10 Things That Only Doctor Who Could Get Away With

7. Making The Moon An Egg

OK, so it didn't really get away with this one. The recent revelation that planet Earth is actually being orbited by the embryonic form of a gigantic, draconian creature was a controversial one to say the least. It's worth pointing out that everything mentioned so far on this list, and everything that's still to come, makes perfect sense - relatively speaking - within the confines of the universe that Doctor Who has itself created. This, however, did not. The sad thing is that Series 8's Kill the Moon had a lot going for it before it dropped this almighty bomb/eggshell. It was penned by award-winning, and new to Who, writer Peter Harness, featured some brilliant guest stars and the crew even travelled to Lanzarote in order to recreate the landscape of the lunar surface (evidentially the BBC budget doesn't stretch far enough for filming to take place on the Moon itself - one day!). But then they went and spoiled it all by doing something stupid like making the Moon a bloody egg. Doctor Who fans are more than capable of suspending their disbelief but this time it was taking it a little bit too far. Everybody knows that the Moon isn't an egg and trying to suggest otherwise - even in a show as outlandishly ridiculous as Doctor Who - is just plain silly. So yes, in a list outlining things that only Doctor Who can get away with, this one sticks out as badly as the narrative development in question. The episode's dramatic final scene between the Twelfth Doctor and Clara is more than enough to make up for it, though, so every cloud has a silver lining. And the Earth has a moon that's a dragon and hatches into an exact replica of itself... apparently.