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And the best Doctor Who episode ever is...

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    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    Good choice - it's an excellent episode. It features one of the best cliffhangers that the show has ever done. It's also easily one of the most mature serials the show has done and Sharez Jek was a great villain.

    Nice to see a number of the classic episodes there - all good choices. From the more modern ones, I agree with "Blink" and probably "Human Nature" although not the other two (although they were good).

    "Genesis of the Daleks" at #3 is deserved - probably the best Dalek episode ever and parsecs ahead of the modern re-tellings. Hell, even those who only watch the new seasons should watch this one - it'll give some insight into Davros' meeting with Sarah Jane in the Season 30 finale.

    One thing though - how sad was it of me to immediately look at the line in the article:
    selected 1984's The Caves of Androzani - in which fifth Doctor Peter Davison hung up his sonic screwdriver
    and get hung up myself on the fact he already gave it up in "The Visitation"?


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    BlitzKrieg
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    and get hung up myself on the fact he already gave it up in "The Visitation"?

    I think they meant
    he died and the sixth took over rather then give up the actual screwdriver


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    ixoy
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 17,993 Mod ✭✭✭✭ixoy


    BlitzKrieg wrote: »
    I think they meant
    he died and the sixth took over rather then give up the actual screwdriver
    Oh I know that's what they meant, but the Whovian in me still went straight for the literal interpretation!


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    aidan_walsh
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    Not seen Caves yet myself, working my way through Davison's tenure at the moment and Tegan has just jumped ship. (My God how this poor Doctor's companions grated, he certainly attracted the whiney mewley type.) Should be at it in a few days though, so this timed nicely.


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    LordSutch
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    'Blink'
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    mewso
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 8,955 Mod ✭✭✭✭mewso


    Well unlike Camelot I haven't watched all 200 odd episodes so I don't know. Fun to see The Talons of Weng-Chiang in at 4 since it would drive the PC brigade over the edge if it was broadcast today.

    Best moment in DW that I've seen though has to be the "Tank" in Robot.


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    Ridley
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    I don't see the appeal of The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Personally I'd prefer The Girl in the Fireplace in there.


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    GSPfan
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    Ridley wrote: »
    I don't see the appeal of The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances. Personally I'd prefer The Girl in the Fireplace in there.

    They are both Stephen Moffat stories so why bother choosing. :) Equally brilliant.

    Blink is my number 1.


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    Ridley
    Registered Users Posts: 3,181 ✭✭✭Ridley


    GSPfan wrote: »
    They are both Stephen Moffat stories so why bother choosing. :) Equally brilliant.

    I much prefer Human Nature over The Empty Child. The journal of impossible things is easily the best prop. ;) Personally I think The Girl in the Fireplace does better in one episode what RTD spent (at least) a series doing.


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    popebenny16
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    this is from DHM 413, where they did the mighty 200, sadly Colin Barker was still propping up the back end of the list but the 26th season (mc coy's last) did get to number 10, beating the 2006 season in the process...

    I said it here yonks ago that mc coy's stories would one day get reappraised...


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