Doctor Who: 10 Greatest Thirteenth Doctor Stories

10. The Halloween Apocalypse

Despite complications from the pandemic, Doctor Who fans were treated to a special miniseries in late 2021 called Flux, which contained six serialised stories. The first chapter, titled The Halloween Apocalypse, brilliantly sets up the series and introduces us to new companion Dan Lewis.

Dan - who is refreshingly skeptical of aliens and monsters - is kidnapped by Karvanista, a member of the Lupari species. However, it soon transpires that the Lupari are actually saving humans from imminent destruction from a force known as the Flux.

The Flux has already destroyed countless planets, but it is not the only foe that must be vanquished. Also on Earth is escaped prisoner Swarm, a being who was imprisoned for thousands of years by the Time Lord organisation known as The Division.

The Halloween Apocalypse serves its purpose brilliantly as an introduction to the Flux and the villains of the series, with the Sontarans and the Weeping Angels making brief appearances, setting up their future roles.

This episode also spawned those hilarious Evil Dan memes, which were even enjoyed by actor John Bishop. So points for that too.