Chartz! What is your Favorite Episode of Doctor Who?

[Johnw1104]

sundin13 said:

Johnw1104 said:

Yeah, when I introduce people to him I tend to skip to the 10th initially as well. I like the 9th but I think they hit their stride later, easier for people to get into. I generally have people skip the first season of Star Trek next gen/ds9 as well, though avoiding the myth arc in the latter. 

I strongly disagree...not only because 9 was absolutely needed to explain the relationship between Rose and the Doctor (and various other plot points) but because it was one of the most consistently wonderful series in the show (post reboot). It was consistent and tightly written, with an overall plot that all came together beautifully at the end.

I don't understand the logic behind skipping 9 and jumping right into 10...If you want to skip the more campy, low budget stuff (and why would you want to skip that?!), skip right to 11...

I never recommend they skip the season entirely, I just like to introduce them to it with a solid episode from later doctors (just used Blink for my friend Missy and she seemed to like it, encouraging her to start from 9). 

In my experience they're better received.