6 Ups & 5 Downs From Doctor Who Series 12

5. We Had An Actual Series Arc

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Series 11 was as great entry point to the series for those who barely know Doctor Who. That was the idea from the off, but it resulted in ten episodes, drastically varying in quality, held together only by the four characters traversing their plots. A series arc was always present since the first rebooted series in 2005, so having nothing to build to by the end of the series, left Chibnall and Whittaker's first outing feeling hollow.

Series 12 remedied this, but loaded on multiple things to keep in mind as the series progressed- perhaps to make up for the lack of anything in the previous series. Spyfall (episodes 1 & 2) brought back the 'Timeless Child', while Fugitive of the Judoon (episode 5) brought about the 'Lone Cyberman', and introduced Jo Martin as the 'Fugitive' Doctor. We were left gasping for information throughout the latter half of the series. Thankfully, these three prominent questions were (mostly) answered by the series' end, but it further proved that Chibnall can have an arc across the series, and incorporate it well.

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