Top 10 Worst Episodes of Doctor Who Written by Russell T. Davies

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@calebh8944
@calebh8944 7 жыл бұрын
Boom Town is a brilliant and underrated episode, it's "substance" was the moral questions surrounding the death sentence, the episode also had excellent dialogue, writing, soundtrack and continuity
@Hi-uv7nn
@Hi-uv7nn 6 жыл бұрын
Caleb Harris meh. I found it boring
@paulbeardsley4095
@paulbeardsley4095 5 жыл бұрын
The moral question consisted of one character saying how bad the method of execution was, and the other saying I Don't Care. I've never seen a more vacuous discussion of the moral question before or since.
@thelogogeek6667
@thelogogeek6667 5 жыл бұрын
I think the long game and boom town are two of my favourites from series 1. I’m gonna get a LOT of haters.
@HypnoKnight
@HypnoKnight 5 жыл бұрын
100% agree So underrated
@samuelbarber4154
@samuelbarber4154 4 жыл бұрын
Plus: "This is persecution, what did I ever do to you?" "You tried to kill me, and destroy this planet." "I mean besides that."
@hbuss12
@hbuss12 7 жыл бұрын
The Christmas tree attack in The Christmas Invasion is one of the funniest moments in the show. The "I'm gonna get killed by a Christmas tree!" line always cracks me up. And tooth and claw is also really good imo.
@DistractedGlobeGuy
@DistractedGlobeGuy 7 жыл бұрын
I prefer the Santabots with the flamethrowing tubas, but the killer tree was hilarious as well.
@ohheyy8755
@ohheyy8755 6 жыл бұрын
That_One_Nerd_Guy Tooth and Claw was my first DW episode which hooked me to the show.
@themastersmadface8241
@themastersmadface8241 7 жыл бұрын
Can you do a top 10 overrated Doctor Who episodes?
@somethingfierce8859
@somethingfierce8859 7 жыл бұрын
That is a good idea, do underrated as well.
@LiveHedgehog
@LiveHedgehog 7 жыл бұрын
Yes. That'd be an interesting video.
@mayotango1317
@mayotango1317 7 жыл бұрын
The Masters Mad Face Yeah, like the Simm' Master.
@greg2961
@greg2961 7 жыл бұрын
Blink
@chanceneck8072
@chanceneck8072 7 жыл бұрын
Overrated is very subjective most of the time! Just like underrated. For example I just saw the preview for "The God Complex" (because I rewatched The Girl Who Waited, obviously!) today and thought to myself "Hm, kind of an underrated episode imo!"
@woolicane
@woolicane 7 жыл бұрын
I do have to disagree with you on your comments about Harriet Jones in the Christmas Invasion. The villain had been defeated, they were retreating and she ordered they were slaughtered by being shot in the back. In that moment she was just another villain that kills because they can.
@rextitan
@rextitan 7 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@charleynewman5057
@charleynewman5057 7 жыл бұрын
Also, wasn't the Golden Age that she was supposed to usher in already over. I always took that moment as Harriet had gotten a little to bold and aggressive, so the Doctor had to knock her down a peg.
@TheZebbga
@TheZebbga 7 жыл бұрын
I agree. She committed genocide. I don't see how that can be justified. The only thing negative fact of Harriet Jones loosing her position was the next Prime Minister was Harrold Saxon...
@DonnaFernstrom
@DonnaFernstrom 7 жыл бұрын
It wasn't actually genocide -- it was just one ship, not the entire species.
@TheZebbga
@TheZebbga 7 жыл бұрын
Genocide doesn't mean an entire species. It just means a large number of a certain race or species. There were Thousands of Sykorax on that ship. That would count as a Genocide.
@godzamoongus
@godzamoongus 7 жыл бұрын
So David what is your favourite Doctor Who episode? David Tennant: I DON'T KNOW (Cookie if you get the joke)
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
What kind of cookie?
@godzamoongus
@godzamoongus 7 жыл бұрын
Council of Geeks Triple Chocolate
@godzamoongus
@godzamoongus 7 жыл бұрын
future tv on its way
@MrPaulmorris7777
@MrPaulmorris7777 7 жыл бұрын
Hilarious.
@reross310
@reross310 7 жыл бұрын
We also need bicycles.
@reross310
@reross310 7 жыл бұрын
These episodes on the list are guilty pleasure episodes,not terribly bad and not really really amazing.Epiodes like these you can go back to and find enjoyment in,like tooth and claw it's an episode you can watch without needing to continuing the narrative of that series.
@thomaskirkness-little5809
@thomaskirkness-little5809 7 жыл бұрын
I generally prefer my Doctor Who to not continue a series narrative.
@Ryan78336
@Ryan78336 7 жыл бұрын
"that was murder!" Have to side with the doctor on this one, the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few or the one. two officials being killed on that ship does not justify murdering a ship full of sycorax at all. "they were leaving" you dont send out a probe with A positive blood in it only for a bunch of alians to find and abuse to control one third of earths population, have the doctor help you defend the planet and then murder an entire ship full of them after they agreed to leave! Harriot Jones, you crossed a line and you needed to own up to that and learn from its consequenses.
@Tea_and_Cake
@Tea_and_Cake 7 жыл бұрын
Don't shit on Alonzo in voyage of the Damed he was to notch
@ryanspees2857
@ryanspees2857 7 жыл бұрын
I find the End of Time is hilarious as a drinking game, as everything is so repetitive. Also at the end of part 1 when the master race is all over earth, there is a part where a master throws his hat into the air, and a master behind him picks it up, puts it on, AND STARTS BREAK DANCING!
@aarushicrystalis7998
@aarushicrystalis7998 6 жыл бұрын
whats the game lol
@endruler8625
@endruler8625 7 жыл бұрын
Personally I liked the monsters in Gridlock, but they could've been taken out. Also, when I saw the mood patches, I thought that's what the episode would be about. But I liked the concept, and the preparation for Utopia later on
@TheCrippledEgg
@TheCrippledEgg 7 жыл бұрын
I liked The Runaway Bride
@shvn4930
@shvn4930 7 жыл бұрын
Skullexandria Gloomelda me too, may be biased because I LOVE DONNA, but I think it gets better if you watch series 4 and go back to it.
@ZachDaChampion
@ZachDaChampion 7 жыл бұрын
Skullexandria Gloomelda Me too. It was my first episode, so bias blah blah, but it was great in my opinion
@somethingfierce8859
@somethingfierce8859 7 жыл бұрын
Remember what he said? Not all of these episodes are really bad because there is not much to choose from.
@krussell1608
@krussell1608 7 жыл бұрын
Skullexandria Gloomelda Me too
@TheCrippledEgg
@TheCrippledEgg 7 жыл бұрын
Zach Champion Same here. As overly-shouty and aggressive Donna was, it was a good change a pace from the teary "I love you" Rose. That's why Donna worked so well with Ten. For someone so vain and sanctimonious, having a companion to bring him down and throw jabs at him was a good balance.
@ValoricStarlight
@ValoricStarlight 7 жыл бұрын
The Christmas invasion was my first david tennant episode. and your opinion is your opinion. i liked the episode and hte "Im gonna get killed by a christmas tree" had me laughing hard.
@boysarecute3843
@boysarecute3843 6 жыл бұрын
Me too i loved that quote
@k.stewart007
@k.stewart007 6 жыл бұрын
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@legoroan9866
@legoroan9866 6 жыл бұрын
Valoric Starlight it was literally everyone's first David tenant episode
@anthonyjones6870
@anthonyjones6870 5 жыл бұрын
Naromiki's Animations lol
@davidtiareh4938
@davidtiareh4938 7 жыл бұрын
i always thought the cat people were cats that evolved into a human-like body over billions of years...
@sauferiousvandroy4712
@sauferiousvandroy4712 6 жыл бұрын
that's red dwarf
@aptonymic3014
@aptonymic3014 5 жыл бұрын
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@vigilantsycamore8750
@vigilantsycamore8750 5 жыл бұрын
@@aptonymic3014 You can't just call someone an ableist slur and then plug your youtube video that's not how it works
@LukeTheGeek
@LukeTheGeek 5 жыл бұрын
Fizzy Milkshake Productions wait that’s illegal
@FartFace115
@FartFace115 5 жыл бұрын
So practically Red Dwarf lol
@ryanhlfc
@ryanhlfc 7 жыл бұрын
I agree with most of your choices but in my opinion Voyage of the Damned is awesome
@charleynewman5057
@charleynewman5057 7 жыл бұрын
"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous; I am 903 years old, and I'm the man who's going to save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below... You got a problem with that?" ... "In that case, Alons-y!"
@Shrekfromthehitmovieshrek
@Shrekfromthehitmovieshrek 7 жыл бұрын
Charley Newman that was an awsome quote
@soarel325
@soarel325 7 жыл бұрын
Voyage has some good moments but the plot is a complete mess. Go watch Diamanda Hagan's review of it
@flibbityfloo1779
@flibbityfloo1779 7 жыл бұрын
Charley Newman you know now the earth population is 7 billion And back in 2008 it was six billion You realise we need some birth control
@themellonman9886
@themellonman9886 6 жыл бұрын
I loved voyage of the damned, it was awesome
@shaunbarbee2087
@shaunbarbee2087 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite things about watching your videos is that I agree with you about 70% of the time and the other 30% of the time you are so respectful yeah so respectful about the way you talk about the things you dislike that it really makes me realize that you are a fan and I appreciate your videos even more
@MrRjhyt
@MrRjhyt 7 жыл бұрын
Boom town, was written as a very cheap episode, to balance out the more effect heavy episodes in the season. The farting Slytheen was part of the reason for Chris Eccleston leaving. It is meant to focus on their scene in the restaurant and the morality of the Death Penalty, etc. But it is quite superficial.
@gilgameshofuruk4060
@gilgameshofuruk4060 Жыл бұрын
There are many great dramas that have debated the morality of the death penalty. Someone should have said "Russell, it's been done, and without fart gags "
@thedoctor855
@thedoctor855 7 жыл бұрын
wrong, in tooty and claw David Tennant was asked not to use his actual accent, so in tooth and claw its a scottish actor acting british pretending to be scottish
@DarkLordPikachu
@DarkLordPikachu 4 жыл бұрын
I think the christmas specials are a uniquely british taste: they clearly take a lot from the concept of ‘the pantomime’ which has a close association with christmas over here, so the over-acting and cheesiness of the RTD specials are 100% in keeping with that, a reading i assume is lost without the concept of pantomimes across the pond(?)
@sammarsh73
@sammarsh73 7 жыл бұрын
Voyage of the damned is the best Christmas special wtf
@FitzyCify
@FitzyCify 7 жыл бұрын
The Long Game is an annoying one for me because quite often I find myself thinkiing how great it would be to see Simon Pegg in Doctor Who, only to then remember, "Oh wait, he's already done it." Then again, other actors have done multiple roles in the show so he could make another appearance.
@tobyfrance7520
@tobyfrance7520 7 жыл бұрын
I don't really think that Russell has made any awful episodes maybe not even any bad ones.(This is my opinion)
@paulking9476
@paulking9476 7 жыл бұрын
It's good you're doing videos about Doctor Who there isn't enough people doing them
@jedirulz123
@jedirulz123 7 жыл бұрын
Boom Town is a psychological piece. She was going to destroy Earth to get back to civilization, that was the plot, it was meant to be a look at what separates the Doctor from the villains, if he doesn't care about the consequences of his actions. The point of the body swapping in New Earth is to get a stationary villain into the action. Obviously. And do you really need to shout everything you say?
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
I honestly don't mean to... I get worked up. I gave up trying to stop myself doing it a while back.
@Jp-1377
@Jp-1377 7 жыл бұрын
You should have done a ranking of his stories instead
@tamilugo3886
@tamilugo3886 7 жыл бұрын
It also really hurt me to see Gridlock on this as it's one of my fave and I understand about the cat nurses but I found them quite charming but I'm a cat person
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
When you say you're "a cat person..."
@mjm3091
@mjm3091 7 жыл бұрын
Dona should come back - if they can bs us with Clara and Bille they can also fix her story, giving her good ending. She is the only companion from new Doctor Who, who deserves it. It would be an amazing story for the next anniversary finale - we don't need explosions and saving whole world again. We need Doctor to look back and fix everything he has done badly. From Susan to Donna (visiting Ponds would be a nice touch also; stealing some regenerations for River, so she could be another recurring regenerating character like Master; returning for Ragdoll and Jenny - in this show everything goes, and after next few decades coming back to old characters would be an awesome idea).
@sarabellum7938
@sarabellum7938 6 жыл бұрын
I think the tonal switching in New Earth works best when Cassandra is forced to take the body of one of the diseased and she realizes how horrible it is for them. The fact that this character who had mostly been played for laughs and was a terrible person could actually be effected by emotion really made me feel more for the diseased people and Cassandra herself when she died.
@oscarlenehan3507
@oscarlenehan3507 7 жыл бұрын
I personally really like tooth and claw but I can see why it would be bad. The monks are goofy and a lot of the actions/characters are dumb. Although the werewolf looks dumb, it's the best I've seen. The others I've seen are the hairless crap in Harry Potter, the men with hair glued on them from the wolfman or the just wolves in stuff like Twilight.
@gregmane9282
@gregmane9282 7 жыл бұрын
Another Communist Fruitcake I actually enjoyed both the Doctor Who werewolfs and the Harry Potter werewolfs I was scared by both as a kid sort of stupid but tons of the monsters in Doctor Who scared me at the time.
@DemonFlavouredLemonSamDFL
@DemonFlavouredLemonSamDFL 7 жыл бұрын
Another Communist Fruitcake agreed, as a kid I was never scared of doctor who until that episode and that messed me up for months XD
@soarel325
@soarel325 7 жыл бұрын
I loved Tooth and Claw, everything except the contrived ending
@namegoeshere5220
@namegoeshere5220 7 жыл бұрын
OH BOY! As a werewolf movie fan, I can give you good werewolf recommendations. Want a werewolf design to blow your mind: Bad Moon. The movie is great but the werewolves are amazing even to today. It was made, 1996ish? And proof that practical effects age better.
@Alex-ux8cl
@Alex-ux8cl 6 жыл бұрын
Wait, when did Harry Potter have werewolves
@jacobgolub8863
@jacobgolub8863 7 жыл бұрын
I thought Partners In Crime was excruciatingly tedious and silly, so that one would defo be on my top ten. Overall I think Davies gets a little too much credit, he has his good episodes (midnight, waters of Mars, etc.) and he makes good story arcs, but as an individual episode writer, I'd say Moffat actually takes the cake.
@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly
@DumbIdeaPresentedStupidly 6 жыл бұрын
WAAAAY TOO oh loooook they almost meet buuuuut they don't. Also Donna reallllly wants to be with the Dr. even though she didn't when we first met her, why because plot demands it.
@wildkarrde0412
@wildkarrde0412 7 жыл бұрын
Love and monsters was a great idea but the execution was bad. I love how the group is searching for the doctor, it shows a simple human side to doctor who, it could happen in real life. But the abzorbaloff was the only problem.
@somethingfierce8859
@somethingfierce8859 7 жыл бұрын
Really? Aliens of London and World War III? I really like that episode, but then again as you said, not all of these episodes are horrible.
@rinse-esnir4010
@rinse-esnir4010 5 жыл бұрын
One of the best stories 👍
@tobyfrance7520
@tobyfrance7520 7 жыл бұрын
I bloody loved Tooth and Claw.
@gabrielcurle6458
@gabrielcurle6458 7 жыл бұрын
Apart from the stupid monster (which you can't blame) and the shitty ending I enjoy Love and Monsters and will still rewatch it along with all the other episodes except for Fear Her. Seriously how was Fear Her not on here
@willcarr881
@willcarr881 7 жыл бұрын
I think it should have been on but it is written by Matthew Graham :)
@tinkerer3399
@tinkerer3399 7 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Curle I didn't even mind the monster that much. That fucking ending though. And now it's even worse knowing that the episode was written around a kids fucking concept! Imagine that kid watching with his parents and it gets to the end and that's what they leave you with! I know the term gets thrown around a lot but that 30 seconds of Doctor Who was a complete disgrace.
@soarel325
@soarel325 7 жыл бұрын
He only did episodes RTD wrote.
@Varinz
@Varinz 7 жыл бұрын
Gabriel Curle Fear Her was pretty good. I can probably count all bad episodes on one hand, most have been awesome.
@Flutterbutt225
@Flutterbutt225 7 жыл бұрын
I personally would need two hands to count all the bad episodes, because series three had more than five episodes...
@jarjared3522
@jarjared3522 7 жыл бұрын
Love and Monsters I figured was gonna appear here but I love it all the same.
@abcdefgh6951
@abcdefgh6951 4 жыл бұрын
I think I like new earth, I like the plot, I like Cassandra's return, I always like returns- whatever it is, I like the cat nurses, it's overall enjoyable, it somehow works for me
@doctorelbruz9181
@doctorelbruz9181 7 жыл бұрын
I sort of like Love and Monsters. The ending almost killed it, though.
@applejuice8251
@applejuice8251 7 жыл бұрын
I like love and monsters because it's interesting to see a group of normal people in the doctor who Universe who don't constantly fight monsters I want to see a show about LINDA
@laurenjeffery340
@laurenjeffery340 6 жыл бұрын
But I know it's not by Russel T Davies which The Shakespeare Code was actually written by Gareth Roberts so in my opinion if my worst one for Russell's episodes has to be (not love and monsters because I actually like that episode since I was 6 when I first saw it and I still love it to this day) tooth and claw because I never thought it would be engaging but the only think I could appreciate from it was the sad ending with the werewolf dying in peace along with sad music in the background and the next time sequence after new earth stopped which is another episode I really like too
@PedroGBSilva
@PedroGBSilva 4 жыл бұрын
For some reason, Boomtown is an episode you don't remember very much, but once you re-watch it you see it's actually good, we've got captain jack, we've got a difference villain dynamic, we've got some great mickey moments. And it really fits well in the series.. and yet not very remarkable
@mrflibble1259
@mrflibble1259 7 жыл бұрын
Nope. Nope. Nope. Not gridlock. Please no. That's honestly one of my favourite episodes. Edit: Oh Christmas invasion is hands down the best Christmas special. But that isn't saying much. I agree with what you said there dispite loving the episode. Edit: (I'm writing this as I'm watching it) tooth and claw is another favourite of mine, a lot of nostalgia is probably influencing that though. Edit: spot on with boom town Edit: aliens of London should have been higher it's a really good episode. Edit: I'm good with what you said about the long game Edit: series two is my favourite so it's hard for me to criticise any episode from it. Edit: Final edit, I love love and monsters. Fight me.
@alexwr
@alexwr 7 жыл бұрын
MR FLIBBLE! How's Rimmer doing?
@BenMPMercer
@BenMPMercer 7 жыл бұрын
Love and Monsters is my worst episode of new who as a whole. To me, its boring, fairly cringey with some scenes, and it felt like an insult to the fans instead of a commentary on them.
@thenerdviewreview8431
@thenerdviewreview8431 5 жыл бұрын
Ben Mercer second worst, I’m still putting Sleep no more as the worst episode of new who “you will be scared of the dust in your eye”... that’s just too stupid to function.
@Ryusuta
@Ryusuta 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, Sleep No More and Love & Monsters are both REALLY terrible. It's hard to say which is worse.
@davieslennon0632
@davieslennon0632 4 жыл бұрын
I loved that episode and idk why
@seannewlands2803
@seannewlands2803 4 жыл бұрын
I disagree I think it was a fun break episode away from the more serious storylines, it that was slight hearted
@DiM2404
@DiM2404 3 жыл бұрын
I disagree with everything except New Earth, Christmas Invasion, and, maybe, Voyage. Gridlock and AOL/WW3 are, in particular, some of my absolute faves. But I still like hearing your views.
@steveprice33
@steveprice33 6 жыл бұрын
It's very, very rare that I have the sort of knee-jerk reactions to lists that most people joke about when they say "People will dislike this". But as soon as you said Gridlock, I was full on "LOLWAT" - one of my favorite episodes, hands down. Opinions vary I guess.
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 6 жыл бұрын
Well I did warn you.
@Andrew36597
@Andrew36597 4 жыл бұрын
I always have a very soft spot in my heart for Boom Town. When I was little the Slitheen in the Aliens in London two-parter genuinely gave me a week of nightmares between the two episodes and I liked seeing some more resolution from that. And all the characters going out for a meal together in Cardiff and having a laugh felt so genuinely like a group of friends and just gives me this comforting sense about it. I feel like if nothing else, Boom Town sold me on if they decided to do a bottle episode which was nothing more than some of the characters we had come to enjoy at the time just hanging out for an episode, I’d still really thoroughly enjoy it too
@monteemann7325
@monteemann7325 7 жыл бұрын
anyone else think he looks like the nostalgia critic
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
You're not the first to point it out. I'd say I have more hair, but I guess you can't really tell.
@monteemann7325
@monteemann7325 7 жыл бұрын
ya, also he has a much thinner face. while yours it a bit more rounded.
@HereComesPopoBawa
@HereComesPopoBawa 6 жыл бұрын
How would I know if anyone else thinks that?
@MovieMagic515
@MovieMagic515 3 жыл бұрын
@@monteemann7325 So rude
@bicko_07
@bicko_07 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve gotta say that the Christmas invasion is probably my second least favourite RTD episode. It’s boring as hell, the fact that the doctor does nothing until the end, the fact that it’s more interested in showing Rose looking at the doctor all the time instead of you know ACTUALLY trying to stop the Sycorax and the fact that the Sycorax goes to waste. They’re good monsters but they do nothing. They just stand there. Only the leader does something. I do agree with the fact that it gets good with the Doctor fighting the leader but that in like the last fifteen minutes. My god a complete disaster of an episode
@klop4228
@klop4228 6 жыл бұрын
Personally, I love the Slitheen Episodes. The first pair are maybe a bit goofy, but the farting is, in my opinion, bearable, and serves to make the villains less likeable rather than taking down the quality of the episode itself. The slow unzipping, I assume, is just something that comes with the skin suits. It takes a while to get in or out of them. That's important for the ending. Boom Town, as well, while being a fairly forgettable episode in terms of alien plans, is fairly important on an emotional level, in my opinion. Mickey and Rose talk for a while, and more or less break up in this episode. Of course, he comes running a couple episodes later, but that gets addressed. It connects to episode 3 via the rift, of course back to the previous Slitheen episodes, and forward to the next pair with the Heart of the Tardis, and the Extrapolator. And the dynamic between Margaret/Blon and the Doctor is just so entertaining. While it's probably the least memorable episode of the series, it's good fun. And I kind of like the Long Game, but I won't argue that one with you, because I see your points. Also, I feel like Elton is compelling enough for a short episode, though I'll maybe agree with you that the others aren't. And there was no build up to tell us he liked Ursula before he told us.
@harrisont2004
@harrisont2004 6 жыл бұрын
Same with me! Maybe it’s because I grew up with them, but despite knowing how ridiculous they are as an alien, they always held a place in my doctor who loving heart 😂
@connormatthews9674
@connormatthews9674 4 жыл бұрын
I'm very disappointed with your takeaway from Boom Town. Such a lovely slice of season 1 joy.
@meanmistermason6308
@meanmistermason6308 7 жыл бұрын
10: 9: 8: 7: 6: 5: 4: 3: 2: 1: New Earth
@hannibalshappymeal1855
@hannibalshappymeal1855 7 жыл бұрын
I feel like Christmas specials are supposed to be goofy, though. If it was all serious and normal then it wouldn't really feel like Christmas. It's just generally supposed to be "have fun and don't think to much about it and just enjoy it for what it is." Then again, this is a ranking so your somewhat forced to think too much about it. Nonetheless, good video, keep up the good work.
@alexandahazy6325
@alexandahazy6325 7 жыл бұрын
If a Council of Geeks Doctor Who video doesn't mention the Derek Jacobi head turn, does it even exist?
@alim.9801
@alim.9801 3 жыл бұрын
Gridlock is one of my fave episodes but like I CANT EXPLAIN WHY BC ITS REALLY NOT VERY GOOD BUT FOR SOME REASON ITS ONE OF MY COMFORT EPISODES I THINK ITS BC OF THE FUN CAT GUY AND THE OLD LESBIAN COUPLE I LOVE THEM
@stephjovi
@stephjovi 3 жыл бұрын
I loved them but tought how sad so far in the future and they do the goofy We´re sisters #wink #wink thing
@alim.9801
@alim.9801 2 жыл бұрын
@@stephjovi oof that's a good point
@AlmightyBruce
@AlmightyBruce Жыл бұрын
This is my top 10 least favourite of his era, not just the ones he’s written: - The Long Game - New Earth - Fear Her - Love and Monsters - The Lazarus Experiment - 42 - Daleks In Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks - The Next Doctor - Planet of the Dead
@MrLtia1234
@MrLtia1234 2 жыл бұрын
Just like every era* of Doctor Who, it always has some stinkers. RTD didn't write the best stuff of his era (other than maybe Midnight?), but he did write some of the dodgy ones- kind of his job to fill in the gaps to make up a season, though. *- Apart from the legendary series 13 and 14, of course.
@f-zilla7347
@f-zilla7347 2 жыл бұрын
13 & 14? You mean Series 3 & 4?
@MrLtia1234
@MrLtia1234 2 жыл бұрын
@@f-zilla7347 Good grief, no! the original 13 and 14. ... Although RTD seasons 3 and 4 are his best in my book, they are still unconsistent, just not as inconsistent as his first two. The only time the show was that good was with Hinchcliffe!
@f-zilla7347
@f-zilla7347 2 жыл бұрын
@@MrLtia1234 Ahhh I apologize good chap, I must of misinterpreted what you were saying. I must agree however, Tom Baker’s second and third seasons are absolutely amazing and peak Doctor Who, that’s why he’s the best Doctor!
@WiloPolis03
@WiloPolis03 5 жыл бұрын
The third act of Love and Monsters really hurts to think about, because I loved everything before that. I guess it's like the Series 9 finale trilogy, if that's a fair comparison
@foxmocs6443
@foxmocs6443 7 жыл бұрын
Loved voyage of the damned but agree with you on most of these. Max Capricorn sucked though.
@femkevdw8369
@femkevdw8369 7 жыл бұрын
I liked how in love and monsters had the vlogging style and the perspective but the story and the villain and the end and stuff like that were horrible and I hated them
@lukasthecosmiccollector4282
@lukasthecosmiccollector4282 7 жыл бұрын
Can you do a top 10 Worst Doctor Who Cliffhangers
@booradley8895
@booradley8895 6 жыл бұрын
I could tell you the worst cliffhanger,it was when.................................
@philadelphiawhovian5641
@philadelphiawhovian5641 7 жыл бұрын
I like gridlock, but overall, I very much agree with a lot of what u said. THANK YOU so much for acknowledging how terrible the doctor was to harriet jones. personally, I saw the dilemma she was in and she was doing the best she could. also, in doing that, he removed Britain's primary defender, and who rose in her place... oh yeah, the MASTER! Ten actually created the larger problem later in quite a few ways. also, the doctor has done worse. u could easily successfully argue that 10 did in runaway bride. I was the opposite of u with that one. I didn't like how 10 killed all the racknoss childen just bc the empress was evil. i'm arachnophobic, but those were still kids who didn't commit horrors at that point. only the empress did. u don't kill millions bc of the actions of one. but I admit that disdain for that moment is probably bc the same people who justify that moment r the same people who hate 11 for tricking the silence into ordering their execution in day on the moon. they hate 11 for teaching the human race how to defend themselves against an alien race that has continued to manipulate/hurt or kill them and who are all adults, but its ok for 10 to kill racknoss kids? sheesh, the double standard! but there are elements of runaway bride that I liked, like a quite a few on here. but overall, I totally agree with u. good video.
@dataportdoll7918
@dataportdoll7918 6 жыл бұрын
6:15 I always hated the Harriet Jones thing, it feels like so far a departure from "Face of Evil" when The Doctor lays out his philosophy after he dealt with the threat, and the residents are arguing about choosing a new leader, and Baker's adorably blase delivery of "Ah, but that's not my problem." And that's generally his opinion, even Troughton was so squeamish about regime change. I think because this dovetails with Ten's habit of opposing people not for being evil or dangerous, but simply for opposing his personal morality, which is arguably his second-worst character trait.
@whovianhistorybuff
@whovianhistorybuff 7 жыл бұрын
In regards to the cat people Russell T Davies has clearly no imagination when it comes to doctor who monsters basically the Russell T Davies recipe for a monster is step 1, open a book of animals on a random page, step 2 make a note of the first animal you see (pig, cat, rhinoceros, squid, fish, fly etc) step 3, put the animals head on top of paul kasey and bon appetit the lazy man's guide to monster making
@keithdick4965
@keithdick4965 7 жыл бұрын
And Moffats why of winning is go back in time and change the whole timeline or tell your past self something you need so you have it in the future.
@xx_b4rr3l_xx
@xx_b4rr3l_xx 6 жыл бұрын
I loved aliens of London and world war 3 as a little kid, If you sat me in front of Netflix with aliens of London, world war 3 or tooth and claw and I was satisfied.
@G0d_Ginrai
@G0d_Ginrai 7 жыл бұрын
Thinking about it, your whole thing about the Cat People and the Hath and just sticking Animals on human bodies to make aliens really brings a new perspective to the scene with the Pig 'Alien' in 'Aliens of London'.
@johnlochness
@johnlochness 7 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't have put Love and Mosters so high on the list, except for that god awful ending with the image of Elton shagging a paving slab with a face left in my head. Too often Doctor Who seems afraid to do sad and we have this awful hollywood type stick on a happyish ending.
@nowshinsharmilesusmi3968
@nowshinsharmilesusmi3968 7 жыл бұрын
I love that rant on "New Earth". Still my least favourite series opener.
@uscman
@uscman 4 жыл бұрын
I used to love it. Sometime after abandoning the series when Matt Smith arrived. I didn’t know about regeneration and just knowing David Tennant left and seeing his scary brick shitting performance in Jessica Jones had me revisit the series, and that was the first episode I saw and had tears of nostalgia during the end credits song.
@tobyfrance7520
@tobyfrance7520 7 жыл бұрын
If Gridlock didn't have Ardal O'Hanlon in then I wouldn't have really liked it.
@MrPaulmorris7777
@MrPaulmorris7777 7 жыл бұрын
I would have put Last of the Timelords in there. It's really stupid. The Master turns the Doctor in Dobbie, and through some magic words spread by Martha, he is returned to normal???
@MrPaulmorris7777
@MrPaulmorris7777 7 жыл бұрын
So magic words didn't help the Doctor?
@MrPaulmorris7777
@MrPaulmorris7777 7 жыл бұрын
Rebel Captain I know that magic words wouldn't save the Doctor.
@thetwelfthdoctor9892
@thetwelfthdoctor9892 7 жыл бұрын
the Jesus Doctor was a fucking Deus Ex Machina but, except for that, the episode was good.
@MrPaulmorris7777
@MrPaulmorris7777 7 жыл бұрын
Still waiting for an answer.
@xbankshotsx2431
@xbankshotsx2431 6 жыл бұрын
Paul Charles Morris The satellites were used to cancel out the master's perception filter and use it to give power to the doctor. Still doesnt make as much sense however it wasnt magic or prayer.
@TheIndieOcean
@TheIndieOcean 6 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree on Gridlock. I like that episode, mainly because of the premise - generations living and dying in a traffic jam, sustained by the hope for eventually finding an off ramp which doesn't exist. But you're right that it didn't need giant crab monsters or mood drugs, both of which could have been fine episodes on their own but served little purpose in Gridlock.
@TheIndieOcean
@TheIndieOcean 6 жыл бұрын
As an aside, maybe it's me but I read Gridlock as being allegorical for life. The endless grind for a phantom freedom which no one ever attains.
@tokubrony9447
@tokubrony9447 6 жыл бұрын
I saw New Earth and it was actually pretty good. Favorite part was the Doctor being very excited that he cured all those artificial humans of the diseases, I just get a big smile and laugh along with David Tennant. It's such a triumphant moment.
@disappointedoptimist8659
@disappointedoptimist8659 7 жыл бұрын
You ever notice writers for doctor who often have like two or three great ideas but they glom them all into one episode and it comes out horribly
@saarah0006
@saarah0006 6 жыл бұрын
I like New Earth and Gridlock. We need more of the face of boe, or jack as a young face of boe. I also think the cat people are interesting...also because they remind me if the khajiit (from the tes)
@omarelmasri6709
@omarelmasri6709 7 жыл бұрын
ha love the Racnose impression shla shla shla
@joshuahenson6418
@joshuahenson6418 7 жыл бұрын
She kill a ship of a different race
@mahfuzurchowdhury2765
@mahfuzurchowdhury2765 7 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I actually like Love and Monsters, probably just nostalgia, but I felt that story was decent. Anyway, there was 10 in your best list, and 10 in your worst list, so there's three left. Which ones were they?
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
Partners in Crime, The Next Doctor and Rose. All three for me are a mix of things that work and things that don't which more or less balance out.
@eliaseraguirre8805
@eliaseraguirre8805 7 жыл бұрын
Council of Geeks can you rank them so I have a concise ranking of the RTD episodes?
@mahfuzurchowdhury2765
@mahfuzurchowdhury2765 7 жыл бұрын
Council of Geeks, thanks for replying.
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
It'd probably go The Next Doctor, Rose and Partners in Crime from better to less better.
@eliaseraguirre8805
@eliaseraguirre8805 7 жыл бұрын
Council of Geeks sheesh not a fan of partners in crime? And thanks for the reply :)
@joechapman1021
@joechapman1021 7 жыл бұрын
Are you kidding me .voyage of the damn is one of the best Christmas special .i have lost lot some respect for you for putting it on the list :
@tyrantgregcagkaiju71
@tyrantgregcagkaiju71 6 жыл бұрын
13:30 The doors closed because the Doctor used his sonic screwdriver on the buttons. Because of that, I’m not sure if even a hand would’ve obstructed their closing process.
@jackparry7719
@jackparry7719 7 жыл бұрын
What were the episodes in between?
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
Partners in Crime, Rose and The Next Doctor.
@tomjenkins0573
@tomjenkins0573 7 жыл бұрын
I liked new earth
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Happy for you. Wish I could have.
@cooldudefreal
@cooldudefreal 6 жыл бұрын
Me too
@noodlewarrior2782
@noodlewarrior2782 6 жыл бұрын
Thewatchguru_instagram at tomj_watches if it was in the middle of the series It would be less disappointed
@ingonyama70
@ingonyama70 6 жыл бұрын
No mention of Queen Victoria? I really liked her in "Tooth and Claw". I liked "New Earth", though I understand its problems. Cassandra, Rose, and the Doctor have an excellent byplay, though. Tennant, Piper, and Zoe Wanamaker are incredible actors and really elevate the episode with how entertaining they are to watch, IMO. A lot of these episodes are quite good. I only soured on RTD after Torchwood: Children of Earth. But I 100% agree on "Love & Monsters."
@krussell1608
@krussell1608 7 жыл бұрын
I love The Runaway Bride
@LaytonMathieson
@LaytonMathieson 5 жыл бұрын
10) Boom Town 9) The Long Game 8) Gridlock 7) Rose 6) The Christmas Invasion 5) The End of the World 4) Partners in Crime 3) Smith and Jones 2) The Runaway Bride 1) New Earth
@sharkdentures3247
@sharkdentures3247 7 жыл бұрын
I rather liked Voyage of the Damned. New Earth was ok too (to me). Tenant's lesser performance is not a big deal (could even be explained as the new regeneration's personality is still settling in) so I'm fine with it. Therianthropy (part animal/ part human) is pretty common. (its where vampires & werewolves come from even) So, I tend to be a bit more tolerant of it when it's done. Otherwise, I pretty much agree with your list.
@danielfish1127
@danielfish1127 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t know how tooth and claw is on this list it’s gotta be in my top 10 greatest ever episodes of Doctor who
@qsquared8833
@qsquared8833 4 жыл бұрын
Donna is awesome, but, yeah, it's harder in the 1st episode of her tenure. I never liked Rose very much. I'm whole a Donna/Martha/Amy fan. Clara just never hit a stride for me. Martha felt miss-used and Donna was sort of used unfairly by the show.
@kimjongun3410
@kimjongun3410 7 жыл бұрын
Russell T Davies was a God of a Writer.
@MovieMagic515
@MovieMagic515 3 жыл бұрын
Still is
@Taurus791
@Taurus791 6 жыл бұрын
I hate to break it to you but Rose Tyler is the best thing ever.
@thenerdviewreview8431
@thenerdviewreview8431 5 жыл бұрын
Was ready to argue on the Christmas invasion, but you know what listening, you’re right it’s justified where you rate it.
@TooManyBrackets
@TooManyBrackets 7 жыл бұрын
8:44 It's not about the Titanic, the while episode the Poseiden Adventure
@zohaiblateef6554
@zohaiblateef6554 7 жыл бұрын
I love Voyage Of The Dammned
@The-Fishkeeper
@The-Fishkeeper 7 жыл бұрын
10. The Christmas invasion (I actually don't mind this episode but something had to be number 10) 9. Aliens of London / World war three (Could have been a very good story but was executed terribly) 8. Partners in crime 7. The stolen Earth / Journeys end 6. Tooth and Claw 5. Army of Ghosts / Doomsday 4. New Earth 3. The End of Time 2. Utopia / The sound of drums / Last of The TimeLords (Utopia is actually very good but I dislike the latter two parts so much that they really bring the story as a whole down) 1. Love & Monsters
@clara_bandicoot
@clara_bandicoot 7 жыл бұрын
Haha, I always loved the "Don't stand me against the lift" bit purely because it's cheeky smiley Eccleston at his best. I used to say The Long Game would have been better without the Jagrafess. Now I'd say the Jagrafess is fine (could do with a better design though) but there is definitely a case of incorrect assigned roles going on. It would be perfect with the Editor as the main villain, since a man in a suit brainwashing the Earth works better than a limbless mouth slug doing it. But the Jagrafess can be the Editor's enforcer, killing off anyone who stands up to the Editor. This smart and mysterious Editor serving as the underling to a roaring mollusc just doesn't make sense
@andrewgilbertson5672
@andrewgilbertson5672 6 жыл бұрын
@6:20 - YES! This is it EXACTLY! I feel just the same way- the Doctor overstepped, robbed the entire nation of its golden age because Harriet Jones did something he was *glad* for her to order him to do in World War Three (to take the responsibility off of his hands); it really soured me on the 10th Doctor in a lot of ways- and likewise, as you mentioned, Rose on her own being kind of... whiny and selfish and... generally not good.
@rajanogray9088
@rajanogray9088 6 жыл бұрын
Are we going to find out The Face of Bo is a future Captain Jack?
@skywalkershand2338
@skywalkershand2338 5 жыл бұрын
I feel that the host in Voage of the damed, are basically new versions of the robots of death. They are just to similar! The way they look, the way the go around yelling "Kill!". God, if you haven't seen The robots of death, then go watch it because it is a good old episode. It was Tom Baker is that help :/
@danielsleeper2307
@danielsleeper2307 4 жыл бұрын
I thought the elevator was a problem, but he actually soniced it closed. His hands were free when it opened though (I think), but sometimes you "lag" when something out of left field happens.
@dclore
@dclore 6 жыл бұрын
One of the things I love about you is that you are fair to the actors and always mention when you think the actor was better than the makeup and prosthetics. A lot of people forget that it's difficult to act under a mask and loads of makeup!
@katedoes...9783
@katedoes...9783 6 жыл бұрын
Do remember that many people have to watch the Christmas specials with eg grandparents or partners going “who’s that?”, “Is that thingy from thingy”, “why did he do that?” No wonder they are stand-alone episodes!
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 6 жыл бұрын
I don’t mind stand alone but they’re also just... such fluff
@coombeslauren
@coombeslauren 5 жыл бұрын
I remember being such a disappointed tiny little eleven year old when Voyage of the Damned aired. I was a big history fan (still am) and was so excited by the thought of the Titanic being in a Doctor Who episode. Then it aired and... ...it's in space. Oh. Never mind then.
@RileyJSilverman
@RileyJSilverman 7 жыл бұрын
In defense of the cat people, I believe they're supposed to be a race that evolved on Earth during the millions of years between now and the End of the World, like Jabe's species was in that.
@CouncilofGeeks
@CouncilofGeeks 7 жыл бұрын
Yeah I follow the theory, but I still think it's the lazy design choice to make for a non-human species.
@RileyJSilverman
@RileyJSilverman 7 жыл бұрын
True. It'd like how I get frustrated with Star Trek, especially Next Generation, when it feels like the only way to make an alien is various bumps on the head somewhere.
@MovieMagic515
@MovieMagic515 3 жыл бұрын
@@RileyJSilverman TNG had a low budget though. What about Discovery?
@RileyJSilverman
@RileyJSilverman 3 жыл бұрын
@@MovieMagic515 Discovery is way better at this, yes.
@mayday4121
@mayday4121 6 жыл бұрын
I LOVED Series 4 with Donna but the first 2 eps were trash
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