I always thought it fell into one of a few categories:
fixing the timeline someone else screwed up
minor changes won’t matter because the timeline corrects itself
fixed points that just flat out can’t be changed
But unless it was a “fixed point” he basically would do what he wanted, and most of the time it was the tardis that sent home somewhere to stick his nose in things.
part of what makes DW so good imo is the control that the writers get over the entirety of existence. need a new star actor? regeneration! need to explain a plot hole? fixed point! need to destroy the universe again? daleks!
it’s always been a back-and-forth show. some people really hate the new series, and some people really hate the old one. it’s all so funny, and it’s probably a lot of fun to write these shows knowing you’re inevitably going to infuriate some cute group of nerds somewhere
I always thought it fell into one of a few categories:
But unless it was a “fixed point” he basically would do what he wanted, and most of the time it was the tardis that sent home somewhere to stick his nose in things.
“fixed point”
part of what makes DW so good imo is the control that the writers get over the entirety of existence. need a new star actor? regeneration! need to explain a plot hole? fixed point! need to destroy the universe again? daleks!
it’s always been a back-and-forth show. some people really hate the new series, and some people really hate the old one. it’s all so funny, and it’s probably a lot of fun to write these shows knowing you’re inevitably going to infuriate some cute group of nerds somewhere