I'm making a guide of which episodes of Dr Who to watch. While I'm making a fully detailed guide, I've seen the first 4 stories of the classic series and here are my thoughts so far:

[ An Unearthly Child ] – Watch the first episode! Then skip the rest because they're dull

[ The Daleks ] – Worth a watch if you're patient, but otherwise it's very slow paced

(cont)

[ The Edge of Destruction ] - Watch it! Short and tense, and one of my favourites

[ Marco Polo ] - All the episodes are missing, but if you're willing to watch regardless, go ahead!

(To explain for those who don't know: many of the earlier episodes were completely destroyed, however fans at home recorded the audio and took photos of the screen, so reconstructions which use still images have been made)

The next story is The Keys of Marinus, which I remember fondly from when I watched it as a kid.

We'll see if it holds up...

The Keys of Marinus does hold up!

I've decided to put it in my "fast track" recommendation - which means I recommend it for anyone to watch, even if they just want a sampling of episodes.

I may demote it to a regular "watch" recommendation later on, because it is still incredibly slowly paced compared to the later seasons (let alone modern television), but it's there for now.

now it's time to watch "The Aztecs" which is about..... the Aztecs

I'm sure this won't be culturally insensitive at all

Barbara: If we stop the evil sacrifices, then when Cortez lands the Spanish will only see the good in this society, and it will save them from destruction!

hjskhgkjghshg

[ The Aztecs ] - Not worth watching

I think this will probably be my most controversial decision so far, especially since it's not ✨ awful ✨, and in fact is actually tense and good sometimes.

But I still don't think it's worth watching

by the way: I'm going to publish a version of the guide after I finish each season.

I'd publish as I go, but the software I'm using is really convinient for writing in, but not so convinient for... displaying on the web.

Two stories left in this season: The Sensorites, and The Reign of Terror

hrm, now I'm doubting my decision for The Aztecs.... it's actually kinda good?

aside from the whole "completely innaccurate" thing

and saying no for this has made me feel like I should have said no for more of the previous episodes

I changed my mind a bit for some stories, so here is the recommendations:

[ An Unearthly Child ] → Watch the first episode only

[ The Daleks ] → Don't watch, unless you're really curious - in which case I can recommend skipping through episodes 5 and 6

[ The Edge of Destruction ] → Recommended!

[ Marco Polo ] → Maybe, if you're ok with a reconstruction

[ The Keys of Marinus ] → ✨ HIGHLY RECOMMENDED ✨

[ The Aztecs ] → Maybe

[ The Sensorites ] → No

I've now published the draft of my first season of recommendations for Doctor Who!

https://averylychee.neocities.org/doctor-who/

Want to watch Doctor Who from the very beginning, but don't want to slog through the really boring episodes?

Check out my guide!

https://averylychee.neocities.org/doctor-who/

Now with better recommendations, a more clear intro, and better colours!

Currently I've only written the recommendations for the first season - second season will be coming as soon as I finish watching it!