10 Most Obvious Doctor Who Plot Twists Ever
1. Beep The Meep Is Actually EVIL
Did anyone in the whole of the UK tune into The Star Beast not expecting Beep the Meep to turn into an absolute toerag?
The original comic adventure by Pat Mills and John Wagner is one of those bits of expanded media that is approached as holy scripture by Doctor Who fans. It's had several sequels in Doctor Who Magazine and Big Finish, and many people went back and read the original Star Beast strip in preparation for the 60th anniversary.
Sure, the appeal of The Star Beast's 2023 adaptation was to see this classic adventure realised onscreen. And sure, Beep the Meep was brought to life wonderfully, and completely owned the screen whenever they were on it – whether toothless, or baring those fangs!
But the impact of the twist is seriously dulled by how familiar we all are with the source material, and to make matters worse, this big revelation takes place in the most boring-looking multi-storey car park in the entire world.
I mean come on Russell, not even a mildly interesting quarry?
While banking on fans' familiarity with the original story, RTD spends the majority of The Star Beast focused on bringing the Doctor and Donna back together, and filling us in on the Nobles' lives for the past 15 years. Fortunately, the domestic drama and jokes about tuna madras are just enough to stop us marking time until Beep goes full-on Meep.