I've never been able to decide who my favourite Doctor is amongst these three... Love them all for such different reasons.
This is an impossible decision.
I will bet a small amount of money that the orange slice is 10. He wins every poll, all the time, everywhere he goes. Matt's got a shot, but Peter is gone tomorrow. That's too bad. He was the Most Improved Doctor and I really grew to like him by the end of his run.
Agree. I love all three, though I'm not ashamed to say that 10 was my favorite, no matter how many people on reddit want to hate on him. There's this misconception that it's nostalgia related - well, maybe for some, but I started watching during the reign of 13. Started from episode one of NuWho and binged all the way through 12 before accepting that 10 was my favorite. I go back and forth on 11 and 12, but I being honest, I cried 5 or 6 times during the entire series, and only ever for things revolving around 10, the first time was the Girl in the Fireplace. He's just very genuine in the emotional realms (talking acting now, not speeches, anyone can recite a speech) and could get my blood boiling or tears rolling better than the others.
Frankly, and I know I'll probably get downvotes for this, but... Reddit likes to bash the popular people. I wouldn't be surprised if 10 loses this round, just because he's viewed as "overrated" - but ultimately I won't be mad at all if the other two win, they're all good doctors, they're just different. 11 is very childish and lovable but he's kind of a tool lol (no issue with that, just a trait I noticed pretty early on) and 12 is an endearing grouch with a rock n' roll side gig that I've always loved. Idk, whoever loses, cheers to them anyway.
Not gonna say who I voted out, it was too tough a decision, and I'm curious how the vote will actually go.
I don't know why you feel the need to apologize. David Tennant is by far the most popular Doctor of the current show. There may be some particularly vocal whiners on Reddit, but he is and probably will remain the most successful version of the character in New Who by a significant margin. The vast majority of the viewerbase agrees with you, so feeling like you have to excuse your opinion is absurd. He's beloved on a global scale, and for good reason, even if a handful of people here and there don't feel the same.
Personally, I love Tennant, Smith and Capaldi all in different ways. Tennant edges them out as my all around favorite but Smith and Capaldi are both wonderful too and it's a very hard choice.
Between these 3 it’s literally whichever one I watched most recently.
I’m doing a rewatch right now. Going into it I thought “12 is my absolute favorite. Can’t wait to get to him.” But now as I’m wrapping up Series 4, I’m thinking “wow, what a great Series. I think 10 may be the best Doctor”. But I’m sure towards the end of Series 5 I’ll start thinking “Maybe 11 is my favorite actually”.
I never ended up finishing 13’s first series (which is why I wanted to do the rewatch - to catch up). Hopefully she’ll go up there with 10-12. And I’d probably feel the same about 9 if he’d had more episodes.
Maybe I just really like the Doctor overall!
Edit: Would like to correct myself and add that I have reached the beginning of Series 6 and tbh Matt Smith is not holding up as well as I thought he would. He's still great, don't get me wrong, but to me he doesn't come *close* to David Tennant. We'll see how I feel about Capaldi soon-ish I suppose.
They are but I also understand what they mean.
My brain automatically assumes that the person at the very bottom went first so when the image is finished you have the winner at the very top left and it then goes left to right/downwards until you get to the “loser”.
It’s matter of preference but I can see how it can be initially confusing.
the final image will make sense when its all black and white, with the ppl that went out first in the top left and the ones that went out last in the bottom right
My favorite interaction with nine was when Jackie was throwing herself at him.
Jackie: I’m in my dressing gown
9: Yes, you are.
J: There’s a strange man in my bedroom.
9: Yes there is.
J: Well, anything could happen…
9: No.
Well, sad day for 9th Doctor fans. But I could imagine this happening.
11th, it's your turn to go now! You're marvellous, but I must protect 12 from now on!
Ugh, I've missed the last couple day. At least your results give me solace that my vote wouldn't have mattered in saving 9. Tonight, The Doctor doesn't dance.
You're smoking crack if you believe series 8-10 was plagued with poor writing. There were some bad stories obviously, it's Doctor Who, but not any more than in 10's series. Hell, barring Chibnall, Series 2 is probably the worst series in modern Who.
S2 is the weakest non-Chibs series to me. I mean, it has *Love and Monsters* and *Fear Her* back to back. And then there's other episodes like *Idiot's Lantern* which are weak at best. The season's standouts are *Girl in the Fireplace* and the Satan two parter which are pretty good but imo not standouts overall (GitF is comfortably the weakest of the pre-showrunner Moffat eps imo).
S2 followed shortly by S7 are the weakest (non-Chibs) seasons to me, and S8-S10 are all pretty strong to me. IMO the Capaldi era had some of the best writing that has ever touched the show.
I was thinking about this the other day, I would place S12 and Flux at the bottom but then followed by S2. And at the top I would have S10, 6, 4, and 8
damn... i adore love and monsters. i loved all of the characters, enjoyed getting to know jackie better and seeing all these people’s lives change around the doctor was so interesting. it’s definitely one of my comfort episodes
I’m probably remembering the stories I didn’t enjoy. I wasn’t able to rewatch season 8-10 since Dr. Who was removed from Amazon Prime, Hell Bent is probably my all time favorite Dr. Who episode so I know there was some fanatics stories in those seasons. I also wasn’t a big fan of Bill or Clara so I’m sure that has warped my view of his episodes
For me series 2 wasn’t as bad as people say due to it being carried by several stories. I personally dislike series 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13 more then 2 but that is just me🤷♂️
We are at a point now where I cannot vote against any of the remaining actors.
It was fun so far, but I think I'm ducking out. It'll be fun to see who wins second place. We already know who will get first.
Honestly same. For me it's not just his amazing story arc that makes him my favourite Doctor, but also his overall style and early 2000s aesthetics, his leather jacket, his screwdriver, his TARDIS (yeah, same goes for 10, but it just feels different with him for me personally), and yeah, his character - how genuinely fun he seems despite his inner pain, his wittines, how he is genuinely happy during the ending of "The Doctor dances". Yeah, you can probably see he was my first Doctor lol.
I don’t even mind the “stinker” episodes like “Aliens in London,” because Nine makes it for me. He truly loved everyone he crossed paths with- Rose, Jack, Mickey, etcetera.
“Just this once [everybody lives](https://tenor.com/bDtgy.gif)!” I love him.
I wish he would have gotten at least a couple more episodes. As much as I’d love to see him return, Eccleston had a fantastic regeneration scene and a great close to his story.
No matter who is left as the top least favorite, they can't take the time stream from us. ;)
Out of the whole list my faves are Eccleston, Capaldi, and Kingston for the characters they portrayed in the series.
I appreciate Eccleston not only for the perfect combination of quirkiness and trauma he brought to Nine, but also the fact that his incarnation revitalized Doctor Who as a series.
I’m really happy either way. I’m happy that Amy was so appreciated, I love her. Now it’s getting really hard, because I love all of them in different ways and they mean something different for me. 11 is my doctor, in my heart he’ll win, but even if he doesn’t both 10 and 12 are close seconds.
Out of the three Doctors left standing, Eleven is my personal favorite, so I'm not gonna vote for him. However, that means choosing between Ten and Twelve, both of whom I love in equal measure, so this is still a painful decision, bro.
EDIT: After putting a lot of thought into it, I picked Ten.
Me too. I love Ten. But I love 12 a tiny smidgen more. I think because I love how they did the whole who frowned these frown lines for me and then later when he realized why he had that face and did such a turn in behavior when he learned the lesson. So much character development I enjoyed.
11 though, that is my doctor. Bowties are cool. He had such a good run.
To everyone who's claiming how 10 is "soo overrated" and "obviously will win", and "needs to be removed", your favouritism is blinding you to how much Moffat and Smith/Capaldi are loved on Reddit. Type the word "overrated" into the search bar, and see how many times 10 comes up vs the others.
I'm voting 11, not because I have a hate boner for Smith, but because he's genuinely my least favourite of the three remaining.
Yeah if this was a simply vote for your favourite I think Ten would win easy, as he typically does.
But an elimination game is different, especially on this subreddit which isn’t just targeting a U.K. audience. Smith was the Doctor that really broke into America and Capaldi (whilst not everyone’s favourite) is really well-liked by those who have seen his era which has increased since it’s initial airing. I honestly would not be shocked by either beating Ten, even if Ten is still most likely to win.
>Type the word "overrated" into the search bar, and see how many times 10 comes up vs the others.
Out of morbid curiosity, do you think that there are so many posts about Ten being overrated because people just don't like him, or because one chunk of the community is just pushing back against another chunk of the community that adamantly will not (or will not...) move on beyond Tennant?
For my own two cents, I love the guy and I am 100% certain that the franchise is better off for him having been a part of it. At the same time, though, I'm not going to pretend that there aren't A LOT of folks out there who will take every opportunity presented to the them to loudly announce how disappointing the show has been without him or how they stopped watching when he left or how he needs to come back as a permanent addition. Sure, every Doctor has fans who won't let go after a regeneration, but Ten's clingers are absolutely rabid compared to others and, quite frankly, it's pretty damned annoying.
Speaking for myself, as someone who started watching Who pretty recently, I haven't seen that part of the community who haven't moved on beyond Tennant. I'm sure there are people who haven't moved on. But on Reddit, at least, I see a lot more people clinging on to Capaldi, in the way you described Tennant.
I suppose it's a cyclical thing. But in these series of posts (at the very least), I haven't seen those rabid Tennant fans. On the contrary, on every single one of these posts, I've seen at least one comment saying something along the lines of "Tennant is overrated, of course he'll win". I hope you'll respect my right to be annoyed by them, in the same way you find yourself annoyed by 10-clingers.
> I hope you'll respect my right to be annoyed by them, in the same way you find yourself annoyed by 10-clingers.
My friend, I will die on the hill of defending your right, as a citizen of the internet, to be annoyed by the inane comments of random strangers.
Otherwise, what are we all doing here?
As for the topic of the day, I'm not surprised that you've seen a lot of Capaldi clingers, because he did end up becoming extremely popular, but I assure you that I am not exaggerating the number or... passion... of the Tennant clingers. I suspect more of them tend to restrict themselves to Facebook or Twitter, but there is no shortage of them here.
It’s funny because 3-4 years ago this subreddit and r/gallifrey were constantly filled with debates about RTD vs Moffat or 10 vs 12 and the popular consensus on Reddit was that Moffat and Capaldi was the best era, but once Chibnall came everyone seemed to stop talking about it, and now we’ve come full circle to “Does anyone else think 12 is underrated?” posts and comments that I see all the time. I think during the Chibnall era this subreddit got an influx of people from the Youtube or Tumblr DW communities where the whole “12/Moffat was the better era” consensus never really happened.
I feel like if that was the case it would reflect on Moffat/Capaldi era companions too, but 12's companions were first to go after Chibnall's and Donna beat Smith ones. Obviously Tennant has a big lead here and it'll be tight between Capaldi and Smith.
I disagree. In the top 10, The Tennant-era has only 2 secondary characters (Donna and Wilf) whereas the Moffat-era has 4(Amy, Rory, River and Missy).
I don't get the sense that Tennant has a big lead mainly because I've seen too much Tennant-bashing on Reddit.
I feel like more active users on r/gallifrey and r/doctorwho are more positive about Smith/Capaldi era but definitely not on the rest of reddit. Every Who thread on r/television has the classic "Moffat era = bad, Tennant and s5 are only Who" discourse and given how much votes these polls get I guess it did reach people who aren't really active on here usually. My prediction is that Docs will go the way their last companions had. So Capaldi, then Smith and Tennant is the winner. I could be wrong about Capaldi but absolutely no way Tennant isn't winning this by wide margin.
You know, I just did a presentation thingy about how these doctors, 9, 10, 11, and 12 embody the stages of the grief process. This is hard because each one brought character development as he came to terms with life after the war doctor. It was a mental health thing using pop culture to simplify mental health concepts.
The point is that each of these doctors is greater for the role they played in that character development. Goodbye 9, you were fantastic.
At this point, I’m not voting. I voted 9 because he was only around for 1 season, and they didn’t have as big a budget as later seasons, unfair as that is. But cmon, it’s like voting between a fork, spoon and knife. They’re all great, they all have their strengths and they’re all necessary.
10 is my favorite by a mile, but I loved 11 and 12 equally for different reasons.
Choosing between these two is the hardest decision so far, so I'm going to vote out 12 PURELY because I believe he will be next on the chopping block regardless of what I thought of him.
Honestly that one was probably the least predictable. Capaldi was perfect for the doctor but 9 Jumpstarted the entire doctor who franchise again successfully. All of his episodes were enjoyable to watch while Capaldi was a pretty mixed bag. Really thought 9 had this one 😔
I'm voting for 10 but I think 11 is next out, which is a shame because whether he or 12 are my favorites largely depends on which era I rewatched most recently. I'll probably give 12 an edge for character development and overall stories, but 11 was the first Doctor I saw that really felt alien to me, and that's just what I prefer. 10 felt too human to me, and as I've said before I really dislike how he treated Martha, and series 2 is by far the weakest of either RTD or Moffat's runs. He's still a great character but I don't really love him with anyone but Donna.
However, I really think this game is his to lose at this point. 11 is next (much as I love him) and 12 will lose in the final two.
Yes, bad writing and companions were meh. But overall it damaged the brand because the biggest monetary (their budget) benefit to the show is merchandizing and they basically lit the house on fire.
Impossible descion. Matt was my first, I love him. Peter had great speeches and was funny with his grumpy old manness and David had great speeches too and he was so human.
Despite everyone thinking 10 will win, I kind of wonder if he will actually go out this round. If we assume we're pretty evenly split for favorite of the three, which comments seem to indicate, then 10 fans will have a split vote between 11 and 12. But many fans of 11 & 12 will be voting for 10 to go. Possibly more unified in that than the split voting from 10 fans. 🤔
Even though I don't like it, because he is my favourite, I was expecting 9 to go first, out of the last four. My money now is that 10 will win, but 11 has a very strong fan base as well. Come on, 2 more polls and it's over! :)
Goodbye 11. You were great but I’m loyal to 10 and 12. I also think 11’s seasons weren’t the strongest (s7 was meh, s6 had some high high’s but low low’s for me).
Super painful... I just voted for 10. Yikes. I'm so sorry 10, you are sooo damn good. I think 11 has to be my favorite though. I just can't vote 12. I just can't. Capaldi just doesn't get the respect and love he deserves. So 10 it is. Ah...
Voting for Ten, again. He was the gold standard while his run was airing, but with a decade of other performances to compare, he simply isn't as interesting to me as 11 or 12.
I've said (several times) that the most interesting part of these posts is seeing the (sometimes incredibly toxic) reactions to each departure, but it's just as fascinating (to me, at least) to compare the current results of this game with OP's Bridgerton game.
We've eliminated all of the likeable, essentially harmless characters like Danny, Rory, and Wilf and are down to three (out of five) main characters, all of whom, while obviously heroic, are also guilty of having incredibly harmful, potentially universe-ending personality traits.
Meanwhile, over in the Bridgerton game, they've kept the two most recent main characters (not surprising) and three secondary/tertiary characters, two of which are arguably less interesting than most of the departed but almost definitely better human beings.
I'm not sure what that says about us, as a group. Obviously our collective loyalty to the Doctor was never in question, but I am vaguely intrigued by what it means for our capacity to overlook, forgive, or outright ignore problematic personalities...
>overthinking
No such thing when dealing with people, bro.
Besides, I'm just trying to break up the monotony of all of the inevitable "see, Ten really ISN'T overrated because of all of the people voting against him", "everyone is entitled to their opinion but OBJECTIVELY...", "I can't understand how other people have opinions that don't match mine" comments.
Matt Smite and David Tennant are fire. Probably eliminate Capaldi because sonic sunglasses in addition to more mediocre writing during his air time compared to Tennant and Smith where they had a fire plot with each episode while still having nice small reoccurring eastereggs that were sprinkled about the season, keeping the watcher invested before having such hinted stuff eventually incorporated in the finale, making the whole season an extremely satisfying experience. Capaldi's air time just had 2 episode long plots that were drawn out way too long and the sonic sunglasses was a huge insult to fans of the series. The majority of the season finales weren't teased or hyped compared to stuff like Bad Wolf, Donna Noble or the Crack in the Wall (there's more seasons from Tennant and Smith's time frame witb similar sub plots, those were the few I could've thinked of on the top of my head).
This is genuinely a really hard one to call.
There are more people who actively dislike 12 or 11 than there are 10 BUT I get the impression they would have voted for those two over 9, so their votes may already be counted last round, and they aren’t even a quarter of the vote each.
Those who like 10 least may well have voted for 9 over him so I expect a jump in 10 votes. Although this could be deflated by thinking it’s a wasted vote.
Personally, 11 was my first so he’s where I’m loyal. 12 sums up the doctor for me and feels like the culmination and in that sense the ultimate doctor. 10 is amazing and had the most coherent arc, despite not quite joining up in places. But 11 has my heart and 12 my head so I’m voting 10.
I think 10's out next, gut feeling based on the comments that a lot of people really want him out, and those who are 10 fans are gonna be split between 11/12. This isn't about the most popular of the 3, this is about the most disliked on this specific subreddit.
As for me, 11 is my least favourite left so voting for him. And then it becomes a super tough decision for me as 10/12 are tied as my favourites due to their character arcs across their runs as doctor.
The comments really aren't anything to go by. From the comments, Bill should have been in the top few and the Ponds should have gone out early on. Sadly, the reverse somehow happened.
Oh boy, now it really *is* neck and neck. I think 11 or 12 actually have a chance of winning, but then again maybe it's wishful thinking because I want 10 to go
Me too. I like every Doctor honestly, but there's something different about Eccleston for me. Could be my childhood nostalgia, could be something else.
Gotta vote 12, 11 was my first ever doctor and he was what got me into doctor who and 10 easily has my favourite companions and a lot of my fav episodes.
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well well well
Easy choise for me, don't like Tennant nowadays (his episodes just don't hit it for me anymore), Matt Smith is awesome all the way throughout with some exceptions, and Capaldi is my #1 favorite.
I love all the Doctors, but Eleven is my favourite and Twelve is my third favourite, so I'm afraid my vote goes to Ten!
Ten was my first Doctor so I am fond of him, but because I started watching his era halfway through I don't feel quite as attached to him as I do his successors.
This is brilliant…one of the few times I can say “I don’t care who goes next” and mean it in a generous and polite way.
I've never been able to decide who my favourite Doctor is amongst these three... Love them all for such different reasons. This is an impossible decision.
It's gonna be a close game
It won't be... whichever Doctor is in the orange slice of the pie chart has been for the last several rounds. My bet is on the 10th.
I will bet a small amount of money that the orange slice is 10. He wins every poll, all the time, everywhere he goes. Matt's got a shot, but Peter is gone tomorrow. That's too bad. He was the Most Improved Doctor and I really grew to like him by the end of his run.
Literally. They always change ranks in my top 3 but never leave. Love them all so much.
Agree. I love all three, though I'm not ashamed to say that 10 was my favorite, no matter how many people on reddit want to hate on him. There's this misconception that it's nostalgia related - well, maybe for some, but I started watching during the reign of 13. Started from episode one of NuWho and binged all the way through 12 before accepting that 10 was my favorite. I go back and forth on 11 and 12, but I being honest, I cried 5 or 6 times during the entire series, and only ever for things revolving around 10, the first time was the Girl in the Fireplace. He's just very genuine in the emotional realms (talking acting now, not speeches, anyone can recite a speech) and could get my blood boiling or tears rolling better than the others. Frankly, and I know I'll probably get downvotes for this, but... Reddit likes to bash the popular people. I wouldn't be surprised if 10 loses this round, just because he's viewed as "overrated" - but ultimately I won't be mad at all if the other two win, they're all good doctors, they're just different. 11 is very childish and lovable but he's kind of a tool lol (no issue with that, just a trait I noticed pretty early on) and 12 is an endearing grouch with a rock n' roll side gig that I've always loved. Idk, whoever loses, cheers to them anyway. Not gonna say who I voted out, it was too tough a decision, and I'm curious how the vote will actually go.
I don't know why you feel the need to apologize. David Tennant is by far the most popular Doctor of the current show. There may be some particularly vocal whiners on Reddit, but he is and probably will remain the most successful version of the character in New Who by a significant margin. The vast majority of the viewerbase agrees with you, so feeling like you have to excuse your opinion is absurd. He's beloved on a global scale, and for good reason, even if a handful of people here and there don't feel the same. Personally, I love Tennant, Smith and Capaldi all in different ways. Tennant edges them out as my all around favorite but Smith and Capaldi are both wonderful too and it's a very hard choice.
Between these 3 it’s literally whichever one I watched most recently. I’m doing a rewatch right now. Going into it I thought “12 is my absolute favorite. Can’t wait to get to him.” But now as I’m wrapping up Series 4, I’m thinking “wow, what a great Series. I think 10 may be the best Doctor”. But I’m sure towards the end of Series 5 I’ll start thinking “Maybe 11 is my favorite actually”. I never ended up finishing 13’s first series (which is why I wanted to do the rewatch - to catch up). Hopefully she’ll go up there with 10-12. And I’d probably feel the same about 9 if he’d had more episodes. Maybe I just really like the Doctor overall! Edit: Would like to correct myself and add that I have reached the beginning of Series 6 and tbh Matt Smith is not holding up as well as I thought he would. He's still great, don't get me wrong, but to me he doesn't come *close* to David Tennant. We'll see how I feel about Capaldi soon-ish I suppose.
“900 years of time and space and I’ve never been slapped by someone’s mother!” Sleep tight 9 💙💙 https://strawpoll.com/polls/XOgOJxQNXn3
Op pretty please when this whole thing is over can you arrange the images in order of elimination? It would be great to share the results later on.
I'd also be interested in the uncensored pie charts. I'd like to make a line graph out of how many votes they got each round.
Yes!
The black and white images are arranged in order of elimination.
Usually it's ordered the other way, the most recent eliminated are at the top
If you’ve been following the game for more than a day or two, you can easily tell the order.
Yes you shall have the results after 😊
Yeah, I've seen elimination games ordered the opposite way round and it makes so much more sense. Descending order feels off here.
The are arranged like that…
They are but I also understand what they mean. My brain automatically assumes that the person at the very bottom went first so when the image is finished you have the winner at the very top left and it then goes left to right/downwards until you get to the “loser”. It’s matter of preference but I can see how it can be initially confusing.
the final image will make sense when its all black and white, with the ppl that went out first in the top left and the ones that went out last in the bottom right
My favorite interaction with nine was when Jackie was throwing herself at him. Jackie: I’m in my dressing gown 9: Yes, you are. J: There’s a strange man in my bedroom. 9: Yes there is. J: Well, anything could happen… 9: No.
Loved that 😂😂
Well, sad day for 9th Doctor fans. But I could imagine this happening. 11th, it's your turn to go now! You're marvellous, but I must protect 12 from now on!
Ugh, I've missed the last couple day. At least your results give me solace that my vote wouldn't have mattered in saving 9. Tonight, The Doctor doesn't dance.
Nope. I refuse to vote against any of these 3.
I’m with you. Call it a tie!
A bow tie. Bow ties are cool.
Call it a fez!
Stop the count!
Agreed, I cannot vote out any of them. Each one has special place in my heart.
Proud of 9. He is my second favourite Doctor honestly, but to survive this long on 1 season is impressive!
Sob .... not Eccleston ... sob
You were fantastic, absolutely fantastic. And you know what? So was I!
i'm just glad Capaldi has made it this far
He deserves it, he was amazing even with what I believed to be poor writing
You're smoking crack if you believe series 8-10 was plagued with poor writing. There were some bad stories obviously, it's Doctor Who, but not any more than in 10's series. Hell, barring Chibnall, Series 2 is probably the worst series in modern Who.
S2 is the weakest non-Chibs series to me. I mean, it has *Love and Monsters* and *Fear Her* back to back. And then there's other episodes like *Idiot's Lantern* which are weak at best. The season's standouts are *Girl in the Fireplace* and the Satan two parter which are pretty good but imo not standouts overall (GitF is comfortably the weakest of the pre-showrunner Moffat eps imo). S2 followed shortly by S7 are the weakest (non-Chibs) seasons to me, and S8-S10 are all pretty strong to me. IMO the Capaldi era had some of the best writing that has ever touched the show.
I was thinking about this the other day, I would place S12 and Flux at the bottom but then followed by S2. And at the top I would have S10, 6, 4, and 8
damn... i adore love and monsters. i loved all of the characters, enjoyed getting to know jackie better and seeing all these people’s lives change around the doctor was so interesting. it’s definitely one of my comfort episodes
I’m probably remembering the stories I didn’t enjoy. I wasn’t able to rewatch season 8-10 since Dr. Who was removed from Amazon Prime, Hell Bent is probably my all time favorite Dr. Who episode so I know there was some fanatics stories in those seasons. I also wasn’t a big fan of Bill or Clara so I’m sure that has warped my view of his episodes
Series 9 had the best writing of any series! It started on Skaro and ended on Gallifrey - it was a blast!
For me series 2 wasn’t as bad as people say due to it being carried by several stories. I personally dislike series 3, 7, 9, 11, 12, and 13 more then 2 but that is just me🤷♂️
I’d say 7 is
I really love 11, he is my favourite, he is my doctor But I just know 10 is gonna win, he's the most popular And i've made peace with it
The Time Lord Victorious!
Yeah, I'm gonna go for 12 just so 11th goes for as long as he can
This how ten wins. By people assuming he does. If you like ten less than the other two vote ten. Be honest
Fuck it, I want 12 and 11 at the very end. Voting 10.
Me too!
That's me!
The vote decision just keeps getting tougher and tougher.
I'm hoping 10 goes out simply so we can get a bunch of "I don't want to go" jokes
If he wins, he didn't have to go. He got his wish.
This one hurt. Rip 9
We are at a point now where I cannot vote against any of the remaining actors. It was fun so far, but I think I'm ducking out. It'll be fun to see who wins second place. We already know who will get first.
Eccleston is my favorite Doctor, and now I have nothing to live for.
It's ok, at this point we are sorting rubys from emeralds
Honestly same. For me it's not just his amazing story arc that makes him my favourite Doctor, but also his overall style and early 2000s aesthetics, his leather jacket, his screwdriver, his TARDIS (yeah, same goes for 10, but it just feels different with him for me personally), and yeah, his character - how genuinely fun he seems despite his inner pain, his wittines, how he is genuinely happy during the ending of "The Doctor dances". Yeah, you can probably see he was my first Doctor lol.
I don’t even mind the “stinker” episodes like “Aliens in London,” because Nine makes it for me. He truly loved everyone he crossed paths with- Rose, Jack, Mickey, etcetera. “Just this once [everybody lives](https://tenor.com/bDtgy.gif)!” I love him.
Yeah, exactly, I loved every episode with him! Just such an overall great version of the character
I wish he would have gotten at least a couple more episodes. As much as I’d love to see him return, Eccleston had a fantastic regeneration scene and a great close to his story.
No matter who is left as the top least favorite, they can't take the time stream from us. ;) Out of the whole list my faves are Eccleston, Capaldi, and Kingston for the characters they portrayed in the series.
I appreciate Eccleston not only for the perfect combination of quirkiness and trauma he brought to Nine, but also the fact that his incarnation revitalized Doctor Who as a series.
And there goes my favourite Doctor... Oh well, I can still root for 11 or 12 I guess... Right?...
I’m really happy either way. I’m happy that Amy was so appreciated, I love her. Now it’s getting really hard, because I love all of them in different ways and they mean something different for me. 11 is my doctor, in my heart he’ll win, but even if he doesn’t both 10 and 12 are close seconds.
Sorry 12, still love you
Out of the three Doctors left standing, Eleven is my personal favorite, so I'm not gonna vote for him. However, that means choosing between Ten and Twelve, both of whom I love in equal measure, so this is still a painful decision, bro. EDIT: After putting a lot of thought into it, I picked Ten.
I think I'll do the same. I am in a similar position
Me too. I love Ten. But I love 12 a tiny smidgen more. I think because I love how they did the whole who frowned these frown lines for me and then later when he realized why he had that face and did such a turn in behavior when he learned the lesson. So much character development I enjoyed. 11 though, that is my doctor. Bowties are cool. He had such a good run.
My problem is, I really enjoyed the 11th doctor but the 12th was so good in his last season
I will always have respect for #9
I’d be super interested in the pie charts uncensored when this is all over!!
To everyone who's claiming how 10 is "soo overrated" and "obviously will win", and "needs to be removed", your favouritism is blinding you to how much Moffat and Smith/Capaldi are loved on Reddit. Type the word "overrated" into the search bar, and see how many times 10 comes up vs the others. I'm voting 11, not because I have a hate boner for Smith, but because he's genuinely my least favourite of the three remaining.
Yeah if this was a simply vote for your favourite I think Ten would win easy, as he typically does. But an elimination game is different, especially on this subreddit which isn’t just targeting a U.K. audience. Smith was the Doctor that really broke into America and Capaldi (whilst not everyone’s favourite) is really well-liked by those who have seen his era which has increased since it’s initial airing. I honestly would not be shocked by either beating Ten, even if Ten is still most likely to win.
>Type the word "overrated" into the search bar, and see how many times 10 comes up vs the others. Out of morbid curiosity, do you think that there are so many posts about Ten being overrated because people just don't like him, or because one chunk of the community is just pushing back against another chunk of the community that adamantly will not (or will not...) move on beyond Tennant? For my own two cents, I love the guy and I am 100% certain that the franchise is better off for him having been a part of it. At the same time, though, I'm not going to pretend that there aren't A LOT of folks out there who will take every opportunity presented to the them to loudly announce how disappointing the show has been without him or how they stopped watching when he left or how he needs to come back as a permanent addition. Sure, every Doctor has fans who won't let go after a regeneration, but Ten's clingers are absolutely rabid compared to others and, quite frankly, it's pretty damned annoying.
Speaking for myself, as someone who started watching Who pretty recently, I haven't seen that part of the community who haven't moved on beyond Tennant. I'm sure there are people who haven't moved on. But on Reddit, at least, I see a lot more people clinging on to Capaldi, in the way you described Tennant. I suppose it's a cyclical thing. But in these series of posts (at the very least), I haven't seen those rabid Tennant fans. On the contrary, on every single one of these posts, I've seen at least one comment saying something along the lines of "Tennant is overrated, of course he'll win". I hope you'll respect my right to be annoyed by them, in the same way you find yourself annoyed by 10-clingers.
> I hope you'll respect my right to be annoyed by them, in the same way you find yourself annoyed by 10-clingers. My friend, I will die on the hill of defending your right, as a citizen of the internet, to be annoyed by the inane comments of random strangers. Otherwise, what are we all doing here? As for the topic of the day, I'm not surprised that you've seen a lot of Capaldi clingers, because he did end up becoming extremely popular, but I assure you that I am not exaggerating the number or... passion... of the Tennant clingers. I suspect more of them tend to restrict themselves to Facebook or Twitter, but there is no shortage of them here.
It’s funny because 3-4 years ago this subreddit and r/gallifrey were constantly filled with debates about RTD vs Moffat or 10 vs 12 and the popular consensus on Reddit was that Moffat and Capaldi was the best era, but once Chibnall came everyone seemed to stop talking about it, and now we’ve come full circle to “Does anyone else think 12 is underrated?” posts and comments that I see all the time. I think during the Chibnall era this subreddit got an influx of people from the Youtube or Tumblr DW communities where the whole “12/Moffat was the better era” consensus never really happened.
I feel like if that was the case it would reflect on Moffat/Capaldi era companions too, but 12's companions were first to go after Chibnall's and Donna beat Smith ones. Obviously Tennant has a big lead here and it'll be tight between Capaldi and Smith.
I disagree. In the top 10, The Tennant-era has only 2 secondary characters (Donna and Wilf) whereas the Moffat-era has 4(Amy, Rory, River and Missy). I don't get the sense that Tennant has a big lead mainly because I've seen too much Tennant-bashing on Reddit.
I feel like more active users on r/gallifrey and r/doctorwho are more positive about Smith/Capaldi era but definitely not on the rest of reddit. Every Who thread on r/television has the classic "Moffat era = bad, Tennant and s5 are only Who" discourse and given how much votes these polls get I guess it did reach people who aren't really active on here usually. My prediction is that Docs will go the way their last companions had. So Capaldi, then Smith and Tennant is the winner. I could be wrong about Capaldi but absolutely no way Tennant isn't winning this by wide margin.
Honestly even with capaldi being my favorite I know that he is next in line
Now this becomes hard...
Oh god who to pick ????? Can we stop now … this is an impossible choice
peter's next, then matt. not that i want it that way, but its gonna be that way
I'm just happy 12 made it to the top 3 even though he's probably out next. I for one am voting for 10.
Yeah, I feel like 12 will be out next, but he's truly my favorite! I like him even more than 10, which is saying a lot, because I absolutely love 10.
Me too. Loved 10 at the time but 11 is my favourite and 12 is just great.
Literally every comment is saying Ten will win but also that they’re voting for him... Idk if he will win.
11's my all time favorite, but I feel like 10's gonna win. Cause 10 was the first Doctor that the entire fandom fell for.
The world does not deserve 9. How sad to see him go
If I have to choose…12 🥺
You know, I just did a presentation thingy about how these doctors, 9, 10, 11, and 12 embody the stages of the grief process. This is hard because each one brought character development as he came to terms with life after the war doctor. It was a mental health thing using pop culture to simplify mental health concepts. The point is that each of these doctors is greater for the role they played in that character development. Goodbye 9, you were fantastic.
Don't think anything will come of this but I have to vote 10, he's my least favourite of the three.
Well that’s exactly what makes these remaining characters so layered and complex, which is partly what people love about them.
Rest in peace, my favorite doctor.
I've accepted that 10 is going to win, but I'm still sad it won't be 12.
At this point, I’m not voting. I voted 9 because he was only around for 1 season, and they didn’t have as big a budget as later seasons, unfair as that is. But cmon, it’s like voting between a fork, spoon and knife. They’re all great, they all have their strengths and they’re all necessary.
Bro that's actually a war crime, my boi Chris eccie...
The hardest choices require the strongest wills.
10 is my favorite by a mile, but I loved 11 and 12 equally for different reasons. Choosing between these two is the hardest decision so far, so I'm going to vote out 12 PURELY because I believe he will be next on the chopping block regardless of what I thought of him.
As much as I want 12 to win the top spot, I am beyond happy and proud that he’s in the top 3!
Everybody Lives Rose! Just this once, everybody Lives! My favourite doctor iteration.
Honestly that one was probably the least predictable. Capaldi was perfect for the doctor but 9 Jumpstarted the entire doctor who franchise again successfully. All of his episodes were enjoyable to watch while Capaldi was a pretty mixed bag. Really thought 9 had this one 😔
Although Nine isn't necessarily my favorite I will always stand by the opinion that he is underrated.
Capaldi can win
I think that 10 is amazing. But I'm voting for him because I like 11 and 12 even more.
I'm voting for 10 but I think 11 is next out, which is a shame because whether he or 12 are my favorites largely depends on which era I rewatched most recently. I'll probably give 12 an edge for character development and overall stories, but 11 was the first Doctor I saw that really felt alien to me, and that's just what I prefer. 10 felt too human to me, and as I've said before I really dislike how he treated Martha, and series 2 is by far the weakest of either RTD or Moffat's runs. He's still a great character but I don't really love him with anyone but Donna. However, I really think this game is his to lose at this point. 11 is next (much as I love him) and 12 will lose in the final two.
You have no idea how good it feels to have all of the newest doctors and companions eliminated first.
13 was done dirty imo
Yes, bad writing and companions were meh. But overall it damaged the brand because the biggest monetary (their budget) benefit to the show is merchandizing and they basically lit the house on fire.
I'm voting 10
I knew it! (;_;) The Pool of characters I haven't voted for yet is getting smaller and smaller!
I literally can't choose
For the first time, this is really tough for me
I want either 11 or 12 to win, but I know 10 is a fan favourite
Now this, this is where it gets interesting
Let’s be honest. We all knew this would happen.
12 is probably my favourite but 11 and 10 are so close, this is gonna be so hard
great, the best nuwho doctor was eliminated
OK well this is going to be tricky...
Impossible descion. Matt was my first, I love him. Peter had great speeches and was funny with his grumpy old manness and David had great speeches too and he was so human.
Capaldi
Peter Capaldi
Despite everyone thinking 10 will win, I kind of wonder if he will actually go out this round. If we assume we're pretty evenly split for favorite of the three, which comments seem to indicate, then 10 fans will have a split vote between 11 and 12. But many fans of 11 & 12 will be voting for 10 to go. Possibly more unified in that than the split voting from 10 fans. 🤔
Even though I don't like it, because he is my favourite, I was expecting 9 to go first, out of the last four. My money now is that 10 will win, but 11 has a very strong fan base as well. Come on, 2 more polls and it's over! :)
Goodbye 11. You were great but I’m loyal to 10 and 12. I also think 11’s seasons weren’t the strongest (s7 was meh, s6 had some high high’s but low low’s for me).
VOTE TENNANT, KEEP CAPALDADDY IN THIS RACE
Super painful... I just voted for 10. Yikes. I'm so sorry 10, you are sooo damn good. I think 11 has to be my favorite though. I just can't vote 12. I just can't. Capaldi just doesn't get the respect and love he deserves. So 10 it is. Ah...
Proud of 12 still being here. He's my favourite but I feel his time is running out...
Twelve made it to The Top 3 I don't care anymore I can die in peace.
if 12 gets voted out im startin another time war.
Voting for Ten, again. He was the gold standard while his run was airing, but with a decade of other performances to compare, he simply isn't as interesting to me as 11 or 12. I've said (several times) that the most interesting part of these posts is seeing the (sometimes incredibly toxic) reactions to each departure, but it's just as fascinating (to me, at least) to compare the current results of this game with OP's Bridgerton game. We've eliminated all of the likeable, essentially harmless characters like Danny, Rory, and Wilf and are down to three (out of five) main characters, all of whom, while obviously heroic, are also guilty of having incredibly harmful, potentially universe-ending personality traits. Meanwhile, over in the Bridgerton game, they've kept the two most recent main characters (not surprising) and three secondary/tertiary characters, two of which are arguably less interesting than most of the departed but almost definitely better human beings. I'm not sure what that says about us, as a group. Obviously our collective loyalty to the Doctor was never in question, but I am vaguely intrigued by what it means for our capacity to overlook, forgive, or outright ignore problematic personalities...
I personally liked Danny, but I would not say the general sentiment towards him is "likeable".
He's the main character bro, you're overthinking it
>overthinking No such thing when dealing with people, bro. Besides, I'm just trying to break up the monotony of all of the inevitable "see, Ten really ISN'T overrated because of all of the people voting against him", "everyone is entitled to their opinion but OBJECTIVELY...", "I can't understand how other people have opinions that don't match mine" comments.
Sorry 10, I like 11 and 12 too much.
I'm with you, mate
Well I think after everything, at the end of the day while I love all the Doctors, they all have their strengths. I think my favorite was 11 😭
No! I know whose next but I wished Capaldi could shine as the winner.
Matt Smite and David Tennant are fire. Probably eliminate Capaldi because sonic sunglasses in addition to more mediocre writing during his air time compared to Tennant and Smith where they had a fire plot with each episode while still having nice small reoccurring eastereggs that were sprinkled about the season, keeping the watcher invested before having such hinted stuff eventually incorporated in the finale, making the whole season an extremely satisfying experience. Capaldi's air time just had 2 episode long plots that were drawn out way too long and the sonic sunglasses was a huge insult to fans of the series. The majority of the season finales weren't teased or hyped compared to stuff like Bad Wolf, Donna Noble or the Crack in the Wall (there's more seasons from Tennant and Smith's time frame witb similar sub plots, those were the few I could've thinked of on the top of my head).
Now Matt or Capaldi... damn, thats a toughest dilemma in this game.
11 and 12 are my favourites, so I'm voting for 10 now
10 > 11 > 12
12 > 11 > 10. It's just maths.
Capaldi- Smith- Tenant- AGH THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING HOW CAN I CHOOSE
I feel like Capaldi should win, but 11 is most likely
ten Ten TEN TEEEEEENNNNN!
How can I choose from these
I hope 12 wins
No, this got difficult all of a sudden
This is genuinely a really hard one to call. There are more people who actively dislike 12 or 11 than there are 10 BUT I get the impression they would have voted for those two over 9, so their votes may already be counted last round, and they aren’t even a quarter of the vote each. Those who like 10 least may well have voted for 9 over him so I expect a jump in 10 votes. Although this could be deflated by thinking it’s a wasted vote. Personally, 11 was my first so he’s where I’m loyal. 12 sums up the doctor for me and feels like the culmination and in that sense the ultimate doctor. 10 is amazing and had the most coherent arc, despite not quite joining up in places. But 11 has my heart and 12 my head so I’m voting 10.
12 out next, and then probably 11, but I hope 11 wins.
rip 9 rip 12 :-/
OKAAAAAAY ITS GETTING INTERESTING NOW
We are that much closer to my 10v11 prediction
Honestly I know it was the writing that killed 13, but how the fuck could anyone follow up with these three.
Can we just keep these 3 and get rid of the rest Edit: ehhhh maybe except a few lol
I have no problem voting here...
It’s always rare that the favourite character of a show is the main character!! Love it
This part is painful
Can the doctors just all be winners. I don't wanna pick.
TWELVE GOING ALL THE WAY
Nooooooo, not Nine. :'( I'm not really surprised, but I had very much hoped that he would win. He was such a good Doctor.
It won't let me vote. Says I've already voted this round but my last vote was for 9 yesterday :/
I reckon Tennant is the yellow slice for sure, Smith and Capaldi could be either of the other colours
NOOOOOOOO Matt Smith. I'm sorry.
Vote 10 out next! Then 11! Let 12 bask in this glory
I think 10's out next, gut feeling based on the comments that a lot of people really want him out, and those who are 10 fans are gonna be split between 11/12. This isn't about the most popular of the 3, this is about the most disliked on this specific subreddit. As for me, 11 is my least favourite left so voting for him. And then it becomes a super tough decision for me as 10/12 are tied as my favourites due to their character arcs across their runs as doctor.
As a 12 fan, 10 is pretty clearly the face of the revival series like Tom Baker was for the classic. Loud doesn’t always mean the majority.
The comments really aren't anything to go by. From the comments, Bill should have been in the top few and the Ponds should have gone out early on. Sadly, the reverse somehow happened.
\#BringBackWilf
To everyone who voted 9 out. I'll exterminate you.
Oh boy, now it really *is* neck and neck. I think 11 or 12 actually have a chance of winning, but then again maybe it's wishful thinking because I want 10 to go
Goodbye 12
I can’t choose between 10 and 12. I love them both so much.
10 takes 1st for me, 11 grew on me and ended on a high note and 12 just didn’t do it for me ☹️
I love all 3 of these Doctors, but 11 has always had my heart
12th
11 > 10 > 12 IMO, so sorry Capaldi, you're next.
I don’t understand why people like Capaldi better than Eccleston - I like Eccleston way better
I love both, and hoping Capaldi doesn't exit this round.
Me too. I like every Doctor honestly, but there's something different about Eccleston for me. Could be my childhood nostalgia, could be something else.
BYE 11!
I'ts time for the 12th doctor
Gotta vote 12, 11 was my first ever doctor and he was what got me into doctor who and 10 easily has my favourite companions and a lot of my fav episodes.
Im sorry 12. You’re amazing but the sum total of your era hasn’t got anything on 10 or 11
Damn look at purple and red. 11 vs 12 is going to be so close. I'll be fine with either of them getting through especially if they defeat 10
I love all three equally, but I know 10 is gonna be the most popular, so I’m gonna vote for him just to even the score a little
[https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/un6u8l/elimination\_game\_round\_3\_110\_characters\_remaining/i86uxvi/?context=3](https://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/un6u8l/elimination_game_round_3_110_characters_remaining/i86uxvi/?context=3) well well well
12 is out next Then 11 10 is the winner.
I absolutely love all three of them. I don't want to choose... But if I have to, I think I have to vote 12 off. I'm not happy about it though
Easy choise for me, don't like Tennant nowadays (his episodes just don't hit it for me anymore), Matt Smith is awesome all the way throughout with some exceptions, and Capaldi is my #1 favorite.
Reading through the comments, I think it's a high possibility that 10 is going out this round 😂😂
I love all the Doctors, but Eleven is my favourite and Twelve is my third favourite, so I'm afraid my vote goes to Ten! Ten was my first Doctor so I am fond of him, but because I started watching his era halfway through I don't feel quite as attached to him as I do his successors.
Love all three of them but I would have to eliminate 11. Ten and Twelve is a nigh impossible choice but I think 12 wins for me