10 Things You Should Probably Hate About Doctor Who

4. The Morally Questionable Episodes

Because what's the point of Doctor Who if it isn't teaching us about what it means to be human? Well, sometimes it does, and sometimes it doesn't... and sometimes you finish an episode with an overriding sense of bewilderment and you don't really know what you're supposed to think. It's an emotional rollercoaster, being a Doctor Who fan. Take Series 8's Kill the Moon, as the most recent example. Were we supposed to be rooting for Clara to save the Earth, and therefore happy that she opted to destroy the Moon, or were we supposed to resent her for choosing the human race over embryo of a gigantic, draconian creature? It was confusing to say the very least. It even proved to be too much for poor Clara who vowed to leave the TARDIS forevermore (OK, she was back in the next episode...) but it's one of Doctor Who's most unique selling points as the world's longest running sci-fi programme that it still possesses the power to make its audience think about themselves, the universe and everything within and beyond it. But sometimes it would be nice if it was clear what we were supposed to be thinking about. Love & Monsters is another classic one. Is it OK to force someone to live out the rest of their life as a head in a paving slap if it's in the name of "true love"? Elton had already lost everything so that's the only reason why the Doctor brought Ursula back... but surely it's just plain cruel for her? Whether they've "got a bit of a love life" or not, did anybody ask her what she wanted? Didn't think so.