Mine would have to be 4. Everything from 'Silence In The Library' to the end of the season is pure gold. Very consistently good season. 3 comes close, with everything from 'Human Nature' onwards being brilliant, but the first half of season 3 kind of lets the side down, with episodes like 'Daleks in Manhattan'.
What is your favourite season of nu Who so far?
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For me, it'd be a toss up between 1 and 4. I loved Eccleston and was very sorry to see him leave. Series 2 had some high points and low points. So did Series 3 (especially Daleks in Manhattan as most of us will likely agree) and Martha is my least favourite of the new companions. Series 4 was pretty solid all the way through in my opinion (except for RTD's finale) so... Yeah, a toss up between 1 and 4 but probably leaning towards 1.
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It's between series 3 and 4 for me. Both of them have absolutely incredible episodes, but I think I have to give it to series 4 for two reasons: 1) the series 4 finale is the only series finale of the new series that I don't have any major issues with and enjoyed overall; and 2) series 3's worst episode ("Daleks in Manhattan"/"Evolution of the Daleks") is worse than series 4's ("The Doctor's Daughter"). Also, I think Donna is the best companion of the new series thus far.
If I had to rank them, it would be 4, 3, 1, 2.
If I had to rank them, it would be 4, 3, 1, 2.
My ranking would be
4
1
3
2
Series four strikes the best balance between a great overarching character story and solid individual episodes. Series one has a very clear but somewhat simple character arc and probably the best set of individual episodes over all four years. Series three has a muddled character arc and wildly uneven individual episodes, jumping between classics and tedious paint-by-numbers stuff. And series two has a repetitive, somewhat annoying character arc and a long run of tedious or flawed episodes.
4
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2
Series four strikes the best balance between a great overarching character story and solid individual episodes. Series one has a very clear but somewhat simple character arc and probably the best set of individual episodes over all four years. Series three has a muddled character arc and wildly uneven individual episodes, jumping between classics and tedious paint-by-numbers stuff. And series two has a repetitive, somewhat annoying character arc and a long run of tedious or flawed episodes.
It's a toss-up between 1 and 4 for me. I loved the return of DW in S1, and loved Eccleston in the role, and I really loved the overall quality of S4 -- which surprised me, because when I first heard Donna was going to be the full-time Companion I was like, Oh no, not a whole season with loud, shouty Donna! But as it turned out, Catherine Tate was fantastic throughout and has become one of my favorite Companions.
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It's still the first for me. There have been better episodes in each of the other series, but the first still wins for the overall narrative and the journey that the Doctor and Rose embark upon. It's quite simply the perfect series of Doctor Who, in which the Doctor is so affected by his companion, to the extent that he is literally a new man by the end of it.
Brilliant!
Brilliant!
3: Has "Smith and Jones", "The Shakespeare Code", "Human Nature", "The Family of Blood", "Blink", "Utopia" and "Sound of Drums". Extra points for a great return for the Master (at least in the beginning).
4: Has "Partners in Crime", "Fires of Pompei", "Midnight" and "Stolen Earth" as well as the best companion of the new series. Season three just edges a head of it due to it's expansion on the Time Lord mythos in the new series.
1: Has "Dalek" and "Parting of the Ways"
2: Has "Girl in the Fireplace"... The rest of the season is not all that good in my opinon.
4: Has "Partners in Crime", "Fires of Pompei", "Midnight" and "Stolen Earth" as well as the best companion of the new series. Season three just edges a head of it due to it's expansion on the Time Lord mythos in the new series.
1: Has "Dalek" and "Parting of the Ways"
2: Has "Girl in the Fireplace"... The rest of the season is not all that good in my opinon.
I go in reverse order 4, 3, 2, 1.
4 wins over 3 as when they were good, they were equally good. When four was bad it was mediorce, when 3 was bad it was bad.
3 wins over 2, because the stories were better and there was no Rose.
2 wins over 1, because I've seen very little of it. Rose and Eccleston in the same show. Not to my personal taste.
4 wins over 3 as when they were good, they were equally good. When four was bad it was mediorce, when 3 was bad it was bad.
3 wins over 2, because the stories were better and there was no Rose.
2 wins over 1, because I've seen very little of it. Rose and Eccleston in the same show. Not to my personal taste.
I haven't seen Season 4 yet. I'm waiting for when the R1 DVDs come out (on my birthday! Yay!).
As for the other 3:
1st place: Season 2.
It's just chock full of episodes that really kick ass, like "School Reunion," "The Girl in the Fireplace," "Rise of the Cybermen," "The Age of Steel," "The Impossible Planet," "The Satan Pit," "Army of Ghosts," & "Doomsday." David Tennant is my favorite Doctor and just comes roaring out of the gate. Mickey becomes a companion! (I simply skip over "Love & Monsters" & "Fear Her" when watching it on DVD.)
2nd place: Season 1.
The 9th Doctor/Rose chemistry is very strong. "Dalek" actually made the Daleks scary again. There's also some very strong character stuff in "End of the World," "Aliens of London," "Father's Day," "The Doctor Dances," "Boom Town," & "The Parting of the Ways." I liked the reality show send-ups in "Bad Wolf." Really, there's hardly a bad episode of the bunch.
3rd place: Season 3.
Honestly, I like Martha a lot. I just didn't like her relationship with the Doctor. I didn't like that the Doctor remained so hung up on Rose for so much of the season. Martha's mother is like a less funny rehash of Rose's mother. Mostly, the episodes in Season 3 just felt tired. The only ones that really had anything interesting to say were "Human Nature," "The Family of Blood," & "Blink." The BBC could trash the rest of the season 1970s style and it wouldn't be any huge loss.
P.S. I suspect that when I actually see Season 4, it will at least be better than Season 3. I can't imagine another season of such mediocrity.
As for the other 3:
1st place: Season 2.
It's just chock full of episodes that really kick ass, like "School Reunion," "The Girl in the Fireplace," "Rise of the Cybermen," "The Age of Steel," "The Impossible Planet," "The Satan Pit," "Army of Ghosts," & "Doomsday." David Tennant is my favorite Doctor and just comes roaring out of the gate. Mickey becomes a companion! (I simply skip over "Love & Monsters" & "Fear Her" when watching it on DVD.)
2nd place: Season 1.
The 9th Doctor/Rose chemistry is very strong. "Dalek" actually made the Daleks scary again. There's also some very strong character stuff in "End of the World," "Aliens of London," "Father's Day," "The Doctor Dances," "Boom Town," & "The Parting of the Ways." I liked the reality show send-ups in "Bad Wolf." Really, there's hardly a bad episode of the bunch.
3rd place: Season 3.
Honestly, I like Martha a lot. I just didn't like her relationship with the Doctor. I didn't like that the Doctor remained so hung up on Rose for so much of the season. Martha's mother is like a less funny rehash of Rose's mother. Mostly, the episodes in Season 3 just felt tired. The only ones that really had anything interesting to say were "Human Nature," "The Family of Blood," & "Blink." The BBC could trash the rest of the season 1970s style and it wouldn't be any huge loss.
P.S. I suspect that when I actually see Season 4, it will at least be better than Season 3. I can't imagine another season of such mediocrity.
The first. Eccleston's all over Tennant as an actor and Rose was a much more interesting person than she was with Tennant.
So far (two eps to go) season 4 is terrific, primarily because in Donna we have a companion who's up there with several of the classic Who companions.
Seasons 2 and 3 are on a par. I didn't care for the Tennant Doctor / Rose interaction and Martha was insufferably dull - her final ep was the only one where she came across as a person rather than a simpering bore pining for the Doctor. The Doctor going on about Rose was even worse. Having said that, "School Reunion" (despite the retconned "Sarah-Jane loved the Doctor" stuff) and "Blink" are, for mine, two of the standout episodes in all new Who.
To each their own and all, but that's how I see it.
So far (two eps to go) season 4 is terrific, primarily because in Donna we have a companion who's up there with several of the classic Who companions.
Seasons 2 and 3 are on a par. I didn't care for the Tennant Doctor / Rose interaction and Martha was insufferably dull - her final ep was the only one where she came across as a person rather than a simpering bore pining for the Doctor. The Doctor going on about Rose was even worse. Having said that, "School Reunion" (despite the retconned "Sarah-Jane loved the Doctor" stuff) and "Blink" are, for mine, two of the standout episodes in all new Who.
To each their own and all, but that's how I see it.
My favorite season remains Series One. Eccleston and Piper were just golden.
Second favorite would probably be a tie between Series Three and Four. I really can't put one above the other -- when they're weak, they're about equally weak; when they're doing frivolous fun, they're equally frivolously fun; and when they're going for the good stuff, they're good. The last six episodes of each series were amazing.
My least favorite season is actually Series Two. It doesn't coalesce around its central theme strongly enough; the emotional arc ends up all askew because they decided to hold back Rose's declaration of love for the Doctor for "Doomsday." The problem is that the character arc -- Rose and the Doctor having to learn that some things are worth having your heart broken over, and the Doctor having to learn how to really say goodbye -- doesn't work if the characters don't actually become a couple before being separated. Plus, I just never bought that Rose would wait; as I understood the character, Rose would be the type to run up to the Doctor at the end of "The Satan Pit," jump into his arms, and start Frenching him like there's no tomorrow before saying a word after almost losing him. Having said that, even Series Two has some wonderful episodes like "School Reunion," "The Christmas Invasion," "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit," and "Army of Ghosts"/"Doomsday." And it has my favorite episode of the series so far, one of my favorite hours of television ever, "The Girl in the Fireplace."
Second favorite would probably be a tie between Series Three and Four. I really can't put one above the other -- when they're weak, they're about equally weak; when they're doing frivolous fun, they're equally frivolously fun; and when they're going for the good stuff, they're good. The last six episodes of each series were amazing.
My least favorite season is actually Series Two. It doesn't coalesce around its central theme strongly enough; the emotional arc ends up all askew because they decided to hold back Rose's declaration of love for the Doctor for "Doomsday." The problem is that the character arc -- Rose and the Doctor having to learn that some things are worth having your heart broken over, and the Doctor having to learn how to really say goodbye -- doesn't work if the characters don't actually become a couple before being separated. Plus, I just never bought that Rose would wait; as I understood the character, Rose would be the type to run up to the Doctor at the end of "The Satan Pit," jump into his arms, and start Frenching him like there's no tomorrow before saying a word after almost losing him. Having said that, even Series Two has some wonderful episodes like "School Reunion," "The Christmas Invasion," "The Impossible Planet"/"The Satan Pit," and "Army of Ghosts"/"Doomsday." And it has my favorite episode of the series so far, one of my favorite hours of television ever, "The Girl in the Fireplace."
It occurs to me that I didn't chime in with my reasons.
series one - I adore the Eccleston/Piper combo. There is something edgy and dangerous about their relationship yet it's exhilerating. I love Eccleston anyway, and his Doctor came out of left field yet worked a treat.
series four - Donna. In her own right she's stunning, and she brought something new out in Tennant's Doctor that's a credit to both the actors.
series two - I enjoyed finding my way around the 10/Rose dynamic but I fell out of love with Rose this series. She became a little cocky and full of herself and smug, I felt, with her relationship with the Doctor.
series 3 - I'm afraid that I never really got to grips with Martha. I didn't really dislike the character but I couldn't find anything in her to really latch onto, either. For me she's the companion that never was, unfortunately.
I know I've commented on character stuff above story stuff, but character stuff is usually what hooks me into a show and the perspective I see it from.
series one - I adore the Eccleston/Piper combo. There is something edgy and dangerous about their relationship yet it's exhilerating. I love Eccleston anyway, and his Doctor came out of left field yet worked a treat.
series four - Donna. In her own right she's stunning, and she brought something new out in Tennant's Doctor that's a credit to both the actors.
series two - I enjoyed finding my way around the 10/Rose dynamic but I fell out of love with Rose this series. She became a little cocky and full of herself and smug, I felt, with her relationship with the Doctor.
series 3 - I'm afraid that I never really got to grips with Martha. I didn't really dislike the character but I couldn't find anything in her to really latch onto, either. For me she's the companion that never was, unfortunately.
I know I've commented on character stuff above story stuff, but character stuff is usually what hooks me into a show and the perspective I see it from.
Same for me. Tennant and Tate made a great duo in S4, and the stories were generally good to great.
I like S3 quite a bit. I prefer Martha to Rose (although Donna is my favorite of the three) and I enjoyed most of the stories. The run of episodes from "Human Nature" on is fabulous.
I'm not crazy about Eccleston (he's my 7th favorite Doctor of the 9 I've seen) but the stories in S1 were strong and Rose is better in S1 than S2.
I think S2 is good, but at it's best it doesn't seem to hit the high points the other 3 series were able to hit.
In order:
4, 1, 3, 2
I think the latest season was very strong. I love Donna and Wilf. I prefer Eccleston over Tennant, but S4 has nore rewatchability, for me.
I liked Rose in S1 but was turned off by her character development in S2. And I prefer S3's stories (apart from the Dalek two-parter) to S2's.
4, 1, 3, 2
I think the latest season was very strong. I love Donna and Wilf. I prefer Eccleston over Tennant, but S4 has nore rewatchability, for me.
I liked Rose in S1 but was turned off by her character development in S2. And I prefer S3's stories (apart from the Dalek two-parter) to S2's.
I'm noticing a trend here. Most people either place season 2 in third or fourth place (usually the latter). Interesting.
4, 3, 1, 2.
Fear Her has a lot to answer for. That said, I find the second Cybermen episode incredibly dull on rewatching now, and have never liked The Idiot's Lantern. The only episodes in s2 I love like I love almost every episode in 1, 3 and 4 are School Reunion, TGITF, TSP/ITP and AOG/Doomsday.
What's weak in 1? None of them, although I tend to skip Rose and The Long Game a lot. 3? Only the Daleks and Lazarus disappointed me. 4? I only wasn't fussed on TUATW. The strength of 3's last 7 (yes, I'm including 42) has to put it above 1 just.
Fear Her has a lot to answer for. That said, I find the second Cybermen episode incredibly dull on rewatching now, and have never liked The Idiot's Lantern. The only episodes in s2 I love like I love almost every episode in 1, 3 and 4 are School Reunion, TGITF, TSP/ITP and AOG/Doomsday.
What's weak in 1? None of them, although I tend to skip Rose and The Long Game a lot. 3? Only the Daleks and Lazarus disappointed me. 4? I only wasn't fussed on TUATW. The strength of 3's last 7 (yes, I'm including 42) has to put it above 1 just.
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