Ask a Doctor Who fan what the worst episode of all time is, and they’re all going to say something different. Ask a Doctor Who fan what the worst five or so episodes of all time are, and you’re bound to start seeing a pattern. While a loud minority will most certainly point to some real stinkers in Classic Who (the period from 1963 to 1989), most are quick to point the finger at Doctor Who’s New Who, particularly the episodes from around the 2017-2025 period. We wonder why that could be.