Genocidal alien races that want to make the world in their own image, the Daleks and Cybermen are classic Doctor Who villains that have continued to be a pain in the Tardis for The Doctor. Which leaves room for the ultimate villain in the Doctor Who canon. Another rogue Time Lord, The Master uses their abilities in the name of chaos and evil, goading The Doctor into several conflicts over the course of Doctor Who history.
No one knows how to hurt The Doctor better than The Master, no matter their form or alias at the time. Many have argued what their exact relationship may be, and the canon has given many valid explanations. Of course, this is where any good guide will warn you, there's bound to be obstacles that will prevent a truly complete picture.
The original series debuted in And now, the question that must be asked, as well as answered, in order to help you work your way into the Doctor Who universe: where do you watch the series?
Well, depending on the path you choose, there are varying options. Again, depending on where you want to start, and how deep you want to go, you're going to have to do a lot of planning. The first seven Doctors can be found throughout several sources.
All of time and space are at your fingertips, with your future in the Whovian fandom almost assured. Which is all the better, considering this most recent incarnation of The Doctor, played by Jodie Whitaker , has been an interesting run to follow for fans old and new.
It looks like you'll have plenty of time too, as the next season of Doctor Who looks like it'll be delayed, due to current events. He's jokey, but not silly, sweet, but not saccharine, and kind of a looker without being a heartthrob. Plus, he's just a darn good actor. See: Broadchurch or the fact that his Hamlet has been called the "greatest" of his generation. Wikipedia has been my friend on this jaunt.
Whenever there's something that pops up that I think may be a callback, I Google it. The appearance of Sarah Jane Smith—a companion of older doctors—in the episode "School Reunion" merited a search, as did the history of the Cybermen villains.
BBC America is also helpful when it comes to learning the history, producing the Doctors Revisited documentaries , featuring a NewToWho section on their website , and pitching the show as accessible at the TCAs. Having seen only one full season, I'm in no way a Doctor Who expert, but I do feel like a budding fan, and one that will be accepted into the fan community even though Burk explained he doesn't think Doctor Who fans sell themselves very well.
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Contending with 50 years of history is an intimidating thing even for season television critics. I guess this is where I confess that I've never watched an episode of Doctor Who. This article is from the archive of our partner The Wire.
But "Dalek" achieves the near-impossible: it makes the Daleks seem genuinely terrifying. The episode opens on the Doctor and Rose chasing a distress signal to a massive underground bunker in Utah filled with alien artifacts.
Captured by the bunker's billionaire owner, the Doctor and Rose must find out the source of that distress signal and the bunker's secret, and most dangerous, part of its collection. For maybe the only time in the show's history, "Dalek" treats a Dalek as a complex villain and as more than just a killing machine and thinly veiled Nazi metaphor.
And it also clues us in on the Doctor's fresh trauma surrounding his new backstory of the Time War that killed his people. On top of giving the season a much-needed jolt, "Dalek" is kind of the turning point for the season that heralds the darker Doctor Who of the revival. Like I said before, each new Doctor and showrunner signals a new era for the series that almost acts like a soft reboot.
But with the first episode of season 5, "The Eleventh Hour," Doctor Who almost completely wipes the slate clean.
With a new Doctor at the helm, played by a fresh-faced Matt Smith, and then-new showrunner Steven Moffat, "The Eleventh Hour" feels like it comes from a completely different series than the one led by David Tennant. And to this day, "The Eleventh Hour" remains the best introductory story to a new Doctor yet, setting the stage for the fifth season's fairy tale stylings while closing the door on much of the mythology that the Russel T.
Davies era had built up until now. It was a smart move — Tennant's heroic, swashbuckling Doctor remains a fan-favorite, and Smith was given the arduous task of following that up as the youngest Doctor the show had seen. The solution: reimagining the Doctor as a Peter Pan figure.
But he is forced to leave soon after, and promises he will return — only to miss the mark by a few years. It's an enchanting whirlwind of an episode that kicks off the strongest single season of the Doctor Who revival. People with argue with me that it's season 4, but even the weakest episodes of season 5 are pretty darn good Doctor Who episodes. From beginning to the end, season 5 of Doctor Who brings the revival into a new era that helped launch the show from cult status into global popularity, and helped Smith move quickly from under the shadow of Tennant.
If you want Doctor Who in a nutshell, season 5 is it. There's a reason that "Blink" ends up at the top of every Doctor Who ranking: it's a master class in minute storytelling anchored by a strong performance from a pre-Oscar nod Carey Mulligan and a monster right out of a horror movie.
So if you're not in to the camp, and if you're not into love saving the day — well first, why are you here? But if you're not and you still want to get into Doctor Who , "Blink" is the best introductory episode. The season 3 follows intrepid photographer Sally Sparrow who, while exploring an abandoned house, stumbles upon eerie angelic statues and a message behind peeling wallpaper that addresses her by name.
That message is, of course, from The Doctor, who appears as sort of a mythological figure in this episode who guides Sally in a fight against terrifying monsters called The Weeping Angels.
But the only problem is that "Blink" is so good that it may not encourage non-fans to dive into the rest of the show.
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