User blog comment:MasterCharmander13/Doctor Who:Matt Smith's Top 39 Episodes/@comment-3538016-20140203184813

OK... first of many comments, as I have prety strong feelings about DW. :P

First of all... Hide and Cold War are way underrated in my opinion. They are the episodes that inspired me to start watching the show again after stopping for a while. Cold War was the first Eleventh Doctor episode I ever saw. Yes, the Ice Warrior was underused, but ultimately it was a cleverly done episode. Reminiscent of Alien.

Hide was an awesome episode. Terrifying when it's meant to be terrifying, and the twist on your average ghost story--a time traveller stuck in a pocket dimension--was brilliant. The ending with the two monsters was absolutely brilliant and one of my favorite endings of all time. I have a soft spot for sympathetic aliens. :)