Atraxi - The Eleventh Hour
This episode wasn't about the monster threat really, just about introducing a new Doctor and a new companion. The episode was brilliant but the thing which I disliked about it was the introduction of another space police. What's wrong with the Judoon? The Judoon are far better in my opinion. 3/5
Smiler - The Beast Below
The Smiler's were pretty rubbish 'monsters', as for one, where did they're voice come from? Definitely not that painted on face that 'turns' from happy to angry... The cage they were in was not very futuristic and they reminded me of Max Capricorn... 1/5
Daleks - Victory of the Daleks
The end of the RTD era Daleks (or so we thought) saw the entrance of new 'hump-back jelly bean' Daleks which I really like and I think look far superior to their bronze predecessors. They have bigger, better guns, they are taller and can now stare straight at their enemies instead of looking up at them and for in their first appearance these Daleks actually won! 4/5
Weeping Angels - Time of Angels/Flesh and Stone
The return of the Weeping Angels was fantastic and although there was more of them and don't get me wrong, I love the Weeping Angels, I did prefer Blink. However, they were still terrifying but I think showing us how they move (which doesn't look that fast at all) was a bad move. 4/5
Vampires - Vampires in Venice
I didn't like this episode that much mainly because of the Vampires which I think was a little too fairytale, something Doctor Who has done a few times before... Anyway, the Vampires had been affected by the cracks and now they wanted to kill everyone on Earth, heard it all before... 2/5
The Dream Lord - Amy's Choice
The Dream Lord was a good villain and I loved him taunting The Doctor! The resolution was good though as you really see that the Dream Lord is weak and only has influence over dream states. 3/5
Silurians - The Hungry Earth/Cold Blood
The re-introduction of the Silurians was great and made a great two-parter. The new look was fantastic and the way their history was written into this episode was very good and I hope one day we get to see what happens in 1000 years time when the Silurians come to the surface once more... 5/5
Krafayis - Vincent and the Doctor
This episode (as you can tell by the title) was not about a monster at all, but about Vincent Van Gogh. I like these type of episodes but if you are going to have an alien threat, you need to put a great deal of thought into it, something I don't think was really done here with the Krafayis. 2/5
They're was no alien threat in The Lodger.
The Pandorica Opens and The Big Bang didn't have one alien threat but loads which all had similiar screen time so I will not be writing about any of them.
And my favourite is...
The Silurians
Definitely the best threat and if you think about it, they're not even alien!
And my least favourite is...
Smiler
Poor robots and I'm sure Steven Moffat could have came up with something much better than this.
In Conclusion...
Not a great series for alien threat stories but for some reason, I think it is my favourite series!
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