5. Steven Moffat's Writing Has Gone Downhill Since He Took Over As Showrunner
Back in 2009, readers of Doctor Who Magazine voted for their favourite story of all time. Two of Moffat's stories made the Top 10, with Blink just missing out on the top spot to The Caves of Androzani. His two other stories finished a respectable 11th and 24th. Last year, the survey was repeated to include everything up until the 50th anniversary special. Once again, Blink just missed out on first place. The victor? Not Caves, not Genesis of The Daleks or City of Death... but The Day of The Doctor, penned by, you guessed it, Steven Moffat. His first script as showrunner, The Eleventh Hour, also made the new Top 20. You can't argue with statistics. As showrunner, Steven Moffat has significantly increased his quota of stories and inevitably they will not all reach the ridiculously high standards of Blink or The Empty Child, but there is little evidence to suggest the quality of his stories have suffered because of the extra responsibilities of being the showrunner.