How Season 10 Could Be The Best Season of Doctor Who Yet!

This weekend, the Doctor flew back onto our screens for its first series since 2015 and it did not disappoint. The new companion, Bill Potts (Pearl Mackie) was great, Nardole (Matt Lucas) was amusing enough not to be annoying and The Doctor (Peter Capaldi) was at his electrifying best. The main monster, a girl called Heather who had somehow been turned into a strange water/puddle creature, was absolutely terrifying as well! Can this amazing start continue though? And if it is to continue, what will be the main reasons? How can Moffat turn his Doctor Who swansong into the best season since the show came back twelve years ago?

Keep a leash on Matt Lucas

I like Matt Lucas. In interviews he always comes across as a thoroughly nice chap and he's also quite funny, Little Britain aside. On the surface, his double act with an older and kinda cantankerous Doctor is genius. However, in last nights season premiere he did come perilously close to being annoying and in Doctor Who, annoying is not a good thing. As great as Catherine Tate was as Donna in the Tennant era, she is far better in her later episodes than in her earlier ones because she grew into the role. In her Christmas special debut, she was annoying and, in my opinion, is one of the main reasons that episode is cited as a series low point. If this season of Doctor Who is to be as great as it potentially could be, Nardole needs to be kept on leash and needs to become a foil to Capaldi as opposed to a side kick.

Make the show scary again

The long awaited return of The Mondasian Cybermen should
reintroduce the fear factor

Last nights monster was downright scary in my terrified opinion. If I'd had a sofa, I'd have been cowering behind it. That's what Doctor Who is about, being scared and that is one of the times when Doctor Who is at its finest. There's a reason that the likes of 'The Empty Child' and 'Blink' are favourites among the shows fan base, the monsters are bloody scary! The Daleks need to be scary again which might mean giving them a series off. Yes, they are iconic but they have been massively overused since the shows arrival. 

Make John Sims return more than a gimmick

It is now common knowledge that John Sim is set to return alongside Missy as The Master and it needs to be done right. Don't make it gimmicky, please! Have a reason for him being there. My preferred reason would be for us to meet up with The Master before his regeneration into Missy. We all know how Moffat has enjoyed making his mark on the show and by having a multi Master story, he would be the first to do that. It might be a good thing, to see The Master and Missy onscreen together however I'm not convinced and much prefer the regeneration idea. Maybe The Doctor causes The Master to regenerate, maybe they cause each other to regenerate. 

Be uncomplicated

Capaldi; a great Doctor hampered by Moffat?

For me, the Moffat era is one of complication and vast plots. That's not a bad thing really however I get how it could put some viewers off. Doctor Who  should be about escapism. As viewers, we should feel like one of his companions, travelling with The Doctor to improbable worlds for adventure. By over complicating things with impossible jargon, long overarching plots and having The Doctor forever questioning what kind of man he is, it takes some of the wonderment and fun out of proceedings. The Matt Smith years were complicated with the impossible astronaut arch and then the impossible girl yet with Peter Capaldi, Moffat has gone on complication overload which, for me, has tainted the Capaldi era somewhat. It's a huge shame really because Capaldi has often been fantastic in the role and clearly loves being The Doctor. 

What would you like to see in this season of Doctor Who? What are you looking forward to and what are you dreading? Will you miss Capaldi and do you think he's done a good job in the role? Leave a comment and thank you for reading!