10 Doctor Who Changes That Were Completely Justified

Earth has a rough time of it in the Whoniverse. During the revival alone, our planet has been invaded dozens and dozens of times, and that’s just counting the modern-day ones. It happened so many times that they made a whole episode that was just a highlight reel of all the previous invasions!

If you’re living in London, you’re asking for it. It’s the equivalent of moving to Albert Square or accepting a teaching job at Waterloo Road – not really worth all the hassle.

Despite all this, the general public in most eras of the show seems to not believe aliens exist. At some point, the suspension of disbelief gets to the point where no magic cracks in the fabric of the universe can paper over it. We’d argue that RTD is the one who nailed this particular aspect of the show, quickly knocking that trope on the head in his first series by having the people of the UK fully aware that they live in a hellscape where at any given moment, they may be under invasion from a Dalek fleet, an angry Christmas tree, or an army of babies made of fat.

It helps make the show that bit more believable and grounded, and thankfully, people don't seem too phased about aliens these days either – see Dan booping Karvanista on the nose, or Rose meeting the Meep. "It's them aliens again, I tell you! Them aliens!"