Martha spends a series learning that the Doctor is still in love with Rose and she needs to get out of the TARDIS, ultimately ending up with Rose’s ex Mickey (and still we’re not entirely sure why) as a sort of consolation prize for both of them. Rose is torn apart from the Doctor and after traversing dimensions to be reunited with him, is given a genocidal clone version of him and told she can heal him like she did the original. Attempts like ‘Death Comes to Time’, ‘ Scream of the Shalka’ and frankly ‘The TV Movie’ were, irrespective of quality, not opening the doors wide.įor all the bursts of joy and ebullience the revived show gave off, Davies’ work has a cynical undercurrent borne out by the – at best – bittersweet fates of the companions he created. Most pitches and attempts at continuing Doctor Who after its 1989 cancellation were aiming for a cult BBC Two or post-watershed BBC One audience because it was considered Science-Fiction first and a family show second, and that’s where Science-Fiction ended up in those days. Davies’ innovations and expansions to Doctor Who with calm and measured articulations of their likes and dislikes, and no shrill hyperbole written in blinkered rage and 2am on Outpost Gallifrey. Similarly, fandom responded to Russell T. It’s not like someone dies if we don’t like ‘Inferno’. The wonderful thing about ranking articles is that they’re a safe space where everyone feels confident and happy in sharing their favourites without fear of unexamined bilious ejaculations, in the understanding that everyone’s tastes are different, and it’s only Doctor Who for God’s sake. Warning: contains spoilers for all episodes listed.
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