3. Different Doesn't Mean Bad
So many shows out there appear as carbon copies of each other, similar characters and stories all lined up in a row. In that scenario it is very hard to decide which one to watch, which one is worthy of your time. If they add nothing to the genre or indeed to our lives it is hard to justify their existence at all. A mediocre show can only bring anger and there is no good to be found in that. In contrast, a good show can make us smile and a great show will make us cry. These are positive emotions, a good bubble at a series finale never did anyone any harm. When, as part of a review, you think deeper on what has been special about an episode often the most damning report is neither positive nor negative: you do not know what to say. That shows that the episode was dead weight, nothing was gained by seeing it. So it is important that Doctor Who continues to emulate the best qualities of those shows that are given fantastic reviews or shockingly even those given poor reviews. Anything is better than no-one knowing what they thought about something and I can just hope that Doctor Who continues to only rarely provoke that indifference in myself. As shown, Doctor Who can learn from other shows in this regard. Perhaps also they can also learn from Doctor Who. The symbiotic relationship between shows is often ignored. For all those shows out there that have utterly lost their shine, perhaps Doctor Who can show that there is something to be gained even after all of these series: there will always be stories left to tell. Making a change in Doctor Who might be risky but it could be the show's salvation one day.