Doctor Who Season 8: 10 Ways They Could Screw It Up
6. Too Much Continuity?
Said Moffat, for the first time since 1984, the Doctor Who production team is heading to Lanzarote. The Doctor is returning to the scene of an old adventure- upon which a million/fifty fans immediately piped up Sarn? Well, probably not. But continuity seems to be encroaching on the show in a way we havent seen before. Moffat has already suggested hes going to tie Capaldis other Whoniverse appearances into the Twelfth Doctor, even if the only people who particularly care are those fifty fans. The fact is, viewers understand that the world has a finite supply of actors, and occasionally they might turn up as different characters in the same show. It happens all the time in soap operas. Its even happened before in Doctor Who, with (parallel!) Colin Baker gunning down Peter Davison in Arc of Infinity. And if John Nathan Turner, of all people, didnt bother to explain the discrepancy, why should Moffat? Rumour has it were also getting the Daleks and the Master again, plus we already know the Paternoster Gang are back. The Time Lords will probably have to be addressed as well. Oh, and River Songs still knocking about. Sigh. Its probably no coincidence that Doctor Who was at its most popular (the Tom Baker/Eccleston/Tennant eras) when it had none of this excess baggage weighing it down. Having such a rich mythology to draw on must be hugely tempting, but Moffat would be advised to keep the focus on story first, continuity nods second.
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