10 Doctor Who Changes That Were Completely Justified

There was never much time for romance in the classic series, for better or worse. Beyond the odd flirtation, the Doctor never showed much of an interest in anyone or anything, and the companions didn’t fare much better unless an excuse was needed to write them out. Many fans decided the Doctor was asexual, and there's certainly an argument for keeping things that way.

But then Paul McGann arrived, and any notion of sticking to the famous ‘no hanky-panky on the TARDIS’ rule went out the window. The revival continued this trend, with romantic elements feeding into Rose, Martha, Amy, Clara, and Yaz’s relationships with the Doctor. We even got the first romantic couple on the TARDIS (excluding Two and Jamie) in Amy and Rory. Love was well and truly in the air, and the success of the revival indicated this was a change for the better.

The show even managed to give us a love interest for the Doctor that didn’t involve a power imbalance, with River solidifying herself as the Doctor’s 'one and only' in the eyes of many. We’re glad they finally managed to make this work.