Now the dust has settled a little

[such_heights]

This week's SGA was big gay ridiculous plot space opera straight to the veins, oh my. \o/

Originally, this post was going to be the 15 Unpopular Opinions meme floating around Who fandom, but I wrote them and then realised they were all variations on the theme "I like this character/ship/episode that some people don't!". I think that is not exactly the point. Ah well, chipper to the bitter end, that is me. But let's make this a Doctor Who post regardless.

This post with its photo of Noel Clarke and Freema Agyeman from the TDK premier is amazingly cute. Cast friendships ftw! ♥

Now, it is poll time. avendya did this at the end of Series 3 (you can view that poll here) and I thought I would resurrect it now, pitting the episodes from each series against each other. I've done a minor amount of tweaking, merging all the two-parters as one option save the finales and moving a couple of episodes so they're against other single episode stories. Some of these are really hard, some I'm pretty sure I can guess the outcomes of already. So, which episodes do you like best?

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If you're gnashing your teeth at some of those, don't worry; so am I! And please, do share your thoughts on which you like best and why.

eta: Oops, nearly forgot. Now you've trawled your way through that, answer me this. Classic or New Who answers welcomed. What's your all-time favourite Doctor Who story? There'd be a poll for this too, but apparently LJ's fed up with me now.

Comments

[sundayave.livejournal.com]

It was nigh on impossible for me to decide properly between The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Human Nature/Family of Blood and Silence of the Library/Forest of the Dead triple whammy, so I went for the most recent episode ... because that's how my brain worked it out somehow qwlkjeqklwe;

I absolutely LOVE the build up at the end of Utopia, but that doesn't mean I wasn't "qçlklçewkrlçwke" throughout Turn Left, ahem. The Unicorn and The Wasp PWNS all, EVIDENTLY. As does Smith & Jones! It was the best series opener to date WHY YES.

Oh I forgot to comment on the finales. I do think The Sound of Drums worked better than The Stolen Earth, but I liked Journey's End more than Last of the Timelords (even though the latter had that very awesome musical number provided by the Master and the Scissors Sisters) for some reason. It was definitely sadder so maybe sad is indeed happy for deep people? Am I deep? LOL.

[such_heights]

so I went for the most recent episode ... because that's how my brain worked it out somehow

Right there with you. And I adore The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit too, it's all terrible.

Yup, adore Turn Left madly, but omg Utopia is right up there as maybe my favourite episode ever? I don't know. But JACK and Derek Jacobi and the radiation room conversation and holy crap the last ten minutes. a;lsdja

You are so deep, bb, oh yeah. *g* See, I'm the other way round because even though The Sound of Drums is great, The Stolen Earth has so many glorious, glorious character moments such that it basically doesn't have a plot, and I like that in an opening part. By the final, on the other hand, I appreciate the greatly increased plottiness of LotTL.

[sundayave.livejournal.com]

I don't really like TIP/TSP all that much actually. To be honest, I haven't watched any s2 episode in a very long time. Same with s1, I barely remember what some of the episodes were like, except TEC/TDD that's probably engraved in my mind by now.

But JACK and Derek Jacobi and the radiation room conversation and holy crap the last ten minutes.

EXACTLY! The fobwatch, the Yana revelation, "I am...THE MASTER!" AHHH lkjkeqjlkejqwkle.

I agree that LotTL had a more consistent plot, but I can't help liking JE more, in a twisted way really, just because of the stronger emotions it sparked within me. SEE? I'M DEEP ROFL.

[such_heights]

A rewatch is seriously is order, isn't it? I'm sure I haven't watched some of these in a couple of years, disgraceful behaviour.

So much keysmashing. And omg the music as well, Murray Gold at his finest.

JE is this incredible rollercoaster - from that awful montage of the companions as weapons and everyone the Doctor's lost to the DoctorDonna to everyone flying the TARDIS to the DOOM AND TRAGEDY, it's exhausting!

[sundayave.livejournal.com]

OH YES! However I'll probably embark on a journey through time and space through Old Who soon and watch some more episodes, yes, that's the plan and I'll stick to it. Mantra-style! Perhaps I'll start with Two again. I have a soft spot for Two, y'see. And Jamie. And Zoe. And the Brig. Hee.

JE was one of the most exhausting experiences I've ever had indeed. I was watching it with a friend and we just wouldn't stop uttering OMGs, WTFs and OHNOs throughout the whole thing. Trufax.

[such_heights]

Funny you should mention that, actually! I've been meaning to ask someone - if I were to journey into the glories I hear about Two & Jamie & Zoe, any ideas on where I should start?

[sundayave.livejournal.com]

I started with The Mind Robber (plastic Medusas, unicorns and Two saving them writing fanfiction), then The Invasion (which has two reconstructed episodes but they're lovely, it's a UNIT story basically, with Cybermen and lime green feather boas!) then The War Games, all from his last series. Most of the episodes from series 4 and 5 have been burned so I recommend starting from series 6 really :(.