Doctor Who: 5 Mistakes The Revived Series Is Making (And How To Fix Them)

3. Too Many Love Triangles

One way in which the modern era of Doctor Who noticeably differed from the classic when it first came on the air was the focus on how the lives of the companions were changing after their encounters with the Doctor. Viewers saw how distraught Jackie Tyler became after Rose had been missing for a year when for Rose it had only been a matter of hours, whilst Martha€™s family was highly suspicious of this strange, skinny man she had only met so recently. The inclusion of the companions' families and the glimpses into their pre-Doctor lives helped us to understand why the offer of traveling through time and space was so attractive to them. The thrill of going anywhere and anywhen is a hard thing with which to compete and even the Doctor himself is tough competition as well, so it wasn't really a surprise when Rose became torn between the Time Lord and Mickey Smith. But then it happened again with the Doctor, Amy, and Rory... and again with the Doctor, Clara, and Danny, albeit in a different form (Clara may not have been in love with the Doctor per se, but she certainly had a difficult time choosing between him and Danny!). A love triangle with the Doctor was pretty novel when it was first introduced but by the time they trotted it out for the third time, it was a tired cliche. Perhaps now that Danny is (sadly) out of the picture, the writers will retire the love triangle, too.