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All 13 modern Doctor Who seasons ranked from worst to best

Modern Doctor Who has provided fans with a ton of great episodes, but how does each season hold up overall? Which Series deserves the top spot?

By Meagan Bojarski

Picture shows:- DAVID TENNANT as The Doctor BBC ONE: Saturday July 8th, 2006 It is the end of an epic journey, as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth, with the human race caught in the middle. But as an unstoppable terror emerges from beneath Torchwood, The Doctor (David Tennant) faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)?
Picture shows:- DAVID TENNANT as The Doctor BBC ONE: Saturday July 8th, 2006 It is the end of an epic journey, as two mighty armies wage war across the Earth, with the human race caught in the middle. But as an unstoppable terror emerges from beneath Torchwood, The Doctor (David Tennant) faces an even greater dilemma - does saving the world mean the death of Rose Tyler (Billie Piper)? /
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9. Series 8

Series 8 was the beginning of Peter Capaldi's reign as the Doctor, and it had a few major questions to answer. Why did the Doctor take the face of a Roman from Series 4? How would his relationship with Clara change in his new form? Critically, the season itself was obsessed with the question: is the Doctor a good person?

While the new, edgy version of the Doctor seemed like a strange response to learning that Gallifrey still existed, it was a necessary one after seeing the lengths the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors went to when they gave into their anger. This season lingered on morality, and it lands better on a second viewing.

The horror episodes in this season work well, and the addition of Michelle Gomez's Missy was a great choice. While the Doctor was terrified of losing his morality, it turned out that Clara was losing hers instead. This does a great job bringing back the idea from Series 4 that the Doctor inadvertently turns his companions into soldiers.

Unfortunately, there are also several disappointing episodes in Series 8 which just seem to fill the space between the more engaging adventures. There is more attention than ever on a companion's life away from the Doctor, and it ends up being fairly boring. It's a good season, but there are many skippable episodes during a rewatch.

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