Three things I want to see in *Doctor Who* (but probably never will)

[capri0mni]

1) The death of Davros. Not because of my feelings of anger and ick around the Davros-driven Genesis origin, but because I want to see what would happen after Davros. How would the Dalek culture evolve from that point on, without his megalomaniac thumb on the scale?*

2) Have creatures of the same (or similar) species as the "Monsters" in "Flatline" be the Goodies. After all, we never did learn the original beings' motives -- they may have been a rogue group of mad scientists, or criminals on the run (see also: the Slitheen). Part of the conflict would be can the Doctor overcome his prejudice against beings of an entire dimension?

3) The return of the Rill and their "chumblies," from Galaxy Four. Mainly because they are a truly alien alien (they breathe ammonia, instead of oxygen) an that would raise a logistical obstacle to overcome, if the Rill and Team TARDIS are to save the day together. You don't always have to make the big baddie bigger and badder to raise the stakes. Also, the Beeb has a special effects budget to do the Rill justice, now.


*What would happen to Colony Sarf? Would They be raised to Davros's status, or would the daleks turn on Them? Ooh, now there's an idea -- have Colony Sarf appeal to the Doctor for help when that happens

Comments

[igenlode]

The trouble I had with the recent 'death of Davros' episode concept was the feeling that surely, in many places on the Doctor's timeline, Davros is already dead. They're not living synchronously; the Doctor has been to the end of the universe, for heaven's sake. He can go back and visit Davros at the moment of his death at any point: he has a time machine. There is absolutely no deadline...

[capri0mni]

"He can go back and visit Davros at the moment of his death at any point."

That, too.

Now, if the Doctor had stumbled upon Davros at his death, as he had at finding him as a child, that would have been a little more plausible.

[igenlode]

I did like the way they ended the episode, though; I was thinking 'this can't be true, this isn't realistic'... and it wasn't :-D

Altogether a good episode villain-wise; Missy is a wonderful example of a villain as ally, whilst Davros comprehends and uses the Doctor's very real guilt without himself accepting the concept as valid (or as applying to him). Nicely nuanced without making the 'evil' characters either stupid or entirely dislikable.

[capri0mni]

Indeed. And it was also a pleasure to watch, visually -- so many textures.