And it’s now been pointed out that I missed Eaters of Light (probably would have slotted in the 130s). DAMMIT!

"Do not hold me to this ranking"- every member of every fandom at least once 😅

Adelaide Brooke: Doctor, you started the ranking in the middle The Doctor: Tough (ominous music)

The list in order: 166 The Idiot’s lantern 165 Fear her 164 Sleep no more 163 The Lazarus experiment 162 Arachnids in the UK 161 Hell bent 160 Orphan 55 159 The Tsuranga conundrum 158 Love and monsters 157 Nightmare in silver 156 The wedding of River Song 155 In the forest of the night 154 Journey to the center of the Tardis 153 Kill the moon 152 The Long game 151 New earth 150 The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos 149 Father’s Day 148 Evolution of the Daleks 147 The Doctor’s daughter 146 The timeless children 145 The witchfinders 144 The rings of Akhaten 143 Closing time 142 The xygon invasion 141 Knock knock 140 The time of the Doctor 139 42 138 Planet of the dead 137 The caretaker 136 The crimson horror 135 The runaway bride 134 The Doctor, the widow, and the wardrobe 133 The Big Bang 132 The lie of the land 131 Resolution 130 Victory of the Daleks 129 World War Three 128 The power of three 127 The empress of Mars 126 Aliens in London 125 The unquiet dead 124 The vampires of Venice 123 The snowmen 122 Night Terrors 121 Time Heist 120 Bad wolf 119 A town called Mercy 118 Praxeus 117 Cold War 116 The Christmas invasion 115 Nikola Tesla’s night of terror 114 Unicorn and the wasp 113 The Xygon Inversion 112 The Shakespeare code 111 Let’s kill Hitler 110 Into the Dalek 109 The bells of saint john 108 Dinosaurs on a spaceship 107 A Christmas carol 106 The woman who lived 105 Tooth and Claw 104 Boomtown 103 Daleks in Manhattan 102 The beast below 101 The age of steel 100 Rise of the cybermen 99 Voyage of the damned 98 The girl who died 97 The lodger 96 Rosa 95 The next doctor 94 The last of the timelords 93 Cold Blood 92 The hungry earth 91 Woman who fell to earth 90 Partners in Crime 89 revolution of the daleks 88 Curse of the black spot 87 Listen 86 Rise 85 Planet of the ood 84 Ghost monument 83 Deep breath 82 Husbands of river song 81 Kerblam 80 Waters of Mars 79 Angels take Manhattan 78 Flesh and Stone 77 Army of Ghosts 76 Acsension of the cybermen 75 Hide 74 The sound of Drums 73 Pyramid at the end of the World 72 The end of time Part 2 71 Poison Sky 70 Last Christmas 69 Twice upon a time 68 The end of time Part 1 67 The witch’s familiar 66 The sontaran strategem 65 The magician’s apprentice 64 Turn Left 63 Thin Ice 62 Gridlock 61 Robot of sherwood 60 Time of the angels 59 Smile 58 Before the flood 57 Flatline 56 Fugitive of the Judoon 55 The Fires of Pompeii 54 The parting of ways 53 The return of Doctor Mysterio 52 The end of the world 51 Spyfall Part 2 50 Under the lake 49 Smith and Jones 48 Girl in the Fireplace 47 The stolen earth 46 The haunting of villa diodati 45 The Rebel Flesh 44 Spyfall Part 1 43 The Pilot 42 The impossible astronaut 41 Death in Heaven 40 School reunion 39 Asylum of the Daleks 38 Dark Water 37 Utopia 36 The Satan pit 35 The God complex 34 The name of the Doctor 33 The almost people 32 Demons of the Punjab 31 Day of the Doctor 30 It takes you away 29 Extremis 28 Day of the moon 27 The Pandorica opens 26 Face the raven 25 Oxygen 24 The Doctor falls 23 The girl who waited 22 Journey’s End 21 World enough and time 20 Amy’s choice 19 Doomsday 18 Can you hear me? 17 A good man goes to war 16 The Doctor’s wife 15 The Eleventh Hour 14 The impossible planet 13 Human nature 12 Family of blood 11 Dalek 10 Blink 9 Mummy on the Orient Express 8 Vincent and the Doctor 7 Silence in the library 6 The night of the Doctor 5 The empty child 4 Forest of the damned 3 Midnight 2 Heaven sent 1 The Doctor Dances

Wow... I’m simply shocked Hell Bent isn’t at the top. Shocked I tell you.

This was so fun!! Just a side note, I find your taste so unpredictable lol! I can never tell if you’re going to like or hate an episode 😂

You could've just put in a clip of the Wire screaming "FEEEEEEED MEEEEE" and it would explain everything

i mean it's not ranking all 600 simpsons episodes but props to you legend

Empty Child / The Doctor Dances has been cited by almost all of the classic Doctors that are still with us as the one story from another Doctor that they wish had been theirs (Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy are particularly eloquent on that point). Not sure there's a stronger endorsement that can be given.

It's obviously impossible to agree with every ranking, but the one choice which really captured my attention was your placement of Father's day being so, so, low. That was top 20 category for me, and I know the resolution was visible from miles away but it's the emotional hook that gets to me. everytime.

"We're gonna go big. We're gonna go possibly stupid. Possibly insane." I think the Doctor would approve.

I'm really impressed by how much work you put into this. This ranking must have taken forever to come up with. But I loved it! You've made me want to do a Doctor Who rewatch ...

2 biggest disagreements Town called mercy: a fascinating reflection of how another alien similar to the doctor could be a twisted reflection of him Rings of akhaten: my favourite episode, a beautiful display of an alien culture and dabbling with the concept of sentimentality plus the long song Loved the list though

Damn Unicorn and the Wasp is so low..... that one is genuinely in my top 10 lmao. Maybe even top 5.... I just really enjoyed the murder mystery episodes

15 worst: 15) The Caretaker 14) Crimson Horror 13) In the forest of the night 12) The Woman who lived 11) Survivors of the flux 10) Fear Her 09) Doctor Widow and the Wardrobe 08) The Idiot's Lantern 07) Tsranga Conundrum 06) Journey To the centre of the Tardis 05) Power of three 04) Dinosaurs on a spaceship 03) Closing Time 02) The Lodger 01) Orphan 55 Top 15) 15) Village of the angels 14) War of the Sontarans 13) Haunting of Villa Diodati 12) Beast Below 11) Planet of the Ood 10) Gridlock 09) Turn Left 08) The Doctor’s Wife 07) God Complex 06) Extremis 05) Father's day 04) Empty Child 03) Demons of the Punjab 02) World Enough and Time 01) Parting of the ways

This comes out tomorrow... guess I’m binging series 12 today

The Chibnall stuff over Waters of Mars and End of Time Part 2 is killing me man lol

my friends make fun of me for sitting down in my free time and loving to rank all of modern who. appreciating the representation!

Starting in the middle and working outwards was a surprisingly great idea for this type of video

Congratulations on the 50k!! I love your channel! 💖💕

If you need to do a million, you could always rank all Doctor Who stories across all media :P

Fun, interesting list! And congratulations on 50,000 subscribers!

Enjoyed the video and very much appreciated seeing Night of the Doctor included in there!!!

Nicely ranked! This was a lot of fun to watch.

Mad respect for being decisive enough to put this together! :D It's probably impossible to agree 100% with such a massive ranking, but the short explanations are enough to understand where you're coming from (and some are quite funny too). Good job!

I'm proud to declare I'm one of the 50K subscribers. This is one of my favourite KZfaq channel and there's no gimmicks. Its just someone talking and yet it's utterly engaging. That's not easy to do on a consistent basis so I applaud you for that. Thank you for all your hard work. ❤

This was a fun video. I largely agree with the top ten. And you validated my strategy of introducing people to Doctor Who with The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances before Rose.

Honestly I wish they would make a series based off the adventures of the 8th doctor. That 7 minute episode showed me what he could do.

I feel like being a longtime fan of the channel has built to this point.

I'm only now realizing the arrangement of the Doctors in the thumbnail foreshadows the ranking format/order, nicely done

Okay damn Vera, I know you like it, but did you really have to make the ENTIRE top 10 best episodes Orphan 55?

Favourites: 10: Time of the Angels / Flesh and Stone 9: Partners in Crime 8: The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit 7: Mummy on the Orient Express 6: Bad Wolf / Parting of the Ways 5: Heaven Sent 4: Midnight 3: Blink 2: Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead 1: The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances Least Favourites: 10: The Girl Who Died / The Woman Who Lived 9: Kill the Moon 8: Love and Monsters 7: Arachnids in the UK 6: In the Forest of the Night 5: The Vanquishers 4: The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos 3: Praxeus 2: Ascention of the Cyberman / The Timeless Children 1: Orphan 55

I very much agree with the top list. Did you noticed: - How less episodes with Donna are on the top? - How many episodes of Capaldi are on the top? (Despite of how many people at the time talked about bad writing?) Our perception change a lot when we rank...very good job!

Just saw this, agree with a lot of your picks and amazed you did all of them!! Definitely agree with #1, the first part was my intro to the show and they've been my favorite ever since.

I’m only halfway through series 8, but you bet I’m going to watch this entire thing and just kinda skip past the episodes I haven’t seen yet

I love you and your channel so much!

Remind me to not let my wife see this...A Christmas Carol is her favorite episode. *minutes later* And there's my favorite...ranked even lower...damn

Great list, I'll be right back, there is a kid at the front door asking, "Are you my mommy?"

you should do this again except this time make it 8 hours long and go into extreme detail for each ranking. (i am willing to pay)

Wow. This is a very ambitious video. Cannot wait to see it. My favourite episodes are from Series 1-5.

That was fun, thanks for doing that. Empty Child/Doctor Dances is not only my favorite NuWho episode but favorite overall.

Suggestion for a future video: Favorite Episode/Story from every Classic Era and Modern Era Season Of Doctor Who.

incredibly surprised this video is under an hour long considering how many episodes are being ranked

this is the smartest possible way to present this ranking!! galaxy brain stuff

motive for the doctor interfering in "Bells of St. John" was that he finally found the original Clara and he was trying to figure her out...The Cloud/G.I. stepped on the doctor's toes just as he was getting started....so he had to get his prize back

Love the video... but I was distracted by your amazing rainbow glasses and nails. Also your make up is beautiful!

This is ridiculous how u managed to rank every episode ive got to give you props

I always enjoy sentiment more than you do, and logistical messes bother me so much less, otherwise right on. Re #18 Can You Hear Me? I remembered your review better than the ep itself. It all went into the COVID hole in S20, but that review was effing brilliant. Everyone should go back & rewatch that. (And I’ll rewatch the episode.) Thanks for all of your reviews. Even when I disagree wholeheartedly I do a better job of making my own arguments after hearing your opinions 😉 All the respect for the work you do, it’s much appreciated. (Congrats on 50, but it’s already 52!)

You ranked The Stolen Earth as 47 you bizarre human being, but I still love you.

This is amazing! I agree about Night of the Doctor. It was my absolute favorite thing about the whole 50th anniversary romp tbh.

I've been waiting for this since I first subscribed 4 years ago

I don't think I could rank them all, I love the majority of the episodes.

Never thought I would see a list like this. I'm excited, Heaven sent for number 1 hoping!

excellent ranking!!!!

Omfg, actually my #1 is just your #53??? Lol, I mean, that's kind of to be expected. But I've actually felt so many other times, that you spoke deeply from my soul with just those short statements of yours. I'm kind of getting inspired now to compile a list of those for my own now...

You got my attention with that fabulous double click at the start as I can't do one hand to save my life!

I just watched Father’s Day again yesterday and absolutely loved it. It has so much heart. The character work is superb especially the stuff between Rose and her Dad. I really didn’t expect to see it so low on someone’s list as it is here but hey... we all have different tastes. 🤷‍♂️

Hey also how long is this gonna be?

You fiend. You utter fiend. You just persuaded me to watch all of New Who when I have exams in two weeks.

This felt like the most Steven moffat ranking and I loved it had to focus on which one was going up and which one was going down by starting in the middle

My ranking would probably vary wildly depending on whether I was going by what I enjoyed or what I thought was technically better, so would for sure end up as a mashup of both. Instinct is that I would've had Rose higher but I agree that it is their dynamic more than anything. Same with Waters of Mars and the End of Time Part 1. Right up there for me would be The Doctor Dances (deserved top spot so hard), The Empty Child, Utopia, Dalek, the Night of the Doctor (since you counted it) and Blink. Forest of the Dead was brillaint but I'm not a fan of River. There are definitely some of Peter's that would be right up there I just can't think (for clarity I've only included 9, 10, 12). I'd put Love and Monsters higher but maybe largely for Marc Warren. God The Idiot's Lantern and Fear Her are the worst. Enjoyed this a lot though:) And I now know what I'll be spending my time on this evening as I'm intrigued how I'd order them (especially as someone who has a lot of opinions but is not very decisive) - Chris

My personal listing feels like it would be quite different in places, but it's still interesting to hear your thoughts on these.

"Really good music..." 🤣🤣 that got a laugh outta me

Me having just signed up to some online course "I'm going to spend the evening starting this course." Me having just watched this video "I'm going to spend the evening ranking the Doctor Who stories."

This is why I watch your channel.

the fact that this is only half an hour long amazes me

I don't agree with a lot of the ranking, but... wow. Impressive work.

This video reminds me of The Doctor and River Songs relationship. Both going in different directions, whole lotta fun 🤣

Ooh, this is gonna be a long one! (Well, regeneration, it's a lottery.😉)

This is nuts, I love it

My all-time favorite episode is Midnight. It just gives me chills every time.

I have to agree that “everybody lives!” speech to be the greatest moment of all Who.

MY MAN ECCLESTON AT THE TOP!

Love the glasses!

Finally someone who actually likes Asylum of the Daleks and the !!! :o Really interesting ranking!! :D

Orphan 55’s CGI dog tail and makeup tho 😍

Didn't expect your top pick but it absolutely deserves it.

Top 5: 5. Forest of the Dead: For all the obvious reasons 4. Vincent and the Doctor: beautiful look at mental health 3. Dark Water: One scene away from literal perfection 2. The Big Bang: Literal perfection 1. The Doctor Falls: Has some issues, but the character work and Peter Capaldi’s performed raised the bar for all television in existence Bottom Five: 5. The End of Time Part 1: A pile of obnoxious cliches that’s insanely drawn out 4. Fear Her: It fails in every idea 3. Daleks in Manhattan: Almost disgusting attempt to portray America 2. Evolution of the Daleks: On top of everything else, they tried to romanticize hoovervilles. 1. Love and Monsters: Physically painful to watch. I mean literally, my skin starts to hurt when I watch it. I’m so happy for the 50k subs!

Ah! This is the video I’ve been waiting for. All I know is, hell bent will be pretty low 😂

Hell bent at 161 is actually unhinged

Would I have your blessing to make a video on my own list of this nature? Fantastic video :D

i honestly can't picture almost anything that happened in your 100+ :D which is saying something but my most favorite episode (or episode duo) is probably The Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways :) and honestly Everybody lives in Doctor Dances is also amazing... S**t, Am i the only one who really misses the Ninth Doctor?

Turn left is gold.

I've just realised this is two years old. Is there an updated version?

I like starting the countdown in the middle.

As isolated episodes, I'd put "Heaven Sent" and "Midnight" above "The Doctor Dances", but as its part in the series the pure catharsis of The Doctor, having faced so much death and sacrifice in the episodes prior, and so soon after the Time War, just pushes it to the top for me. And with that, "The Doctor Dances" also pushes "The Parting of the Ways" way higher than it would be on its own. Honestly, in terms of modern series, I'd put series 1 at the top. Even if most of the episodes aren't the best, the way it builds The Doctor and Rose as characters is just a joy to watch. And I think a good reason for that is that Russell T Davies wrote most of the episodes, and while the best of the series were ones he didn't write, he ties the emotional and character threads together so well.

It takes a lot to make me laugh out loud these days but so far this video has made me lol three times and counting 😅

It's tough to do these lists. Honestly there are only a handful of eps that I would not at least count as "Good".

Awesome I love it

"Oxygen: Atmospheric" I see what you did there 😉

Sees video title Me- Oh boy. We are going to enjoy this “Don’t hold me to this list” Okay, sure no problem “I’m not doing it from worst to first” Erm....... ok. So chronological then? “I’m gonna start in the middle and branch out” Say what now? 😦 After a few minutes of watching Ok I think I’ve got the hang of this now “So my brain had a little hiccup....” 🤯

Highly amusing that 7 of your top 10, and even your top 2, were written by Steven Moffat. I'm afraid that's just a fact you're going to have to live with. :)

Hey council how do u feel about the fact that moffat wrote 7 out of your top 10.(imo 8 cause i would add world enough and time there too)

Solid list.

My personal favourite is The God Complex. I know its not the best but like the beast below I love concepts that are creepy or more mysterious. Fucking love them

A lot of my favourite episodes, as with many of my other favourite media, I can’t really say are that good, but I have a soft spot for them because they’re fun, episodes like Spyfall, The Eleventh Hour (my favourite episode of all Who) or even The Unicorn and the Wasp. Though, a particular favourite, and I will say it’s good, in fact very good, The Haunting of Villa Diodati.

you really can't appreciate bad wolf unless you grew up with british TV.

good list

I absolutely agree with the top spot. That's my favourite episode too. I honestly thought Hell Bent was going to be lower.

I'm actually a little surprised Sleep No More wasn't the bottom of the list. But it's Capaldi, so that does bump it automatically from Tenant, at least for me. Seeing Dalek just outside the top ten made me sad, but it's your list, not mine, and seeing what you have in the top ten it makes sense. The Doctor Dances as number one - YES!!! Eccleston's performance alone warrants the top ten with that, and all of the rest on top of it just makes it brilliant. There are a lot of episodes to rank, I know, but I think I missed where the Roman legion one ended up on the list. Which means it's probably somewhere in the middle.