From the tense landmine of Boom to uncovering the events of the night that Ruby was born in Empire of Death, this season of Doctor Who certainly had it all – but which episode was the best?
Well, we posed that exact question to RadioTimes.com readers, who have responded in their droves.
With the likes of Space Babies, The Devil’s Chord, Dot and Bubble and all the other season 14 episodes to choose from, there was one clear winner.
After more than 4,000+ votes in total, [redacted] was the winner of the best episode in our exclusive poll.
Results
- 73 Yards - 1,290 votes
- Boom - 1,040 votes
- Rogue - 595 votes
- Dot and Bubble - 487 votes
- The Legend of Ruby Sunday - 374 votes
- The Devil’s Chord - 217 votes
- Empire of Death - 127 votes
- Space Babies - 37 votes
I despise ranking things, as I find it reductive.
That said, I think “Boom,” “73 Yards,” and “Dot and Bubble” were all-timers, with every other episode being sone degree of “fine,” in my opinion.
“Space Babies” probably comes in last.
Having rewatched the series, I think Space babies actually stands up pretty well despite all the “for all you new viewers out there” lore dumps. The babies are adorable if slightly weird, the snot monster is … just the right amount of disgusting, and the fart joke is perfectly Doctor Who to me.
Does it have Mel, Kate or Morris Gibbons? No, but storywise I’ll rank it higher than Empire of death for now.
I rank Space Babies pretty highly too, because while I really enjoyed the episode, my daughters LOVED it. They’ve been obsessed with Doctor Who after seeing it –– my five-year-old made me call her Captain Poppy for a full week.