8 Doctor Who Villains NOT Improved In The Reboot
1. The Zygons
This is an odd entry as the episodes featuring the Zygons in the revival of Doctor Who are all superb. The Day of the Doctor, The Zygon Invasion and The Zygon Inversion have all gone down as modern classics, so what lands these shape changers on this list? Simply it is how they are used, weakened, and eventually a bit sily.
In the Day of the Doctor, they are more of a catalyst for the plot than anything else, so judging them there doesn't seem overly fair. In the ninth series two-parter that features them, they are suddenly desperate are humanized to the point where they are no longer truly alien. Now, that as a theme is no issue at all - frankly, it's a big part of Doctor Who overall.
However, the Zygons were a massively fun villain in the classic series. They controlled the Loch Ness Monster, using it to further their goals of world domination. This is a far cry from simply trying to share the planet and live alongside humans. They could have been any old alien in the revival, as opposed to a shape-changing villain who could have inspired truly paranoia and terror.