Opinion

Sharing our opinions and hot takes on the Doctor Who franchise and other sci-fi media.

The Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) had several companions with tragic origins. But one companion stood out as having the most tragic and traumatic origin of them all...

Doctor Who: The companion with the most tragic origin story

Doctor Who: The genius and influence of Douglas Adams

Doctor Who and the family audience - Getting the balance right

Doctor Who review: "Day of the Daleks" - An excellent and underrated Dalek story

Doctor Who: The Birth of a Sun - The Edge of Destruction

"The Edge of Destruction" Review: A serial with all the right goals, but dubious execution

Doctor Who review: The Fugitive Doctor: Most Wanted is a great start to a new era

Jon Pertwee

Doctor Who: Three for seven - How the Third Doctor's debut season mastered the seven-parter

Doctor Who – Once and Future: Coda - The Final Act

Doctor Who review: Once and Future: "Coda - The Final Act" is a fun ending to the 60th anniversary series

Jodie Whittaker and Jo Martin are the Doctors in "Fugitive of the Judoon".

Doctor Who Re-Watch: "Fugitive of the Judoon" is a solid introduction to the Fugitive Doctor

A sample of clips reconstructing lost episodes using AI has been uploaded on YouTube. Is it an effective way of bringing back lost classics?

Doctor Who: Lost episodes have been reconstructed using AI - but is it effective?

The new CBS show Watson promises a new take on its iconic character, but does it deliver? (L-R): Morris Chestnut as Dr. John Watson and Ritchie Coster as Shinwell Johnson

Review: Watson's pilot episode is a surprisingly bland take on a classic character

The Wirrn Infection | The Ark in Space | Doctor Who

Should body horror come back to Doctor Who?

"The Ark in Space" isn't just one of Doctor Who's greatest stories. It also has one of its greatest speeches.

Doctor Who classic moments: The Fourth Doctor's "indomitable" speech in "The Ark in Space"

A Space Station Mystery | The Ark in Space | Doctor Who

Doctor Who: "The Ark in Space" - 50 years on, it's still one of the show's greatest stories

BEEP THE MEEP RETURNS! - The Fourth Doctor Comic Strip Adaptations | Doctor Who

Doctor Who audio review: "The Star Beast" faithfully adapts the original comic

The Slitheen Revealed | Aliens of London (HD) | Doctor Who

Doctor Who's worst Series 1 episodes: "Aliens of London" and "World War 3"

"Morbius the Mighty" continues to explore the history of the War Doctor, originally played by John Hurt but now portrayed on audio by Jonathon Carley.

Doctor Who review: "Morbius the Mighty" is a thrilling epic battle for the War Doctor

Season One of Disney Who focused on the mystery of Ruby's long lost mother. It was an arc with a resolution that didn't quite work.

Doctor Who: Why the revelation of Ruby's mother didn't work

Doctor Who | Joy to the World | The Doctor Spends A Year With Anita As Close Friends

Doctor Who theory: Is Anita Benn actually Mrs. Flood?

Doctor Who. Credit: BBC Studios

Why I can't accept that Ruby Sunday is as important as Doctor Who keeps insisting she is

The Second Doctor Regenerates | Patrick Troughton to Jon Pertwee | Doctor Who

Doctor Who: Why the Second Doctor's original regeneration is one of the show's greatest cliffhangers

There are many stories missing from the BBC archives, but only ten haven't been given the animation treatment. We rank the stories in order, from unlikeliest to most likely to be animated next.

Doctor Who: Ranking the 10 missing stories yet to be animated

The theory of Season 6b is that Patrick Troughton's Second Doctor had a life beyond his final TV story. Does "The War Games in Color" completely disprove that?

Doctor Who theory: Season 6b – Does it still work with “The War Games in Color”?

Set during Season 12 and featuring the popular TARDIS team of the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry, "The Curse of Time" is a fitting celebration of the Fourth Doctor's legacy.

Doctor Who review: "The Curse of Time" is a nostalgic celebration of the Fourth Doctor's 50th anniversary

50 years ago, Tom Baker made his debut as the Fourth Doctor. We look at at the ten biggest reasons why his Doctor is still the most iconic of them all.

Doctor Who: Ten reasons why the Fourth Doctor is the most iconic

The Doctor meets several new friends in the latest Christmas special, "Joy to the World".

Doctor Who spoiler review: "Joy to the World" is light on plot, but high on emotion

The Doctor ((Ncuti Gatwa) in the Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023.

Ranking the Doctor Who Christmas specials, worst to best

Ncuti Gatwa Lights Up The London Eye For "Doctor Who"

Doctor Who: Yule, Who, eggnog, and your noggin