With series nine of Doctor Who slowly
approaching, I decided to make a list of hopes I have for series
nine. So, here we go! Spoilers, follow!
- More UNIT
UNIT has been a big part of Doctor
Who for majority of it's fifty
year run: the Third Doctor's era in particular, which was set almost
entirely on Earth, with the Doctor working with UNIT and almost all
the Doctors have encountered UNIT on screen. In the past ten years,
Doctors Nine, Ten, Eleven and Twelve have all encountered UNIT, but
we really haven't had very many recurring characters from UNIT. Most
recently, we've had Kate Stewart, daughter of the Brig, and Osgood,
who was killed off in the Series Eight finale. I think a couple of
episodes should be set on earth, with the Doctor having to work with
UNIT to save the day, and then introduce some new recurring
characters to have Kate work with that'll show up in episodes she's
in (and hopefully won't be killed off).
- Scarier Episodes
I've
got a secret: there's only three episodes of Doctor Who
that really freaked me out: the two parter The Impossible
Planet/Satan Pit, and the
infamous Blink. While
last season had some creepy episodes (the monologue at the beginning of Listen was
definitely creepy), with a few jumps in there (here's looking at you,
graveyard scene from Death in Heaven).
But I want creepy episodes. I want proper, scary,
hide-behind-your-couch scary. There are some scenes in episodes you
can't help but jump at: the monster under the bed (Girl in
the Fireplace, it's been eight
years and every time I watch it, I still jump) and the previously
mentioned Death in Heaven.
Doctor Who has a
reputation of being a terrifying show, and the main complaint of it
is that it's 'too scary for kids' (as a kid who grew up watching
Supernatural-even when
she wasn't suppose to-I can say that it never bothered me, minus the
Cybermen), which was brought up once more last season, due to some
scenes in Dark Water.
Anyway, I want monsters: scary monsters, a dark setting (old creepy
mansion? Deserted warehouse? Abandoned space ship?), and a small band
of characters. Think....Cold War
meets Tooth and Claw
meets Mummy on the Orient Express,
I suppose. I want jumps, squeals and hiding-behind-a-pillow. I mean,
isn't it fun being scared-especially when you're watching something?
I think that with it being close to Halloween (it's scheduled to
premiere in 'Autumn', whatever that means), it would work with a
really scary episode.- More of Missy/Master Vs. The Doctor
The whole Missy
revelation was a bit shocking (I was speechless for about ten minutes
after the revelation), and her.....I guess, chemistry? With the
Doctor was great fun-it definitely made for a great villain/hero
dynamic. While I think I prefer some of the Classic Masters, with
their gentleman-y personalities, I think it has more to do with era.
With the era the classics were in, Moriarty type villains were
popular, but now more Joker type villains are more popular, so it's
only natural that the Master/Missy would be more.....bananas (hey,
they said it her/himself!). Anyway, Missy definitely has a lot to
explain: how'd she get away from Rassilon and his merry men? And
where exactly is Gallifrey? I think they even announced Missy would
be back, so hopefully that leads to more answers than
questions.......
- More Doctor
One of the main complaints of series eight was how Doctor Who
was turning into Clara Who, a
gag the show even nodded toward in the season finale, Death
in Heaven, with Jenna Coleman's
name going before Peter Capaldi, and her face showing up instead of
his (also probably due to Clara's attempt to fool the Cybermen into
thinking she was the Doctor). While many fans supported Clara's more
prominent role, the writers have been shown to listen to the fans in
the past, so I think that's probably going to be something they're
going to listen to. I also think her more prominent role was due to
the complaints about Clara in Series Seven. I guess more episodes
like Mummy on the Orient Express, with
a few Flatlines thrown
in for good measure would make for a good formula.- TARDIS Trio
I think adding a
companion this season would help mix things up a little. I think it
would add a new dynamic to the Doctor/Clara friendship, and it would
certainly be interesting to see what kind of chemistry the Doctor
would have with a companion that wasn't Clara-and vice versa, what
kind of friendship (or relationship, if they went that route again)
Clara would have with the companion. While this was what many
expected from Series Eight, with one Danny Pink, he never actually
traveled in the TARDIS, not even for a single episode. Plus, I just
really love TARDIS trios, okay?
- Lighthearted Episodes
I
love the lighthearted episodes of Series Eight, Robot of
Sherwood in particular. While
some thought it was a bit jarring to have such a lighthearted episode
thrown into another wise grittier start to a season, I think it
worked. It was funny, and an absolute riot with Robin and the
Doctor's bickering. While you would think that the Twelfth Doctor
wouldn't fit into place in such lighthearted episodes, being a much
snarkier Doctor, after all, but he's still the Doctor-the madman
hero.
- Mythological Characters
When
I say mythological, I don't mean the Greek Gods, or the Roman Gods
for that matter. I mean more episodes with characters that are
technically myths, like Santa
Claus and Robin Hood. Why? Because I love the bickering. Yes, the
bickering between Santa Claus and the Doctor, and Robin Hood and the
Doctor. Now, I don't really know who else they could use, but I think
it'd be very interesting indeed.
- A Good Exit
Chances
are, this will be Clara's last season. This will be her second full
season, and before those, she starred in twelve full episodes in
Eleven's era (alright, technically in two of them she wasn't really
playing Clara, but still). While Clara's farewell was hinted at
nearly all season, especially after the falling out she and the
Doctor had in Kill the Moon,
Clara almost left in Mummy on the Orient Express, left
in Death in Heaven,
only to return in Last Christmas,
where the Doctor offered to take her with him once more, and off they
went. Given all the times Clara's almost left the Doctor before hand,
(and the fact that it was never announced if she was staying all
season long) I'd hate to see what would
bring the Doctor and Clara apart.........- Gallifrey
Last season ended
with the Doctor with all hopes gone of ever finding Gallifrey (so
devastated that he actually hit/beat up the TARDIS), after Missy
'gave' him coordinates to where Gallifrey was now. But did she
really? It would certainly be interesting to see how Gallifrey fared
after being frozen, no doubt with a few Daleks still on the planet,
plus having to deal with Rassilon. It would be nice to see a non-war
torn Gallifrey for once, and I think seeing characters such as Romana
and the Rani would be nice, maybe even create some new Time Lords and
Ladies......
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