For me personally:

I very rarely go with the first is yet to be bested but BW/POTW was just perfect. It was dramatic, interesting and really connected with the wider series as a whole and actually felt like the conclusion of an arc.

TPO/BB- Again as a whole it tied and connected itself to its series and worked wonderfully in consolidating the new characters/doctor whilst remaining resolutely who.

TSE/JE- Again for reasons of continuity and tying the whole RTD era together it was a massive undertaking but paid off. Overall it isn't flawless and at times feels a little OTT and wavery but it just works. And for me second only To Rose CT give a stellar performance as donna.

Then:

Dark Water/DIH- an enjoyable two parter let down by he second half.

TNOTD-Set up the 50th great but overall short sweet and ultimately hollow.

TWORS- Overall meh

TSOD/LOTTL- Hate almost everything about series 3 and especially thefinale that unraveled

Moffat's finales will always be remembered as the convoluted messes that they were.

I remember people saying similar things about RTD's; it never happened.

While that statement may very well be true, it does not negate the fact that his statement that Moffat's finales will be remembered as convoluted messes may also be true.

I don't speak abbreviation. What on earth

If you thought <insert opinion here> about the finales in question then it's likely that's how you will remember them.

It's just another way to assert an opinion as fact.

Possible, but unlikely. His Matt Smith seasons are already remembered with more fondness than they were at their runtime. I think this is another case of somebody deciding their opinion is the general consensus.

To be fair, I think the fondness viewers now have for Matt's seasons is more along the lines of "God, I thought the 11th Doctor was bad, but the 12th . . ."

Within a certain demographic, yes.

For me it has to be The End of Time Part 2. As that is not on the list, I have gone for Journey's End. I just love the scene with the Doctor saying, "Davros, come with me. I can save you."

Shame I can't vote. I've missed the period when the poll was open, unfortunately.

Bad Wolf/Parting of the ways.

The whole of the series arc unfolded before our eyes without us suspecting a thing. Also, the major return of the daleks on an epic scale (they got overused after that).

I really don't want to open this can of worms again. Both RTD and Moffat are great writers. But I added the final points.

RTD - 61
SM - 28

Both are good writers, but looking at this poll, it seems that RTD finales worked better with us.

THIS IS NOT AN RTD VS MOFFAT DEBATE!

And I thought this was going to attract much hatred from the Moffat fans! Seems I was wrong...

I think a lot of us who have generally enjoyed the Moffat era (in my case there's no era I haven't enjoyed, including RTD....just a question of degree. I'm a Lambert fanboi for example) just let it go over our heads now, tbh! Good luck, Chibbers. Got all of this to look forward to.

For me it's quite a difficult question, a lot of the options are skewed in certain ways, a lot of them work or don't work for different reasons.

I know that Series 3 and 4 are easily my least favourites, awful convoluted non-sensical messes that I just can't stomach watching again.

Beyond that? Well Series 6 is the weakest Moffat finale easily, it doesn't have the same pace as the others.

Beyond that? It's really tough. I think Series 1 set the bar really, really high and Series 2 almost if not matched it (I personally think my utter dislike of Rose in Series 2 has affected it on rewatches but no doubt Doomsday is a classic). Series 5 is a phenomenal two-parter ending, that works on every level and I love it. Series 7's finale at the time was a stunning piece of television and I love it but probably not the best Moffat finale. Series 8's finale was a nearly but not quite, and the final fifteen minutes of Death in Heaven are just too much of a "what the hell just happened" for it to top the list. And Series 9 runs all of them pretty damn close, mostly because I think Heaven Sent is an incredible showcase of Peter Capaldi and Hybrid nonsense aside, I really, really like the way that they dedicated the finale to giving Clara's character a proper send off.

So overall?

Series 5
Series 1
Series 9
Series 2
Series 8
Series 7
Series 6
Series 3
Series 4

IMO Series 5 was Moffats best work for me enjoyed the ride. Heres my order of the best series' IMO From Best to Worst.

Series 1
Series 5
Series 4
Series 3
Series 8
Series 2
Series 9
Series 7

My love for the show has been dwindling for the last couple of years since Capaldi came into the role, so S8 and S9 don't rate highly with me. Here's hoping S10 can change things on that front!

The best:

Series 5 - Perfect series in my opinion; the fairytale vibe was fab, loved Matt, Karen & Arthur from the start
Series 6 - Even if the finale wasn't much cop, I do love this series. great from start to finish and River appearing a lot I'm always keen on
Series 4 - This ranks so high purely because of Donna and Wilf; Unicorn and the Wasp is one of my favourite episodes ever too.
Series 3 - Martha was such a breath of fresh air compared to Rose and the end of series run was fab. Not a fan of John Simm's Master though.
Series 1 - Well it was a great way to bring the show back and fully enjoyed it from start to finish. It's that series that made me love the show. Chris was fantastic!
Series 7 - If juding on the first half of the series (bar the western episode) it would have even higher, but Clara's half of the series brought it down. Did like Vastra, Jenny and Strax's episode however.

And the worst:

Series 2 - Until Peter came it was always my least favourite year of the show. Tennant's doc and Rose were insuffrable and the episodes weren't great either. It lacked a lot, but Sarah Jane appearing was nice,
Series 8 - Unlikeable Doctor means I can't engage with the show. Episodes were dull and lacking fun. It was just a mess.
Series 9 - Still having an unlikeable Doctor and unlikeable companion didn't help and the episodes didn't improve at all. Peter with the guitar and glasses was immensely cringeworthy too!

Series 1: Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
Series 2: Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
Series 3: The Sound of Drums / Last of the Time Lords
Series 4: The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
Series 5: The Pandorica Opens / The Big Bang
Series 6 Finale: The Wedding of River Song
Series 7 Finale: The Name of the Doctor
Series 8: Dark Water / Death in Heaven

1. Bad Wolf/ Parting Of The Ways:
The most perfect finale they have ever done.

2. The Stolen Earth/ Journey's End & Army Of Ghosts/ Doomsday:
Couldn't split these two finales. For me they have some of the most perfect scenes in the whole of Modern Who.

4. The Pandorica Opens/ The Big Bang:
Loved this one, River was brilliant as was Matt Smith's Doctor and Amy.

5. The Wedding Of River Song & The Sound Of Drums/ Last Of The Lords
Couldn't split these ones as I felt they both had their own downsides. The pair of them had Deus Ex Machina of something suddenly saving it all at the last minute. John Simm's Master is still yet to be beaten for me, he was amazing in this one.

7. The Name Of The Doctor
Served more as a build up for the the 50th and, to me had more wrong with it that right. This was when I started to get sick of what Moffat had done with Clara and it ruins it for me.

8. Dark Water / Death In Heaven
Found it completely boring. Didn't care about what happened to Danny Pink. I just wanted Clara to become a Cyberman just to get rid of her. Missy I found OTT (have done on a rewatch since) and felt nothing but dread and boredom watching this

S1 Finale- 10/10- It was brilliant, it was unique, intriguing, intense, The Daleks utilised well and a great sendoff for The Doctor.

S2 Finale 7.5/10- I felt the finale had a very good setup, which was intriguing, good pace set up everything well, great cliffhanger with The Daleks coming back and the Cyberman controlling the world. The 2nd part didn't like that much, it had some great scenes but that's about it. It felt like a mess, and tried to do too many things in one episode, utilised the Cyberman terribly, and it really went OTT at times.

S3 Finale (Counting Utopia) 9/10- I feel Utopia was a brilliant and the Master reveal was done brilliantly and it setup what followed very well. The other 2 parts had issues, but this finale never get boring and it closed the season arcs and themes well.

S4 Finale (Turn Left not counted) 7/10- Not a fan, Dalek finale again with world ending and this story felt like fanfiction. That isn't to say this story was bad, but it felt like a mess to try and get all the characters together, and what even happened in the second episode? The story lacked substance, sure there was Daleks wanting to destroy the universe, but that is all that happens. The story lacks substance and is messy. But it did have some great moments, so i give it a 7.

S5 Finale 10/10- That is right, definitely more complex this story but it was a fantastic finish to the arc. Great scenes, enjoyable throughout, great character development and it did introduce another storyline which has issues. But can't fault this episode for what happens afterwards.

S6 Finale 5/10- Great start, terrible end. The start was intriguing, thrilling and unique. The second half was boring, a mess and felt like they had no idea how to finish the arc off.

S7 Finale 7/10- Not bad, not great. Had some great moments, but the pace was very slow, and it felt like a setup of the 50th anniversary. Nothing about this episode jumps out as great to me nor bad, so 7 is what it gets.

S8 FInale 5/10- Dark Water was a good setup episode, but it setup absolutely nothing of the 2nd part, and on its own Dark Water doesn't hold up as well. But the issues really occur with the second episode and the writing of Danny throughout the season. I didn't care about him at all, mainly because they made him out to be the villain and he had an incredibly boring character, and the emotion of his death is a vital part of the success of this episode. But this finale was just plain boring, more terrible use of Cybermen and it was a mess, a genuine mess worse yet.

S9 Finale (Heaven Sent and Hell Bent) 6/10- Heaven Sent was brilliant, Hell Bent i would go as far as terrible. Heaven Sent although some issues, was daring, intriguing and i loved it for that, and set up Capaldi's actions for the next episode and our emotional state. Then Hell Bent came. Everything which was set up before hand, changed with the unnecessary need to bring back Clara. And then instead of us dealing with Gallifrey. We have Clara recapping everything which happened, and The Doctor and her literally giving the same goodbye and speeches we have heard throughout the season. So nothing new there. And the terrible and incredibly forced use of 'Me.' A couple of good scenes is stopping this episode from a disaster.

1. Face the Raven/Heaven Sent/Hell Bent
Heaven Sent alone is enough to put this at the top for me, but that's not to dismiss the other two. I thought these three episodes did a fantastic job of putting the Doctor and Clara's relationship to a close. I loved the angle that their friendship was actually something quite destructive, but still sweet. Hell Bent was flawed but not bad: it really ought to have been two episodes, and Gallifrey needed more time, but it did a great job of finishing Clara's story and showing a Doctor who'd gone of the rails in a sympathetic light. Heaven Sent, though, is single-handedly the best episode of New Who and I'd be very surprised if anyone could top it. Capaldi was absolutely astounding and gives his most defining portrayal of the Doctor yet, one which I find to be the truest to the character in the modern era.

2. The Pandorica Opens/The Big Bang
Never liked the whole "Let's have a cameo of loads of enemies thing" but this was a firm reminder for me that Moffat's era was going to be special. For once, we didn't get an over-the-top, excessively loud finale that was yet another Dalek/Master invasion of Earth. It was ridiculous, frantic, needlessly complicated, but it was great. The absurdity of seeing Amy's death ruined by the Doctor appearing with a mop and fez, and then the satisfaction of seeing him fulfil that scene later on, is just great. Moffat also decided that nearly destroying the universe wasn't enough, and actually went ahead and destroyed... but the explanation for recreating it, though ludicrous, is still brilliant.

3. Dark Water/Death in Heaven
Capaldi's series seem to have a pattern of the penultimate episode being better than the final one. Not that Death in Heaven was bad, but Dark Water was a lot better. Unlike some I loved the scene where Clara tries to destroy the TARDIS keys, and this Doctor who we've seen to be grumpy and antisocial since his regeneration forgives her and tries to help her, to help the person who had been the only one he could open to and show emotion through at times. I didn't like the Missy revelation at first, but she changed my mind immediately with the next episode... like a mix between Simm and Ainley, eccentric but sinister, and there's a very twisted bond between her and the Doctor. Worth mentioning is the "Don't burn me" scene: spine-tringling and horrifying, but that's what was great about it.

4. The Name of the Doctor
A quite good finish to a series that was a little disjointed. This episode took more of an epilogue angle, I think, which didn't work too bad. Richard E. Grant was great as the GI, but the Whisper Men were an occasional Moffat problem where he gives us a great concept but doesn't explore it too well. The Clara resolution was unpredictable but made a lot of sense, so I think that worked out well.

5. The Wedding of River Song
As much as I loved Series 6, my favourite of Matt Smith's, this is easily the lowest of Moffat's finales. One episode isn't enough to solve the hefty amount of puzzles throughout the series and still tell a solid story. As fun as the whole history mix-up was, it was all too rushed that it felt difficult to catch a breath. I think this just comes up over the S1 finale for me because I care more about the characters in this one and enjoy the style a lot more.

6. Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways
Easily the better of RTD's finales, as it did a good job of bringing things to a climax and finishing the Bad Wolf theme. The part where the Doctor tries to blow up the Dalek ship was, I admit, excellently done and Eccleston sure knew how to do a regeneration scene. Rose becoming Bad Wolf and disintegrating the Daleks felt a little too convenient for me, and the line "I think you need a Doctor" was enough to give me violent convulsions. I really don't think it needed to go down the cliché route with the Doctor kissing Rose, after the series did a good job of establishing them as close friends.

7. The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
An improvement over the last few finales, yet still overstuffed and overblown. I think it helps to have an appreciation of RTD's characters to enjoy this, but for me it was a bunch of characters I didn't care for struggling to make room on set. Davros' return only proved he still suffered from post-Genesis blues of being written as a not-so-complex caricature of a mad scientist, and negative points for bringing Rose back after no time at all and acting like it was the best thing that ever happened to the show. The Bad Wolf Bay II scene was awful, but admittedly the regeneration cliffhanger and Donna's exit were handled quite well.

8. Utopia/The Sound of Drums/The Last of the Time Lords
Utopia was a much better start than what the two finishing episodes continued. I didn't enjoy Simm's Joker-like portrayal of the Master, that felt kind of like what Ramsey now is to Game of Thrones, where every scene takes the opportunity to say "Look how crazy this guy is" The last episode had potential because of a great premise, that gave the criminally misused Martha a chance to actually shine, and it didn't start too bad, but it all fell apart with one of the most ridiculous and cringey resolutions I've ever seen from Who. Everyone in the whole world happens to pray to the Doctor (because this era seemed to enjoy making Jesus metaphors from him) and this magically de-ages him. Then he hugs a sulking Master, which looked quite funny. Finish it all with everything that happened in the last two episodes being undone anyway, thus there was no real consequence except the Doctor could talk about how lonely he was even more. How this episode came about, I would not like to know.

9. Army of Ghosts/Doomsday
Nail in the coffin for what is one of the worst series in Doctor Who in my opinion. It was the start of RTD trying to outdo his preceding finale in epicness each year, only to have an awkward mesh with his odd sense of humour and a LotR-like soundtrack. The Dalek and Cybermen war didn't deliver at all, and Rose and the Tenth Doctor, one of the most unlikable duos in the show's history for me, are cut off by a literal wall, which I assume is supposed to be symbolic. Then we have the Bad Wolf Bay scene, a scene which tries so hard to tell you what to feel that between that and the loud, sad music, and the sight of the Doctor being in love with a companion in one of the most clichéd ways possible, I felt ill.

Is that your order for all seasons, or did you separate RTD and Moffat eras?

Sort of. Like I said, The Wedding of River Song just came out over the S1 finale for me because I prefer the characters and style of that era. Top to bottom that is my ranking from favourite to worst, though.

I'm pretty much the opposite. For me, the Moffat finales are usually just horrible messes with little soul. Heaven Sent/Hell Bent - for me - were just awful. Where as Stolen Earth/Journey's End were joyful.

Its a mix for me, both have had real clunkers for season finales, both contain an excellent finale.

But i prefer RTD's slightly mainly because i never found his finale's to be boring and an utter mess at times.

But both of them, i wouldn't class as great at being able to close a season.

Neither of them are masters of climaxes, but the excessive self-hype of RTD's finales killed the joy for me and they felt like the same thing every year, the the point where it felt like once you've seen one, you've seen them all.

Moffat's finales, imo, just need to stop trying to solve too much at once, but I can sit through them without losing my patience. Last year's Hell Bent did a good job at bringing closure to what S9 was about, but it tried to tell two stories in one.