April 25, 20178 yr I actually quite liked both of them, but glad we're getting the Matt Smiths out of the way anyway :) Have we had any from the stupidly confusing second Amy Pond series yet?
April 25, 20178 yr Author I actually quite liked both of them, but glad we're getting the Matt Smiths out of the way anyway :) Have we had any from the stupidly confusing second Amy Pond series yet? Not yet! But don't worry, I have a lot to say on that one :kink:
April 25, 20178 yr Oh! I haven't seen any Capaldi (bar sitting through Deep Breath and not being ENTHUSED) so I can't comment on that (just can't deal with the show any more) though I may actually see once this is done about watching the highlights that you provide Joseph - as out of all things we mostly seem to have fairly similar tastes on Doctor Who, at least as far as I remember. This'll last until you put one of my treasured historical episodes absurdly low compared to what it deserves. But I love whole episode rankings like this, I dream about having the time to do a Game Of Thrones one once that's finished for example. So I'll follow and reminisce at the very least. Thing is with the current series, I just don't want to sit through more redundant Dalek episodes or stuff like that In The Forest Of The Night thing, which from your description reads like another Fear Her (which I hope appears soon :D ). I agree on all that I know so far except for The Crimson Horror, that was one of the few highlights of the last series I watched, mainly because I absolutely love the old woman villain from there, she's very watchable. And I think Rings Of Akhaten wasn't SO bad on a rewatch because of the music but it's not that good either. Love & Monsters and Dinosaurs On A Spaceship are irredeemable so I really agree with those. Oh and.... Series 3 - Martha is really relatable for me, I honestly think she filled the role of a companion really quite perfectly - no taking over the show, no being absurdly special, just a normal person travelling with the Doctor. And this series is full of really good travelling episodes with no real obvious duds (except the Dalek 2-parter). For me, at least. Series 4 - also very strong all the way through, I was basically in top DW fan mode during these days Series 5 - got a little bit heavy on the universe thing but an exciting way to start Matt's career Series 2 - lots of strong episodes but quite a few really weak ones I'm not interested in either Series 7 - bit of a step up from six, got me briefly interested again before I gave up. Series 1 - aged a bit poorly with a lot that isn't consistent with the following series Series 6 - wreck this please, Joseph, only one episode I really care for
April 25, 20178 yr No wonder you like the old woman in The Crimson Horror Iz considering its Olenna Tyrell :kink: I think the worst part of The Rings of Akhatan is not even the leaf saving the world but the fact it nearly KILLED a person. I want to find a person who has had a leaf blow into their face which somehow causes them to step into the road and nearly get hit by a car. :unsure:
April 25, 20178 yr Author Oh! I haven't seen any Capaldi (bar sitting through Deep Breath and not being ENTHUSED) so I can't comment on that (just can't deal with the show any more) though I may actually see once this is done about watching the highlights that you provide Joseph - as out of all things we mostly seem to have fairly similar tastes on Doctor Who, at least as far as I remember. This'll last until you put one of my treasured historical episodes absurdly low compared to what it deserves. But I love whole episode rankings like this, I dream about having the time to do a Game Of Thrones one once that's finished for example. So I'll follow and reminisce at the very least. Thing is with the current series, I just don't want to sit through more redundant Dalek episodes or stuff like that In The Forest Of The Night thing, which from your description reads like another Fear Her (which I hope appears soon :D ). I agree on all that I know so far except for The Crimson Horror, that was one of the few highlights of the last series I watched, mainly because I absolutely love the old woman villain from there, she's very watchable. And I think Rings Of Akhaten wasn't SO bad on a rewatch because of the music but it's not that good either. Love & Monsters and Dinosaurs On A Spaceship are irredeemable so I really agree with those. Oh and.... Series 3 - Martha is really relatable for me, I honestly think she filled the role of a companion really quite perfectly - no taking over the show, no being absurdly special, just a normal person travelling with the Doctor. And this series is full of really good travelling episodes with no real obvious duds (except the Dalek 2-parter). For me, at least. Series 4 - also very strong all the way through, I was basically in top DW fan mode during these days Series 5 - got a little bit heavy on the universe thing but an exciting way to start Matt's career Series 2 - lots of strong episodes but quite a few really weak ones I'm not interested in either Series 7 - bit of a step up from six, got me briefly interested again before I gave up. Series 1 - aged a bit poorly with a lot that isn't consistent with the following series Series 6 - wreck this please, Joseph, only one episode I really care for There's definitely some fantastic Capaldi episodes, I'd say the overall quality of the two Capaldi series is higher than the final two Matt Smith series actually. Not to say there aren't a few duds as we've seen already though. If you are interested in getting back into the show, I'd suggest starting with series 10 which only began a couple of weeks back, it's a fresh start and a lot more RTD-like so far! Oh and I've definitely got a lot to talk about when it comes to series 6, don't you worry :kink: I think the worst part of The Rings of Akhatan is not even the leaf saving the world but the fact it nearly KILLED a person. I want to find a person who has had a leaf blow into their face which somehow causes them to step into the road and nearly get hit by a car. :unsure: :lol:!
April 25, 20178 yr Author http://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/20/590x/secondary/DW-373850.jpg 101 The Woman Who Lived Series 9, Episode 6 Doctor: Twelfth Companion: Clara Oswald Also starring: Ashildr/"Me" Series 9 saw the introduction of a new recurring character played by Maisie Williams, a girl who gains immortality from the Doctor in the previous episode, The Girl Who Died. One episode later and we see the Doctor meet Ashildr again, 800 years later, under the alias of the "Knightmare" as she carries out a highway robbery, but fails as the vehicle drives off before the artifact can be taken. We learn that she still has a human memory and relies on her diaries to remember past events, including her first meeting with the Doctor, and simply calls herself "Me" now. They break into a house and successfully steal the artifact together, and the Doctor identifies it as "the Eyes of Hades", a way of opening a portal to the afterlife in Greek mythology. The Doctor is introduced to Me's ally, Leandro, an alien who promises to take Me to travel the universe if she opens the portal. A death is required for the portal to open, and Ashildr is willing to use her servant Clayton at first, but after tying up the Doctor, she hears that Sam Swift is about to be executed and opts to use his death instead. Leandro's deception is revealed as he actually wanted the portal to bring his people to Earth so they can invade. Me uses the final Mire medical chip on Sam Swift to save his life, and also grant him immortality, closing the portal but not before Leandro's people kill him for his failure. This one for me is just very boring. There's very little action and I don't really find Ashildr/Me all that likeable or interesting. The actual threat is a total afterthought in the story and ultimately feels like little more than a filler episode in series 9. To its credit, it does manage some good dialogue between the Doctor and Me, and credit must be given to Capaldi and Williams for their portrayal, but there's nothing more of note in this episode unfortunately.
April 25, 20178 yr I was never a big fan of Me either. Like the rest of Season 9, I've only watched these episodes once and not interested to go back to them.
April 25, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/IDcaJp0.jpg 100 Hide Series 7, Episode 9 Doctor: Eleventh Companion: Clara Oswald Series 7 loses a fourth episode in the bottom 10, as Hide just scrapes the top 100. This episode sees the Doctor and Clara join some ghost hunters in a haunted house, one of which is psychic, who have photographic evidence of a ghost. When exploring the house, the Doctor and Clara find an area that is noticeably colder than the rest, and when they join the hunters Professor Palmer and Emma, a black disc has materialised, while Emma senses something crying out for help. The Doctor investigates this in the TARDIS, travelling back in time and taking photos of the Earth at the same spot at various different times. He realises the ghost is a time traveller named Hila Tacorian, who he believes is stuck in a "pocket universe" where time travels more slowly, and because of this, he cannot use the TARDIS to rescue her. Instead, Emma's psychic abilities are able to help open a portal to the pocket universe. When the Doctor travels through this portal, he finds Hila but they are both chased by an unknown creature. Hila travels back through the portal but the strain impacts on Emma and the portal closes, leaving the Doctor stranded. Clara manages to use the TARDIS to travel into the pocket universe, without landing, and rescues the Doctor just before the creature can get him. He realises that Hila is a direct descendant from Palmer and Emma, and then theorises that there is another creature in the haunted house, so returns to the pocket universe one last time to save the stranded creature there. This one is probably the most forgettable episode of New Who for me, I've seen it a few times but I had to look it up to help me write the above summary because I kept getting it confused with The Sarah Jane Adventures episode The Eternity Trap which is also set in a haunted house :') It's not bad by any means, I just don't find it all that interesting and don't actually have too much to say on it, beyond finding it a bit confusing really. Alongside being the fourth series 9 episode to be eliminated so far, it's also the sixth Clara episode in a row, and eighth Moffat era episode in a row also :o
April 25, 20178 yr 'The Woman Who Lived' is so dull. It requires a real interest in Me but you can't do that after one episode where she wasn't even as predominant as many other guest characters have been in the past. The alien threat was clearly tacked on as a requirement. I did enjoy 'Hide' but there isn't enough about it to make it stand out. There was a lot of potential there that I don't think was fully utilised. Didn't watch either. Gave up on Capaldi. I thought you've been watching Series 10!
April 25, 20178 yr Author 99 The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe 2011 Christmas Special Doctor: Eleventh Companion: Amy Pond, Rory Williams The final episode in the bottom 10 is the lowest placed Christmas special, the second one to star Matt Smith. Companions Amy and Rory only feature at the end of the episode, after they finally reunite properly with the Doctor after he dropped them home at the end of The God Complex. In the mean time, the Doctor met up with a woman called Madge Arwell, who helps the Doctor get to the TARDIS after he's fallen to Earth from a spaceship, with a helmet stuck on backwards. The Doctor promises to repay her for her kindness, and does just that three years later, when he stands in as the caretaker at the house they evacuate to for Christmas. Madge does not recognise the Doctor as she had not seen his face before, but tells him that her husband Reg had died and didn't want to tell the children before Christmas. At night, one of the children, Cyril, sneaks downstairs to see a huge present in the living room, and opens it to find a portal, much like the wardrobe of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, so he steps through it into another world. The Doctor and Cyril's sister Lily discover his absence and follow him through, eventually tracking him to a lighthouse-type building. Madge also goes through when she notices her children are missing, and bumps into three miners in spacesuits, who inform her that the forest will be melted by acid rain soon. Cyril bumps into a wood-like creature in the building, who places a metal crown on his head, but rejects him as he is too weak, same for the Doctor, who says the life forces of the trees are trying to escape through the crown. The miners teleport away while Madge directs their pod towards the lighthouse. The wood creatures see her as strong and place the metal crown on her, and she is able to fly the top of the lighthouse as an escape pod. During this, the kids find out about their dad's death, and Madge explains to them afterwards, but is interrupted by the Doctor. Reg had been saved by the escape pod and followed the light into the time vortex to be there with them in that moment. I think this is a sweet story, perfect to be shown on Christmas Day, but as a Doctor Who episode it's not a particular highlight because it's another example of the alien story taking a backseat. Madge is likeable however and is realistic, but the wood creatures feel very underdeveloped and don't really prove to be much of a threat in the end, it's just a way of saving Reg and getting a happy ending for the family. Good Christmas fun but little more for me.
April 25, 20178 yr 'The Woman Who Lived' is so dull. It requires a real interest in Me but you can't do that after one episode where she wasn't even as predominant as many other guest characters have been in the past. The alien threat was clearly tacked on as a requirement. I did enjoy 'Hide' but there isn't enough about it to make it stand out. There was a lot of potential there that I don't think was fully utilised. I thought you've been watching Series 10! I am as season 10 is back to being good :P I always give the new season a chance. Omfg banner at top says GaGa has been reduced to 59p on iTubes!! Buy Lady GaGa's The Cure for 59p on itunes now My gawd do they have to pose for elaborate artwork for every episode?? :o That must take an aaage. Also not sure if Fear Her should be so high, but maybe it should be for how ikonek it is in its awfulness.
April 25, 20178 yr I really liked The Woman Who Lived actually! :o Don't remember Hide whatsoever :P And I only vaguely remember TDTWATW. Maybe it was because I was only 11 :o
April 25, 20178 yr Author 98 The Girl Who Died Series 9, Episode 5 Doctor: Twelfth Companion: Clara Oswald Also starring: Ashildr/"Me" Just a few places higher than its follow-up episode, The Girl Who Died drops out of the running. It sees the Doctor and Clara captured by Vikings, and when the Doctor tries to escape by pretending he is Odin, a mythological god, but an image of "Odin" appears in the sky which foils the Doctor's plan. Armoured soldiers arrive and use technology to teleport the best soldiers, and Clara is taken alongside a young woman named Ashildr. The male Vikings are killed and drained of their testosterone, but Clara and Ashildr are spared and meet "Odin", who is actually the leader of the Mire race. Clara tries to negotiate peace but Ashildr declares war, to which Odin says they will attack within 24 hours and returns them both back to the village. The Doctor urges the non-warriors who were left behind to abandon the village, but they refuse, so he attempts to train them up. After this fails, the Doctor realises Ashildr is a storyteller, and then discovers they have electric eels, so uses these to form the basis of his plan. When the Mire arrive, he uses these to overload the Mire's armour and to power a magnet that could pull off their helmets. He modifies one and gives it to Ashildr, who relays images of her stories to the other Mire, who "see" a dragon in front of them, scaring them off. Clara recorded this and used it to blackmail Odin into leaving. The plan succeeded but it killed Ashildr, and he decides to save her life with a chip from the Mire helmet, giving her immortality. I prefer this episode to the follow-up, as it has a stronger plot surrounding it and doesn't feel like an afterthought around the character moments. It's not the most exciting plot ever but there's a good mix of emotional moments, with the Doctor's angry rant about Ashildr's death, and comedy, as the Doctor trained the villagers. It's a pretty decent story, but I'd have loved to have seen the Mire pose more of a threat, as they're hyped up as one of the best warrior races in the universe but they come across as pretty useless in the end.
April 25, 20178 yr No wonder you like the old woman in The Crimson Horror Iz considering its Olenna Tyrell :kink: How did I not figure this out?! Diana Rigg is pretty perfect There's definitely some fantastic Capaldi episodes, I'd say the overall quality of the two Capaldi series is higher than the final two Matt Smith series actually. Not to say there aren't a few duds as we've seen already though. If you are interested in getting back into the show, I'd suggest starting with series 10 which only began a couple of weeks back, it's a fresh start and a lot more RTD-like so far! Oh and I've definitely got a lot to talk about when it comes to series 6, don't you worry :kink: :lol:! I am thinking of seeing part of 9 maybe, I'm interested in whatever Maisie Williams did. And from reading the synopsis of those episodes... Vikings sounds like a decent setting. But maybe I do just need to skip most of eight, the synopses for that look so uninteresting with the exception of one. I just don't know I'd be able to commit to keeping up with it even if I did just jump back in at 10 now. Hide was quite cool as far as I remember, it had a nice wibbly timey plot. The C.S. Lewis rip-off felt like one of the weakest of the specials - and mostly those are other things I need to skip watching because there's only so many times I can deal with the Doctor at Christmas.
April 25, 20178 yr I would at least recommend 'Mummy on the Orient Express' and 'Flatline' from Series 8!! Two quite unique and standout episodes that try something quite different. They're also by the writer of 'The Girl Who Died' aka the one above with Maisie.
April 25, 20178 yr Mummy On The Orient Express was the one that looked interesting to me so I'll definitely make a note to watch that one - and might as well for Flatline too.
April 25, 20178 yr I fell asleep during the mummy on orit0ent one. Terrible!! I vaguely remember that Vikings one. So bad. Fear Her HAS to be next unless it has a high, ironic position.
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