Some of them are "Love and Monsters", which isn't the only bad Doctor Who episode there is, but is certainly among the most egregious examples.
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Just like any other episode of any TV show, a Doctor-lite story can go both ways. Think Season 2's "The Girl in the Fireplace" and Season 4's "Midnight," for instance. The counterpart to the Doctor-lite is the companion-lite episode, which served pretty much the same purpose. That way, the actor playing the Time Lord could rush to another set right away, ensuring that the production crew got everything they needed for the season without having to work overtime. Or maybe they can live horrible, depressing lives, but, at least when it comes to fiction, sad and boring aren’t the same thing.Ī staple of the 2005 series, the so-called Doctor-lite episodes originated from necessity: in order to shoot all episodes of a given season, particularly the Christmas specials, in time and on budget, the BBC commissioned a few adventures featuring only a handful of scenes with the Doctor. Besides, isn’t it the role of the Doctor to change the lives of the people they meet, turning them upside down and introducing their companions to a whole new world of terrors and wonders? What are these regular humans to do when the rogue Time Lord is not around? Well, they can fight the Weeping Angels, for starters, or they can take over the role of the Doctor and help stop a 2D invasion.
After all, they are such a key element of the show that their name is in the title. It can be hard to imagine a Doctor Who adventure without the Doctor.
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