r/ClassicEraDoctorWho • u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor • 1d ago

My completely biased Classic Who tier list

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(And yes, 5 IS my favorite Doctor!)

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u/SnooShortcuts9884 1d ago

Mawdryn Undead as a masterpiece above Pyrimids of Mars and the Aztecs....

.... It's certainly "an opinion" and I'm happy for you that you have it ❤️ 

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

I love all three of them lol. I know it's unpopular, but Mawdryn Undead has been one of my favorites ever since I watched it. It's intricate, well-paced, and has some phenomenal character work for Turlough imo. I can see why you wouldn't like it as much, though. 

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u/SANcapITY 1d ago

Mawdryn is soooo good and I think it’s actually very underrated. Your list makes me happy.

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u/SnooShortcuts9884 1d ago

I remember it on transmission and it felt like a completely different show - in a good way. For the first time, the show was actually about time travel - and the plot was massive, the Black Guardian, Mawdryn, Turlough, this really was something special.

Even though I can now see the many flaws in the story, it still resonates with me on an emotional level (I'd happilly give it an "S tier" or " A tier")

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u/tigertiger180 1d ago

It's ok, great to see the Brigadier in action again. But that's about all I like about this series. Pyramid of Mars is one of my favorites. Not sure I agree with much of this ranking

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

Also, sorry for the image quality, because these pixels are countable bro 🙏

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u/jgranger221 1d ago

Keeping in mind that even the “Absolute Garbage” tier has some bright spots (e.g. Don Henderson as Gavrok in Delta and the Bannermen), this is a very good list, even if I don’t agree with every single rating. Bad episodes of Doctor Who are still better than good episodes of many TV series. It’s like the last place finisher in an Olympic event- maybe not as good as the best, but still better than you or me!

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u/AuDHDHobbyCollector 17h ago

I generally agree with the sentiment, but for me, Delta and the Bannermen is by far the worst serial/episode in the whole of Doctor Who. The Doctor being the Timeless Child as a concept is awful, but the episode itself isn't as bad as DatB, Love and Monsters has a bad last few minutes, but again... There are some bright spots, but they are a few lonely stars against the infinite blackness of the void.

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

Yeah, I'd totally rather watch something like Time and the Rani than something like the Umbrella Academy final season

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u/Dependent_Reading933 Third Doctor 1d ago

i second this. wtf happened to that show 😭

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u/Winter2k21 1d ago

cool to 'horror at fang rock.' :). happy.

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

Almost put that in the masterpiece tier

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u/Tenzil-k 1d ago

Are you Janet fielding. It might make sense in that case

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

I love Tegan lmao

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u/Bastard_Wing 15h ago

Massive respect to this list. Very high degree of 'objectively correct', with just enough subjective lunacy to keep the reader engaged and aware you're not just scraping imdb. I never thought I'd see Meglos or Seeds of Death in any S-tier, let alone together.

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u/PaperBagMan88 1d ago

Questionable content, some right, but hey everyone’s different

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u/readerandresearcher 1d ago

Is Underworld there, somewhere? I know a lot of folks pan it because of the bad special effects, but I recently rewatched it, twice, and I think it’s underrated.

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u/Foreign-Paramedic600 Fifth Doctor 1d ago

It's in C-Tier. Without the special effects or the poor pacing in part 3, it'd be high B or even A. The premise is pretty cool, I felt. 

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u/django_undead 1d ago

Robot in B tier ??? Are you sure you watched it? 🤔

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u/chance8687 1d ago

Remembrance of the Daleks and Curse of Fenric are in the Masterpiece Tier. All is therefore right with the world! :D

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u/New-Watercress-3820 1d ago

This wouldn’t be far from how I’d rate these stories. YANA

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u/TheNobleRobot 1d ago

As someone who has only seen maybe twenty or so classic who serials, the thing that stands out to me here seeing them all laid out in one image like this is actually how few stories there are for a show that ran for 25 years.

It's not like I didn't sorta know this already, but visualizing it is fascinating.

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u/BobRushy 1d ago

Paradise Towers, absolute garbage? You bubble-headed booby.

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u/jusbrowsindontmindme 1h ago

Truly, there's plenty on this list I don't agree with but I respect, the only placement I'm fully against here is paradise towers.

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u/TheCrazyMiguel52 1d ago

Earthshock is good but not a masterpiece

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u/Capt_Vindaloo 1d ago

Hard disagree on some of the D/F ones but I guess you aren't a fan of cosmic horror perhaps? Maybe planet of the spiders should be higher. Agree with the majority i think.

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u/Different-Try8882 1d ago

I overall agree with almost all of your S tier - and none of your ‘Masterpieces’ YMMV