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Doctor Who fans name best episode of season 14 | Radio Times (www.radiotimes.com)

submitted 4 months ago by halm@leminal.space to c/doctorwho@startrek.website

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From the tense landmine of Boom to uncovering the events of the night that Ruby was born in Empire of Death, this season of Doctor Who certainly had it all – but which episode was the best?

Well, we posed that exact question to RadioTimes.com readers, who have responded in their droves.

With the likes of Space Babies, The Devil's Chord, Dot and Bubble and all the other season 14 episodes to choose from, there was one clear winner.

After more than 4,000+ votes in total, [redacted] was the winner of the best episode in our exclusive poll.

Results

73 Yards - 1,290 votes
Boom - 1,040 votes
Rogue - 595 votes
Dot and Bubble - 487 votes
The Legend of Ruby Sunday - 374 votes
The Devil's Chord - 217 votes
Empire of Death - 127 votes
Space Babies - 37 votes

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[–] halm@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I'm curious why The church on Ruby Road wasn't included in the poll as it so clearly was a part of this season's storyline — and I wonder where it would have landed in the ranking.

The result of the poll is fairly similar to my own personal ratings. OTOH I'd swap 2 and 4, as well as 7 and 8 — mind you, that's as subjective as it is going to fluctuate with rewatches.

Edited to add:

You know what, here is my ranking of the moment. I added in the christmas special and rewatched a couple of episodes I was uncertain about.

73 yards
Dot and bubble
Rogue
Boom
The church on Ruby Road
The devil's chord
Space babies
The legend of Ruby Sunday
Empire of death

I guess it reflects my disappointment that one quarter of the season was pissed away on a story about a Bad Dog being taken for walkies during Avengers: Endgame. The more standalone episodes worked much better for me than the "arc" this year.

[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I despise ranking things, as I find it reductive.

That said, I think "Boom," "73 Yards," and "Dot and Bubble" were all-timers, with every other episode being sone degree of "fine," in my opinion.

"Space Babies" probably comes in last.

[–] halm@leminal.space 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Having rewatched the series, I think Space babies actually stands up pretty well despite all the "for all you new viewers out there" lore dumps. The babies are adorable if slightly weird, the snot monster is ... just the right amount of disgusting, and the fart joke is perfectly Doctor Who to me.

Does it have Mel, Kate or Morris Gibbons? No, but storywise I'll rank it higher than Empire of death for now.

[–] askryan@startrek.website 1 points 4 months ago

I rank Space Babies pretty highly too, because while I really enjoyed the episode, my daughters LOVED it. They've been obsessed with Doctor Who after seeing it –– my five-year-old made me call her Captain Poppy for a full week.