Doctor Who is built upon a framework that not only supports change but also thrives on it. This is a show divided by eras and Doctors and show-runners and yet unified by the show's ever loving and ever criticizing fans. This year we were introduced to the twelfth Doctor and with a new Doctor came a whole new tone and texture to the show. We were greeted by a dark, haughty and fierce Doctor as opposed to the playful and vibrant Doctor of Matt Smith. The thing with such a change and its relationship with Doctor Who is that it allows the show to constantly explore the horizons and helps the writers engineer something new out of it. I personally feel that Series 8 was step towards making the show a bit more adult which explains the emphasis on the Doctor-Companion relationship dynamic and also the dark and heavy story arc. This change of tone also allowed for exploration of more realistic and human elements that we experience on a daily basis and how it actively affects the Doctor and the people who surround him. Join me as I try to examine some of the prominent realistic elements that were covered in Series 8.
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