10 Doctor Who Changes That Were Completely Justified

We’ve had a while to sit on the recent sonic screwdriver changes, and while the jury is still out on Fifteen’s TV remote, we quite like the new features of the screwdriver – in particular the holographic display elements introduced in The Star Beast.

It’s always been a little odd how the revival Doctors seem to get information from the sonic without any sort of display. Eleven frequently just sort of… stared at it and reeled off information, while Ten would wiggle it next to his ear like it was whispering to him.

The sonic often serves as a free exposition tool, and having this visual display makes a big difference, with it seeming a little less like the Doctor gaining temporary omniscience for the sake of the plot.

While we’re at it, we’ll always stand in defence of the sonic shades as a temporary switch-up, though we’ll concede they would've been awful if paired with any other modern Doctor. With Twelve, they just worked – they seem like exactly the kind of thing your weird rock'n'roll uncle would find cool.