Despite what you might read in some corners of the internet, Doctor Who Season 1 was far from an absolute disaster. There were some fantastic episodes in there like Rogue, Boom, and 73 Yards, and a delightful and charismatic duo leading the charge. Doctor Who has been back on our screens for almost 20 years now, and despite what those same corners may have thought, Saint Russell of Davies isn't a miracle worker.
The TV landscape in 2005 was vastly different from the one we have today – across traditional broadcasters, streamers, and YouTube, there's such a huge amount of choice on offer that it's much harder for a show like Doctor Who to compete. To put it another way, you have to do something really special if you're going to rise to the top. It doesn't help then that if we're being honest, this bold new RTD era does feel a lot like the old one.
For all the excitement surrounding Ncuti Gatwa's casting as the Doctor, the show doesn't feel like it's evolved in the ways it needed to, and also made some basic mistakes that must be rectified going forward. This may not be a problem for hardcore fans like us who are going to tune in regardless, but it's hardly likely to win over a new crowd of viewers, which was the whole point of "Season 1" in the first place. So with that in mind, let's propose some relatively minor tweaks and fixes that can help Doctor Who be even bigger and better in 2025, and beyond! 10.
Make The Season Opener A PROPER Event Between 2005 and 2008, Russell T.