Companions leaving Doctor Who are sad farewells we sometimes take for granted, expressions of the evolving state of television storytelling.
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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.
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.
Let's look back to Doctor Who Series 9, Steven Moffat's most interesting & consistent season, and Peter Capaldi's second as The Doctor.
It was just a simple post that happened to have a blue police box in it - no reason to find Doctor Who meaning in Steven Moffat's IG post.
The TARDIS is what truly defines Doctor Who - the most faithful companion, the MVP, the Doctor's true love, and the REAL face of the show.
Doctor Who Series Six was when the modern era of the show hit its peak in popularity but also when it started to become too much.
In Doctor Who, the sonic screwdriver is a deus ex machina and, in a Freudian sense, totally the Doctor's magic wand in so many ways.
We look back at Jodie Whittaker's second season of Doctor Who, undercut by unrealised potential & unfulfilled promises under Chris Chibnall.
Some of Doctor Who's most emotional moments all share a common thematic thread: the fear of being forgotten after one's gone.