The next season of Doctor Who is coming up soon so I'd like to take a moment to talk about the things I'd like to see or not see in season 8. This will be the first season with the new Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, following his reboot of regenerations during the last Christmas special. I'm curious to see how they work in the fact the Mr Capaldi has played not one but two prominent roles in previous seasons of Doctor Who and Torchwood, I hope the explanation is more than just "plot device". Maybe his new regens are all based off of people he has seen and made an impact on him during his previous incarnations? But knowing Moffat it'll be contrite and over the top.
I'd like to see NO MORE COMPANIONS IN LOVE WITH THE DOCTOR!!! Seriously. It's been done to death and then some. If I have to watch one more episode of some young pretty girl flirt and moon over the Doctor I will be sick. I swear every companion in the reboot, except for Donna, has been in love with the Doctor at one point or another. So I want to see friendship, companionship, maybe some father/child sort of dynamic. But for heavens sake no more crushes please!
Lets bring back more classic Who baddies, as much as I love the Daleks and Cybermen I'm a bit bored with them right now. I want to see how a modern production would re-imagine all of those awesome old monsters. Or do something brand new! Let the writers write, not regurgitate plot lines that have been done to death. No more Cult of Skarro, Cybermen from another dimension or timeline, or the Doctor vs the Universe please.
And let's get off planet Earth for a bit, or at least away from the UK. Show us brilliantly colored alien worlds, cultures so different from our own that it blows our minds and inspires a whole new generation to write. I want dark worlds and bright worlds and worlds that have been so long dead not even the Doctor remembers who they were. He's a bloody time and space traveler, get away from modern day London for once!
What do you want from this season? What are your hopes or fears?
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