10 Most Overrated Doctor Who Episodes

The ending of Army of Ghosts, which teased a showdown between the Doctor’s two greatest foes, was enough to shatter Whovian brains in 2006. But the payoff for that long-awaited moment has always been lacking.

Doomsday starts off very strongly with the iconic Dalek/Cyberman Slam Poetry Throwdown, but quickly descends into an army of Cybermen being absolutely minced by four Daleks. The end result? The Daleks solidify their already-established threat level, but the Cybermen are so thoroughly trounced that it takes them until the final episodes of the Capaldi era to be scary again.

Ten and Rose don’t end on a particularly high note either, with their cringe factor reaching its apex just in time for the finale. Lots of ‘you wouldn’t get it’ in-jokes and a slightly obnoxious ’honeymoon period’ vibe. We’re not against romantic interests for the Doctor, but with Rose things are far too sickly sweet. It might be sacrilege to say this, but that famous wall scene – while hauntingly scored by Murray Gold – has not aged well, and verges into looking like a melodramatic Green Day music video.

Special mention has to go to Mickey stacking it and accidentally activating the Genesis Ark, despite knowing that he needs to steer completely clear of the thing. It's a piece of spectacularly awkward writing that nobody ever seems to comment on. We really feel like Mickey doesn’t get enough stick for almost dooming the planet with his bumbling incompetence. 

In summary, Army of Ghosts is a solid hype builder, but Doomsday fumbles the bag. Probably the weakest of RTD’s finales.