YOUR Series 7 Episode Ranking

[Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 97
Forum Member
It's been interesting to watch the order that shows have gone out in the Series 7 Hurt & Heal game. The order in which some shows were eliminated has been (at least in some cases), a bit of a surprise to me. It got me thinking about what general opinion of the episodes in the Series, and how readers of this forum would rank them.

This survey gives the following ranking, based on viewer/reader polling:
  1. The Name of the Doctor
  2. The Snowmen
  3. The Angels Take Manhattan
  4. Asylum of the Daleks
  5. Hide
  6. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
  7. The Bells of Saint John
  8. Nightmare in Silver
  9. The Crimson Horror
  10. A Town Called Mercy
  11. Cold War
  12. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
  13. The Power of Three
  14. The Rings of Akhaten

Not exactly how I would rank them, either... Personally, I enjoyed the series very much over all, and have a little trouble ranking some episodes, but for me the list would probably be something like this (altough in truth for many of the shows in the middle of this list, it's a bit of a toss-up):
  1. The Name of The Doctor
  2. The Angels Take Manhattan
  3. Asylum of The Daleks
  4. The Snowmen
  5. The Bells of Saint John
  6. Nightmare In Silver
  7. Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
  8. Cold War
  9. Hide
  10. The Crimson Horror
  11. Journey To The Centre of The TARDIS
  12. The Rings of Akhaten
  13. A Town Called Mercy
  14. The Power of Three

Anyone care to share YOUR series ranking? (and please remember this is all OPINION - there are no right or wrong answers here :D)

Comments

  • Whovian1109Whovian1109 Posts: 1,812
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    That poll isn't too far away from my personal one, although I'd make a few changes (surprised Asylum isn't higher)

    1. Asylum of the Daleks
    2. The Name of the Doctor

    3. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    4. The Angels Take Manhattan
    5. Hide

    6. The Snowmen
    7. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    8.The Rings of Akhaten
    9. The Bells of Saint John
    10. The Power of Three


    11. Nightmare in Silver
    12. Cold War

    13. The Crimson Horror
    14. A Town Called Mercy

    I've included the gaps to characterise my feelings about the eps, because I really enjoyed everything from Snowmen down to The Power of Three and it was very difficult to separate them. The fact that I loved Power of Three says everything about how strong the series was. Only Nightmare and Cold War were disappointing and I only really disliked the bottom two. Asylum is incredible, just pipping Name of the Doctor to top spot.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 903
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    1. The Snowmen (10+/10)

    2. The Name of the Doctor (10/10)
    3. The Rings of Akhaten (10/10)

    4. Hide (10/10)


    5. The Bells of Saint John (9/10)
    6. Nightmare in Silver (9/10)


    7. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS (7/10)
    8. The Angels Take Manhattan (7/10)
    9. The Power of Three (7/10)
    10. The Crimson Horror (7/10)

    11. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (6/10)
    12. Asylum of the Daleks (6/10)

    13. Cold War (5/10)


    14. A Town Called Mercy (3/10)
  • CD93CD93 Posts: 13,939
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    If anybody wants the scoresheet thread.

    I have made revisions since originally rating and watching.

    1. The Name of The Doctor - 10/10

    2. Asylum of the Daleks - 9/10
    3. The Snowmen - 9/10
    4. Hide - 9/10

    5. The Bells of Saint John - 8/10
    6. A Town Called Mercy - 8/10
    7. The Crimson Horror - 8/10
    8. The Angels Take Manhattan - 8/10

    9. The Rings of Akhaten - 7/10
    10. Cold War - 7/10
    11. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship - 7/10
    12. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS - 7/10

    13. Nightmare in Silver - 6/10

    14. The Power of Three - 5/10
  • Shawn_LunnShawn_Lunn Posts: 9,353
    Forum Member
    The Name Of The Doctor
    The Snowmen
    Asylum Of The Daleks
    The Crimson Horror
    The Angels Take Manhattan
    The Power Of Three
    The Bells Of Saint John
    Cold War
    Hide
    A Town Called Mercy
    The Rings Of Akhaten
    Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
    Nightmare In Silver
    Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 400
    Forum Member
    It's very close for the first few and last few for me!

    1. The Snowmen - 10/10
    2. The Name of the Doctor - 10/10
    3. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS - 10/10
    4. Hide - 9/10
    5. Cold War - 9/10

    6. Asylum of the Daleks - 8/10
    7. Nightmare in Silver - 8/10
    8. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship - 7/10
    9. The Bells of Saint John - 6/10
    10. The Rings of Akhaten - 6/10

    11. Angels Take Manhattan - 5/10
    12. The Crimson Horror - 5/10
    13. The Power of Three - 4/10
    14. A Town Called Mercy - 4/10

    Definitely preferred the second half of series 7, but then I never did like Amy and Rory.
  • Benjamin SiskoBenjamin Sisko Posts: 1,921
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    Okay, well here is mine. :) I loved Series 7, bar a few niggles here and there.

    The Name of The Doctor
    Asylum of The Daleks
    The Bells of Saint John
    The Angels Take Manhattan
    The Snowmen
    Cold War
    A Town Called Mercy
    Nightmare In Silver
    Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
    Journey To The Centre of The TARDIS
    Hide
    The Crimson Horror
    The Power of Three

    The Rings of Akhaten (KILL IT WITH FIRE)
  • MulettMulett Posts: 9,055
    Forum Member
    Oh dear . . . made me realise how many truly duff episodes there were in season 7. Anyway, mine in order as follows:
    1. Hide
    2. Cold War
    3. The Snowmen
    4. The Angels Take Manhattan
    5. Asylum of the Daleks
    6. The Bells of Saint John
    7. The Crimson Horror
    8. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    9. Nightmare in Silver
    10. A Town Called Mercy
    11. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    12. The Name of the Doctor
    13. The Power of Three
    14. The Rings of Akhaten

    Everything from Nightmare in Silver downwards was really sub-standard, by my reckoning.
  • RevengaRevenga Posts: 11,321
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    Asylum of the Daleks 9/10

    The Snowmen 8/10
    The Name of The Doctor

    Hide 6/10
    Cold War
    Journey to the Centre of the Tardis

    The Angels Take Manhattan 5/10
    The Bells of Saint John
    Nightmare In Silver
    The Crimson Horror

    Dinosaurs On A Spaceship 3/10
    The Rings of Akhaten
    A Town Called Mercy
    The Power of Three
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 212
    Forum Member
    So interesting to hear others opinions... I think it was a pretty divisive series all in all.

    1. The Crimson Horror (The only episode for me that felt like true dr who)
    2. The Angels Take Manhattan
    3. The Snowmen
    (After my top three it becomes somewhat much more difficult)
    4. Asylum of the Daleks
    5. A Town called Mercy
    6. Hide
    7. Cold War
    8. The Power of Three
    9. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    10. The Rings of Akhaten
    11. The Name of the Doctor
    12. Journey to the centre of the Tardis
    13. The Bells of Saint John
    14. Nightmare in Silver

    Nightmare in Silver for me was without a doubt the weakest. Aside from the massive let down after the hype around it it's a really weak episode. 'The name of the doctor' did nothing for me either, As standalone episodes go it really wasn't anything special and don't really understand what exactly merited such praise from fans!

    Again all my personal opinions. Doing this list however it did strike me how many sub standard episodes there were in series 7.
  • CAMERA OBSCURACAMERA OBSCURA Posts: 8,002
    Forum Member
    The Crimson Horror - Glorious fun.
    The Name of The Doctor - Steven Moffat on fine form, so good even River Song churning out her catchphrases once again was easier to ignore. Genius master stroke of the last 3 series the casting of John Hurt.
    Asylum of The Daleks - the out stayed their welcome Ponds aside, the episode looks wonderful and has an absolutely stunning final third with The Doctor and Clara.


    The Power of Three - A rather nice romp that doesn't try to be anything but.



    The Bells of Saint John
    The Snowmen - nice but dull.
    Cold War
    Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
    Hide
    The Rings of Akhaten - Wonderful classic Davison era Who up until they jump on a space scooter over to the 'rock' then the episode falls apart at an alarming rate with awful pacing and structure.

    Journey To The Centre of The TARDIS
    The Angels Take Manhattan
    A Town Called Mercy
    Nightmare In Silver



    Making this list has me thinking if it is worth getting the series box set when it comes out, I doubt I would re watch any of them expect for 'Crimson'
  • AbominationAbomination Posts: 6,483
    Forum Member
    I'm doing this independent of my scoresheet thread contributions...I can credit episodes for being good, even in some regards to which don't increase my enjoyment of them. But my personal ranking for Series 7 is...

    Superb
    1 - Asylum of the Daleks, Steven Moffat
    2 - The Crimson Horror, Mark Gatiss
    3 - The Angels Take Manhattan, Steven Moffat

    Very Strong
    4 - The Rings of Akhaten, Neil Cross
    5 - The Name of the Doctor, Steven Moffat
    6 - A Town Called Mercy, Toby Whithouse

    Good
    7 - Hide, Neil Cross
    8 - The Snowmen, Steven Moffat
    9 - Journey to the Centre of the Tardis, Stephen Thompson

    Average
    10 - Nightmare in Silver, Neil Gaiman
    11 - The Power of Three, Chris Chibnall

    Weak
    12 - Cold War, Mark Gatiss
    13 - The Bells of Saint John, Steven Moffat
    14 - Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, Chris Chibnall
  • Pink KnightPink Knight Posts: 24,773
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    Good
    1.The Crimson Horror.
    2.The Snowmen.
    3.The Name of The Doctor.
    4.Asylum of The Daleks.
    5.Cold War.

    Ok
    6.The Angels Take Manhattan.
    7.The Power of Three.
    8.The Bells of St John.

    Bad to abysmal.
    9.Town Called Mercy.
    10.Journey To The Centre of The Tardis.
    11.Hide.
    12.Dinosaurs on a Spaceship.
    13.Nightmare In Silver.
    14.The Rings of Akhaten.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 199
    Forum Member
    The Name Of The Doctor
    Asylum Of The Daleks
    The Snowmen
    The Angels Take Manhattan
    The Crimson Horror
    The Power Of Three
    Dinosaurs On A Spaceship
    A Town Called Mercy
    The Bells Of Saint John
    Nightmare In Silver
    Hide
    The Rings Of Akhaten
    Cold War
    Journey To The Centre Of The TARDIS
  • dorkjacksndorkjacksn Posts: 598
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    1. The Crimson Horror
    2. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    3. Asylum of the Daleks
    4. The Name of the Doctor
    5. Cold War
    6. The Snowmen
    7. Hide
    8. The Bells of Saint John
    9. The Rings of Akhaten
    10. The Power of Three
    11. A Town Called Mercy
    12. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    13. The Angels Take Manhattan
    14. Nightmare in Silver
  • Michael_EveMichael_Eve Posts: 14,424
    Forum Member
    ✭✭
    Umm....

    Excellent

    Asylum of the Daleks
    Hide
    The Name of the Doctor

    Very Good

    A Town Called Mercy
    Angels Take Manhattan
    The Snowmen
    The Bells of Saint John
    The Crimson Horror

    Good

    The Power of Three
    Journey to the Centre of the Tardis

    Average

    Dinosaurs on A Spaceship
    The Rings of Akhaten
    Cold War
    Nightmare in Silver

    This is subject to change in the future! :p (Interesting to see other opinions; only thing I'm genuinely q surprised about is how low '...Mercy' seems to be regarded. Still, Vive La Difference. :D (That's your actual French...)
  • prof_traversprof_travers Posts: 209
    Forum Member
    A plus
    Asylum of The Daleks
    A Town called Mercy
    The Name of The Doctor

    B minus
    Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    The Snowmen
    Cold War
    Journey To The C of the T

    C
    The Angels Take Manhattan
    The Bells of Saint John
    Hide
    The Crimson Horror

    Must Try Harder
    The Power of Three
    Rings of Akhaten
    Nightmare in Silver
  • PiippPiipp Posts: 2,440
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    1. The Name of the Doctor
    2. Nightmare in Silver
    3. Asylum of the Daleks
    4. The Angels Take Manhattan
    5. Cold War
    6. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    5. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    8. The Power of Three
    9. The Snowmen
    10. The Rings of Akhaten
    11. A Town Called Mercy
    12. The Bells of Saint John
    13. The Crimson Horror
    14. Hide

    I rate 1-10 very highly and it was incredibly hard putting 6-9 into any kind of order because I'd really like to place them all the same. Overall I think this has been the most consistent series so far; even the poorer episodes (in my opinion, I'm sure it won't be a popular opinion because most other people I see seem to rate Crimson and Hide VERY highly) were better than many of the best episodes of other series; I'd rate every single episode from series 7 higher than any episode of series 1 for example.
  • Twonky2000Twonky2000 Posts: 344
    Forum Member
    I find it incredibly difficult to rank them. There is only one episode ('The Snowmen') which I really love, and likewise only one ('Dinosaurs on a Spaceship') I really don't. As for the rest, I find myself ambivalent about many of them. They all fall into the 'quite good to very good' category; they often look beautiful, with really great production design work, but I don't always recognise the characters as real people - everything seems a bit knowing, like everyone is speaking in inverted commas - and, great as Matt Smith is, I tire of the Doctor's endless goofy enthusiasm. So, today - and it could change tomorrow - my rank order is probably something like this.

    1. The Snowmen
    2. The Name of the Doctor
    3. Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS
    4. The Power of Three
    5. The Crimson Horror
    6. Cold War
    7. The Angels Take Manhattan
    8. Asylum of the Daleks
    9. The Rings of Akhaten
    10. A Town Called Mercy
    11. Nightmare in Silver
    12. Hide
    13. The Bells of Saint John
    14. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
  • owlycherriesowlycherries Posts: 2,384
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    I did this without looking at your list, and it's actually very similar ... weird! :D

    1. The Name of the Doctor
    2. Angels Take Manhatten
    3. Hide
    4. Journey to the Centre of the Tardis
    5. Rings of Akhaten
    6. Asylum of the Daleks
    7. The Bells of Saint John
    8. Crimson Horror
    9. Town called Mercy
    10. Nightmare in Silver
    11. The Snowmen
    12. Cold War
    13. Power of Three
    14. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
  • PiippPiipp Posts: 2,440
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    Poor Dinosaurs :( I wonder if it suffers by following Asylum in the episode order. I've never understood why it's so disliked. I think if you just take it as a bit of fun and throw everything else aside you'll enjoy it much more. Having said that, my two least favourite episodes of this series rank in the top five for most other people so I guess if you just don't like something there's not a lot you can do.
  • Muttley76Muttley76 Posts: 97,888
    Forum Member
    ✭✭✭
    1. The Name of the Doctor
    2. Hide
    3. Asylum of the Daleks
    4. Angels Take Manhatten
    5. The Snowmen
    6. A Town called Mercy
    7. Cold War
    8. The Crimson Horror
    9. Nightmare in Silver
    10. Journey to the Centre of the Tardis
    11. The Bells of Saint John
    12. The Power of Three
    13. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
    14. The Rings of Akhaten

    ETA: interesting to note I've the same top 5 and bottom 3 (though different order) to the survey referenced in the OP
Sign In or Register to comment.