Let's take a moment to look back at Peter Capaldi's first Doctor Who series, where he played a more prickly and nearly unlikable Doctor.
Peter Capaldi
In the BBC's Doctor Who, our hero's constant death & rebirth may be a show-saving gimmick, but it's also what makes the show deeply beautiful.
Doctor Who: Four from Doom's Day is an audiobook where Sooz Kempner finally reads her character, but the stories are average at best.
Doctor Who: Doom's Day #1 and #2 may be wittier & more fun than previous chapters in the multimedia event, but it's still mostly fanservice.
Doctor Who is a show that often pioneered representation ahead of its time, and Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor was an LGBTQ champion.
Let's look back to Doctor Who Series 9, Steven Moffat's most interesting & consistent season, and Peter Capaldi's second as The Doctor.
Some of Doctor Who's most emotional moments all share a common thematic thread: the fear of being forgotten after one's gone.
Doctor Who: Doom's Day is available on the official Doctor Who website, continuing the series' tradition of satirical British Science Fiction.
The Doctor needed a companion because the heart of Doctor Who is about the romance between them, which became more overt in the new show.
Doctor Who stories set in the future tend to be about class conflict, the evils of capitalism & fascism - part of British Sci-Fi tradition.