10 Times Doctor Who Gave Fans EXACTLY What They Wanted (And They Hated It)

10. A Proper Series-Long Story

One of the recurring complaints about 21st century Doctor Who (from fans who grew up with the classic series) was that it didn't have enough time to tell a good story. With most episodes only running about 45 minutes, it felt like all the character development and intricate plotting had been lost.

In reality, all that had happened was that the repeated scenes of the Doctor and their companions being imprisoned, escaping, then being imprisoned again had been trimmed out.

While Doctor Who had experimented with long-form storytelling since 2005 - from hints of the Bad Wolf in Series 1, to the mystery of Amy's hallucinations in Series 6 - these were additional elements for loyal viewers, that were bolted on to the monster-of-the-week format.

So when the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated significant changes to Chris Chibnall's planned Series 13, classic fans got their wish, with a series-long story about the destruction of the universe. However, Flux received many of the same complaints that NuWho episodes tend to suffer from: it was too confusing, the resolution didn't make sense, and it was rushed.

It seems that the longest, most consistent Doctor Who story is fans being disappointed with what they're given.