10 Dumb Doctor Who Moments You Can't Help But Love
The best 'so bad it's good' moments in all of time and space.
To non-fans, Doctor Who must seem like the weirdest show in the world.
The Doctor is an alien who is simultaneously a cricket player, a bumbling posh boy, and a granddad. They fly around the universe in a big blue police box, picking up various people as they go, and battling a bunch of extras in rubber suits pretending to be aliens.
Much like any fandom though, part of the joy of being a Whovian is embracing the cringe. At times, yes it's goofy, and yes it's silly. But hey, who cares? We all love it, and that's all that matters.
However, there are certain moments in the show that, upon some deep internal reflection, should probably make you question "Why do I like this bit?"
There's no denying that Doctor Who is full of moments that aren't necessarily executed as well as they could've been, but sometimes, this actually makes us love them - despite them probably looking like the dumbest things in the world to a Whoniverse outsider.
10. "CHOCOLAAAATE!" (The Vanquishers)
Doctor Who: Flux - the thirteenth series of the revival - got mixed reviews following its less-than-stellar final episode, The Vanquishers.
The Doctor splits herself into three different copies, presumably to keep up with the utterly absurd number of side characters in this story.
One version teams up with Dan and Yaz to take down the Sontarans, who have claimed Earth as their own. When confronting one of the potato men, the trio make a rather odd discovery about the species - they love a bit of chocolate.
During an inspection of a corner shop, one Sontaran leader gorges himself on the sweet stuff until the good guys catch him. They offer to give them the recipe for chocolate in exchange for access to the Sontarans' psychic command centre.
It's utterly absurd to see a member of the universe's mightiest warrior race so easily controlled by a snack. It's also disgusting - the way that Sontaran's tongue moves will haunt your nightmares forever.
Still, you know what... it's actually kinda funny. Certainly one of the most memorable things about this episode!