Doctor Who has 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:had a lot of Doctors. Each version of the Time Lord has brought something unique to the role and made it their own, solidifying their own legacies. But we're fans, and fans love to rank things.
So, here's our list of all the Doctors from least good to best, not including amalgamations of evil like the Dream Lord and the Valeyard. We're also leaving out the Fugitive Doctor, as we've not seen enough of her to place her fairly in the rankings.
14 Thirteenth Doctor 💝 🐻
Jodie Whittaker is a great actor and an even better pick for the Doctor, but much of her run was mired by🐎 poor writing and haphazard concepts that would often explode in her face. Her Doctor brought forward the cruel and scheming nature of past incarnations despite her friendly exterior, but she never faced the consequences.
Combined with her passive role in stories, never given time to stand tall as the Doctor, she ends at the bottom of this list. But if the Sixth Doctor is anything to gꦚo by, the expanded universe might give her a new lease on life.
13 ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚThe War Doctor
The War Doctor plays the stand-in role of a classic incarnation in the 50th anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, to contrast the New Who-style young and flippant incarnations. It was initially going to be Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor, but the BBC wouldn't allow it, and Christopher Eccleston declined to return as the Ninth.
As such, we got the incredibly talented John Hurt, but much of his Doctor leaves us wanting. He's a facsimile of other incarnations, shoe-horned into a war that, once finally shown, felt generic and uninspired, never living up to the grandiose descriptions. Even in his audios, he never steps into his own, always falling into the shadow of others.
12 Six𓃲th Doctor ൲
Colin Baker starred in the most tumultuous period in Doctor Who's history. The BBC wanted to axe the show, he was forced into an outlandish rainbow outfit, and in his very first episode, choked his companion. The idea was to turn him from a maligned and cutthroat character into a kinder and more gentle one, much like the First and Twelfth Doctors, but he was fired and replaced before it came to fruition.
You'd be hard-pressed to find much to grab onto in his three seasons, as much as Colin Baker tries to worm some likeability into the often mean-spirited writing. Where he truly comes into his own is the audio dramas, where he softens up and gently finds the Doctor's voice, allowing more vulnerability to shine through.
11 ಌ ꦓ First Doctor
Never cruel, never cowardly, William Hartnell helped birth this show, and it wouldn't be here today without him. His performance is often reduced to a grumpy grandad, but he was one of the silliest Doctors, always running schemes and getting into trouble while giggling like a school child.
His arc of transforming from the vindictive and cold alien, willing to kill to get his way, to the kindhearted traveller just enjoying the wonders of the universe paved the way for every future incarn𒐪ation, but to this day, Hartnell remains unbelievably endearing.
10 Seventh Doctor ♍ 🥃
The Seventh Doctor is the peak of the 'imp' persona. He's fiendishly scheming and often manipulates people to do his bidding with a gleeful cheer about it all. The Doctor wouldn't blow up Skaro, but Seven happily duped the Daleks into doing it themselves.
His era was, in many ways, the proto to New Who, and a return to form for the show with iconic hits like Remembrance of the Daleks. None of this would have been possible without Sylvester McCoy's double-edged depiction, bringing a charming but sly edge to the time traveller that would help shape the darker corners of his mind we would see unravel in the revival.
9 Fourth Doctor 🃏
The show wouldn't exist without William Hartnell, but it also wouldn't be where it is now without Tom Baker. Before David Tennant's unbelievable popularity in New Who, the Fourth Doctor was the de facto face of the series.
He is the longest-running Doctor with some of the best s🅠tories under his belt (hello, City of Death?). Tom Baker will always be fondly remembered as one of the funniest incarnations, with a blend of Douglas Adams and Monty Python-style humour that made him a treat to watch, even if he was a bit of an arse at times.
8 Second Doctor 🌳
I promise he isn't this high because we share a last name (and might even be related, if my grandad wasn't lying). Patrick Troughton played the Second Doctor and showed that the series could continue without Hartnell.
He was every bit the impish fiend of his past incarnation, but brought a human touch to the role that many would later emulate, Matt Smith especially. He was goofy but affectionate, bonding with companions in ways we'd never seen before - I will always cherish his and Jamie's relationship.
7 🐟 Third Doctor ꦿ
When Jon Pertwee stepped onto the scene, Doctor Who was undergoing drastic changes. A reduced budget meant that the series was Earthbound, with him now working for Unit, but that ended up being in Pertwee's favour.
There is no Doctor like him. He's more James Bond than anything, but with super intelligence and futuristic, alien tech. His serials felt closer to the A-Team and old British spy thrillers, but with the camp of Doctor Who's cheap costumed villains. Yet, despite all this change, he was still the smarmy know-it-all that we love.
6 ꦡ Fifth Doctor ♌
Peter Davison gets a bad rap. He ha♚d to step into the shoes of the immensely popular Tom Baker and, importantly, do something different. So, he was noticeably more human. He was respectful to his companions and far less abrasively alien.
Unfortunately, many read this as bland, but you could imagine sitting down to have a drink with the Fifth Doctor, confiding in him as a friend. He came to define a new kind of incarnation, one much closer to us, one who⛄ could sympathise with his companions and blend into society far more convincingly.
5 Eleventh Doctor꧟ ꦛ
Matt Smith came hot off the heels of two freshly wounded Doctors, those still sulking after the Time War, letting their egos inflate to god-like levels. He brought a fresh perspective to the show that was direly needed, simultaneously juggling the feeling of being unknowably ancient yet juvenile while shirking the guilt and finally moving on. His unfathomable age wasn't part of some unchecked ego, but a natural part of his mystique.
It's a tightrope no other Doctor has perfected like Smith, but unfortunately, it all came crashing down in his final season as his character was further and further Flanderised until much of the charm stripped away, just like his holographic clothes.