Since Doctor Who premiered on November 23, 1963, the BBC series has become one of the biggest science fiction franchises in the world. This classic began as a simple, low-budget educational program, using time travel as a means to explore science and moments in history.
Doctor Who is currently the longest-running science fiction series of all time, attracting fans of all ages and around the world. Simply put, the series is an emotional journey and a story of companionship, contradiction, new beginnings and, of course, aliens.
What are the best episodes of Doctor Who?
Although 15 of its 60-year history was interrupted, the series was revived in 2005 and has remained active ever since. Now, after many regenerations and several Doctors piloting the phone booth, there are more than 800 episodes of this saga.
This list focuses on New Who, since its return in 2005, so there will be no episodes from the classic series. Without further ado, here are the 10 best episodes of Doctor Who:
10. Human Nature/The Blood Family (ep. 8 and 9, season 3)
In this double episode, a common feature in the series, the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) alters his biology and becomes human to escape a family of hunters intent on stealing his Time Lord’s life force. After changing species, however, the Doctor loses his memory and becomes a professor called John Smith, trapping his companion Martha (Freema Agyeman) in 1913 until her memories return.
Smith must choose between becoming a Time Lord again and saving the universe, or continuing a happy and peaceful life alongside the widowed nurse he fell in love with as a human.
9. The Pilot (ep.1, season 10)
While the Twelfth Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and Nardole (Matt Lucas) go undercover as teachers and assistants at a university in Bristol, the Doctor notices the presence of Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) – a canteen worker – in all his classes. Because of this desire to learn, the Doctor invites Bill to take private lessons with him, creating a bond of friendship.
Bill becomes the Doctor’s first lesbian companion after being chased by a monster made of water, which unfortunately took over the body of a girl she was in love with.
8. Midnight (ep.10, season 4)
The Doctor (David Tennant) and his companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) are enjoying a few days off on a tourist planet. To make the most of his stay, the Doctor decides to take a tour, leaving Dona to relax at the resort.
In this episode the protagonist finds himself trapped on a bus with a group of strangers, the other passengers on the tour. Halfway through, one of the passengers is possessed by a creature that steals voices, paranoia spreads among everyone and the Doctor is completely helpless.
7. The Mummy on the Orient Express (ep. 8, season 8)
As a farewell trip, Clara (Jenna Coleman) allows the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) to take her aboard a space train inspired by the Orient Express. However, unbeknownst to his companion, the Doctor – and some other scientists – were drawn to the train due to unexplained deaths along the way.
The Time Lord begins investigating the deaths of passengers aboard the train, intrigued by reports that the victims see a mummy that is not visible to others before dying. The mystery of the episode is accompanied by the special participation of the singer Foxes, with a version of ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’ by the band Queen.
6. Rose (ep.3, season 11)
After the Thirteenth Doctor’s (Jodie Whittaker) first space adventure, she and her companions Graham O’Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole) and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill), experience their first episode with a historical figure.
They travel back in time to Montgomery, Alabama, in 1955, where they meet Rosa Parks (Vinette Robinson). However, other time travelers are also present, including a famous assassin who traveled back in time to assassinate Parks and prevent the progress of the black civil rights movement in the United States.
5. Vincent and the Doctor (ep.10, season 5)
This is probably the best known episode among those who don’t follow the series. The Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion Amy (Karen Gillan) visit the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. They enter an exhibition filled with works by Vincent van Gogh (Tony Curran), Amy’s favorite painter. During the visit the Doctor’s interest turns to the painting depicting a church.
In fact, what bothers the Doctor is the fact that there is a face in the church window; Only one thing could calm the Doctor’s nerves: a journey to 1890 – depicting the artist’s life and suffering, and a true portrait of his demons.
4. The Girl in the Fireplace (ep. 4, season 2)
The episode shows the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) and his companions Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and Mickey Smith (Noel Clarke) on a 51st century spaceship, which has doors leading into the 18th century Versailles. , in the meantime, the Doctor falls in love with a well-known French courtesan, lover of King Louis XV, Madame De Pompadour.
3. The Girl Who Waited (ep. 10, season 6)
The Doctor (Matt Smith) takes Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill) to the tourist planet of Apalapucia, one of the most famous tourist destinations in the universe. When they exit the TARDIS, they arrive in a white room that only has an exit door with two buttons. As Amy returns to the TARDIS to get her cell phone, the Doctor and Rory use the door and enter another room.
When Amy returns to the white room, she also uses the door, but presses a different button and finds herself in a similar room: Rory and the Doctor are not present. Amy is left behind and the Doctor and Rory must save her, but time moves at a different speed for Amy.
2. The empty child/Doctor Dança (ep. 9 and 10, season 1)
The first episode written by Steven Moffat was undoubtedly the scariest of the returning season of Doctor Who. The disturbing image of a child in a gas mask continually searching for his mother proved that, even in double episodes, the series could provide disturbing moments to captivate audiences. interest.
The episodes are set during the Blitz in 1940s London. While many Londoners search for food amid the bombing, a boy arouses the curiosity of the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) by walking through the rubble asking for his mother – but people don’t touch him, saying he’s not “a real guy”. This episode also introduced us to Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), the series’ first non-heterosexual character, who later starred in the spin-off Torchwood.
1. Don’t Blink (ep.10, season 3)
As well as being the best episode of Doctor Who, it’s also one of the most popular – and for good reason. Weeping Angels are the most terrifying creatures in Doctor Who history, lone killers who only exist when unobserved.
The episode is not part of the series arc and barely features the Doctor (David Tennant), despite his iconic monologue about the non-linearity of time. Instead, Sally Sparrow (Carey Mulligan), a never-before-seen character, is tasked with defeating the villains and saving the Doctor and Martha (Freema Agyeman), who are trapped in 1969.
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