Has Doctor Who had too many companions from present day Earth since the 2005 revival?

So of the main companions we have seen travel in the TARDIS since Doctor Who came back in 2005 almost all of them are from (at the time) present day Earth. In my opinion the companions on Doctor Who need a radical change and should look to time periods from the past or future, or even other planets, for the next team of companion(s).

What do you think though? Should they change things up on Doctor Who with the next group of companions or are you fine with more present day Earth humans traveling with the Doctor?

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Assorted Doctor Who Statistics 2005 to Present (28. January 2020)

So a conversation in another thread lead to some discussion about how often Doctor Who sets episodes on Earth versus elsewhere, which led me down a bit of a rabbit hole here, as you can see. I thought I'd share it with y'all, though I doubt there's much here that many of you will find surprising. There are, however, some interesting trends.

I primarily used the TARDIS Wiki's series and episode pages to gather this information, mostly confined to the settings and writers of each episode. For episodes with multiple settings, I gave more precedence to the fantastical: extraterrestrial > historical > contemporary. I defined contemporary settings as those set within 10 years, before or after, the air date.

Also note: I did not consider mini-episodes; I consider each episode in a two-parter individually; I consider each special one episode; it's possible that some of the data on the Wiki was incomplete or incorrect, it is also possible I made mistakes.

So, without further preamble....

Assorted Doctor Who Statistics 2005 to Present (28. January 2020)

Settings by Series

  • Note: In terms of genre, there are three distinct categories of setting: science fiction settings, mundane contemporary settings, and historical settings. Because most science fiction settings occur off of Earth, I use the "extraterrestrial" label; because all contemporary settings occur on Earth, I use the "contemporary Earth" label; and because all historical settings occur on Earth, I use the "historical Earth" label. Therefore episodes that are set on future incarnations of Earth (EG Orphan 55) and/or episodes set on fantastical/science fiction versions of contemporary Earth (EG The Wedding of River Song) are classified as "Extraterrestrial."
  • Series 1 -- 13 episodes total; 4 extraterrestrial setting (31%); 5 contemporary Earth (38%); 4 historical Earth (31%).
  • Series 2 -- 14 episodes total; 4 extraterrestrial setting (29%); 8 contemporary Earth (57%); 2 historical Earth (14%).
  • Series 3 -- 14 episodes total; 4 extraterrestrial setting (29%); 5 contemporary Earth (36%); 5 historical Earth (36%).
  • Series 4 -- 14 episodes total; 7 extraterrestrial setting (50%); 5 contemporary Earth (36%); 2 historical Earth (14%).
  • Series 4.5 -- 4 episodes total; 2 extraterrestrial setting (50%); 1 contemporary Earth (25%); 1 historical Earth (25%).
  • Series 5 -- 13 episodes total; 3 extraterrestrial setting (23%); 5 contemporary Earth (39%); 5 historical Earth (39%).
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A complete list of Doctor Who episodes including almost all the big finish episodes. All in the correct chronological order according to tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Theory:Timeline imgur.com/YJUME4R
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A complete list of Doctor Who episodes including almost all the big finish episodes. All in the correct chronological order according to tardis.fandom.com/wiki/Theory:Timeline imgur.com/YJUME4R
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If you could describe each of the doctors (2005-present) with one factual (not opinionated) word, what would it be?
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My list to watch essential Doctor Who episodes for those new to classic Doctor Who. The goal is to for episodes of critical plot points, aspects eluded to in the modern episodes or are the most amazing episodes. Please share additions and why you think it is important (or why I should drop).

An Unearthly Child - first episode The Daleks - first Dalek episode critical Dalek background The Keys of Marinus - My Favorite 1st doctor episode The Dalek Invasion of Earth - so many important things in this one The Romans - I think this is eluded to in the modern series (maybe I should drop this one) The Tenth Planet - The first Cyberman and first regeneration

The Ice Warriors - The first Ice Warrior episode TheTomb of the Cyberman - A little Cyberman back story and a classic The Wheel in Space - Zoe! The Invasion - Cybermen invade earth The War Games - Time lords! (Side note: not canon but I consider this the first Master episode)

Spearhead from Space - color and autons Doctor Who and the Silurians - Silurians introduced Terror of the Autons - first official Master episode The Claws of Axos - my favorite 3rd doctor episode Frontier in Space - good episode discussing human expansion into space The Time Warrior - Sarah Jane Smith! Also Sontaran introduction Planet of the Spiders - The crystal from Metebelis 3

The Ark in Space The Sontaran Experiment The Genesis of The Daleks - Origin of the Daleks Revenge of the Cybermen Terror of the Zygons - eluded to in modern The Hand of Fear - bye Sarah The Deadly Assassin - so much time lord information The Face of Evil - Lela plus very good The Robots of Death - too good not to included (bit garish for my taste) The invisible Enemy - K-9! Underworld - background on Time Lord non-interference The Invasion of Time - Galifrey! The Ribos Operation - Ramona! Also the guardians The Pirate Planet - Douglas Adams goodness The Armageddon Factor - Completion of the key to time Destiny of the Daleks - Romona regeneration also great Davros City of Death - more Douglas Adams goodness

Terminus - good 4th Doctor episode The Kings Demons - Kamelion stuff

The Twin Dilema - some regenerations go bad The Trial of the Time Lords

Survival

(Self reflective thoughts: maybe too much Tom Baker and not enough of 5 - 7; also maybe this list should be drastically smaller and is too daunting for those going on this journey)

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List of Doctor Who Mini-Episodes

#List of Doctor Who Mini-Episodes

(My take on the deleted thread)

Most of these contain spoilers for the previous and next episode!

For context see the episode list.


"Where did the mini episodes come from?"

DVD extra, YouTube promos, Comic Relief, Children in Need, The Proms, prequel teasers, etc.

"Are the mini episodes essential to watch?"

In generaral? No. While some are really good, the majority are inessential to the plot. They can be watched after the fact if keeping track of miniepsidoes slows you down.

Unfortunateley, not all of these mini-episodes have been officially released on YouTube and are liable to be removed in the future. (You know I'm desperate when the best quality link I can find is with French subtitles on DailyMotion). So if a link is dead (or you have found a better upload) don't be afraid to PM me!


Skippable

Really Good

Essential


(Some placements are a rough estimate.)

Previous Episode Mini-Episode Next Episode
The Parting of the Ways Born Again The Christmas Invasion
The Christmas Invasion Tardisode 1 New Earth
New Earth Tardisode 2 Tooth and Claw
Tooth and Claw Tardisode 3 School Reunion
School Reunion Tardisode 4 The Girl in the Fireplace
The Girl in the Fireplace Tardisode 5 Rise of the Cybermen
Rise of the Cybermen Tardisode 6 The Age of Steel
The Age of Steel Tardisode 7 The Idiot's Lantern
The Idiot's Lantern Tardisode 8 The Impossible Planet
The Impossible Planet Tardisode 9 The Satan Pit
The Satan Pit Tardisode 10 Love & Monsters
Love & Monsters Tardisode 11 Fear Her
Fear Her Tardisode 12 Army of Ghosts
Army of Ghosts [*Tardisod
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Doctor Who 12x09 "Ascension of the Cybermen" Post-Episode Discussion Thread

Please remember that future spoilers must be tagged. This includes the next time trailer!


This is the thread for all your indepth opinions, comments, etc about the episode.

Megathreads:

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  • Post-Episode Discussion Thread - Posted around 30 minutes after to allow it to sink in - This is for all your indepth opinions, comments, etc about the episode.

These will be linked as they go up. If we feel your post belongs in a (different) megathread, it'll be removed and redirected there.


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Sci Fi TV Listings for the Week of July 16th: Premieres for Wynonna Earp and Killjoys, Doctor Who Lost Episode, Plus Conan at Comic-Con cancelledscifi.com/2018/0…
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master list of all doctor who fiction

hi, does anyone know where i can access a comprehensive master list of all doctor who books and audiobooks etc?? i want to read/listen to all of them but i don’t know how to make sure i find all of them and don’t miss any out or skip a load of of them by accident. thank you !!!

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List of ATP #3 ranked players 2005-present?

I know the Big Four have had a monopoly on the top two ranking spots since 2005, but that precious #3 position has been pierced by a number of non-Big-Four players. But I've never seen a full list so I'm not sure how many players have actually reached it over the last 13 years, or how much time they spent there in total. Does anyone know of a full list? I'd be interested in seeing it.

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The Complete Anthology of Penguins Goaltenders, PART TWO: 2005-Present

#31 Sebastien Caron

2002-2006

The Stats: 90 games played, 24-47-12 record with PIT. 4 shutouts, .892 SV%

The Mask: Not bad I guess

The Good: One of the craziest saves you’ll ever see against Philly during Sid’s rookie year

The Bad: Will always be equated with some very dark and awful Pens teams.

The Exit: Pens bought out his contract with the emergence of Fleury and after signing Jocelyn Thibault. Appeared in 5 NHL games after that with Anaheim, Chicago, and Tampa Bay before going to Europe.

Nowadays: No idea. Appears to be back in Canada but his Twitter is pretty barebones

#41 Jocelyn Thibault

2005-2007

The Stats: 38 games played, 8-17-5 record with PIT. 1 shutout, .894 SV%

The Mask: Nothing special

The Good: Even straight guys would have to admit: This is one good looking dude

The Bad: Even for a backup, he was pretty meh

The Exit: Signed with Buffalo in July 2007 during free agency.

Nowadays: Owner and GM of the Sherbrooke Phoenix of the QMJHL

#35 Ty Conklin

2007-2008

The Stats: 33 games played, 18-8-5 record with PIT. 2 shutouts, .923 SV%

The Mask: I’d say it’s one of the better ones of the last 15 years

The Good: WHEW we’re starting to get into some real beauties here. The journeyman was brought up to the NHL in December 2007 when Fleury went down with a high ankle sprain, leaving Conklin and Dany Sabourin in charge of the crease and putting the Pens season on life support. But, he won his first nine starts for Pittsburgh and helped the Pens turn their season around en route to an appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. Also started for Pittsburgh for the inaugural Winter Classic against Buffalo in 2008. He actually is still #1 in franchise SV% of all goalies with at least 30 games played.

The Bad: After losing to the Wings in the 2008 finals, him and Judas Marian Hossa went and signed with them that offseason

The Exit: See above.

Nowadays: Assistant and Goaltending Development Coach for his Alma Mater University of New Ha

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Political events can take a serious toll on mental health, a doctor has warned in the journal BMJ Case Reports, after treating a man with a brief episode of acute psychosis, triggered by Brexit. People who are already psychologically vulnerable may be particularly at risk in such circumstances. eurekalert.org/pub_releas…
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Ryan & Jack's last names were used as an Easter Egg in the latest episode of Doctor Who. twitter.com/Ben_Davis_GD/…
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So, James Buckley is in the next episode of Doctor Who. Congrats to him!
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Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker to return for festive episode Revolution of the Daleks radiotimes.com/news/tv/20…
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In the episodes of Doctor Who that have weeping angels, the angels don't move when the camera has the angels in frame which implies that the viewers are counted as living things that are seeing the angels therefore turning them to stone
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Need a List of creepy Doctor Who episodes

I'm not too much of a fan of alot of DW stuff, but I always enjoy ones that have creepy enemies or just creepy in any way kind of stuff. I'm not hating, it's just not my cup of tea. creepy= stuff like Satan's Pit, Clockwork Killers

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Solely Singleton S6E7 is live! The first episode of Cube Doctor features Rifken's Cube. Check the show notes for a link to the list to follow along at home! solelysingleton.com/s6e7-…
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LEFT: May 9th RIGHT: today// I've only been a fan for 4 months but after 7 series I'm already so obsessed and I can't help but feel profound sadness after seeing the last episode of the first doctor I ever watched. Didn't want his run to end! (sharing here because no one I know watches Doctor Who)
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Human Nature and Family of Blood were two of the best episodes of Doctor Who but Freema Agyeman was extra amazing imgur.com/IyFzK7w
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Just Watched My First Episode of Doctor Who (S3E10 "Blink") and Wow!

Obviously I've heard of Doctor Who and the premise of him being basically a time...wizard?/warlock?/lord? of sorts and how he always regenerates and goes on adventures but I never got into the show thinking it's just too hard to jump into since it's got such a rich history and since I'm usually not a fan of SciFi.

Saying that, I don't really know much beyond David Tennant and Matt Smith from The Crown were both Doctors at some point. A friend told me to just watch one episode, Blink, and see what I thought. Long story short, it was amazing! Such clever writing and casting - it's been a long time since I've felt genuine suspense, terror, and intrigue as much as the weeping angels make me feel.

I don't really know much about the community or the lore but I hope to get some advice on what episode to watch next! I've heard to just start with when Matt Smith becomes the Doctor but wanted to check with the fans so I don't miss out on any other stellar episodes. Hopefully this isn't too much of a newbie post and I welcome any and all recommendations! Sorry for the long post.

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"A good man goes to war" Will forever be one of my favourite doctor who episodes especially Matt smiths acting it's simply fantastic
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IMDb Ratings of Doctor Who Episodes by Season
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I'm watching classic Who from the ground up and so far this is my favourite 1st Doctor angry outburst. From Season 3 Episode 2 of Story 21 "The Daleks' Master Plan" v.redd.it/t7k7xqymcsq31
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Mark is a fan of the Vincent Van Gogh episode of Doctor Who, or specifically Tony Curran’s Vincent.
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A negative review of Doctor Who season 1 Episode 1 part 2 "The Cave of Skulls" (1963)
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Episode 2 of Doctor Who, The Ghost Monument, had a consolidated average of 8.67m viewers. When viewers watching on computers, tablets and phones were added, that total increased to 9.00 million, making it the fourth highest-rated TV show of the week. twitter.com/TomSpilsbury/…
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The BBC in the early 1970s famously destroyed a lot of its archive of Black and White recordings, including many episodes of the original series of Doctor Who. Was this a common practice at the time, and are there other notable "lost" shows?

Doctor Who is blessed/cursed with a very dedicated fandom which has managed to retrieve and restore some of the lost episodes, but do similar efforts exist for other shows?

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[Serious] People of reddit who have gone through or are going through cancer, what was the first sign that made you go to the doctor?
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Going to tell my kids this is Donald Trump and he stared in a Doctor Who episode!
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Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast Episode #11A: Who Should Play the 14th Doctor? youtube.com/watch?v=NerVK…
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Doctor Who Series 12: eighth episode titled β€˜The Haunting of Villa Diodati’ cultbox.co.uk/news/doctor…
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Man in his 80's who died , in Sagamihara City, Japan, had been tested positive for COVID-19. However, the doctors list the cause of death as Gastrointestinal Illness. (Article in Japanese) www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/…
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What was the episode where Chris & co list out where to start with Doctor who & their face episodes?

I've listened to 25 different ones looking for it and can't find it. Am I making it up?

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Completing the Matrix: March 2010 Production Notes for Doctor Who Magazine #419: Doctor Who's showrunner Steven Moffat reveals his list of Terrifying Facts...

This was written by Steven Moffat and was from before The Eleventh Hour was broadcast, and the issue had some early previews of Series 5. The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which looks at Series 12, is out now.

Want an archive of the previous Production Notes that have been posted on /r/gallifrey?: Follow this link or this one.


Yes, didn't Piers and I look handsome and dashing in those photographs last month? Thank you SO MUCH for commenting. Oh, no, hang on, absolutely nobody did. Sorry, Piers, I've got a funny feeling we were a tiny bit upstaged. So in answer to your many enquiries, no, Beth Willis is not going to be available as an action figure. She's only little, it would have to be life-size.

Right, then. Where are we? Well, for me, it's the early morning of the 15th of February - 7.25, as I type this - and you're all a little bit in the future, wondering why the ink on this page is still a bit wet. Yes, lordy, I'm insanely late again. In fact, as you glance at the very fine cartoon on this page, I invite you all to write in with your best guesses as to its relevance. The correct answer is NONE AT ALL, since Ben had to draw it in advance. Stare deep into it. Imagine a connection. See, that's what we had to do for entertainment before they invented television and pictures of Beth Willis.

Now then, the show. Here's a terrifying fact - one of a list of terrifying facts I sob under my breath at four every morning, so why should you be spared? Do you know exactly how many episodes of new Doctor Who I've seen completed now, in their full and proper glory. Well, since you ask... none. Yes, none! Oh, I've seen edits, I've seen FX shots, I've heard music, I've thrilled to monster noises - but they're still all in bits. In fact, I'm going to make a note right now that someone probably ought to put all the bits together. Otherwise the screen will just cut to Piers, Beth and me, flapping about in the office like bewildered otters (again). But don't worry, no, seriously, we're on the case - we'll have all those bits welded together before you know. We'll even check down the back of the settee for any we missed.

Terrifying Fact Number One, of course, is that the show is going out on air really soon now. I'm in denial about that. I don't accept it. When people start talking to me about it, I stick my fi

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Who else thinks The War Games is a masterpiece of doctor who, quite possibly the best classic episode, personally I think it is anyway wbu?
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In the beginning episode (Season 4 Episode 11) β€œBasic Human Anatomy”, Abed can be seen wearing a shirt that has a picture of the Tardis from the British TV show β€œDoctor Who”, which is what the in-universe show β€œInspector Spacetime” is based off of.
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The Many faces of Doctors Who. (As of 2019)

If you are a fan of Doctor Who, you might already know that there’re 13 Doctors, 14 faces, and 15 incarnations. But after doing some deep research into Non-Canon/Unbound territory, I have concluded that there are over 50 different versions of the Doctor. I have decided to list all the different versions/alternate incarnations of the timelord who’s impact in science fiction is undeniably influential.

First, let’s start with the Doctors that are canon. The ones that appear in the TV series.

1.The 1st Doctor (William Hartnel: 1963-1966)

2.The 2nd Doctor (Patrick Troughton: 1967-1969)

3.The 3rd Doctor (Jon Pertwee: 1970-1974)

4.The 4th Doctor (Tom Baker: 1974-1981)

5.The 5th Doctor (Peter Davison: 1981-1984)

6.The 6th Doctor (Colin Baker: 1984-1986)

7.The 7th Doctor (Sylvester McCoy: 1987-1989)

8.The 8th Doctor (Paul McGann: 1996, 2013)

9.The War Doctor (John Hurt: 2013)

10.The 9th Doctor (Christopher Eccleston: 2005)

11&12.The 10th Doctor (David Tennant: 2005-2010)

13.The 11th Doctor (Matt Smith: 2010-2013)

14.The 12th Doctor (Peter Capaldi: 2014-2017)

15.The 13th Doctor (Jodie Whittaker: 2018-????)

Next we have the incarnations in the 1999 comic relief special Curse of Fatal Death. In this story, the Doctor is in his alternate 9th incarnation and regenerates 4 times.

16.The 9th Doctor (Rowan Atkinson: 1999)

17.The 10th Doctor (Richard E. Grant: 1999)

18.The 11th Doctor (Jim Broadbent: 1999)

19.The 12th Doctor (Hugh Grant: 1999)

20.The 13th Doctor (Joanna Lumley: 1999)

21.Dr. Who (Peter Cushing: 1965, 1966)

In 1965, a feature-length Doctor Who film called β€œDr. Who and the Daleks” was released staring Peter Culling as a human scientist named Dr.Who. Since he’s just a human and not a timelord he can’t be considered a true non canon incarnation of the Doctor, but he is officially licensed. A sequel to the film was released in 1966 called β€œDaleks – Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D”. The sequel underperformed at the box office, and the third film was canceled.

22.The Shalka Doctor

In 2003, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Doctor Who, an animated web-series called Scream of the Shalka was produced staring Richard E. Grant as the alternate 9th Doctor in the series. Grant also played the 10th Doctor in Curse of Fatal Death.

In the same year as the release of Scream of The Shalka, 2003, Big Finish celebrated the 40th anniversary by releasing a series of audio books called Doctor Who Unbound. Each of these stories told a stand-alone story

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Watching old episodes of Doctor Who and noticed a familiar face
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What makes for a good episode of doctor who?

I was thinking, besides the obvious being good writing, there seem to be certain patterns to the most acclaimed episodes of doctor who. For instance:

No doctor/Only doctor:

When they change up the formula, and you have an episode where there's either just the doctor or no doctor, you get blink, turn left, and for just doctor heaven sent and, to some extent, midnight. Why do you think that is.

(Counterpoint, you also get love and monsters, which I personally did not like at all)

Dark doctor:

When we get hints at the doctors darker side, you get waters of mars, human nature/family of blood, with episodes that leave an impact.

Horror:

When doctor who dips into horror, it seems to thrive and make for the most memorable episodes. For example, Silence in the library/Forest of the Dead, Blink, The impossible Planet/Satan's pit

Hopeless doctor:

Episodes where the doctor is completely out of his/her depth, or where the doctor loses. It makes for very compelling television to see your hero fail, and provides a strong contrast to the doctor being the intelligent almost untouchable protagonist we're used to. For example, **Midnight, Extremis (**where the doctor even asks to be turned off at one point before making a breakthrough), **The Impossible Planet/Satan's pit (**literally fighting satan)

(Counterpoint, sleep no more, the doctor loses, but it's not the greatest)

Sad doctor:

Not sure whether this point really stands on it's own, but the most acclaimed episodes tend to also be the saddest ones, The Girl in the Fireplace, Vincent and the Doctor.

On the flip side, I felt the follow up to the doctor being blind, which is perhaps a superficial but definitely real thing that could hold the doctor back, wasn't very rewarding. Perhaps because they didn't do much with it.

Side point, I think this leads into something else I love so much about doctor who, it has endless potential, it can dip into multiple genres, themes, all sorts, but still remain the same show fundamentally.

Any examples or themes I left out? Or counterpoints? Thanks.

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Doctor Who 12x09 "Ascension of the Cybermen" Post-Episode Discussion Thread

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