10 Best Doctor Who Episodes According To YOU
2. The Day Of The Doctor
Rating: 9.3/10
Yeah, obviously.
Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary was a success in a way that few people anticipated, flinging the show back to the top of mainstream cultural relevance. With a fan-favourite Doctor returning and a brand-new secret incarnation played by acting royalty, the scale of this story was immense.
The decision to finally tackle the Time War head-on was well-earned, and it feels like the culmination of the seven series leading up to that point, flicking the switch on a status quo reset for Twelve and allowing the incoming Doctor to tread new ground in his character development.
It's an episode that has it all, sticking the landing on every emotional beat, every joke, every bit of bantering and every badass action sequence, and the ending, in which Gallifrey is saved, is pure euphoria. It's rare for fans to unanimously agree on something, but show us someone who doesn't like The Day of the Doctor and we'll show you a unicorn.
It was worthy of the occasion and then some, and look, no disrespect to the 60th anniversary specials, but this is how you celebrate a major milestone in Doctor Who history.