Doctor Who Series 10: 10 Biggest WTF Moments
9. The Doctor's Blindness
As a Time Lord who, to use his own words, ‘walks in eternity’, the Doctor is not that far off from being a superhero. Since Steven Moffat took up the reins in 2010 the Doctor’s heroic status has taken quite a bashing. We’ve seen a more vulnerable side to the character, that whilst present from the start was rarely explored in any great detail. And yet despite his self-doubts and catastrophic mistakes he’s still remained immune to any lasting physical harm. He can regrow a hand (albeit after a recent regeneration), he can slow down or speed up time to give him that special advantage, and he can use his Time Lord powers and extra heart to survive extreme conditions.
It was no surprise when the Doctor was blinded after exposure to the vacuum of space. At first it was a sign of his superhuman powers. Had he been human he would have surely died. The shocking part was that Oxygen ended with the Doctor still blind.
It was a bold move that wasn’t originally in the script. Alongside the obvious question of ‘when will he get his sight back?’ we were all intrigued to find out how his blindness might affect him. If we were thinking it would make him more human and less full of himself then we were wrong. The Doctor saw it as a challenge and wanted to prove that he could win even with his eyes closed.