10 Doctor Who Villains You're Surprised Only Appeared Once
6. Gods of Ragnarok
In 'The Greatest Show in the Galaxy', the Doctor and Ace visit the Psychic Circus, which has been taken over by the ancient Gods of Ragnarok. These ancient beings crave entertainment, and wear those in their employ down, demanding endless entertainment and new and more exciting, and thrilling acts each time. The Gods were clearly a metaphor for those higher up in the BBC at a time when Doctor Who was on the way out.
However, from a contemporary perspective, aren't they also a metaphor for the endless stream of TV talent shows? It's so crazy that during Russell T Davies' first era, when Doctor Who was regularly pitted against shows like Britain's Got Talent and The X-Factor, that he never considered writing a satire of those shows.
Given how willing everyone was to play along with the reality show satire in Doctor Who's very first season, it's strange that they never attempted it. But then maybe that's why, the worry that to have a Greatest Show in the Galaxy sequel that sent-up the general public's obsession with becoming famous for 15 minutes was too close to Bad Wolf. Good job RTD's coming back then...