Doctor Who: All Chris Chibnall Episodes Ranked From Worst To Best

16. The Tsuranga Conundrum

There will be little argument that this episode deserves its place at the bottom of the list, but that's not to say the episode is completely hopeless. The first ten minutes is exciting stuff, with the Doctor and the 'fam' aboard a spacecraft that is gradually falling apart. with creepy noises afoot that may or may not be from an alien.

Unfortunately the episode goes downhill from here, thanks to some very poor choices. The decision to show us the alien creature that is putting everyone's life in danger proves the worst of the lot, especially as completely removes even the thought of this creature being grotesque and terrifying in appearance alone. The ensemble cast is also quite weak, with the one engaging character killed off in the first ten minutes.

The episode suffers from a plethora of exposition spat out by Whittaker, while scenes designed to explore the companions feel tacked on and out of place. The disappointing thing for this episode is it still could have worked in spite of its weaknesses, if only they'd not shown us the 'big bad', or in this case, the cute children's toy accidentally put through the wash once too often.