showed how dangerous they were which helped to set them up to be the big threat that they're seen to be, particularly for the Series 1 finale!

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15 The Eleventh Hour

Series 5, Episode 1

Doctor: Eleventh

Companion: Amy Pond

Also starring: Rory Williams

 

Having just regenerated, the Doctor struggles to pilot the TARDIS, almost crashing into Big Ben. It crash lands in the back garden of a young girl called Amelia Pond, a girl who simply wants the crack on her bedroom wall fixed after she hears voices from it. The Doctor, getting used to his new body, demands some food (settling on fish custard, like you do), before examining the crack. He uses the sonic screwdriver to open it, and he sees a giant eye, looking for Prisoner Zero. He heads back to the TARDIS, promising to arrive back in five minutes once he's landed it properly, but arrives back 12 years later and meets grown up Amelia, now known as Amy, dressed as a policewoman. The Doctor points out a room in Amy's house that she's never noticed before, and she investigates, coming face to face with a creature called Prisoner Zero. It then takes the form of a man and a dog, but the Doctor and Amy manage to escape after the Atraxi (aka the giant eyes) arrive at the house. They head into the village of Leadworth, where they realise the Atraxi are taking over the Earth's frequencies to seek out Prisoner Zero and will incinerate the entire planet if they do not track it down. They meet Rory, Amy's boyfriend, who works at the hospital. He's taking a picture of the man and dog, because the man is actually in bed at the hospital, in a coma. Amy and Rory head to the hospital, while the Doctor and Amy's friend Jeff work together on a plan. The Doctor comes face to face with Prisoner Zero at the hospital, and reveals that a virus has been sent worldwide to display the number 0, notifying the Atraxi of Prisoner Zero's presence, and is linked to the images of the coma patients on Rory's phone. It takes a new form, knocking Amy out and posing as young Amelia and the "Raggedy Doctor". Amy uses her subconscious to transform Prisoner Zero into the image of itself that she saw at her house, and the Atraxi capture it. However, the Doctor, now picking an outfit for himself, is angry at the Atraxi and calls them back, warning them away from threatening a level 5 planet. After, the Doctor takes off in the TARDIS once again, arriving back 2 years later, once again taking much longer than he intended. Amy still accepts his invitation to travel in time, however.

 

The Eleventh Hour had a lot to prove, with a new team behind the scenes as well as a new Doctor and a new companion, certainly the biggest changeover of the new series so far. Matt Smith settles into the role of the Doctor with ease, perfecting all of his quirky qualities from the very beginning what with scenes like "fish custard". Karen Gillan is also great as Amy, instantly likeable for me. The plot isn't one of Moffat's absolute best but I think it's a high quality nonetheless, particularly considering the amount of groundwork that needs to be laid, and it works perfectly as an introduction to the series. High expectations and I think it delivered on pretty much every front.

Carefully Joseph looks like you might have started a riot ranking SOTL/FOTD so low :lol:

 

Dalek was fantastic it really showed how dangerous and terrifying they were until they were pretty much watered down due to returning too often

 

11th hour was amazing first time I fell in love with a doctor in their first episode since rose every doctor has been the right choice just the first time I knew instantly this is the doctor still doesn't top ecclestone as my favorite though to me though Amelia would have been a better companion but I guess they couldn't have an actual child as a companion

The Eleventh Hour was quite good but I wouldn't rank it over the previous three episodes in the countdown.

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14 Midnight

Series 4, Episode 10

Doctor: Tenth

Companion: Donna Noble

Also starring: Rose Tyler

 

With Donna relaxing in the nearby resort, the Doctor boards a shuttle across the planet Midnight to visit a waterfall made of sapphires. The planet's surface is covered with lethal radiation from the xtonic star it orbits, and the shuttle is therefore boarded up entirely. Also on board the shuttle are the Hostess, Professor Hobbs and his assistant Dee Dee, family Biff, Val and Jethro Cane, driver Joe, mechanic Claude and the quiet Sky Silvestry. After the Doctor disables the overbearing "entertainment" facilities, he begins to talk to the passengers, but they're disturbed when it stops unannounced. The Doctor speaks to driver Joe who says the engines are operating fine but won't move. After the Doctor returns, they hear a knocking on the outside of the shuttle, terrifying the passengers but in particular Sky. The shuttle is seemingly attacked, with the cockpit ripped off (killing Joe and Claude). The Doctor speaks to Sky afterwards, seemingly possessed by something. She repeats everyone's words, despite the Doctor's attempts to throw her off. The passengers suggest throwing her out, but the Doctor is horrified at the suggestion. Sky begins speaking at the same time as everyone, and ultimately focusing on the Doctor alone, causing the likes of Val to suggest that he's in cahoots with Sky. However, the trouble really begins when she speaks before the Doctor, leading the others to think she'd passed whatever it was onto him and had become free. Just as they were about to throw the Doctor out, the Hostess notices that Sky uses certain phrases she heard the Doctor use at the beginning of the trip, and she chucks Sky out, sacrificing herself too. The Doctor is set free, and they await the rescue capsule in silence.

 

This episode is a prime example of where a low budget doesn't have to hinder an episode. We don't even see a monster or find out what it was, but at no point does this affect the plot and in fact I'd say it works to its strength. The supporting cast are superb, all of them are developed individually, from the loud, overbearing Val, to the intelligent but spineless Professor Hobbs and the annoying but ultimately heroic Hostess. The confined space allows for a stronger sense of terror, as they are ultimately trapped in this one room with no escape until the rescue capsule arrives. It was a small touch but the scene near the end where the Doctor asks if anyone knew the Hostess' name was brilliant, as was his reunion with Donna, obviously scarred by the events. A brilliant experimental episode, one that could've been boring and tedious but was actually genius.

Midnight's a work of art. Quite a lot of the time the low budget and character driven episodes are excellent, it focuses on telling the story and making you care about everyone involved in the situation, and despite all the alien trappings, it's realistic and something you could experience, getting trapped somewhere with a load of strangers. Planet Of The Dead felt like an attempt to replicate this episode a little but suffered from making the scale bigger and the threat less present.

Yesss, a serious contender for my favourite ever episode :heart: Really quite defines that less can sometimes be more. That monster was utterly terrifying despite not knowing anything about it or even what it looks like and you don't get many where the Doctor was almost utterly powerless against it! The supporting cast worked very well as well and managed not to be two-dimensional, a subtle study on human nature and morality in a crisis situation like that. I can't praise it enough srsly, they don't make them like that anymore (as an aside, Silence in the Library up until Turn Left surely has to be one of the best runs of episodes in the show's history).

Didn't watch that one as it looked utter TURD.

 

I heard the monster might be the same as the one that knocked on Danny Pink's spaceship door.

Didn't watch that one as it looked utter TURD.

Well, once again, you're WRONG!

 

Absolutely brilliant episode that really creeped me out. The setting helped it to be really claustrophobic and it was great to see the characters start to go against each other due to the situation. Really shows how effective a low-budget episode can be, and that they can be the best the show has to offer!