Doctor Who: EVERY Fifteenth Doctor Episode Ranked Worst To Best

9. Lux

DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH!

On the one hand, we could say - no problem! There was bugger-all funny about this episode. On the other hand, you won't hear us complaining. Lux was the second series' return to the Pantheon of Gods, inadvertently released by the Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble. This God of Light was all about showing off and swallowing people alive.

But oh my, what a marvel he was. 

The animation on Lux, and indeed on the Doctor and Belinda, was so much fun to behold, as well as unsettling to watch. Teased in the trailers for the series, it was hard to predict how and what would happen. The reveal of Lux's godly nature was a real surprise, as was the reveal that the Doctor and Belinda were living in a television show.

That fourth wall break - the break to end all, it would seem - hung on a thread. Had it failed to land, it could easily have been the corniest moment in an already corny (not an insult) show. Instead, the moment that sees the Doctor interacting with fans of the show is full of heart, Easter Eggs, and the reminder that everyone really likes Blink.

Lux was a triumph, even if that laugh did start to grate, as it was intended to do. Mrs. Flood's cameo was less egregious and more engaging, while the spotlight on '50s racism (it was set in Florida, after all) was handled with grace.