8 Doctor Who Villains NOT Improved In The Reboot

8. Nestene Consciousness

This entry comes down to, unfortunately, the revived Doctor Who attempting to run before it could walk. The choice to render the Nestene Consciousness entirely in CGI severely hampered the impact that it would have on audiences. Even the Autons themselves, while played by actors in mannequin suits, appeared less threatening by the time the Ninth Doctor encountered them.

When the Third Doctor came face to tentacle with the Nestene, the low budget of the 1970s was actually aided by 'less is more' storytelling. When the Doctor and Liz Shaw attempted to destroy the creature, their weapon malfunctioned and the next thing the audience knew, the Doctor was being wrapped up and strangled by the being. While no one is arguing that the tentacle didn't look like an Art Attack project, they were at least in the same room as the actors. The same cannot be said for the 'updated' version.

In Rose, the Nestene hiding under London is a huge, CGI mess. It was designed to resemble something like lava, though it never truly hits the mark. This, combined with some unfortunately shoddy CGI effects between Mickey Smith and a dustbin, let the opening episode down.

However, to be fair, it was the very first episode of the new series, so we won't judge them too harshly.