20 Worst Doctor Who Episodes Ever

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[@CliffCutterActual]

75% of this list feels like a personal attack on my taste

[@olirothers]

Same here😭

[@pamm8713]

About half for me, but like, list has at least three of my favorites

[@drakkondarkspell]

I personally find Ellie's taste in what makes a good or bad Doctor Who episode to be very sus.

[@iFoohj]

literally??? like some of these are really good... Some have bad parts but they're still good overall to me

[@charlesmento5968]

Don't worry THEIR taste is in question but I have to watch this first. Chances are you both like the Modern Series and Moffat far too much: being top heavy of crap, the Modern Series is now beyond the best of itself: 2005 to 2008.

[@TheChrisHype]

This feels more like one person’s particularly 20 least favorite episodes then an actual 20 Worst Episodes list.

[@messystudios8505]

Its almost like its subjective and not objective🙄

[@danthemeegs8751]

…all lists are one person’s list

[@Tome_Wyrm]

I agree that this feels a lot more personal. And no to the two replies, there are ways to construct lists that are subjective (opinion always is) and make them less personal. This has some relatively good episodes in it such as Planet of the Dead, The Rings of Akhaten, New Earth, and the Wedding of River Song... while leaving out obviously terrible ones such as Arachnids in the UK, Kill the Moon, Daleks in Manhattan, or Love and Monsters. Are the episodes on this list amazing? No. Were there some pretty obvious candidates they skipped over? Yes.

[@adamsmithington7478]

You do realise it's impossible to have an objective list. It's not fact it's opinion. what where you expecting???

[@TheChrisHype]

@@adamsmithington7478A collection of most people’s opinions, both popular and unpopular, taking which episodes are repeated and taking the twenty most selected episodes and making a list based on those choices. You know, like most other article based videos do.

[@matthewkingston2110]

1. the caretaker is hilarious and 2. The Rings of Akheten is an underrated gem so shhhh.

[@timaustin2000]

I'm not going to praise Akahten too much because it's no classic but it's world building was fantastic. But I agree: The Caretaker was a laugh. High art? No. But as bad as much of this list? Not even close.

[@onyourleft4194]

i can sorta see where they're coming from regarding the racist undertones of the caretaker, but i have no clue how rings of akhaten got on this list

[@kimmyb6224]

I agree, with both sentiments, particularly that The Caretaker is really funny. Everything isn't a meant to be super-serious social commentary.

[@ZebitasMartinex]

What are this selection based on? Some of these episodes just feel like random picks of "okay at best" episodes rather than bad, while others of the most notorious "worst ever" are notoriously missing

[@AnthonyFuller]

Don't forget how the narrator doesn't even agree with it...

[@pamm8713]

@@AnthonyFuller Yeah if an episode that Ellie loves made in onto the list, who is making the list? I love Wedding of River Song.

[@EstebanCH.]

Zebitas!!!

[@JMANB5]

How did Love and Monsters not make the list???

[@AndrewHalliwell]

Indeed. This list is a travesty. Idiots lantern deserves a spot, too. "That's your dad, go to him" Talk about ignoring abuse?

[@Ghost8305.]

and the wedding of river song did for some reason wtf? this list needs A LOT of work to even be remotely correct

[@IHeartSmegma]

They joke on this channel all the time about how bad it is, I think it’s considered a “given” and the real number 1.

[@georg194]

Because it is an all time classic, doctor light episode, making of the fans

[@thekiss2083]

Love and Monsters is honestly fine apart from the ending. We have it to thank for the Doctor-lite format which has produced many of Who's best stories

[@rumsotek5531]

Maybe these are all unpopular opinions but I think - The Wedding of River Song - The Lie of the Land - Journey to the Centre of the Tardis are solid episodes, also Closing Time and The Rings of Akhaten don't belong on this list. There are episodes much worse - The Idiot's Lantern - Love and Monsters (iconic but still no) - The Timeless Children!!! no one can tell me The Wedding of River Song is a worse finale than this - Arachnids in the UK

[@alexjedi2037]

@@rumsotek5531 too right

[@Vadim_Morozov]

Right on spot, but Love and Monsters was ruined by ending imo.

[@timaustin2000]

I'm telling you that The Wedding of River Song is a worse episode than Timeless Children. If The Doctor The Widow and The Wardrobe didn't exist it would EASILY be the worst thing Moffat ever wrote for Who. Not the worst thing he ever wrote: I've seen his Dracula.

[@rumsotek5531]

@@timaustin2000 opinions are very different lol. I also like the doctor, the widow and the wardrobe

[@txsportsfreak02]

What about sleep no more. I hate that episode.

[@zthomas4th]

The Rings of Akhaten had the best speech in the show

[@luishernandezsoto]

I agree with that.

[@jackthrower2540]

It’s boring up until that point tho 😂

[@Aynshtaynn]

I wouldn't say best, but yes it's great. The episode doesn't belong here.

[@Aynshtaynn]

@@jackthrower2540 I mean, yeah, a bit, but is it really top 20 worst episode level boring?

[@zthomas4th]

@Aynshtaynn out of curiosity what speech would you say is better

[@homogenized]

Counterpoint: Fear Her brought us the iconic Kel from the council. "I'm reporting you to the council!!!" 😂

[@RedCaio]

WHAT? The Monk trilogy was awesome, especially the first episode where everyone who reads the Veritas ends themselves, so chilling and intriguing.

[@iFoohj]

RIGHT! And saying it didn't feel grand enough or wtv didn't make sense to me... Like I remember on my first watch I felt like it took over everything and I loved it

[@ChaosX2Limited]

Tbf, they didn't put on the entire trilogy just then 3rd one, which I can understand as it does kinda fumble the bag of the great set up imo. It's not a bad episode, certainly not a top 20 worse episode, but to play Suteks advocate here, the underwhelming 3rd episode in the trilogy probably makes it on this list for the crime of dropping the ball on a banger episode like Extremis

[@FreebornDrums424]

I will always think that rings of akhaten is a good episode.

[@alexjedi2037]

Aye a know rings of akhaten was brilliant

[@occheermommy]

Really not my favorite. But I love the wedding of River Song and I know many don’t so there u go.

[@tzarg]

It does look like an episode of horrible histories though, and I mean like early horrible histories

[@alexjedi2037]

@@tzarg that 100% acc u rat

[@CarbonKrazie]

I agree but they do fumble the ending...the literally memory filled doctor failed but the inanimate leaf defeats the enemy...imo it was a joke

[@Cobalt12]

Love your channel but This List is just not it

[@wasyoudeadgaming1355]

Half of these are like my favourite episodes 😭😭

[@stephenthedude4383]

We need a better list lol

[@Joemama55122]

Most of them arent that bad just ok or good ones mainly Should have like love and monsters arachnids in the UK the candyman McCoy ep stuff like that

[@riversong8706]

Yeah same! I love some of these episodes!

[@Scripture-Man]

My top ten worst episodes are all the RTD2 episodes apart from Boom.

[@thetimeshadow6769]

Same

[@randalfgrey]

"A vital message being delivered in the most clunky and patronizing manner possible" seems to have been Chris Chibnall's sole goal with his run.

[@zzzombie888]

Vile is more like it not VITAL hahahaha

[@Nine1215]

Could we stop this please? I actually watch your channel because I *like* Doctor Who. While every episode isn't the best ever, is it really necessary to have, what the 48th version of WORST EPISODE EVER?!??!?!?! Can we celebrate some of the successes of the show instead? The show that you all purport to like, after all.

[@DoctorJohnSmith9]

100% AGREED AND WELL SAID!! Let's have videos that call out the GREAT things that can be found in EVERY episode!!

[@thatqwertydude2901]

facts, however if it get's views and let's them continue with the channel.... I'm ok with it

[@meatrace]

I'm not an unthinking, uncritical consumer and I have the mental capacity to accept alternative viewpoints. Get over yourself.

[@Nine1215]

@@meatrace Go away.

[@MrJackfaire]

@@meatrace Criticizing everything one watches is more what I would consider "unthinking, uncritical, consumer" people saying what they don't like about things is the most common commentary any show or movie gets. What people like is harder for people to articulate and requires more critical thought.

[@RedCaio]

"Look at the hairs on the back of my manly hairy hand" - Tenth Doctor *(Fear Her)* Never have I laughed so hard at a Doctor Who funny moment. I love it.

[@zapthe]

my issue with the monk's storyline is that the doctor could have so easily taken a picture of the combination lock and sent it to bill, bill reads the current combination back to the doctor and the doctor turns the lock the amount of times needed this solution was SO obvious that i have NO IDEA how the doctor DIDNT think of this, his whole thing is quick thinking take the orient express episode, he literally thinks of all of that in 66 seconds yet he cant think of this solution in 104 seconds SIGH

[@rankinalan]

How 'Kill the moon' escaped this list I'll never know

[@MikeCrowley-j2m]

I know, right?

[@zoradb2482]

Why do people do this? Gather in one place because they have love for something, and then be like ‘top things we HATE!!!’ It’s miserable. Stop it.

[@so1opiniao]

I am one of your biggest fans, but this is one of the worst lists you've ever brought us, sorry

[@LiPolygon]

My reaction to every entry on this list was "Oh yeah that did kinda suck" or "I know I watched this but I have no memory of this episode."

[@SuperMinion1]

Ok I actually really like a lot of the episodes that are on this list 😭

[@MBF78]

When I see "ever" I don't expect to see only entries from the modern era.

[@Metzwerg74]

well i expected to see everything from RTDs second run on...

[@MikeCrowley-j2m]

It was a survey of the modern era.

[@TwistedXMatt]

Fear Her truthers RISE! it’s so overhated I can’t 😭

[@ElizabethMidfordHatesCops]

So true!!!!!

[@francisboyle1739]

I don't understand the hate it gets. "Love and Monsters" I understand even though I disagree but "Fear Her" is just an innocuous little filler episode.

[@abijo5052]

Yes!! It's a really sweet episode imo, the doctor helping a struggling girl deal with the fear of her abusive father. I really don't get the hate. It's not my favourite episode, there are some very 00s elements, but definitely not anywhere near as bad as people make out. I honestly think people watched it as a child and were bored by an episode without much action, and now just don't like it, because I've never seen any actually decent criticism of it

[@tronicman1]

Didn't you forget "Kill the Moon"? Once saw this, and it kept me from.ever watching Dr Who again until Ncuti Gatwa took over (and now watching from 2005's beginning. Absolute nonsense!

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@percysowner]

I kept watching, because the show deserves a mulligan now and then, but Kill the Moon is one of the few episodes that I HATE with a passion.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@percysowner Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@timaustin2000]

Kill The Moon was OBJECTIVELY awful. Gravity does. Not. Work. Like. That. At all. Period.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@timaustin2000 Stop lying.

[@ThatNerdyLesbean]

This may be unpopular but I really enjoyed planet of the dead! I thought Christina was really cool as a companion and created some great moral tension between her and the doctor. I also really enjoyed the idea of the alien flies and string rays being on a distant planet somewhere .

[@jamesbaker2199]

Planet of the dead is one of my favourites.

[@Markeebee100]

It certainly shouldn't be on this list

[@elizabethveldonstuff]

yea, i loved that story. it was a fun romp

[@grand.central]

OMG thank you! Finally someone is pushing back on the notion that Planet of the Dead is a bad episode! is it the best bit of Doctor Who ever? no, but is it bad? NO! it's a perfectly fine episode. I quite enjoy it, especially Lady Christina as a character.

[@txsportsfreak02]

Include me. I love this episode. Did eveveryone forget about malcolm? He was awesome!

[@DoctorJohnSmith9]

No such thing as "worst ever" for me. I prefer "not as good as other stories."

[@williamfarr9017]

The Tsangra conundrum begs to differ

[@stephenthedude4383]

The moon egg was pretty bad lol

[@leeJCMJPaul]

*cough* love and monsters, fear her and orphan 55*cough

[@katrose5179]

Okay, which are the most not as good as other stories? Same thing.

[@MatadorMedia]

Orphan 55 says hello.

[@andrewbowman4611]

The ending of Orphan 55 doesn't feature the Doctor talking to the camera. Instead, it's a close-up of her talking to her friends, in an attempt to reassure them. If the scene had been shot or edited mid-, then it wouldn't have confused as many people as it seems to have done. Jodie Whittaker may look past the camera a couple of times, but she certainly never looks into it.

[@alohadiver1979]

Fear her is my fav doctor who episode showing just how well the doctor and rose work together

[@the_force_is_strong_with_me]

I always liked it, was surprised to see it's a really unpopular opinion.

[@ethanshank8372]

Half of these 100% do not belong here

[@thatjeff7550]

Sees this list of "20 Worst Doctor Who Episodes EVAH!!" and raise you with the last two or three seasons. First episode with Jodi: [Doc makes baddie's DNA break down] "I warned you, you should have left." [dude being hunted kicks baddie off scaffolding because baddie was set to kill him] Doctor Jodi: "YoU hAd No RiGhT tO dO tHaT!!!" B!tch, please. He had every right to quickly kill of the person who's set to kill him. At least it was quick as opposed to your method which would have forced the guy to slow die over a week or two.

[@diannespalding6542]

Agree with some. Not others. But, that’s Doctor Who!

[@HellfireComms]

The Caretaker is pretty comfy tbh

[@HatlessMuffin]

Space babies was incredibly bad

[@coolyt8354]

To me rogue was worse lol

[@igorschmidlapp6987]

A 45 minute eTrade commercial... ;-P

[@Scripture-Man]

My top ten worst episodes are all the RTD2 episodes minus "Boom". Top three are Empire of Death, 73 Yards, and Rogue. How can anyone be OK with these episodes?

[@alexjedi2037]

@@Scripture-Man don’t forget the Jodie dumpster fire

[@occheermommy]

Space babies was bad but I’m not sure how you can hate Boom or 73 Yards. Rogue was a fun episode too.

[@Malo-Wilson]

The Rings of Akhaten on this list are criminal and should be forgiven by the death penalty. The episode literally has a sick soundtrack (God of Akhaten and The Long Song) and one of my favourite speeches.

[@sisterjesscah]

Personally, New Earth, Fear Her, Rings of Akahten and Journey To The Centre of the TARDIS are some of my favourites.

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

I wish to point out that "an irradiated earth turned into a luxury resort" is the background of The Leisure Hive...

[@thetimeshadow6769]

Ellie defending Wedding of River Song is literally ME defending Empire of Death

[@elizabethveldonstuff]

yea, i like the story. sure its choppy but its highs are really high. i also love the wedding of river song and its one of my most watched episodes.

[@thetimeshadow6769]

@@elizabethveldonstuff I’m sorry but I would take Sutekh being dragged through the time vortex over the Toymaker dropping a bouncy ball. And the last time I checked, The Giggle was quite successful as an episode, despite also introducing a huge controversial lore change.

[@Scripture-Man]

How can two different things be literally the same thing?

[@Lord_No-brainer]

I liked EOD, great episode, but I did not like the ending. That brought it down a bit, but it doesn’t make the episode bad by any means

[@tardistrailers]

Arachnids in the UK, The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe, Love and Monsters, Can you hear me, Daleks in Manhattan?

[@DittoGTI]

Pre-video prediction: a lot of 13 stories are going to be here

[@Sunprism]

It sucks in a conversational sense that 13's run was so bad. To the outsider it might look like people are hating on a female Doctor, but they were genuinely badly written!

[@DittoGTI]

​@@SunprismAlright. I'll rephrase it: a lot of Chibnall stories (even if he did have some good ones like Power of Three and Haunting of Vulla Diodati

[@Sunprism]

@@DittoGTI Cool, but i'm not hating on you, I'm agreeing with you, with a note.

[@DittoGTI]

​@@SunprismYeah, and I'm adding a sidnote before someone calls me sexist or bigoted or Twitter things

[@eksortso]

​@@SunprismChibnall was brilliant with Broadchurch but dull and messy with his Doctor Who run (save maybe Flux). I'm sure that many people are looking forward to hearing Jodie Whittaker's Big Finish series next year, with other writing talent giving 13 a proper narrative stretch.

[@MrJackfaire]

The fact people will forget was part of the message. It's a human trait that isn't great. We'll learn history, watch moral stories, etc and for 10 minutes we're all "we must never forget this message" only to later completely forget and disregard the message we've already forgotten. People have been saying the same environmental messages since before I was born in 1980 and yet we keep having to repeat it because people just won't learn.

[@marlls1989]

Kablam not being on this list is just absurd.

[@thekiss2083]

I am a 13th Doctor enjoyer and Kerblam! is her worst episode by a mile

[@occheermommy]

I could never get into Jodie’s era which sucked because I wanted to love it. This episode was one of the ones that made me stop watching it. And actually I really like the Sea Monsters one of hers. I ended up going back and watching a few of the missed episodes after asking people online which to watch. I then watch Sea Devils because it was one of her last. It was better than many others I saw. I liked the one where they met Yaz’s grandma in the past too. It was probably the best in my opinion.

[@marlls1989]

@@thekiss2083 it is pro capitalist liberal propaganda bulshit

[@millietanner56]

@@marlls1989 Are liberals capitalists? Hmmm...

[@VoodooGremlin]

I appreciate Kablam for the villains plan (using nerve gas in bubble wrap seemed genius to me), it's just the 40 minutes getting to the villains that are so painful

[@persononyoutube461]

‘The Lie of the Land’ is one of my preferred episodes of the modern era.

[@just_kos99]

When the video title said "ever", I foolishly thought it meant EVER, like both major DW series, not just nuWho.

[@djburke4314]

Who wrote the script for Ellie because I agree with what she said for number 19

[@Scripture-Man]

The question is: Did Ellie say that or was that still the script?

[@judithstrachan9399]

Maybe both?

[@RedCaio]

Woman Who Lived is a great episode! Makes me cry every time. I sorely wish Lady Me was in more stories.

[@miri64]

How is "Empire of Death" on this list? Sure it fell flat on some of the previously established mystery boxes, but that is a problem with the season, in my opinion, not the episode. But it definitely wasn't "one of the 20 worst episodes of (modern?) Doctor Who" bad. As other commenters pointed out: Even "Love and Monsters" is missing.

[@Markeebee100]

They both should be. Empires of Death because it was the finale which is meant to be the series arc payoff. It was abysmal in every way.

[@Scripture-Man]

It's on the list because it literally makes no sense. It's just a series of events with no logic stringing them together. The Doctor is a wizard who can do anything, including taking a piece of glass and turning it into a computer that shows you videos from the future - if it likes you. If you're a fan of stories making sense, this is the most offensive episode ever.

[@ZebitasMartinex]

The whole list is really weird, there are some of the worst episodes from the show, but a lot of them are "okay at best", and is not like it was taken from sites from IMDb or public charts

[@josephmoses72]

gotta agree with Ellie here, the wedding of River Song is FANTASTIC, just.... fantastic

[@Scripture-Man]

Hi Nine!

[@vonnius]

Capaldi's The Lie of the Land trilogy is one of my favourites. 42 should have been on this list.

[@julienschmitt4647]

I genuinely never understood why people hate 42 so much ? To me it seems like the basic base under siege, the episodes red shirts are fleshed out enough to feel interested in their fate and the sentient sun idea is no more far-fetched here than in the rings of Akhaten which doesn't seem very hated (for good reasons).

[@Markeebee100]

@@julienschmitt4647

[@timaustin2000]

​@@julienschmitt4647because the dialogue is AWFUL. "Someone just kill me" and there's the monster to kill her is one of the worst moments in the history of the show.

[@robertsteele-is4ug]

the curse of the black spot is my favorite

[@KyleCooper-l6q]

Bad take on maise williams i literally believe the story was just a poor one and she carried it with what she had to work with

[@27newyorker]

I’m sorry, I love this channel, but who made this list? Love & monsters and idiots lantern not being on here is absolutely ridiculous. Sleep no more not being on here is absolutely ridiculous. There is so much wrong with this list .

[@tomlewis3561]

I like The Wedding of River Song.

[@JSP_1147]

Sorry I disagree, The Rings of Akhaten is amazing

[@dinahbird7473]

It was the episode that turned me into a Whovian

[@Charlesingworth]

20 worst doctor who episodes ever ❌ 20 worst new who episodes ever ✔️

[@Earthsinger100]

My grandkids loved Space Babies. It was their first Doctor Who episode. They are now Whovians, I'm so proud.

[@mjvdg4194]

I quite liked Nightmares in Silver tbh Definitely gotta eat around the crust to enjoy it though

[@Electromatlc]

I loved it on first watch I didn’t find anything bad with it

[@dhorlick]

Closing Time is wonderful. Worst New Who episode is unambiguously Kill the Moon. Nightmare in Silver, Wedding of River Song and Curse of the Black Spot are fine! Where's Robot of Sherwood or any of the unending stream of mediocrity poor Jodie Whittaker was subjected to??

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Where are the braincells that should be in your head stopping you believing such nonsense‽

[@CloTheVA]

I dont think there are bad episodes or doctor who, some i don't like? Perhaps. But something i dont love? Never

[@Devlinator61116]

There are some episodes that are just objectively bad. The Idiot's Lantern ends with Rose encourging a minor to give his verbally abusive father another chance, before said father has even had time to do any soul searching.

[@Tyedyeninja04productions]

2:14 planet of the dead isn’t that bad.

[@arch1017]

The Wedding of River Song, The Caretaker, Rings of Akhaten, Closing Time (the ending is naff, but the rest is decent), The Lie of the Land, Curse of the Black Spot wouldn't be on my bottom 20 episodes list. Gonna go out on a limb and say that The Long Game doesn't belong here either (the Aliens of London 2-parter does, imo). It's not amazing, but I like that when paired with Captain Jack's arrival, it works to show you how the Doctor's morality works. Adam starts as a seemingly ok guy, but then makes selfish decisions, and gets booted out of the Tardis. Captain Jack starts off as a conman who nearly ends the world by accident, but because he makes selfless decisions, the Doctor lets him join the team.

[@Jdvd2000]

I think Planet of the dead is Not even that bad. Its a fun little adventure

[@Scripture-Man]

There's definitely a lot worse!

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

#19 seeing Bill Turnbull laughing as he and his "screen wife" Sian Williams interview Charles Dickens is heartbreaking. For those who don't get to see BBC Breakfast, he was the most loved of BBC journalists/presenters, and he passed away from prostate cancer after outliving his prognosis. Even though they have other great presenters (though Sian left the show before he was diagnosed. They genuinely were like an old married couple, despite being married to other people. There was nothing going on between them except for a deep and abiding friendship), his going left an unfillable hole. 😢

[@oathy03]

A lot of these episodes happened at key moments in Dr Who. When it needed strong episodes it delivered some really weak ones. Kill the moon for me is one of the worst, It still remains the only episode I turned off before It finished. Also when a commercial Channel was running Dr who Remember how after MS left they stopped showing the PC episodes ? Space Babies was terrible, It needed a stonker of opener we didn't get it

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@xenosaga8436]

I hated Kill the Moon as well. The premise was bad and made no sense. The Doctor was an asshole. It was one of the few times I've hated The Doctor for something he did. Most of the time I at least understand what he does even if I don't agree with it.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@xenosaga8436 Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@nathanglencross9924]

​@@xenosaga8436 TL;DR: It just, it's a bad episode, with bad plotlines and bad moments, that were turned into good moments later on in the show as we see 12 grow as a character. I agree. That episode is still very hard to watch for me, but I like it. I like the reveal that Courtney will become Prime Minister, because it shows that even someone like her who doesn't do very well in school and doesn't think very highly of herself can still be an important figure in history. It's reminiscent of when the doctor said "900 years of spacetime travel and I've never met someone that wasn't important". But, it still falls flat. The whole "the moon is an egg" plotline is just kinda dumb, and the whole anti abortion message is really just awkward since it didn't age well, especially with the events of Roe v Wade. But I do like that the fact that the doctor left was explained in the next episode, 'The Mummy on the Orient Express'. He said that he said he was helping. That he was leaving it up to Clara and Courtney to decide because they were the humans and he had no right to interfere in something that had nothing to do with him. And then this is brought back up later in the Zygon Invasion/Inversion when he needs to prevent the civil far between the Zygons.

[@eddiecochrane602]

I reckon Rosa should have been top of the list. "White saviour complex" and Graham having to sit on the bus so there were no other seats was cringe-worthy to the max.

[@mikecase2372]

For me, the most surprising omission is "Kill the Moon". The writing in that episode was so poor that I stopped watching Doctor Who for a few years.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@vesuviuscat2319]

Peter capaldi "The Doctor Falls is one of my favorites" Bill was a great companion too in my oppinion.

[@jjanglesandfriends]

Nightmare in Silver has been a favorite on every watch through for me. None of those criticisms ever landed with me 😅

[@judithstrachan9399]

I wasn’t fond of the kids, but I thought Matt acted his socks off. Putting (/leaving) the kids in danger wasn’t good.

[@djm-3995]

How did The timeless child not make this list....??

[@Équinoxe_1]

While I appreciate the effort you put into your video, I have to respectfully disagree with several points you made. It seems like there were significant gaps in the logic, particularly when it came to The Rings of Akhaten, the Lie of the land and journey to the centre of the tardis which I believe was misrepresented and lacked the necessary context to be accurate. The conclusions you drew from that point seemed to rely heavily on assumptions rather than solid evidence, and as a result, I think they fell short of painting a full or accurate picture. I understand that differing perspectives are important, but in this case, I think your argument would benefit from revisiting the data and reevaluating some of the key premises. It's not just that I disagree; it's that I find some of your conclusions problematic because they seem to overlook critical details that are central to the issue. I'm more than willing to discuss this further, as I think addressing these points is important for a clearer understanding overall. I have to ask-was it your idea of a joke to make such outrageous points? Because honestly, some of what you said seemed so out of touch with reality that it’s hard to believe you were serious. If you were trying to be provocative, you certainly succeeded, but if these were meant to be genuine arguments, I’m struggling to see how they hold up. The way you presented them almost seemed exaggerated to the point of absurdity, which makes me wonder if this was more of a satirical take than a real stance.

[@susieily3064]

honestly i agree 100%. i don’t think i’ve ever felt more angered at a video than this, it kind of made me shocked that something online was able to draw this from me. it HAS to be some satirical joke, otherwise this channel is laughable

[@Iris-c1n]

the wedding of river song is on this list but not the timeless child. WHAT

[@gagglegames]

I was surprised Kerblam wasnt in that list

[@saadyahschick7560]

I thought Kerblam was really good

[@MatadorMedia]

@@saadyahschick7560 Ugh, it's bad. Yet another episode where 13 commits mass murder and faces no consequences. She knows the AI is sentient yet allows the factory of robots to be blown up as well as the human guy to also blow up. Just awful writing.

[@ten_catz]

Ellie please fight the writers of the script or change a few spots next time, we won't tell anyone 😭

[@sbi168]

Wedding of river song and series 6 in general is brilliant. My fave series and while not my fave finale, it's still a banger

[@zzzombie888]

Her Speech to him about how everyone would come if he asked was powerful and sends shivers up my spine still

[@PhoebeClothier]

Most of this list can be explained by "people don't understand nuance" and it's far more one individual's personal dislike list than an actual 'worst episodes ever' list.

[@hankamania]

Waitwaitwait...no Kill The Moon? I took it as a given that that would be #1.

[@francisboyle1739]

I get to number 3 and think "Well, obviously Kill the Moon will be number one". Get to number 1 and WHAT THE . . .

[@EthanIsNotMyName]

How are there 15 episodes that are worse than Space Babies? It is truly the worst piece of media I've ever watched.

[@peterkn2]

I was expecting to see the Eye booger episode here. Series 9, Episode 9: 'Sleep No More' This episode really felt like jumping the shark to me.

[@Spartan-Hawk]

Yes! Can’t believe no one talks about how bad it is 😭

[@saadyahschick7560]

I'm a Sleep no more defender. That ending is on par with the ending of Blink in terms of scariness.

[@Electromatlc]

⁠​⁠@@saadyahschick7560yeah it’s scary but it’s not a great episode although I still laugh at the furniture line at the beginning

[@Dalek7823]

Worst 10 episodes (pre-series 11, post-2005 reboot): 10: The Next Doctor - Clickbait episode with not much going for it. 9: The Vampires of Venice - Poor execution of a potentially cool idea. 8: The Curse of the Black Spot - Very poor execution of a potentially cool idea. 7: Night Terrors - Bland. Unoriginal. Poor performances. 6: The Power of Three - Bland. Slow. Poor performances. Weak villain. 5: Kill the Moon - Shark jumping test. 4: 42 - Incredibly bland. Very poor performances. Very weak villain. 3: The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit - Misuses a potentially interesting villain. Poor supporting cast. Very bland. Very unoriginal. 2: Tooth and Claw - Completely uninteresting episode in almost every way possible. More bland than a random Eastenders episode. 1: Fear Her - Terrible acting throughout. Bland story idea. Bland execution. Bland outcome. Bland. Dishonourable mentions: Aliens of London/World War Three, The Christmas Invasion, The Lazarus Experiment, The Snowmen, Flatline, Sleep No More.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

You’ve listed 11 episodes here, not 10, and you’ve lied about all of them.

[@Dalek7823]

@@DrWhoFanJ Lied is a strong word, considering this is an opinion post. I'm sure your worst 10 would be very different. I know a lot of people hold a high opinion of The Impossible Planet and the Satan Pit for example.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@Dalek7823 Not at all. It’s a factual word. My worst 10 list would not exist because I do not partake in such things.

[@BrianDavidson-q1j]

Kill the moon should have been #1. It is the only episode I consider to be non cannon.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

There are no non-canon episodes by definition.

[@BrianDavidson-q1j]

@@DrWhoFanJ I see your point. However if an episode can't get the basic points of science right it takes me out of the episode.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@BrianDavidson-q1j And yet it does nothing of the kind.

[@saadyahschick7560]

@@BrianDavidson-q1j A show about a time traveling police box that's bigger on the inside can't get the basic points of science right😮

[@BrianDavidson-q1j]

Fantasy science when it is based on theoretical science is entertaining.

[@SonOfRojBlake]

Simply objectively wrong - ANY "worst episode" list that doesn't feature "Love and Monsters" OR "Kerblam", or for that matter that isn't composed of "Love and Monsters" and 19 Chibnall episodes simply has no credibility. Also, to whoever wrote the line that starts "Maisie Williams doesn't have the range...", just be glad I don't know where you live, because I will FIGHT YOU for saying that, and shame on Ellie for agreeing to read that shit out.

[@Commanderpioneer]

There was 1 good thing about fear her (10 carrying the Olympic torch)

[@AndyWhy666]

don't forget Kel the council worker "YOU JUST TOOK A COUNCIL AXE , FROM A COUNCIL VAN, AND NOW YOU’RE DIGGING UP A COUNCIL ROAD, IM REPORTING YOU TO THE COUNCIL" i hope he makes a return one day

[@cecilyvals]

There's also a couple of fun moments between 10 and Rose. Plus the cat.

[@stevesm4]

The stuff about the Olympic crowd disappearing and the Doctor popping up to carry the torch was what spoiled it for me. I liked the rest of it

[@Commanderpioneer]

@@stevesm4 bruh

[@jumbojaba1235]

My list - The unquiet dead - the long game - The Christmas invasion - New Earth - tooth and claw - The idiots lantern - Fear her - The Lazarus experiment - 42 - The doctors daughter - The next doctor - Vampires of Venice - closing time - The wedding of river song - The Doctor the widow and the wardrobe - Dinosaur’s on a spaceship - The bells of Saint John - Nightmare in silver - Robots of Sherwood - In the forest of the night - The woman who lived - Sleep no more - Eaters of light - The ghost monument - The tursangra conundrum - The witch finders - The battle of Rav kolos - Orphan 55 - The timeless children - The flux - Eve of the Daleks - Legend of the sea devils - Space babies - Empire of death

[@capybara85]

Say what you want about curse of the black spot but you gotta admit karen gillan rocked that pirate getup

[@writerist-i7w]

this is ellie's demented personal list, not one to be generally agreed upon

[@georginam390]

How did the kill the moon and love and monster not make it on here!

[@gaminglikeaproallthetime4563]

The rings of Akhaten had possibly one of the greatest speech in the shows history yet most of don't remember the rest of the episode 😂. So yea its strange having a great doctor who moment in an boring episode

[@veevs]

STORMAGEDDON FOREVER

[@jasonbarry3301]

Imagine hating fast cyberman so much that you’d pretend nightmare in silver is the third worst episode of the last 20ish years

[@DiabetoFN]

Not too mention genuine lack luster performance from 90% of the supporting cast with annoying child actors

[@mystic_artemis]

I feel like saying these are "the worst" is a bit harsh. Also everyone has their own opinions about what they enjoy or dislike in Dr Who. There's definitely some on this list i agree with, but overall it feels too judgemental to me. Respect on Ellie defending the wedding of river song tho, i enjoyed that one too lol

[@nateowen1064]

I don’t hate these episodes at all

[@Teppic24]

This video is titled “20 Worst Doctor Who Episodes Ever”… however “Ever” completely ignores 1963-1989. What is it with people who only think that Doctor Who has been going since 2005? Surely it should have been “20 Worst Doctor Who Episodes Since 2005”?

[@judithstrachan9399]

Absolutely.

[@JustAnthon]

less clickable title, i guess

[@irishbatman2917]

How the hell did "Sleep No More" not make this list?!

[@harveyburton7]

No love and monsters.... It's great to see that people are realising the brilliance of the episode and, in a few years, will be in the top 20 best episodes

[@DittoGTI]

I watched it a few days ago, it seriously sucks

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@DittoGTI Said no-one with a brain ever.

[@julienschmitt4647]

Let's not push it either. The characters are nice and the plot is good, until the last 10 min which are cringely bad. Not enough to make the episode as bad as people claim it to be, but no hidden masterpiece either

[@DittoGTI]

@@DrWhoFanJ Someone ban this guy, he's everywhere and irritating. Like a targeted UTTP

[@DrWhoFanJ]

@@DittoGTI Or you could just stop saying idiotic things‽

[@DocTwisted]

I can't believe you left off that Tennant episode with the alien that was absorbing Doctor fans that ended with the girlfriend fused to a paver.

[@Nightwain]

A LIST ON THE WORST DOCTOR WHO EPISODES?! WITHOUT LOVE AND MONSTERS! WHAT IS THIS MADNESS?!

[@Vim-Wolf]

In the Forest of the Night - the Doctor telling Clara that everyone will forget about it is THE most important and satirical part of the episode, I feel whoever wrote this missed the point.

[@danifarrar]

notice how only one episode in this video features Amy and Rory. THE ELITE COMPANIONS

[@JohnnySilverhand-qz1fz]

I mean this should serious just be a list of every Whitaker episode

[@shoegrassy]

Another Who Culture video to improve my day :DD Definately a controversial one though for me

[@KiwiRuby-rf8ot]

Maisie Williams was woefully miscast as Me