10 Current Doctor Who Problems And How To Fix Them

8. A Lack Of Companion Diversity

This one's pretty self explanatory, and often discussed among the fanbase. It's arguable that there's more diversity in the companions than most people assume. After all, Rose was accompanied by Adam, Mickey, and Jack, and Amy was likewise followed by Rory. But that's the main issue. They were followers, mere companions to the companion, who has always been a British female since the show's revival in 2005. The main point of companions in Doctor Who is to act as a sort of avatar to the fans, letting the audience live vicariously through them with the Doctor. Therefore it makes sense that the individual is intentionally comparable to the viewer so they can make that attachment more easily, but it's causing the programme to become stale, making the characters virtually interchangeable. The simple solution is this. Give the fans a new companion of either gender and make them a humanoid alien, only going so far as to tweak a few features that can still avoid putting a significant dent in the budget, something like giving the actor coloured contact lenses that give them an unnatural eye colour, or giving them gloves that remove a finger from each hand. Simple. Cost effective. Unique.