I gave up on my live-tweeting all of Doctor Who from the beginning – pausing every few seconds to tweet something was kind of a drag. So instead I’m making quick ranked lists as I finish each season. Who doesn’t love ranked lists? So here’s season 1, ranked from least-best to best. (I have a hard time thinking of any Doctor Who as “worst”.) Feel free to comment with your own opinion, but I assure you my Doctor Who opinions are always 100% correct.
- The Daleks – There’s a reason these things caught on! Plus Barbara gets it on with a hot blond.
- An Unearthly Child – And I didn’t rank it so high just for the incredible first episode! I will die on the hill that the cave people story in episodes 2-4 is a lot better than people think.
- Marco Polo – The missing episodes bum me out, and I hate watching reconstructions, BUT I’ve been watching the Loose Cannon recons while listening to the BBC Audio narrated soundtracks, and the extra narration has me appreciating Marco Polo more than I did on my last rewatch. It’s really a gripping story, if a little drawn out.
- The Keys of Marinus – Everybody hates this except me. Everybody except me is wrong. The end drags but the McGuffin-chasing through the first few parts is great!
- The Edge of Destruction – Part 2 loses its way a bit, but Part 1 is unsettlingly weird and intriguing. Carole Ann Ford is great.
- The Aztecs – A Barbara showcase story! I love Barbara even more than I dislike the strict historicals!
- The Reign of Terror – Suffers from the capture-escape-repeat padding, and Susan is done dirty by the writing, but all the Doctor’s bits are terrific.
- The Sensorites – The first two episodes are marvelously spooky but the Sensorite threat is deflated once they start talking.
