Doctor Who: 5 Things Ben Wheatley Could Bring To Series 8

By Molly Tracy /

1. New Doctor, New Rules, New Director

I think that Wheatley€™s new eye will be a perfect thing to start series eight of Doctor Who. Here we have a new Doctor who€™s already said to be dark and gritty, and a director that specializes in thrillers. Nothing is a better match. While being amazing with the cinematography, Wheatley may also be able to use that to give us a new way of getting to know Twelve. A camera can do a lot, if Wheatley does what is expected of him, he may be able to give us something we've never seen before. Instead of the same type of €˜Get to know the Doctor€™ episode we start with, Wheatley could bring the suspense in and give us a way to get to know the Doctor that previous directors haven€™t, maybe by getting straight to the point. Instead of sleeping his way through the opening episode or being tied to a heater, maybe Twelve jumps right in with the drama. Maybe we get whiplash because the suspense starts right away. We have no idea what Wheatley's dreaming up for his Who debut - but we do know one thing. He€™s a movie director, he€™s good at getting the audience to meet and know the character, and either make you fall in love with the character or hate him in a set amount of time. With experience in movies, we may know all of Twelve's life story by the end of these two episode.