Doctor Who: Every Series 2 Episode Ranked Worst To Best
How do David Tennant's first TARDIS trips hold up?
When Christopher Eccleston regenerated at the end of the first series of Doctor Who's 2005 revival, audiences were stunned.
After just 13 episodes, the man who had helped put the show back into the public consciousness was departing, and the Time Lord would instead be played by exciting TV star and self-professed Doctor Who fan David Tennant.
The first series had done exceptionally well for the BBC, and now, showrunner Russell T Davies (and his team) had a better idea of what worked and what didn't. The only unknown quantity was whether Tennant could pull it off.
As we are all aware now, Tennant's portrayal is one of the most popular incarnations of the time-traveller, and Series 2 - along with his chemistry with co-star Billie Piper - is, on the whole, beloved by fans.
That said, something has to be the worst, and something has to be the best. So, as we did with Series 1, here is every episode of Doctor Who Series 2 ranked from worst to best.
11. Fear Her
Series 2, for all of its success, is not immune to bad episodes, and it has two back-to-back. Fear Her, however, inches out the competition.
The episode handles the then-upcoming 2012 Olympics and a small girl who has developed surprising powers, gifted to her by a child-like alien entity that has lost its way on a flight across the stars. Chloe has the ability to trap people in her drawings, but can also bring some to life - except when it’s inconvenient to the plot.
Seriously, a scribble comes to life immediately, but her drawing of her demonic Dad has to wait for the story to say so?
Writer Matthew Graham (who co-created Life on Mars), shows hints of his spectacular writing, but the script just feels sloppy and undercooked. It makes the Doctor more British than ever - almost comically so, as he quips “top banana” which just feels incongruous to the rest of the character’s writing.
Weirder still is all the talk of the Doctor appearing throughout history, but being someone that only the most hardened conspiracy theorists discover - yet the episode ends with the Doctor, smiling wide on live television, delivering the Olympic Torch to the stadium without security intervention.