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[altariel]

We have devised an infallible system for ranking and categorizing the episodes of Doctor Who. Argue as you might, you cannot be more utterly accurate than these.


The Utterly Utterly Accurate And Definitive Doctor Who Tiered Rankings

Genius
Girl In The Fireplace
Love & Monsters

Bloody brilliant
Gridlock
Utopia

Smashing
Bad Wolf
Blink
Empty Child / Doctor Dances
Human Nature / Family of Blood
School Reunion
Dalek
Smith & Jones

Luvverly
The End of the World
Rose
Parting of the Ways
New Earth
The Sound of Drums
Tooth & Claw
Unquiet Dead
Father's Day

Happy enough
Shakespeare Code
Boom Town
Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
The Long Game
Lazarus Experiment

Yeahok
Christmas Invasion
The Impossible Planet / Satan Pit
Army of Ghosts/ Doomsday
Runaway Bride
Fear Her
Idiots Lantern

Oh dear
Rise of Cybermen / Age of Steel
Aliens of London / WWIII

Pants
42

Comments

[kerravonsen]

I can argue. For one thing, I'd put "The Impossible Planet" and "42" in "Luvverly" and "New Earth" in "Yeahok" and "Tooth & Claw" in "Pants".

Oh, and Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks also go in "Yeahok".

And swap "Love & Monsters" and "Blink".

But, yes, this season has been generally Smashing. 8-)

[kradical.livejournal.com]

I don't agree with a lot of that -- I'd put "Gridlock" much lower and the Slitheen two-parter much higher, just for starters, and any ranking that doesn't put the execrable Dalek-New York two-parter at the very bottom is doing something wrong, as that was easily the nadir of modern Who.

Love the categories, though. *snorfle*

[kradical.livejournal.com]

BTW, did you get my note about "The Slave War"?

[kalypso-v.livejournal.com]

Would take too long to reorder, but The Empty Child goes top, with Blink and maybe The Doctor Dances close behind, while The Long Game and New Earth are obviously bottom, and probably the only things keeping Love and Monsters</> from scraping the ground.

[frankymole.livejournal.com]

The Cybermen origin story on a par with the farting Zygon ripoffs? No way. Give Graeme Harper some credit - also note the crew admit they hadn't a clue how to make New Who in block one...

Also "Fear Her" is obv bottom, GitF'ace should be an "Oh dear", and "Long Game" was the only Eccleston with any tension/suspense...

Agree with your placings of Runaway Bride (I'd maybe put it lower), and Idiot's Lantern...

Boom Town is very smelly indeed and should swap places with "42".

"Human Nature/FoB" are clearly genius and the closest things to classic Who in stature and sustained imagination - nearly on a par with the best stories (Web of Fear, Inferno, Green Death, Seeds of Doom).

[frankymole.livejournal.com]

Here, I've fixed it for you. (http://frankymole.livejournal.com/87401.html) Even more terrifyingly accurate.

It was fun!

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Pretty much what I think, but I'd move 'Blink' up to Genius and 'Idiot's Lantern' down to Pants. And I'm so glad there are others who also appreciate 'Love and Monsters'.

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

Alas poor 42.

I might quibble with some of that - Dalek and Parting of the Ways move higher for me, but only because they make me cry buckets.

I think you should colour code these as well. Y'know, just because.

It's a good system.

[copracat]

Great categories! And in the spirit of things, I completely disagree on some and totally agree on others.

[pseudnik.livejournal.com]

Baiting Doctor Who fans seems like brilliant fun. You should post this on Outpost Gallifrey and then sit back and watch actual blood being spilled.

[dberry.livejournal.com]

So I'm not the only one who disliked 42 after all! *celebratory dance*

The only one I'd disagree on is Idiot's Lantern, which is gloriously good fun. =]