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[sabinelagrande]

So, flist. Am watching New Who, finally (which, in the time it's taken me to get started, has turned not quite so new anymore, hasn't it?). Here's my question for you: which episodes, if any, would you recommend not watching for whatever reason? Episodes that weren't any good, episodes that pissed you off, or any other reason- I am wondering what to skip, but I am also sort of fascinated by what makes people hate an episode.

Please note that I have a place in my heart for all the Doctor's incarnations and all his friends, so "Skip all the episodes with Amy/Nine/Martha/River/Jack/etc in them" is nonresponsive. Assume I'm not spoiled for anything (though I am, for quite a bit of things- when in doubt use blackout text).

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Comments

[theniwokesoftly.livejournal.com]

I did not like Love and Monsters except for the slapstick bit at the beginning. And I did not like Midnight in series 4 at all.

You know, I found a large portion of series one to be boring, even though I love the characters. I liked Doctor Who but wasn't overly upset when I missed a good chunk of the series because I was cavorting about Italy. Series 2 I watched in three days and I was in love.

When you get to the specials between series 4 and series 5, The Next Doctor is good, Planet of the Dead is ok, but Waters of Mars sucks. End of Time is fine again and I adored all of series 5 and what's aired of 6. There isn't much Doctor Who I don't like- even the badly written or plotted episodes have some great moments to them.