Eight Reasons Why I Hate Ryan Mason For Making Me Watch Doctor Who

My best friend Ryan Mason (owner of http://acollisionofthoughts.blogspot.com) is a huge fan of BBC series Doctor Who. I mean HUGE. I mean, watching a debate about whether Doctor Who is rubbish, huge.

Being his best friend, I thought it only fair that I figure out what was so special about this show.

Well, let's just say I did, and I hate Ryan for it.

Over the last few weeks, I have been watching the first two seasons (series in the UK) of the rebooted Doctor Who episodes. I just finished the 2006 Christmas episode (the one starring the freakin' hilarious Catherine Tate) and am about to start season three. So, here's what I've gathered from my viewing experience (also titled "Reasons Why I Hate Ryan Mason For Making Me Watch Doctor Who"):

1. David Tennant (the Tenth Doctor) is my new favorite actor (Why it makes me hate Ryan: he's leaving the show)

2. Billie Piper is all kinds of awesome (Why it makes me hate Ryan: she's been gone)

3. The Cybermen are the hokiest-looking villains ever (Why it makes me hate Ryan: he neglected to tell me I would be encountering them in TWO two-part specials)

4. "The Girl In The Fireplace" and "School Reunion" are my second and third favorite episodes, respectively, because David Tennant's acting is brilliant in them  (Why it makes me hate Ryan: see #1)

5. The last 15 minutes of "Doomsday" left me absolutely wrecked, and it ranks in the top 3 best moments of television I have ever witnessed, ever (Why it makes me hate Ryan: he neglected to mention that the episode, and the series for that matter, were so damn emotional!)

6. Catherine Tate's appearance at the end of "Doomsday" was a pointless, daft mood-killer (Why it makes me hate Ryan: he neglected to mention that the series interrupts emotional moments on the show with women dressed in wedding dresses)

7. Speaking of Catherine Tate, her sketch with David Tennant for Children in Need was ace (Why it makes me hate Ryan: he doesn't like Catherine's character Lauren. Bovvered? Hello!)

8. And finally, from what I've gathered from these episodes so far, Doctor Who is well-deserving of its status as national treasure in the UK. It's quickly ascending to the top 10 of my favorite shows, ever. In fact, the only show ahead of it is Friends. Rose and The Doctor are also in the top 10 of my favorite TV relationships. (Why it makes me hate Ryan: First off, why didn't he introduce this show to me earlier? Second, why did he introduce the show to me, just when the awesome Tennant was leaving? And finally, he won't let me keep the DVDs!)


So, those are the reasons why I hate Ryan Mason for getting me into Doctor Who (aka, "Why I Love Doctor Who" and "Some Reasons Why Ryan Mason is My Best Friend")

Stay tuned for more BWU Doctor Who coverage!