It's interesting how context changes your perception of an episode, I grew up with an abusive father and always found "Fear Her" to be one of the scariest and most effective episodes. I was about the same age as Chloe when it aired and I'll never forget the scene where the drawing of her dad tries the escape the cupboard. Watching it back now probably won't have the same effect, but at the time it echoed every one of my worst nightmares - the effect was mainly due to how realistic it seemed (especially compared to the majority of DW villains).
wow, yeah i guess its all about context for sure. i mean thats universally rated the worst episode of the entire new who for the last 15 years haha, id rather watch capaldis terrible tree episode..or even black spot hahaha. its SO bad. the one everyone skips on a rewatch. i just watched it two days ago on my current rewatch since i always skip it, and oh MAN its bad. i mean her acting is atrocious, its clearly a low budget episode, and the squiggly line drawings are awful. tennant does what he can, but hes still phoning it in. i was in high school when these aired and even then this was the first of new who i cringed at haha even love and monsters has a few redeeming aspects, but fear her is just all around crap i mean the dad barely factors into it, its mentioned like twice
@@josiahcmiller Oh definitely, Idiot's lantern literally ended on the message, 'it doesn't matter how abusive you're parents are, you should still forgive them just because they're your parents' which is really quite toxic and not a great thing to be telling all the kids watching.
Seeing Captain Jack, an immortal being be so utterly terrified by the Daleks, the creatures that had killed him before was when I realised "Shits about to go down"
@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 I suppose that's another reason. I thought that she couldn't deal with her family trapped in the Valeyard for a year while she had to travel the world for the Doctor. That must have taken a toll.
It's difficult to express how much this show meant to me between the ages of 8-12 years old - I was basically completely and utterly devoted to it and every episode was just brilliant and flawless, even if some have come to be viewed less favourably with hindsight. And in that time period, Tennant just happened to be in the role. And call me sentimental, but I feel so privileged to have been at an age (not too young, but not too old) where I could experience his era first hand and experience actual, genuine excitement throughout. Once Steven Moffat took over, I lost a little of that love, bit by bit, despite continuing to watch and enjoy the show. And the sheer, enduring intensity of my nostalgia for Ten's era makes him unsurpassable in the top spot, despite having had phenomenal performances from the likes of Peter Capaldi since. It's hard to say whether I had come to the show later down the line, would he have still been one of my favourites, but he just possesses many of the qualities I admire in the character and he played the part wonderfully.
Yeah, 10 year old nightowl lost interest after Series 6. I didn't hate the show (10 year olds aren't like that), I just stopped asking when it was on. I went back a few years ago, and 12 quickly became my favourite. As an adult, I love all these stories. But it can't be understated that Steven lost a devoted member of Doctor Who's core demographic. Many members, I imagine. Not because I couldn't get over Tennant, just because I was bored. Big failing on Steven's part. God help 10 year olds these days.
It wasnt just the age! 7B was exactly when I started tuning out. It was only briefly, but S6 was the first revival series to not be immediately rewarding and I despised the smarmy Clara/11 combo and their tepid stories. It was only a short window of course, as Night/Day/Time are my favourite things ever and then came my favourite series yet.
@@SamyulDavis - Christ, I hate Series 7. But, strangely enough, I'm still not angry. Steven had so much to do, bless him, it's a wonder anything was made at all. I remember Russell talking about the pressure of "wasting taxpayers' money", nearly having a meltdown in The Writer's Tale. But Steven had the 50th *plus* Matt's last-minute regeneration story. I imagine a lot of his plans for the Silence were thrown to the air. Then there's Sherlock! I'd have a breakdown, so I suppose we should consider ourselves lucky the worst we got was a whimsical, feisty Jenna and a twee, round-glasses-wearing Matt. Series 12 is the first series of Doctor Who I've actually been angry about. There's no excuse. It's not as though Chris's vision has gone astray like Series 7, because there is no vision. It's not as though he's being overly ambitious like Series 6, because there is no ambition. There's just betec Russell. Well, you've heard my rant on the desecration of Series 3. I just want to see Chris Chibnall's Doctor Who. Maybe then I can at least respect him. I only say I love Steven's work because I know you're a big fan, but it's more mixed than that. I just don't criticise the man as much because at least I know he worked bloody hard. I'd like to say the same for Chris.
My favourite part of Tennant’s run was how people reacted to the Daleks in The Stolen Earth. They seemed like such a vicious threat. It was the Daleks done right.
It really isn't, I'd take Parting Of The Ways, Doctor Falls, Doomsday heck even Big Bang over it. Not bad, just a mess especially in the resolution and how much shit is going on.
@@tayojones9460 Journey's End problems. Rose having no purpose and just being back for fan service which completely ruined the impact of Doomsday. Also the fake out regeneration which breaks the whole concept because now the Doctor can just cut his hand off at the start of each regeneration to stop himself changing. The Doctor being merciful to the point of stupidity. Jack has a plan to blow up the crucible and the Doctor is upset by it. He then scolds his other self for attempting to destroy the Daleks when there is a literal count down to the end of the universe. Then Donna is able to take control of the entire Dalek race and stop the reality bomb all from some insignificant control panel that the Daleks thought they should put in the same room as the Doctor for some reason. People do realize that this control panel is in the vault right. Its the equivalent of putting a nuclear weapon in a prison. These controls also conveniently have the power to wipe out the entire Dalek race. In other words the Daleks are fucking idiots and this was the episode that ruined them. The Doctor then after doing nothing all episode long has the balls to scold his other self for destroying the Daleks, you know the guys who were literally a second away from wiping out all reality. He then decides to leave Rose back in her parallel world for no reason at all, there is no reason that Rose and the Metacrisis Doctor couldn't have stayed behind in their own universe. The only thing that was done well in this episode is Donna's exit and the Doctor heading off alone.
I definitely agree with stolen earth as it has one of my favourite moments in Doctor Who. The moment when Mr Smith plays the message from the Daleks at the beginning of the episode and the look on Elizabeth Sladen's face that shows that she has already given up and that shows knows she cant win. That for the first time she isn't even going to try as she knows they have already lost.
That entire segment is just played so well. You can hear how grave Mr Smith sounds in 'they have a message for the human race,' and then Sarah Jane replied with a brittle quality to put it through and then bitterly sobbing and hugging Luke to her, it sells the threat so beautifully.
too bad journey's end destroys that in seconds with ''big red button'' honestly all his finales feel built up but villains get defeated too easily . the series 4 finale needed to be at least a 3 parter
I remember I used to find Human Nature boring as a child. I was always just waiting for the actual Doctor to come back, and loved it when he did. Now looking back at it, this two parter is amazing and really is one of the best of Ten's run.
Honestly, the Lazarus experiment is one of my favourite episodes of Doctor Who, purely because the Lazarus Monster freaked me out as a kid. For that it holds a special place in my heart, but the CGI has aged like milk left in the sun however
Phantom Menace has Darth Maul. Fear Her doesn't. Hands-down win. Young Anakin gets a slight edge over Chloe Webber since he, you know... has some personality. It's not much, and most of it isn't good, but it's more than Webber.
You really pointed out what makes the stolen earth so good. I have always tried to work out what but it’s terry nations vision, the hook that got me into doctor who originally and an amazing Russel T Davies script.
As a kid I’d almost completely avoid Human Nature and Water on Mars because they made you feel the most. Mainly because they left you feeling heartbroken, afraid of what The Doctor was becoming or how he reacted at the end of the episodes. Now as an adult I find these episodes probably the best ones written by Russel.
Planet of the dead was a pretty good story imo - brilliant premise, great acting, interesting sci fi concept, and pretty awesome cinematography + music.
Agreed, its one of the few stories so solidly written you could take the Doctor and Rose out, make it a separate 6 part miniseries and it would still be brilliant.
I always thought Dreamland was just something I came up with, like a really shit dream, now I know it existed. Thank you for letting me know I’m not completely insane
Just read Prisoner of the Daleks on your recommendation- it is great! Dark and interesting, great set pieces, etc., But my favorite part was the single line "Where did you last leave it?" Can't explain without spoiling it, but I laughed out loud. I really wasn't expecting it near the climax of such a tense story, but it made the whole book in my opinion. Thanks for pointing me to it!
So happy Waters of Mars made your best list. When people ask me about my favourite episode, while there might be others, that episode is ALWAYS the first one I think of. I was dumb struck when I saw it.
I got excited just thinking about this era again! I feel another rewatch coming on. (Plus, Stolen Earth/Journey's End can only be viewed after watching the 4 preceding series to be fully enjoyed, sorry, I don't make the rules)
He was my Favourite doctor however the time in which it was aired helps me love it more. The current doctor who’s now for me are too sci-fi ( I know it may not make sense 😂 ). It’s kept human with alien life. David’s Portrayal of a man who just wants to be happy really shows in so many episodes.
This show helped me out of a dark time when I was in college. I knew no one in the states that watched it and got a few friends and my brother into it. We’d get the episodes months later. I was happy but affronted when Eleven made it big here.
Dreamland used to be played on cbbc all the time during 2009 and I kinda love it after seeing it so much, as a kid I never even noticed how bad the animation was, I watched it recently and it’s not great but I can’t hate it
7:03 interesting you reference Tooth and Claw! *It was five to ten minutes over, so Russell had it majorly cut down.* Every pause, every beat, every moment of silence gone. It does make the episode pacy, but watch it back and you can pin point the *exact* scenes they butchered Euros's stunning direction.
I remember loving dreamland as a kid. Mainly because I have so much nostalgia for the 2009 specials and I watched them on the day waters of mars aired.
If Last of the Time Lords were at least competent, and the Dalek two-part did itself justice, Series 3 would be my favourite season ever. The Lazarus Experiment is fine. You're always gonna have a stale episode. Also, I only yesterday found out it wasn't Mark who wrote it :(
I didn't mind The Lazarus Experiment, but Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks was pretty cringe. It's still watchable, just not as enjoyable for me as the rest of the series.
something i realised when i watched the dream land when i was younger was that it tied into an episode of Sahara Jayne adventures with the one ship used showing up and the robot men also show up in the SJA
i know this is an old video, but ten.... he was THE doctor for me, sure i see others now but he was the doctor who captivated the role and the child with the gas mask *shudders* still have nightmares
With you on Prisoner of the Daleks. It's a book that's hard to put down and the Daleks are brutal in this story and 10 has a line about Dalek gunsticks that backs this up.
Omds I’m glad you talked about Dreamland I have flashbacks to watching some wierd Tennet doctor who cartoon at age 10 but then u showed me it actually was an episode so thank you
It kinda is a part of Doctor Who to be embarrassed, when someone uninitiated is watching with you. Had that with my dad and the giant cyberman and the cheesy music at the end of the next doctor.
I would love to see you make a best and worst of the Daleks video. Any chance you will put out any of your creative writing? I would love to read some after seeing your What I would do with doctor who video.
Yeah, I think sometimes I see Ten as the gimmick Doctor (God knows The Day of The Doctor novel did), but that's not giving the character credit he deserves. Martha, on the other hand, I'll defend every day of the week. Best companion.
Yes indeed Martha is the best companion since Sarah Jane. It might be due to my preference for black/mixed race girls 😂 but honestly aside from being beautiful she was genuinely like an upgraded Rose (Although I liked rose alot) Martha just made some of the episodes happen like I believe if rose or Donna had been in most of the episodes Martha was in they wouldn't have been as good.
@@SamyulDavis Yeah the fact that the archangel network can weaponise psychic energy comes out of nowhere. Maybe if we'd see the Doctor putting this plan into action? I dunno. Overall I'd still put the three part finale on my best list of new who but at the number ten slot.
ngl the idea of a doctor who game as the tenth doctor and every single dialogue in the game always has the option of "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" regardless of context is hilarious
Best: 5) The Waters of Mars 4) The Stolen Earth/Journey's End 3) Blink 2) Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords 1) Voyage of the Damned Worst: 1) New Earth 2) Planet of the Dead 3) Partners in Crime 4) Smith and Jones 5) The Runaway Bride
Loving the 10th Doctor love, not exactly a rare thing in the Doctor Who fandom but there's definitely a portion who absolutely hate 10. He's too romantic! Why can't he get over Rose! He's too arrogant! It's almost as if he has a character. Bloody love the Tenth Doctor.
I recently rewatched Series 3, because we have it on DVD, but all the other episodes mentioned bring back foggy memories. It seems weird for it to be that long ago. Just faint memories. I'd love to rewatch all of the era someday.
I jumped on the Doctor Who bandwagon in about 2012. And I had no prior knowledge of the series (how times have changed). I watched from season one of the reboot with the Ninth Doctor. Let👏🏻me👏🏻tell👏🏻you👏🏻! Even in my NewWho ignorance, when Davros showed up in “Stolen Earth”, I got SSSSSOOOOO excited! I remember having a moment and screaming with excitement!
With the tenth doctor I feel like I like the character Tennant is portraying, but just don't feel like he's the doctor to me. He feels more like a dashing, flirtatious rogue rather than an eccentric, wise old space grandpa.
I would like that even if they are making big changes they also make justifications for this changes, like explaining why the doctor chooses to portray certain personalities traits, like. Why after spending 7 regenerations without having a romantic relationship with anyone, why suddenly at his 8th incarnation he decides to have one? (I know that is because regenerations are arbitrary, but being romantic is something you choose) i like to know what make the doctor to make that change, and the same for his different regenerations
Good video, enjoyed that a lot. 10 is in no way my favourite Doctor but it's undeniable his era was New Who (possibly all Who) at it's peak. And yeah, Prisoner of the Daleks is superb.
Waters of Mars always seemed like it was Kilgrave rather than The Doctor. Tennant plays villains much better than he plays heroes, so i love seeing him become more villainous in that episode.
I just rewatched this one and I hadn't realised how much the sentence 'well, it's not the Chibnal era' completely reframes how I see the weakest RTD and Moffat stuff
I remember everyone being so excited for Waters of Mars at school new Doctor Who is exciting for kids and then nobody got it. There was no big threat like the Master or the Daleks or the Cybermen. The Doctor was the threat.
I absolutely love last of the timelords, everything you said you didn't like about it were things I loved about it, even the deus ex machina. The only bit I don't like is the idea that cpt jack is the face of boe.
@@maxpayneful4328 interesting? Nah it's not interesting at all, only thing it explains is how the face of boe knew to tell the doctor he wasn't alone. Just the idea that Jack somehow becomes a giant head lined with ovaries makes zero sense to me and is just rediculous.
@@greghawkins59 Mate you're saying that what happens to him....is ridiculous 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ it's doctor who for Christ's sake!!! How are you expecting it to make sense the whole show is a massive paradox
@@maxpayneful4328 there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief; being able to ignore the fact none of what happens is actually possible, so long as it makes sense within the story. The problem with the jack/boe stuff is that breaks my suspension of disbelief, it's too stupid of an idea for me to go along with. I can see no possible explanation that will satisfy me in that storyline.
love and monsters is a pretty bad episode but it has some really interesting stuff in there The idea of a group of people who have been affected by the doctor in some way and are now obsessed with him is really interesting and the scene where Elton remembers the death of his mother is actually quite well done I think that if they got rid of the abzorbalof and made it the all about the psychological effects that would be caused by encountering a being such as the doctor it could be an amazing character study.
13:26 one of my fav bits of DW EVER is the title sequence of The Stolen Earth and Journeys End because it has SO MANY NAMES Edit: when i first watched it with my family i was chanting HYPE HYPE HYPE!
This is a love you and hate you post, kind of like your review itself of the good and bad of Ten. Love you, love you, LOVE YOU for mentioning "Prisoner of the Daleks." No one ever does, not even DWMag who just did a Dalek special issue for heaven's sake mentioned this triumph of a novel. But wait where the hell is "Midnight"? IMHO, the second best episode Tennant ever did falling just behind "Human Nature/Family of Blood." I can re watch "Blink" and not be scared by it but "Midnight"? Hell no. That is because you just can't let it go even after the credits roll wondering 'would I do what they did if presented with the same circumstances?' The passengers were, in many ways scarier than the entity.
Midnight sticks with me in a very different way. I think it's the best bottle episode of telly ever written and it's the only one with a surrogate character I see myself in. Jethro is absolutely how I would react in a Who story and that fact is really interesting because its not at all flattering. That dynamic is the scariest thing in Nu Who, no question.
I don't get why last of the timelords gets so much hate. I love pretty much everything about it. Also you're kidding yourself if you think Lazarus experiment is worse than 42. At least the concept is intriguing in lazarus. 42 is the horrible combination of predictable and forgettable.
I read Prisoner back in 2009 on a flight to Hawii and stayed up for - I'm not kidding - 36 hours. That's how addictive it was. i was only like 12 at the time.
I'll be honest, 11 is the Doctor i'm the most out of touch with when it comes to expanded media. I don't know if I was just more distant from the show or the merchandise was different or what, but I can name the 11 books/comics/audios i've listened to on one hand. Good idea though. I doubt i'd really mix it up though as my opinions with Moffat's era are pretty set in stone.
@@SamyulDavis You know how love interests and wanting to be human were 10's motif's? I've found that 11's motif was children, young Amy, Young River, young Kazran, the children on Trenzalore, the kids in Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, George in Night Terrors.
“A well oiled machine” couldn’t be a better phrase to describe The Stolen Earth. We will never ever see another story like it, even with Russell T. Davies now returning, a miracle of television. Funny seeing Planet Of The Dead on here, I always remember it as being the worst Tenth Doctor story for this one reason, it was the first time I actually missed a Doctor Who episode as it aired. I was watching Primeval instead! Even though I hadn’t actually seen Planet Of The Dead, I knew it was better to give it a miss that night!
20:30 I just finished death and the queen a few hours ago and that description is just too accurate. I was 5 in 2008 but the second those title credits rolled I was bawling. And I LOVE Tennant here. When you said he is a bit more wirey and twitchy I just thought you meant to an extent but Jesus Christ in some scenes he is near unrecognisable. That’s not a criticism though in fact he’s so good that I only see it as a shame that he didn’t get a chance to play the Doctor like this on screen. But thanks sooo much for the recommendation but also thanks for demolishing my bank account because I’m going to go and buy the volume three box set. Yeah that’s right Ima do them out of order. Quick question though is Tennant like he is in death and the queen in all of the Donna box sets?
He's like a NEW doctor and I adore it. This dweeby 10 is my exact vision of what a new incarnation should be. He gets in a couple darker moments too though. Nah, he's a bit of a petrolhead in Time Reaver and doing usual fare in Technophobia. He's a lot more consistent in the other two boxsets, but Death & The Queen I BELIEVE is the first one he recorded. It may have been the material or just him getting back into character. Let me know what you like out of the volume 3 box! Two of them were solid 7 or 8's whereas the TV ghost story one didn't play for me at all, but then all of them have their weak link. My favourite of the 3 boxsets is actually the one with Rose. I hope they keep pumping them out forever.
DAVIS I’m surprised the rose one is anyone’s favourite as we all know her reputation after the likes of series 2. I’m kind of disappointed that he’s back to his usual emo stuff in the other box sets because he’s genuinely the example of the best Doctor in death and the queen. I also hope they make another one and hopefully James Goss will be the script editor for one of them.
*Pulls up fire-shields* I don't mind Fear Her and Midnight is my favourite episode. I disagree with the list tenfold, but I see where you are coming from and you do make some good points for Fear Her that I never thought about before. Buut Uptopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Timelords is one of my favourite multi-parters in the whole of New Who. But yes we never speak of Love and Monsters. Just,, let it burn..
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It's interesting how context changes your perception of an episode, I grew up with an abusive father and always found "Fear Her" to be one of the scariest and most effective episodes. I was about the same age as Chloe when it aired and I'll never forget the scene where the drawing of her dad tries the escape the cupboard. Watching it back now probably won't have the same effect, but at the time it echoed every one of my worst nightmares - the effect was mainly due to how realistic it seemed (especially compared to the majority of DW villains).
wow, yeah i guess its all about context for sure. i mean thats universally rated the worst episode of the entire new who for the last 15 years haha, id rather watch capaldis terrible tree episode..or even black spot hahaha. its SO bad.
the one everyone skips on a rewatch. i just watched it two days ago on my current rewatch since i always skip it, and oh MAN its bad.
i mean her acting is atrocious, its clearly a low budget episode, and the squiggly line drawings are awful. tennant does what he can, but hes still phoning it in.
i was in high school when these aired and even then this was the first of new who i cringed at haha
even love and monsters has a few redeeming aspects, but fear her is just all around crap
i mean the dad barely factors into it, its mentioned like twice
Fear Her did the abusive parent angle better than Idiot’s Lantern, I’ll give you that. I’d rate it higher than that one.
i never went through this but i find Fear Her to be affecting in much the same way, really underrated episode
@@josiahcmiller Oh definitely, Idiot's lantern literally ended on the message, 'it doesn't matter how abusive you're parents are, you should still forgive them just because they're your parents' which is really quite toxic and not a great thing to be telling all the kids watching.
Seeing Captain Jack, an immortal being be so utterly terrified by the Daleks, the creatures that had killed him before was when I realised "Shits about to go down"
It would be cool if Torchwood had to fight the Daleks
I think John barrowman said in a interview that jack thought the daleks might be the only thing that could kill him.
God why wasn't that in the episode.
The Last of the Timelords with the year of travelling is the reason Martha does leave in the end so there is some impact from the time skip.
I thought she left because she couldn't get over her crush on The Doctor and/or The Doctor was a dick to her.
@@elijahfordsidioticvarietys8770 I suppose that's another reason. I thought that she couldn't deal with her family trapped in the Valeyard for a year while she had to travel the world for the Doctor. That must have taken a toll.
Joe Duffy that was never stated in the narrative. It was made mostly about her crush on him.
Elijah Ford well it was it was made very clear in the sontaron episode
She gave a speech about how she hates being friendzoned
It's difficult to express how much this show meant to me between the ages of 8-12 years old - I was basically completely and utterly devoted to it and every episode was just brilliant and flawless, even if some have come to be viewed less favourably with hindsight. And in that time period, Tennant just happened to be in the role. And call me sentimental, but I feel so privileged to have been at an age (not too young, but not too old) where I could experience his era first hand and experience actual, genuine excitement throughout. Once Steven Moffat took over, I lost a little of that love, bit by bit, despite continuing to watch and enjoy the show. And the sheer, enduring intensity of my nostalgia for Ten's era makes him unsurpassable in the top spot, despite having had phenomenal performances from the likes of Peter Capaldi since. It's hard to say whether I had come to the show later down the line, would he have still been one of my favourites, but he just possesses many of the qualities I admire in the character and he played the part wonderfully.
Couldn't have said it better myself as someone of similar age!
Yeah, 10 year old nightowl lost interest after Series 6. I didn't hate the show (10 year olds aren't like that), I just stopped asking when it was on.
I went back a few years ago, and 12 quickly became my favourite. As an adult, I love all these stories. But it can't be understated that Steven lost a devoted member of Doctor Who's core demographic. Many members, I imagine. Not because I couldn't get over Tennant, just because I was bored. Big failing on Steven's part. God help 10 year olds these days.
It wasnt just the age! 7B was exactly when I started tuning out. It was only briefly, but S6 was the first revival series to not be immediately rewarding and I despised the smarmy Clara/11 combo and their tepid stories. It was only a short window of course, as Night/Day/Time are my favourite things ever and then came my favourite series yet.
@@SamyulDavis - Christ, I hate Series 7. But, strangely enough, I'm still not angry. Steven had so much to do, bless him, it's a wonder anything was made at all. I remember Russell talking about the pressure of "wasting taxpayers' money", nearly having a meltdown in The Writer's Tale. But Steven had the 50th *plus* Matt's last-minute regeneration story. I imagine a lot of his plans for the Silence were thrown to the air. Then there's Sherlock! I'd have a breakdown, so I suppose we should consider ourselves lucky the worst we got was a whimsical, feisty Jenna and a twee, round-glasses-wearing Matt.
Series 12 is the first series of Doctor Who I've actually been angry about. There's no excuse. It's not as though Chris's vision has gone astray like Series 7, because there is no vision. It's not as though he's being overly ambitious like Series 6, because there is no ambition. There's just betec Russell. Well, you've heard my rant on the desecration of Series 3. I just want to see Chris Chibnall's Doctor Who. Maybe then I can at least respect him. I only say I love Steven's work because I know you're a big fan, but it's more mixed than that. I just don't criticise the man as much because at least I know he worked bloody hard. I'd like to say the same for Chris.
My favourite part of Tennant’s run was how people reacted to the Daleks in The Stolen Earth. They seemed like such a vicious threat. It was the Daleks done right.
The Stolen Earth is just objectively Doctor Who peaked. And it's not even my favourite.
It really isn't, I'd take Parting Of The Ways, Doctor Falls, Doomsday heck even Big Bang over it. Not bad, just a mess especially in the resolution and how much shit is going on.
@@meris8486 - nah, I think you're thinking of Journey's End. I'm literally just talking about The Stolen Earth.
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Oh yeah I thought you said Journeys End. Stolen Earth I'd an awesome set up story like Dark Waters in S8 or Pandorica Opens
Hiw exactly is it a mess? Please explain because it sounds like you complaining just because it is popular.
@@tayojones9460 Journey's End problems. Rose having no purpose and just being back for fan service which completely ruined the impact of Doomsday. Also the fake out regeneration which breaks the whole concept because now the Doctor can just cut his hand off at the start of each regeneration to stop himself changing. The Doctor being merciful to the point of stupidity. Jack has a plan to blow up the crucible and the Doctor is upset by it. He then scolds his other self for attempting to destroy the Daleks when there is a literal count down to the end of the universe.
Then Donna is able to take control of the entire Dalek race and stop the reality bomb all from some insignificant control panel that the Daleks thought they should put in the same room as the Doctor for some reason. People do realize that this control panel is in the vault right. Its the equivalent of putting a nuclear weapon in a prison. These controls also conveniently have the power to wipe out the entire Dalek race. In other words the Daleks are fucking idiots and this was the episode that ruined them.
The Doctor then after doing nothing all episode long has the balls to scold his other self for destroying the Daleks, you know the guys who were literally a second away from wiping out all reality. He then decides to leave Rose back in her parallel world for no reason at all, there is no reason that Rose and the Metacrisis Doctor couldn't have stayed behind in their own universe. The only thing that was done well in this episode is Donna's exit and the Doctor heading off alone.
I definitely agree with stolen earth as it has one of my favourite moments in Doctor Who. The moment when Mr Smith plays the message from the Daleks at the beginning of the episode and the look on Elizabeth Sladen's face that shows that she has already given up and that shows knows she cant win. That for the first time she isn't even going to try as she knows they have already lost.
That entire segment is just played so well. You can hear how grave Mr Smith sounds in 'they have a message for the human race,' and then Sarah Jane replied with a brittle quality to put it through and then bitterly sobbing and hugging Luke to her, it sells the threat so beautifully.
I curled up in bed and bawl after The Waters in Mars, and that is all just because one second of flash in the window.
The Stolen Earth is my all time favourite episode. It may be pure fan service, but its so FUN to watch - so glad you gave it its due!!
too bad journey's end destroys that in seconds with ''big red button'' honestly all his finales feel built up but villains get defeated too easily . the series 4 finale needed to be at least a 3 parter
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Never gets old
I genuinely love Love and Monsters. The Room but for Doctor Who
Get rid of the bliss being on the monsters arse and that thing with the slab then it’s a decent episode
I genuinely enjoyed it until the very end, I was shocked as to how much the ending ruined the entire episode for me
The end 😌
I remember I used to find Human Nature boring as a child. I was always just waiting for the actual Doctor to come back, and loved it when he did.
Now looking back at it, this two parter is amazing and really is one of the best of Ten's run.
Every time the Doctor moves in Dreamland, I expect to hear gears grinding
Honestly, the Lazarus experiment is one of my favourite episodes of Doctor Who, purely because the Lazarus Monster freaked me out as a kid. For that it holds a special place in my heart, but the CGI has aged like milk left in the sun however
"Doctor Who: Fear Her" vs "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace"
Young Anakin Skywalker vs Chloe Webber
Edit: Ani is way better than Chloe.
Chloe webber
Phantom Menace has Darth Maul. Fear Her doesn't. Hands-down win.
Young Anakin gets a slight edge over Chloe Webber since he, you know... has some personality. It's not much, and most of it isn't good, but it's more than Webber.
Shame... I liked them both
I've only ever cried once at TV and it was over the stolen earth at the end when Sarah waves goodbye to the doctor and she has tears in her eyes
You really pointed out what makes the stolen earth so good. I have always tried to work out what but it’s terry nations vision, the hook that got me into doctor who originally and an amazing Russel T Davies script.
Has the reception of this video warranted this well earned fourth Doctor re-retrospective?
Come on man scratchman is a masterpiece.
As a kid I’d almost completely avoid Human Nature and Water on Mars because they made you feel the most. Mainly because they left you feeling heartbroken, afraid of what The Doctor was becoming or how he reacted at the end of the episodes. Now as an adult I find these episodes probably the best ones written by Russel.
Says he can’t play the dalek’s theme for longer than 5 Seconds.
Plays it for 5 minutes.
Planet of the dead was a pretty good story imo - brilliant premise, great acting, interesting sci fi concept, and pretty awesome cinematography + music.
Lee Evan's character was real annoying
@@meris8486 he was like an overexcited child version of osgood.
@@charlieblockclocksnow
Yeah Osgood is a better version of that archetype
Agreed, its one of the few stories so solidly written you could take the Doctor and Rose out, make it a separate 6 part miniseries and it would still be brilliant.
I always thought Dreamland was just something I came up with, like a really shit dream, now I know it existed. Thank you for letting me know I’m not completely insane
Nivada Stars Wouldn’t really describe this comment as a life story. If you consider 31 words to be a life story I feel sorry for you my guy.
Nivada Stars oh shit
Same I remembered it but at the same time couldn't tell you a thing about it
Davis:Siri Play the greatest doctor who track ever composed.
Siri: Playing "Doctor in distress" featuring colin baker
Davis: Nonononono !
Just read Prisoner of the Daleks on your recommendation- it is great! Dark and interesting, great set pieces, etc., But my favorite part was the single line "Where did you last leave it?" Can't explain without spoiling it, but I laughed out loud. I really wasn't expecting it near the climax of such a tense story, but it made the whole book in my opinion. Thanks for pointing me to it!
The video says it was supposed to start about an hour and 12 minutes ago!
Quick, stabilise the relative time continuum!
Quickly reverse the polarity of the neutron flow
So happy Waters of Mars made your best list. When people ask me about my favourite episode, while there might be others, that episode is ALWAYS the first one I think of.
I was dumb struck when I saw it.
I got excited just thinking about this era again! I feel another rewatch coming on. (Plus, Stolen Earth/Journey's End can only be viewed after watching the 4 preceding series to be fully enjoyed, sorry, I don't make the rules)
He was my Favourite doctor however the time in which it was aired helps me love it more. The current doctor who’s now for me are too sci-fi ( I know it may not make sense 😂 ). It’s kept human with alien life. David’s Portrayal of a man who just wants to be happy really shows in so many episodes.
I remember the Dream Land every now and again haha Awesome video hugs :)
Thank you for all of your Doctor who discussions. I enjoy them so much.
This show helped me out of a dark time when I was in college. I knew no one in the states that watched it and got a few friends and my brother into it. We’d get the episodes months later. I was happy but affronted when Eleven made it big here.
Dreamland used to be played on cbbc all the time during 2009 and I kinda love it after seeing it so much, as a kid I never even noticed how bad the animation was, I watched it recently and it’s not great but I can’t hate it
I adore the last of the timelords but I'll agree the weird magic stuff is dumb
10s regeneration at the end of Stolen Earth was one of my earliest pop culture memory, and it’s stuck with me all this time!
7:03 interesting you reference Tooth and Claw! *It was five to ten minutes over, so Russell had it majorly cut down.* Every pause, every beat, every moment of silence gone. It does make the episode pacy, but watch it back and you can pin point the *exact* scenes they butchered Euros's stunning direction.
I want the slitheen back- I love how dark the doctor can be as well, as a character
I remember loving dreamland as a kid. Mainly because I have so much nostalgia for the 2009 specials and I watched them on the day waters of mars aired.
If Last of the Time Lords were at least competent, and the Dalek two-part did itself justice, Series 3 would be my favourite season ever.
The Lazarus Experiment is fine. You're always gonna have a stale episode. Also, I only yesterday found out it wasn't Mark who wrote it :(
I didn't mind The Lazarus Experiment, but Daleks in Manhattan/Evolution of the Daleks was pretty cringe. It's still watchable, just not as enjoyable for me as the rest of the series.
I feel like fear her is a story that would only work in book form
Fear Her
Love & Monsters
Let us never speak of them.
something i realised when i watched the dream land when i was younger was that it tied into an episode of Sahara Jayne adventures with the one ship used showing up and the robot men also show up in the SJA
Yeah I found that really cool
this man owns futurama season 5 on dvd
and it goes IN the doctor who shelf
collectors beware
I would have loved a Doctor Who Telltale game, is the Telltale engine being picked up or is that just gonna die?
Really happy I've found this channel!
i know this is an old video, but ten.... he was THE doctor for me, sure i see others now but he was the doctor who captivated the role
and the child with the gas mask *shudders* still have nightmares
With you on Prisoner of the Daleks. It's a book that's hard to put down and the Daleks are brutal in this story and 10 has a line about Dalek gunsticks that backs this up.
17:01 When the lego set says 3+ years but you eat the lego in 10 seconds
Omds I’m glad you talked about Dreamland I have flashbacks to watching some wierd Tennet doctor who cartoon at age 10 but then u showed me it actually was an episode so thank you
"Actors like Baker"
*You're going to have to be a little bit more specific*
if you dont know the great one, you do not know who!!!!
@@julieeverett7442I too love Colin Baker
It kinda is a part of Doctor Who to be embarrassed, when someone uninitiated is watching with you. Had that with my dad and the giant cyberman and the cheesy music at the end of the next doctor.
The Dalek’s theme song in The Stolen Earth is like Duel of the Fates from The Phantom Menace: Perfect
CuppaTeaExe nah no where near but it’s still good
I would love to see you make a best and worst of the Daleks video.
Any chance you will put out any of your creative writing?
I would love to read some after seeing your What I would do with doctor who video.
Hot take, love and monsters is genuinely quite good and fear her is better than new earth
Yeah, I think sometimes I see Ten as the gimmick Doctor (God knows The Day of The Doctor novel did), but that's not giving the character credit he deserves.
Martha, on the other hand, I'll defend every day of the week. Best companion.
As far as Ten companions, I'd say the order is Donna - Martha - Rose.
Yes indeed Martha is the best companion since Sarah Jane. It might be due to my preference for black/mixed race girls 😂 but honestly aside from being beautiful she was genuinely like an upgraded Rose (Although I liked rose alot) Martha just made some of the episodes happen like I believe if rose or Donna had been in most of the episodes Martha was in they wouldn't have been as good.
I think the Master's downfall kind of works, (or parts of it do) it's nice to see the Master panic after him beating the Doctor twice
It emotionally works, but the moment is TOO far-removed from sense or even established sci-fi/fantasy sense to be satisfying for me.
@@SamyulDavis Yeah the fact that the archangel network can weaponise psychic energy comes out of nowhere. Maybe if we'd see the Doctor putting this plan into action? I dunno.
Overall I'd still put the three part finale on my best list of new who but at the number ten slot.
ngl the idea of a doctor who game as the tenth doctor and every single dialogue in the game always has the option of "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry" regardless of context is hilarious
People be sleeping on that gag iswear2god
Best:
5) The Waters of Mars
4) The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
3) Blink
2) Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords
1) Voyage of the Damned
Worst:
1) New Earth
2) Planet of the Dead
3) Partners in Crime
4) Smith and Jones
5) The Runaway Bride
Layton Mathieson voyage of the damned was my first ever episode 😍
*"THERE IS NO POWER IN THIS WORLD THAT CAN STOP ME"*
I just realized how much Lazarus looks like super old 11 in the town of Christmas.
I agree. The sheer amount of good makes it so hard to compile only 5 best
Doctor who always works best when it’s a base under siege in my opinion
agreed and doctors 1 through 7 would agree with you too
38th
Time is relative.
Loving the 10th Doctor love, not exactly a rare thing in the Doctor Who fandom but there's definitely a portion who absolutely hate 10. He's too romantic! Why can't he get over Rose! He's too arrogant! It's almost as if he has a character. Bloody love the Tenth Doctor.
I recently rewatched Series 3, because we have it on DVD, but all the other episodes mentioned bring back foggy memories. It seems weird for it to be that long ago. Just faint memories. I'd love to rewatch all of the era someday.
I jumped on the Doctor Who bandwagon in about 2012. And I had no prior knowledge of the series (how times have changed). I watched from season one of the reboot with the Ninth Doctor.
Let👏🏻me👏🏻tell👏🏻you👏🏻! Even in my NewWho ignorance, when Davros showed up in “Stolen Earth”, I got SSSSSOOOOO excited! I remember having a moment and screaming with excitement!
But it isn't a reboot. It's a revival.
The christina box set announcement is the point at which I began to fully understand the big finish spin offs meme
I’m one of the few Doctor who fans that likes dreamland
4:50 Can we get one of those for The Timeless Child/Division arc please?
I think this video title has a typo - not sure why "& Worst" is in there
I just realised the design on the masters ring is everywhere in the Lazarus experiment
‘Human Nature’ is the only Doctor Who episode I can remember that I could say “the book was better.”
I have played doctor who top trumps on the Wii. Favourite game of all time
With the tenth doctor I feel like I like the character Tennant is portraying, but just don't feel like he's the doctor to me. He feels more like a dashing, flirtatious rogue rather than an eccentric, wise old space grandpa.
I agree. Luckily, David Tennant is such a superb actor that he's always worth watching.
BlazingEmber66 it is, but I feel like there should be some continuity between incarnations.
@@castellanofgundabad5 That's the least of our worries right now.
I would like that even if they are making big changes they also make justifications for this changes, like explaining why the doctor chooses to portray certain personalities traits, like. Why after spending 7 regenerations without having a romantic relationship with anyone, why suddenly at his 8th incarnation he decides to have one? (I know that is because regenerations are arbitrary, but being romantic is something you choose) i like to know what make the doctor to make that change, and the same for his different regenerations
I agree, Dark and Endless Dalek Night is the greatest piece of music ever composed for Doctor Who.
I actually love the Lazarus experiment
same! idk why people hate it but im guessing its the cgi cause yh the cgi sucked
Personally my favourite story from the Tennant era is vortex butterflies
I believe i've also read this? Is Sarah Jane briefly in it?
@@SamyulDavis Yes it was definitely a nice inclusion
Sam buy the box set, the Slitheen calls for you...!
There’s much more worthwhile Big Finish content out there
@@EditedAF987 There is
I honestly love Doctor Who Top Trumps. I have all the 10 and 11 sets, the game and Top Trumps Turbo. I love it unironically
9:59 Wasn’t that the guy in the last episode, wait is he someone that I should know?
George Francis in Big Finish he plays Sam Bishop, a UNIT agent who mostly works internationally
Tenth Doctor is basically a mix of 4th, 5th, 6th and 8th Doctors
Good video, enjoyed that a lot. 10 is in no way my favourite Doctor but it's undeniable his era was New Who (possibly all Who) at it's peak. And yeah, Prisoner of the Daleks is superb.
It wos because of David tennent I started watching doctor who
Waters of Mars always seemed like it was Kilgrave rather than The Doctor. Tennant plays villains much better than he plays heroes, so i love seeing him become more villainous in that episode.
I just rewatched this one and I hadn't realised how much the sentence 'well, it's not the Chibnal era' completely reframes how I see the weakest RTD and Moffat stuff
I remember everyone being so excited for Waters of Mars at school new Doctor Who is exciting for kids and then nobody got it. There was no big threat like the Master or the Daleks or the Cybermen. The Doctor was the threat.
I absolutely love last of the timelords, everything you said you didn't like about it were things I loved about it, even the deus ex machina.
The only bit I don't like is the idea that cpt jack is the face of boe.
The fact jack is the face of boe is actually kind of interesting but each to their own I guess
@@maxpayneful4328 interesting? Nah it's not interesting at all, only thing it explains is how the face of boe knew to tell the doctor he wasn't alone.
Just the idea that Jack somehow becomes a giant head lined with ovaries makes zero sense to me and is just rediculous.
@@greghawkins59 Mate you're saying that what happens to him....is ridiculous 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ it's doctor who for Christ's sake!!! How are you expecting it to make sense the whole show is a massive paradox
@@maxpayneful4328 there's such a thing as suspension of disbelief; being able to ignore the fact none of what happens is actually possible, so long as it makes sense within the story. The problem with the jack/boe stuff is that breaks my suspension of disbelief, it's too stupid of an idea for me to go along with. I can see no possible explanation that will satisfy me in that storyline.
love and monsters is a pretty bad episode but it has some really interesting stuff in there
The idea of a group of people who have been affected by the doctor in some way and are now obsessed with him is really interesting and the scene where Elton remembers the death of his mother is actually quite well done
I think that if they got rid of the abzorbalof and made it the all about the psychological effects that would be caused by encountering a being such as the doctor it could be an amazing character study.
13:26 one of my fav bits of DW EVER is the title sequence of The Stolen Earth and Journeys End because it has SO MANY NAMES
Edit: when i first watched it with my family i was chanting HYPE HYPE HYPE!
This is a love you and hate you post, kind of like your review itself of the good and bad of Ten.
Love you, love you, LOVE YOU for mentioning "Prisoner of the Daleks." No one ever does, not even DWMag who just did a Dalek special issue for heaven's sake mentioned this triumph of a novel. But wait where the hell is "Midnight"? IMHO, the second best episode Tennant ever did falling just behind "Human Nature/Family of Blood." I can re watch "Blink" and not be scared by it but "Midnight"? Hell no. That is because you just can't let it go even after the credits roll wondering 'would I do what they did if presented with the same circumstances?' The passengers were, in many ways scarier than the entity.
Midnight sticks with me in a very different way. I think it's the best bottle episode of telly ever written and it's the only one with a surrogate character I see myself in. Jethro is absolutely how I would react in a Who story and that fact is really interesting because its not at all flattering. That dynamic is the scariest thing in Nu Who, no question.
I don't get why last of the timelords gets so much hate. I love pretty much everything about it. Also you're kidding yourself if you think Lazarus experiment is worse than 42. At least the concept is intriguing in lazarus. 42 is the horrible combination of predictable and forgettable.
I thought dreamland was a fever dream. Thanks for reminding me... I guess
I read Prisoner back in 2009 on a flight to Hawii and stayed up for - I'm not kidding - 36 hours. That's how addictive it was. i was only like 12 at the time.
I hope you can do a "re retrospective" of 11. With more than just the episodes.
I'll be honest, 11 is the Doctor i'm the most out of touch with when it comes to expanded media. I don't know if I was just more distant from the show or the merchandise was different or what, but I can name the 11 books/comics/audios i've listened to on one hand. Good idea though. I doubt i'd really mix it up though as my opinions with Moffat's era are pretty set in stone.
@@SamyulDavis You know how love interests and wanting to be human were 10's motif's? I've found that 11's motif was children, young Amy, Young River, young Kazran, the children on Trenzalore, the kids in Lion Witch and the Wardrobe, George in Night Terrors.
“A well oiled machine” couldn’t be a better phrase to describe The Stolen Earth. We will never ever see another story like it, even with Russell T. Davies now returning, a miracle of television.
Funny seeing Planet Of The Dead on here, I always remember it as being the worst Tenth Doctor story for this one reason, it was the first time I actually missed a Doctor Who episode as it aired. I was watching Primeval instead! Even though I hadn’t actually seen Planet Of The Dead, I knew it was better to give it a miss that night!
0:33 Oi! Colin’s quite nice without the stache! I mean, have you seen Six? He’s definitely on the pretty side!
20:30 I just finished death and the queen a few hours ago and that description is just too accurate. I was 5 in 2008 but the second those title credits rolled I was bawling.
And I LOVE Tennant here. When you said he is a bit more wirey and twitchy I just thought you meant to an extent but Jesus Christ in some scenes he is near unrecognisable. That’s not a criticism though in fact he’s so good that I only see it as a shame that he didn’t get a chance to play the Doctor like this on screen.
But thanks sooo much for the recommendation but also thanks for demolishing my bank account because I’m going to go and buy the volume three box set.
Yeah that’s right Ima do them out of order.
Quick question though is Tennant like he is in death and the queen in all of the Donna box sets?
He's like a NEW doctor and I adore it. This dweeby 10 is my exact vision of what a new incarnation should be. He gets in a couple darker moments too though.
Nah, he's a bit of a petrolhead in Time Reaver and doing usual fare in Technophobia. He's a lot more consistent in the other two boxsets, but Death & The Queen I BELIEVE is the first one he recorded. It may have been the material or just him getting back into character.
Let me know what you like out of the volume 3 box! Two of them were solid 7 or 8's whereas the TV ghost story one didn't play for me at all, but then all of them have their weak link.
My favourite of the 3 boxsets is actually the one with Rose. I hope they keep pumping them out forever.
DAVIS I’m surprised the rose one is anyone’s favourite as we all know her reputation after the likes of series 2. I’m kind of disappointed that he’s back to his usual emo stuff in the other box sets because he’s genuinely the example of the best Doctor in death and the queen. I also hope they make another one and hopefully James Goss will be the script editor for one of them.
@@frazzlesreviews5379 Tennant is great on all of them, no time for the blues in any of the stories.
DAVIS well that’s good because there’s enough time for that in his TV stories
James Fraser how do I get these!?
I absolutely love the stolen earth but I can never watch it because when I get to journeys end, Donna getting her memory wiped completely destroys me
See's Planet of the Dead: "Fuck off"
Second acts are a myth
@@SamyulDavis I love Planet of the deadddd, it was so entertaining (For me)
David Tennant definitely has to be my fav doctor .
*Pulls up fire-shields*
I don't mind Fear Her and Midnight is my favourite episode. I disagree with the list tenfold, but I see where you are coming from and you do make some good points for Fear Her that I never thought about before. Buut Uptopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Timelords is one of my favourite multi-parters in the whole of New Who.
But yes we never speak of Love and Monsters. Just,, let it burn..