So lets start with Series 4...
Heavenly Hosts - Voyage of the Damned
The Hosts were average robots and I liked their line 'Information: You are all going to die.' because it shocked you as you thought 'Oh god, they're not heavenly at all!'. Anyway, the Hosts were pretty good monsters and I can't find many faults about them at all to be honest! 4/5
In no way Monsters as they were just born, who can help that?! I loved their cuteness and the whole story of Partner's In Crime was great (apart from the title). The Adipose were a great use of CGI but did look a tiny but fake at times... 3/5
Pyrovile - The Fires of Pompeii
The Pyroviles were menacing monsters but the fact that they were simply defeated by a basin of water sort of took away a bit of the fear factor from them. But, they were greatly thought out and I loved how a real Earth event was written in, to be part of Doctor Who. 4/5
I loved how the Ood were given their own story at last after their medium-sized part in Series 2. Also, I really liked how were told the story of the Ood and why they want to serve. 4/5
This highly unpopular two-parter re-introduced the Sontarans as cowards... in a way! If you are going to re-introduce something, then make sure that that story is fully about who the monster really is. Anyway, when the Sontarans were on a murder spree, it showed who they really were... shame this couldn't have been for the whole story. 3/5
Hath - The Doctor's Daughter
The Hath were strange creatures and I thought it was very unnatural for them to have green glass tanks for mouths! I didn't really like the Hath as you couldn't understand what they are saying, and I think language is something monsters need to be able to do well in, Judoon to the side as at least they can speak English in the end. 2/5
My favourite episode of Series 4 (excluding the Specials) saw a giant wasp take hold and I loved this as we were told later on in the series, they're not the only 'buzzing' creature to come fro, another planet... Anyway, a fantastic monster but the changing from human to wasp thing could have looked better. 4/5
Vashta Nerada - Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
The Vashta Nerada were another great invention of Moffat's as all you do to stop them from getting you is... RUN! Also loved how they kept the last words of their hosts constantly being said and this added to the eeriness of them. 5/5
Midnight Entity - Midnight
During the time of it's broadcast I highly disliked Midnight as I thought it was a cheap cop out but as I have re-watched it, I have started to really like it and I now love the mystery of the Midnight entity. Although, the thing that bugs me about it is we will never know what it really was... 3/5
Time Beetle - Turn Left
The Time Beetle was rarely seen but caused all the events to happen in Turn Left so it was a main monster. However, when we did see the Time Beetle, it looked like a cheap plasticky toy so this let the episode down a little bit... 3/5
Daleks - The Stolen Earth/Journey's End
Finally after three series' we got a Dalek story with an empire at the height of its power! Absolutely fantastic from the Daleks as they were entirely ruthless and I liked how it rounded of the ending to the turbulent and some what controversial, Cult of Skaro saga with Dalek Caan nothing more than a Dalek traitor... Although they're cheated end did let them down a bit. 4/5
Couldn't decide whether to write about Davros or the Daleks so decided to write about both! Davros' reintroduction was good but not brilliant as it sort of took away the fact of the Time War never being able to be accessed by any living thing. But Davros' was pretty mad which I absolutely loved! 4/5
Now for the 2009 Specials...
Cybermen - The Next Doctor
The Cybermen were finally given another story after what had felt ages! I really liked the Cybershades coming back and the CyberKing was great as it once again got the Cybermen working at their best. 4/5
Stingray - Planet of the Dead
The Stingrays were good monsters as they were just ruthless creatures destroying entire planets to get what they want! They're look was great as for once I actually believed an alien with metal body parts to be natural. 4/5
The Flood was a terrifying monster even though, it had no physical form. Definitely one of RTD's best episodes ever and The Flood's story left us wondering right to the end, what was going to happen... Also, I loved the whole just one drop thing. 5/5
The Master - The End of Time
The Master was back and this time was entirely MAD! His plan however was even better than his last and how he and The Doctor were deep down still friends, was great! At the end when the Master saved the Doctor's life, it was heart warming as we all knew that after all he had done to him, The Master was still the Doctor's friend. 5/5
I thought I would just add these classic guys in as well as after all that time, we finally saw the Time Lords again! Their part in this episode was great as we finally found out the secret to why the Doctor had to kill them at the end of the Time War... 4/5
And my favourite is...
The Flood
It was just something about them and the great story they were given that I absolutely loved and they will be remembered by me, forever.
And my least favourite is...
The Hath
Not great monsters mainly because of the language barrier and they're unnatural appearance.
In Conclusion...
A fantastic collection of Monsters with ALL the classics: Daleks, Cybermen, The Master, Sontarans and Davros and also some one-off great monsters: Vashta Nerada, The Flood and The Vespiform. Definitely the best series so far for Monsters!
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