10 Most Overrated Doctor Who Episodes

All together now! Cameos do not equal substance. This complaint could be levelled at quite a few episodes of NuWho, but none of them are as lazy as Fugitive of the Judoon.

This episode bought back Captain Jack Harkness for the first time since the RTD era and proceeded to do absolutely nothing with him. Aside from not actually interacting with the Doctor, his sole purpose in this episode is to drop saucy gags and deliver some needlessly vague foreshadowing about the Lone Cyberman.

Does Jack knowing this information even make sense? He's not present for any of the events involving Ashad. Having him exposit this information is criminally lazy writing.

Now, this episode did introduce us to Jo Martin’s Doctor, who is actually pretty baller. But all the teasing about her origins and the introduction of the Division amounts to net zero by the end of Thirteen’s run. Instead, it’s clear that the Fugitive Doctor was created because a mysterious incarnation sounded fun, and not because Chibbers knew what to do with her, which is a crying shame and a waste of talent.

On first watch, this episode makes you sit up and pay attention, so fair play to it. But on reflection, it's a soulless, empty mystery box that doesn't deserve as much praise as it gets.