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14. 8th Doctor (Paul McGann)

Note, I'm not including any Big Finish audio recordings in my assessment of the Doctor, so Paul McGann only has that three-minute short, and the made-for-TV movie as references for me to judge him on. As such, I can't reasonably rank him with the rest of the numbered Doctors. He's certainly better than the pointlessness of Metacrisis and Fugitive, but there's just not enough content to really judge him properly...and most of his content comes from American television writers who cater to the lowest common denominator. I'm fairly certain that, while the Doctor had romantic inclinations during the classic series, Paul McGann's reasonably-attractive appearance, and co-star Grace Holloway, led to the franchise's first big kiss, and the melodrama thereafter. There's unfortunately not a lot to say, because I don't think Paul McGann is a bad actor in and of himself (as evidenced by how he carried himself during the regeneration short), but he just lacks the proper content for a solid ranking.

Hint for #13: It's exactly who you'd expect, based on these first three rankings.