10 Biggest Doctor Who Missed Opportunities

[@jpistolas]

My personal favorite missed opportunity is never seeing River & Missy together in an episode. Imagine the overwhelming scene chewing with those two on screen together.

[@derpy2688]

Well they did meet each other in big finish audio drama, Alex Kingston and Michelle Gomez had an amazing chemistry

[@kp7032]

Or more subversively having Missy and the Dr get it on… that would have had shock value once we knew who she really was 🫣

[@douglaswolfen7820]

​@@kp7032 to be fair they did kiss, and that's about as much as the Doctor ever gets it on with anyone

[@douglaswolfen7820]

​@@derpy2688 i always wanted to see Alex Kingston flirting with the thirteenth Doctor

[@carealoo744]

Big Finish to save the day again

[@kethf4301]

The creature hatching in Kill The Moon should have been the birth(?) of the Star Whale from The Beast Below. Full circle, it was spared by The Doctor and Humanity (Clara mostly, but she is human, so theres that...) so it returned to help save Humanity. Like returning a fovour....

[@ViraMotorko]

Such a cool idea!

[@DyrianLightbringer]

They didn't "both own a vortex manipulator." There's actually a scene where River gets the vortex manipulator and she buys it from a guy who says he "got it from a handsome time agent." Jack Harkness did masquerade as a time agent, so Moffett included that line to suggest River had Jack's vortex manipulator. She likely got his gun, too.

[@just_kos99]

"Off the wrist of a handsome time agent" then the guy brings in the box, Dorium looks into it and says, "I said OFF the wrist!" LOL I loved him.

[@cgmanning]

I was so disappointed when Victorian Clara died. I thought we were finally going to get a long-term companion from a different era.

[@digitalcurrents]

Do we know for certain if she went splat?

[@ruairih100]

Jamie mccrimmon

[@just_kos99]

@@ruairih100 Did you ever notice in the credits of Classic Who, someone's named McCrimmon?

[@official3ird]

I like that the master didn't show up with Matt. His stories are so original that it would've felt like they ran out of ideas. The break was nice, just like the casting of Michelle was fresh.

[@eshbena]

Maybe, but Matt Smith's ADHD toddler on a sugar high Doctor and the Master would have been hilarious. The Master trying to monologue while the Doctor is racing around pointing at things and grinning? Perfection.

[@MesserJackII]

I think to make a good master and combines this with the 11th Doctor would be difficult. The Master is the main antagonist - so he is the opposite of the Doctor. The 10th Doctor is except of the God complex very politely and the Simm Master very rude. The 12th Doctor is serious and Missy carefree and loosly. 13 is sane and her Master insane. 11 was a dude, who didn't care so much. To find his opposite is to find a boring character. And pls no, don't make the master boring.

[@matriculus2]

In the Sontaran strategem/ poison sky when the Doctor needed a car that had been fitted with Atmos, this would have been the perfect opportunity for UNIT to wheel out Bessie instead of some old chappy land rover.

[@barence321]

I actually expected Bessie. I was so disappointed. "And if there is one thing I don't like, it is...to be...disappointed."

[@tomhyde9938]

The River and Jack Big Finish story wasn't just "better than nothing", it was better than anything the show could have pulled off. It was full of heart, humour and emotion, jumping all up and down both of their timelines, with lots of cool references and revisiting older episodes.

[@victoriawarren]

I am right off to listen to this one now :)

[@yipflaptheexecutioner6519]

How do you listen to those? as an American, audio dramas are unheard of outside of general knowledge about radio history so I'm not sure where to go to actually listen to the Doctor Who ones

[@adriel.013]

The problem with Big Finish stories is that how in hell would I, living on a hood in Brazil, will be able to hear it?!! WE CAN'T EVEN WATCH THE SHOW EASILY

[@lozD83]

"Not Doing Much With The Timelords" sounds like a great comedy spin-off! 😁

[@ishaandw]

Half of these are essentially Big Finish have done it but we want it on screen.

[@davidkirby9234]

I have two cats, Jack Harkness and River Song, so you can guess which "missed opportunity" I'd most like to see. The two Doctor Who characters are both something of tricksters -- a characterization that applies to cats -- and, now that I think about it, might make great "frienemies," each trying to outwit the other. And I loved Torchwood, maybe even more than most of Doctor Who, so I'm all in favor of seeing it return. Oh well . . . .

[@SpectreSaunders]

I have two. 1. Not making River Song the companion for Season 7b & the 50th anniversary was a massive missed opportunity! It would've fit in better for the stories & they even set it up at the end of 7a in The Angels Take Manhattan, when the Doctor asked her to travel with him... 2. Not making the 8th Doctor the War Doctor. It would've been so much better as it would've added to the 8's lore, explained why we'd not seen him on our screen since 1996 movie & wouldn't have messed up the numerical ordering (before Timeless child did that).

[@GabePuratekuta]

I'm sure I wasn't the only one that assumed the War Doctor was 8 when watching the 50th anniversary special.

[@NileSWPhotography]

Nah we didn’t need river song as a full time companion. Moffat would have nothing in his ball sack left.

[@jakesinclair69420]

As River said "one psychopath per TARDIS"

[@SpectreSaunders]

@@jakesinclair69420 *Laughs in Missy

[@dw7704]

It would have been cool to have had McGann in the 50th, but we got John Hurt, so I ain’t complaining

[@martinburke8314]

I disagree that it's a missed opportunity that Matt Smith didn't have a story with The Master. Why the insistence that every doctor has to have an encounter with every common antagonist (The Master, the Daleks, the Cybermen, the Sontarans, the Angels, etc)? There are times when it just seems like lazy writing that they couldn't think up a decent adversary so let's get the Cybermen out of storage one more time! Matt Smith went up against some great baddies; the fact that The Master wasn't one of them really isn't a problem.

[@catmomchantel]

I agree... Having no appearance of the Master until 12 and Missy gave Missy's appearance more impact and 11's era already had enough recurring characters that I think that it would just be too much to add The Master. Plus, I think that having a Master in 11's era would a) mess up World Enough/The Doctor Falls and b) I feel like it would cheapen both John Simm's AND Michelle Gomez's time in the role. I also believe that establishing that The Master is doing something other than just trailing the Doctor, doing evil things, dying, resurrecting somehow, rinse and repeat, strengthens the character. Also, the way the Master is written in new Who basically means that their appearance is going to be a series long thing, (or at least hinted to be so like in S3) and 11 already had enough season long things that I just don't see it working.

[@daveautzen9089]

Night of the Doctor is one of my favorite Doctor Who things I’ve ever seen. I can see McGann as the War Doctor, as well as Eccleston. Some of the lines War speaks in “Day of the Doctor” could easily have come out the 9th Doctor’s mouth. But then we would have missed the amazing John Hurt. But to the point of this video, I would have enjoyed more McGann. I may have to get some of the Big Finish stuff he did.

[@ggordils]

I was going to write something similar. McGann's Doctor has become known as the kind one and has that kind voice. Imagine him turning complete English military martinet to fight the Time War as a General. He thinks he's channeling the Brigadier (with a horse whip and everything) and all the other military types he felt superior to, but he would turn out to be SO much worse than any of them. And as the War went on, after so much death, he would have needed to end it in any way possible.

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

#1 is what I have been saying since Doctor Who returned. Whovians realize there needs to be a connection, but with the Return of RTD, I too hold out hope that the Doctor's companion is Not from Modern Day. That's getting Really Old, and is one of many things that held the show back, the Majority of the episodes took place on Earth.

[@mattthesilent777RED]

I had human companions from the past and future, a slightly-Cyberised future woman, a hologram living in an android, a Silurian scientist, another cyborg woman, the return of Susan Foreman, a Victorian, a part-human colonist from the future, a Timelady, a couple from 1969/70 America and a SONTARAN! Man, why am I not a writer for Doctor Who? And my latest incarnation of the Doctor is modelled after a famous youtuber!

[@tptk6659]

Very true. Some variety is sorely needed on that front. I think your point hits the nail on the head and think the modern companion along with all the earth based stories go hand in hand. Id love a proper extra terrestrial companion but how you explain that back on earth would be extremely difficult to work around.

[@mattthesilent777RED]

@@tptk6659 I did have some 21st century companions. And I'm sure that the Doctor would explain that his alien companions are friends. My Thirteenth Doctor is Simon Farnaby My Fourteenth Doctor is Martin Freeman My Fifteenth Doctor is Mike Wozniak My Sixteenth Doctor is Jay Foreman

[@marionbaggins]

It wouldn't happen because RTD loves Modern Day Earth too Much!!!

[@mattthesilent777RED]

@@marionbaggins Yeah well, my stuff is canon, not Chibnall nor RTD2

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

River and Jack come from the same era so they EASILY can work together. Perhaps we will see it some time in the far future. I think Gallifrey needs to have a lack of screentime to show the mysticism and bring the Doctor to a more grounded level. I would also love to see Jenny again! In my personal opinion, the 8th Doctor movie is SO UNDERRATED! It makes for a great 90s TV movie and is nostalgic!

[@jwb52z9]

Jack comes from, I think, the 51st century. How does that work with River?

[@brainlock72]

I had a working theory that River was a future Jack, which a nanogene sex transition. AGMGTW ended that theory.

[@brainlock72]

@@jwb52z9River studied at Lunar University in 51st Century. It’s a literal blink and miss it chyron when Kovarian abducts her after her graduation in s5. This is the River in the astronaut suit at Lake Silencio.

[@johna5635]

I was so sure "Not Bringing Back Susan" would be Number One?!!

[@WhoCulture]

Russell T Davies has heavily hinted she’s back this year. Didn’t want the video to be immediately outdated!

[@johna5635]

@@WhoCulture Fair enough! I actually DID wonder about that possibility! Let's hope the one about River Song and Captain Jack becomes outdated too! Of course if any of these things actually DOES happen, you can now claim credit!

[@HariSeldon913]

@@WhoCulture Or you could have claimed they listened to you. 😺😺

[@williamcatala154]

Well, this aged like milk.

[@brainlock72]

Major hints were dropped that River and Jack had some connection before the Pond reveal. The closest we got was an episode of Arrow, where she was the Canary’s mother Dinah, and John was Malcolm Merlyn. Sadly, the Birthday Buddies shared no scenes, let alone filming days. 😢 Also, Mark Sheppard and Michelle Gomez need a series together. They were paired off in an episode of Doom Patrol, and it was GLORIOUS..

[@KaneCharlesFoster]

I think the biggest missed opportunity was a musical episode, they had Catherine Tate, Tennent, John Barrowman (you can see how they would have been perfect for a musical in the video "The ballad of Russell and Julie), they had Billie Piper, Peter Capaldi and at one point Kylie Minogue... and crazy aliens or TARDIS malfunctioning to easily justify that. Give me "Doctor Who the musical"... now you even have Neil Patrick Harris and Jinkx Monsoon.

[@terrafletcher1930]

Yeah, how Missy ended was very underwhelming and felt too soon. Bill are Nardol didn't reach their full potential either sadly

[@MrSukram777]

I heard the NPH episode will BE a musical.

[@model.train.layouts]

Heres an idea for last one. Not sure if it's a good one or not, but we know some Zygons live on Earth, so how about the campion turn outs to be a Zygon. They changing abilities could come in incredibly handy and create interesting story ideas. From either; a different guest actor every story, or more casual as an when if needed, so there'll be a main face still. Is this something people would be interested in?

[@leocheung4501]

You mean like Petronella Osgood? Yes its a good one, so we can finally know which one really died.

[@y_fam_goeglyd]

​@@leocheung4501 We should never find that out. The whole point is that she's treated with respect regardless of which one she is. And despite their relationship being so quickly established, it was very believable. They were like twins!

[@jasonvanhart2405]

In terms of companion variety, I still lament that Victorian Clara wasn't the version we kept. She had a much more interesting backstory, and was more enjoyable to watch than modern Clara in s7.

[@LostRoswellian]

Totally agree they should have kept the doctor blind until his regeneration! I was really looking forward to that! When they went with him still being blind, i was like, yes! Consequences! A weakness to overcome! And i guess using it as bill making the deal with the monks....yeah it works but it would have been soooo interesting to see more of a blind doctor!

[@drewporter9831]

Maybe just me but i like the idea of 11 not having a Master as we got to see the Doctor grow and develop beautifully.

[@julianbaxter2403]

Also, It makes the Master's Return with 12 all the more shocking and emotional.

[@kenthomas505]

Victorian Clara would have been a great Companion! She had sass, smarts and beauty all in one package. And that accent, loved it! She would have been perfect with 11 for an entire series. Jack and River would have been wild and kinky together. The sparks and innuendos would have flied with those two. The Doctor doesn't need to regenerate inside the TARDIS to blow it up, the sexual tension between the two of them would have done that a few times over! 😅💥💥💥💥

[@ericgjovaag7958]

"And that accent, loved it!" Which one? 😆

[@Lukecash2]

Victorian Clara was supposed to be the new companion. BBC executives overruled it because they felt a modern audience would not be able to relate to a Victorian woman. Neil Gaiman confirmed this when he revealed he had to rewrite the Cyberman episode with the modern children. It explains why Clara was as well-formed character until series 8.

[@kingbouncer1314]

Nah, companions from that time wouldn't work for multiple seasons. It'd get tropey real Quick.

[@kenthomas505]

@@ericgjovaag7958 well, I was referring to Victorian Clara's one. I don't know if it would be considered a Cockney accent, but I thought it sounded cute coming from her. It stands out compared to how modern Clara speaks.

[@jessetorres8738]

With the exception of Paul McGann not getting at least 1 television season as The Doctor, I feel that the biggest "what if" missed opportunity Doctor Who will ever have was Capaldi not getting a 4th season as The Doctor with Missy as his companion (along with Bill and Nardole). That to me would have been the ultimate TARDIS team as you would have the tragic hero (Capaldi knowing it's his final season), the romantic foil (Missy trying to be The Doctor's friend and good), the exposition/straight man (Bill), and the likable comic relief (Nardole).

[@jamesvaughan1590]

Bill was TERRIBLE as a character played by a useless actress. When you end up preferring Matt Lucas instead, that says how poor Pearl Mackie was

[@gunnhildk6299]

Bill (and Nardole) should absolutely have had more than one season, instead of Clara, going on and on for too long. I think the end of Missy made a lot of sense. It was kind of perfect.

[@hifive789]

The Master was mentioned in A Town Called Mercy, Don't ask why I remember that. But it's the closest we got.

[@ClaudeYoung]

Brilliant video and yes we were totally robbed not getting a proper season with Paul McGann! Every time I watch Night of the Doctor I feel cheated that we didn't get more of him. Really powerful and yet playful performance.

[@Timmzy27]

During Matt Smith run as the Doctor, I so badly wanted a scene where he tries to use the “John Smith” cover, then someone calls him out by commenting how common the name is. Then going on to say “At least change one of the names to something else like… I dunno, Matt Smith”. Then the Doctor replies: “Matt Smith? What a rubbish name, I don’t like it”. Just a incredibly meta joke but I think it would have been perfect for Matt’s run.

[@LtexprsGaming]

I really hope between RTD coming back and the Disney deal that it will provide Doctor Who with more spinoffs and possibly the return of Torchwood as well and create a whole Universe with it like Marvel.

[@WhoCulture]

A "Whoniverse" is heavily rumoured, so fingers crossed!

[@razzler007]

I really liked Torchwood when it was just set in and around Cardiff. Then they killed off all the best characters and went " Hollywood "

[@captainunderpants200]

Oh god, no. Nothing ruins a franchise like over-saturation. The torrent of stuff we're getting from Marvel and Star Wars is largely unbearable lately.

[@yipflaptheexecutioner6519]

@@captainunderpants200 it's not like Doctor Who has a whole bunch of books, comics, audio stuff and merchandise or anything. Why is it people only care about "over saturation" when it comes to film? Personally, I enjoy all that stuff and it's not like I can't just watch something else.

[@KingOfDoma]

I agree so hard on number 1. Don't get me wrong, I LIKE cute girls from the modern era as companions, but dangit, that's all we've gotten! Gimme a cute girl from the future! A cute girl alien! Heck, it doesn't even have to be a cute girl! (Sacrilege, I know, but it must be said!). I like what I've seen of Ruby, I'm sure she'll be great, but let's get some cute girl variety in here!

[@leocheung4501]

What if.. a cute dog? like inspector rex style.

[@thePsiMatrix]

#6 - "Not Doing Much With The Time Lords" I'd go further and saying destroying Gallifrey was a lazy decision to not have to deal with them anymore. It would've been interesting to see the Doctor based on Gallifrey for a while and maybe seeing or sowing the seeds of a new wave of Time Lords that were less 'superior' than their counterparts, maybe using it as a base for a spin-off of a historical series exploring Earth's history.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

Honestly, I would have loved for new who to explore Gallifrey in full after they spent so much time trying to save it. Also, I know we got a big finish Gallifrey spinoff but now I want a spinoff focusing on the Timelords as they try to recover from the Time War and rebuild. That could have been so cool!

[@little-wytch]

A great missed opportunity would have been a brief meeting of Clara and Rose. Think about it, she jumped into his timestream just before the 50th, they both had similar arcs of saving the Doctor in spectacular ways across time and space, and "Bad Wolf" with all her mystical power would have been a great explanation for that strange cave-like area that Clara ended up landing in. I could totally see a meeting where Rose as the Bad Wolf tells Clara something along the lines of "I created myself to save the Doctor, but you've already done most of that for me, so with the little time I have left I decided to save you." Then the Doctor's voice would break in from all around, as it did, Bad Wolf could give a cheeky little wave and say "Bye," as she sort of fades out, and it would have been a perfect out-of-sync River-type moment to compliment the Moment impersonating her... or was that the real Bad Wolf impersonating the Moment perhaps?

[@TheDidymusBrush]

The best idea for a new companion in the modern era is Karvanista. A massive grumpy northern space dog who was utterly dedicated to The Doctor, but then left behind and experimented on, and then tried to do anything to keep The Doctor away from them. I still think The Power of the Doctor would have been better if he'd returned instead of Vinder. He could have shot The Master AND come face to face with the avatar of Jo Martin's Doctor, finally getting his apology to mirror Tegan & Ace and act as a catalyst for Yaz's decision to move on.

[@guymadgesam24]

His character really was wasted

[@lordofthereels6790]

Idris Elba would be awesome as Omega maybe have him and Rassilon get into a Galifrey civil war (potentially set in motion by The Master or Helen Miren as The Rani). I agree with going big on Time Lords

[@craigpotter4610]

Killing off Tecteun. The Doctor having an evil mother figure and rogue scientist as a Rani substitute was a brilliant invention, superbly played by Barbara Flynn. I would’ve liked to have seen the impact of their relationship unfold in future stories.

[@veggiet2009]

Same!

[@shannonsmith924]

I really have a theory that they’ll bring back Rani in this new series. Only because Mel was in the first episode with Rani and Rani used that companions look as a disguise. Her appearance in the specials means maybe Rani tried to do it again.

[@meegylufc]

How is Danny? Also well done for talking about sight loss, I'm proud

[@of7551]

Missed opportunity is the 10th doctor not having k9 when he was on his own. Imagine k9 in the titanic episode. I think k9 should be in the tardis as it’s cleaner/guard when the doctor goes out on adventures. When the doctors alone he could bring k9 out for a walk 😂

[@doctorbacon431]

My biggest missed opportunity could have answered a Classic Who question. Up until Smith's Doctor regeneration, I had my own head canon that Tom Baker's Doctor was actually the final iteration and The Watcher was sent by the Timelord Council (or some other entity) to "recharge" his regeneration limit.

[@Ravendarkwytch]

I always thought that the biggest missed opportunity was to have some sort of continuing story of the Bannerman Road gang after the loss of Sarah Jane. It would have been interesting to see how they dealt with the death of their mentor.

[@DrWhoFanJ]

They have, though. The first of two (and possibly even more) boxsets covering that very idea was released just last month!

[@Ravendarkwytch]

@@DrWhoFanJ ooh didn't know about that, sounds exciting, perhaps at this rate we might even get to see the Rani again

[@mrcritical6751]

@@Ravendarkwytch there are rights issues for The Rani apparently, the creators of her have both died so it’s up to their estate and the estate is apparently ultra stingy about letting people use her

[@catmomchantel]

Knowing that Big Finish will basically do everything people wish for on the show in an audio drama format really makes me think that I need to get into the audio dramas lol

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

What they could have done with Jenny was have her Meet River and Susan in some manner.

[@NomenLuni1975]

I would love to have seen Sally Sparrow return for a few episodes. She would have been amazing. I know the reason behind it; Carey Mulligan's career skyrocketing; but it still feels like a huge missed opportunity.

[@madunwagbo4769]

This is something I’ve always wanted to see

[@madunwagbo4769]

It’s funny since they managed to get Kingston and Barrowman together in Arrow

[@mylanrichmond3441]

I have one - not having the S10 TARDIS team consist of 12, Missy, and River (instead of River leaving in the S9 Xmas special). It would've been hilarious seeing Missy and River fight over who loves the Doctor more. Also, them ganging up on the Doctor from time to time 😂. No Bill hate ofc - she was great too

[@DestinyHetzler]

Bill would have been there laughing and cheering them on-and probably constantly flirting with River just to get the Doctor going.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

YESS! I like what you're thinking! Bill would be stirring shit up in the best way!@@DestinyHetzler

[@walkingwithshadows]

Small one - there should have been a cameo of Bessie in "The Poison Sky"

[@olirothers]

Richard E Grant being the Master is canon for me now.

[@olirothers]

Oh my stars, WhoCulture finally liked one of my comments. I am honoured. Thank you.

[@TheBlindDyslexic]

With the TV Movie, I would have hinted that Ace was left with Prof. Chronotis during his amnesia. But wasn't certain whether it was he or Salyavin he had left her with.

[@alsmith2292]

two characters I would've loved to see as companions, Timothy Latimer from human nature/family of blood, and Lynda moss, the contestant on big brother in bad wolf, I feel like both characters could've added something interesting

[@thepunkmuppet]

i’m really hoping that ruby sunday will be from the 60s / 70s, based on their outfits in the promo photos it could be possible! i think it would be a nice way to have a human character the audience can relate to while still creating more variety and tying back to classic who by having someone from that era. also good because having a black doctor, which represents modern doctor who, with a companion from the time of the show’s creation, representing old doctor who, would just be really fun imo. i’m also hoping rose noble becomes a companion later on down the line - yes she would be another modern companion, but a poc trans companion related to the legend donna noble would be so amazing!!!

[@talonschultz5277]

8:58 if you had switched out the great intelligence for the master it would have created a plot hole with missy as that story arc was being set up as “ the woman in the shop” is later revealed as missy so we would have had evidence of two masters coexisting at the same time and both creating a big elaborate plan at the same time which would have wound up being too much

[@hollymatton474]

Great video as always! One missed opportunity that I always think of is during the 2014 christmas special, clara was originally supposed to leave and a character from that christmas special called shona was due to take over as the companion. At the last minute jenna coleman decided to stay on for series 9 so shona was just used as an additional character. I think it's a real shame cos the character of shona was really funny and fresh, I think she had a lot of potential. Plus having clara in series 9 just felt not quite right for me. Thanks Ellie and Who Culture! 😊😊

[@bheast86]

not having the Brigadier and/or Mister Benton be the UNIT presence in the Tardis in Tom Baker's first season: They'd have had some WTF moments before knuckling down to things, instead of Harry Sullivan's wide-eyedness ('The Lords of the Admiralty will never believe this!') not having Strax be Peter Capaldi's last-season thousand-year companion instead of the fatuous Nardole - someone who resents his inability to die until he takes on a mass of cybermen.

[@TomCee53]

I think Ellie would make a fine companion. Her character could be an ordinary Gallifreyan, not a time lord, who maybe new a younger incarnation of the Doctor.

[@williammitchell4417]

Oopie Doopie River Song and Captain Jack!! Sign me up.

[@adamruff7013]

Woah hold on. I'm pretty sure she got the vortex manipulator off capt Jack's wrist from that blue guy lol

[@DavidBeddard]

No shout out for Graham at the end as a retired male bus driver companion? He was one of the highlights of the Chibnall era. Also, Dan was around for a while, and I think he's another Harry Sullivan, doomed to be overlooked due to existing in the shadow of a favoured, longer-standing companion. Of course, the most likely reason for the lack of diversity in the companions is the lack of diversity in the people running the show.

[@reneesneed5778]

I know it's not been that long but I think the return of the superhero known as the ghost would be an awesome storyline because it was never finished he still has those powers

[@mrcritical6751]

It’s weird to think in the universe of Doctor Who there’s just a superhero casually flying around New York, waiting on that Big Finish audio

[@prateekmandadi5081]

10:18 There are a few rumours flying around that ruby sunday is from the 2040's 🤔??

[@Lordoftheapes79]

Handles. You forgot all about Handles.

[@FlagCutie]

Not having Jack and River meet really was a missed opportunity. I do have a bit of a consolation price as do the Whovian attendees of ECCC 2015 when both Barrowman and Kingston took over Seattle. So for some time I had wanted to get the Doctors who had some silly gag with a banana to sign a banana for me during a con. So I bought a plastic banana and since both River and Jack were disarmed by the Doctor and ended up with a banana, I figured their signatures would also be fun to have. Well, apparently other people had the same idea because by the time I got to Alex she greets me with " oh great another damn banana!'' She then proceeds to get on top of her autograph table and wave my banana at John who was at his table across the autograph hall. That damn banana is still one of my prized possessions and now also has David Tennant and Christopher Eccleston's autographs.

[@steveruiz1993]

You know, I'm still waiting to see Jenny Return (The Doctor's Daughter). To think of all the adventures she's been through and all her regenerations. As I fan, I want to see her make a comeback.

[@catmomchantel]

I really agree with the companion variety. I love the idea of having a character from the past in the modern show. We sometimes get these super clever and curious single episode companions in episodes set in the past and I feel like it's a wasted opportunity not to have a companion start in this way. I would have much preferred 1892 Clara from The Snowmen be the version of her that was the companion but I'm not the writer that would have to find out what to do with her when she's not in the Tardis. I would really enjoy a character from the past having to learn about the future in New Who. Maybe one day we'll get lucky! My other one is that we should have had a spinoff with Martha Jones. With all her appearances after she leaves the Tardis, we know full well that she doesn't just go back to being a medical doctor, and, in The End Of Time, during 10's farewell, it seems like she's more of a freelancer, rather than a member of Unit, and I would have enjoyed more of this. Of course, this was never really possible with Freema's other television roles, but I would have loved more of her onscreen than her 3 episode Torchwood appearances.

[@taurisshingler2868]

I wanted River and Missy to Meet the 13th

[@harryjones3821]

I believe Clara was meant to stay Victorian but the BBC vetoed the idea.

[@eshbena]

Which was incredibly short sighted of them.

[@GraceBridges]

14th Doctor wearing 13's clothes. Yes, I know the real world reasons given, but I feel like that was a cop out when 13's outfit was intentionally non-feminine. Not a big deal, I'll get over it - but they'd better have a great in-world reason!

[@mrcritical6751]

Plus it was the exact same episode where Sacha’s Master wore Jodie’s clothes

[@DarrenEden-ub4vj]

When Jodie Whittaker's doctor was arrested and place in the prison on the asteroid. I was hoping she would come face to face with Rassilon. Where she could meet both enemies and old friends and rescue a friend or two from the prison. But know the moment the episode starts Captain Jack arrives and saves the Doctor.

[@brianmoralesmadrid3206]

I would have enjoyed CLARA even more if we stayed with the Victorian version of Clara. A missed opportunity. Since this version with 11th had a better companion dynamic similar to Donna Noble from season 4, which flowed better so much better in that winter special rather than the episode "bell of saint john". In that episode it was more forced than a smooth progression of the character. You could have put the episode of modern Clara before this episode and I don't think it would change much of season 7. Of course some rewriting will be needed. It would be different from the Modern day companion. I feel it would have brought a new tone to Claras character. As a character that come from an era of technology barely being a thing to the whole time and space. It would have been amazing to see how they have this version of Clara evolve to the new world that she was shown. It wont effect much of the plot of season 7 as they had few times they were on modern day earth. As well as a great dynamic with Clara and Lady Vastra, Jenny, and Strax. You can still have the season ending of Clara going to the Doctors timeline and it will make sense. Of course the only changes will be with Clara background when it comes to later episodes, but with good writers and theme they could make it work. Just my opinion.

[@Cuiasodo]

In addition to Jenny, there's a whole OTHER Tenth-Doctor clone floating around in a different universe with Rose Tyler. I can understand why that didn't come up regularly, as that would have diminished the finale of Ten's first full series and the fact that Rose is stuck in a parallel universe, but from what I know of the later runs, it hardly ever comes up at all and there's not even an isolated episode. From what happens at the end of the moat recent special, though, it kinda feels like Davies is working his way back around to having a spare Doctor in storage, as it were.

[@CritterKeeper01]

I still have some hope for a multi-River episode! We have a little girl in 1960s America, Mels in 1990s England, and River Song….but we don't know how she got from Nixon's America to her parents' home town. Perhaps she gave herself a lift?

[@ashleyklotz3762]

Oh my goddess, River meeting Jack would've been GREAT!!!!! That would've been the greatest thing to hit the screen since, well, anything!!!

[@ActionTalk1]

You're missing one. A on-screen return of the granddaughter Susan. Besides the Five Doctor Special, she could have returned with the actress from An Adventure in Time and Space much like what is being done for the first Doctor currently.

[@prateekmandadi5081]

The real life actress is still alive, maybe they can do one where the doctor meets an older version of susan

[@carlycchapman]

I think Susan is going to be in the 60th Anniversary. Because I went to the IMDB page of the episode 'The Giggle,' and I saw "Carole Ann Ford" and she was credited as "Susan Foreman"

[@ericgjovaag7958]

When Christopher Eccleston made the decision to not return for "The Day of the Doctor", I hear Steven Moffatt's next inclination was to make the third star Paul McGann, but then quickly nixed that because he didn't want to make the chirpy, romantic Doctor of the '96 movie into a soldier. Thus, the creation of the War Doctor. As much as I love the character and John Hurt's portrayal, it would have been interesting to put in McGann, and his arc in "Day" showing how he went from his initial character to a warrior. (Imagine an extended "Night of the Doctor" incorporated into "Day".) That would have been a great way to give Paul McGann's Doctor a bigger role in the show's lore.

[@FanboyMarkJabroni]

Watching these as they talk about something coming up, that's already happened, makes these so timey-wimey

[@ggordils]

The return of Commander Maxil. Give Colin Baker a regeneration scene (just not the one he was supposed to get). I always hoped Maxil and the Doctor made peace with each other and fought side by side in the Time War.. Still a possibility as long as CB is still alive...

[@AndrewStorr-j6e]

River and Jack are a match made in heaven - the actors share a birthday.

[@exarmyofficer]

This one goes way back, but Doctor Who had a chance for the perfect spin off complete with a female Doctor, a proper working TARDIS, and countless bigger and more evil adversaries when Romana left the Fourth Doctor choosing to stay in E-Space with K-9 (who had all the construction diagrams, schematics, and list of materials needed ). Just that project of creating a functioning TARDIS while navigating around a different universe making friends and enemies would have been a super first season. You blew it, BBC!

[@stocktonjoans]

I think one of the biggest missed opportunities is that 13 and Missy never met

[@Donnagata1409]

All for it.

[@armoghetto]

The mystery of Susan. Since the revelation of the Time Lords with War Games, a can of worms was opened about Susan which has never been resolved- was she Time Lord or just Gallifreyan with no academy training, what happened to her life since Time War wiped out her timeline with her husband, and who was her mother? It is so weird that Russell implies the mysterious lady in Last of the time Lords is the Doctor’s never once mentioned or clearly defined mother- but there was no attempt to deal with the fully established Susan.

[@carlycchapman]

I think Susan is going to be in the 60th Anniversary. Because I went to the IMDB page of the episode 'The Giggle,' and I saw "Carole Ann Ford" and she was credited as "Susan Foreman"

[@Roadkill3333]

Strax, Vastra and Jennie deserve their own spinoff EDIT: Imagine Richard E. Grant as the master instead of the great intelligence

[@jwb52z9]

I know we got a quasi-lesbian story with Whittaker, but we never truly got a gay male doctor, which would have worked with Jack.

[@garibaldilebeau]

I’d love to see other individual time lords like the Meddling Monk, Rani or (somehow) Romana again. The Sontaran involvement in the Crimea could easily have seen the Monk slipped back in, for example

[@mrcritical6751]

They were gonna do an origin episode for The Monk during Capaldi’s era apparently, it was gonna be called How The Monk Got His Habits and would’ve had Matt Berry in the role

[@Smokey223]

Matt Smith was my favorite doctor. Clara is my favorite side kick too. Wish they had more episodes with them. Matt was a fun doctor with a yhe best adventures but could also pull the heartstrings like the Christmas special where he changes into the 11th doctor.

[@tenzhitihsien888]

Not giving Derek Jacobi more time as the actual Master...

[@WhoCulture]

That's a good one!

[@mrcritical6751]

He would’ve been terrifying, honestly I would’ve loved him over Simm. A young and spry Doctor Vs an elderly Master who works from the sidelines and plots from the shadows would have been an interesting dynamic

[@NWR_astrotrain]

Having The Master instead of the great intelligence would have been soooooo great! imagine the craziness they could pull if they used it to tie in the Shalka Doctor

[@daiyahigashikata]

the 8th doctor is absolutely brilliant in the audiobooks. i love him

[@terrafletcher1930]

I wish Chris Eccleston wanted to do darker content. He was so amazing as the doctor.

[@owenwildish331]

One thing I'd love to see as a random non-human (K-9-like) Doctor Who companion (if done right) would be a friendly, cute, funny and loyal but slightly timid/shy Metabelis Spider.

[@grahamcann1761]

There are several "Missed Opportunities" that I've been griping about for years: (some even before you were born I'm sure ) (In no particular order) Joanna Lumley as The Doctor. Boris Karloff as The Doctor. Doctor Who / Star Trek Crossover. A return of The Doctors Grand-daughter (Carole Ann Ford) (Sooner than later). A return of Petronella Osgood, for an adventure as a companion. A return of Romana (Mary Tamm and/or Lalla Ward. A return of Eric Roberts as The Master. (Maybe we can see his regeneration to/from John Simm, Michelle Gomez, or Sacha Dhawan. Answers to unanswered questions. (Who was that lady? Were those Ty Tennants legs? Who was the Doctor's first wife / daughter? (Grandmother to Susan, and mother to Susan?) (Or Susan's father?) Sean Pertwee in Doctor Who, even if it's not in his father's role. Peter Capaldi returning as Lobus Caecilius. A return to /revelation/confirmation of Doctor Moon's being "The Final Doctor". And many more. As always thank you so very much for the videos. (And I agree about Paul McGann!)

[@Croftice1]

Eric Roberts wasn't an incarnation of the Master, he was a human body possessed by the Master, so he couldn't regenerate. I guess what's implied in "Utopia", was, that the Timelords somehow managed to get the Master out of that body and then forced that slimey worm-like thing to regenerate into a regular Timelord body for the Master (Dereck Jacobi). Dr. Moon was just a program, it's the Moon above the Great Library planet. An Antivirus/Guardian application basically. He's totally unrelated to the Doctor, so why would he have to be the Doctor's final regeneration?

[@carlycchapman]

I think Susan is going to be in the 60th Anniversary. Because I went to the IMDB page of the episode 'The Giggle,' and I saw "Carole Ann Ford" and she was credited as "Susan Foreman"

[@grahamcann1761]

@@carlycchapman ❤ Awesome news! Ty4sharing

[@just_kos99]

Jamie, Zoe and Victoria (2nd Doctor) weren't contemporary companions -- I liked that. Missed Opportunity: Ohika from "The Brain of Morbius" (4th Doctor) could've been Ohika in "Night of the Doctor". I know they based Ohila's name on Ohika, but why not have her be the same High Priestess, now older?

[@Sjorn99277]

Wasting the ‘last regeneration’ storyline was the biggest missed opportunity. For most of the show’s history it’s been part of the lore that the 13th incarnation is the last, and for almost as long that there are ways around that rule but they’re difficult/morally dodgy. Imagine if we’d had a whole incarnation of the doctor knowing they had no regenerations left, and the question of how/if they’d get around that. It even looked like they were going in that direction for a bit, with converging narratives of the search for Gallifrey and the doctor’s lives running out. But then they raise and resolve it in ten minutes, with Eleven saying btw I’m the last regeneration, and then getting a whole new set less than a quarter of an hour later. Such a waste of drama!

[@Kitkat-ix5zk]

I think it’s good that there’s only a limited amount of episodes including gallifrey, and a limited amount of time lord characters. A huge part of the doctor’s character in new who has been that he is the last of his kind (not including the master/missy) an I think the loneliness and isolation that comes from this add a depth to the character that you didn’t get in og doctor who. This also adds a mystery to him ( especially for people who haven’t seen old who), for example in the way ten used mention being a father or being married only very occasionally, and changing the subject quickly. I think this adds a sadness and depth to the character without relying on current plot points ( e.g death of current companion) If they keep bringing gallifrey back and keep adding other time lord characters this will lose it’s depth and charm , and the doctor will loose part of what makes him ‘special’. Also, if they do this to much it starts to feel kinda cheap, having the same effect as when a show keeps bring a character back to life for no logical reason except to give them easy story ideas.

[@catmomchantel]

I'm with you there. I like that that 12 found Gallifrey, because it was important to him (and he had an agenda, of course), but it also seems fitting that he wouldn't return regularly after this. Not only because they probably wouldn't welcome him after what he pulled with Clara, but because, by this point, the show has really established that Earth is another home for the Doctor! As his companions keep trying to tell him, Earth is his planet, too, he belongs there! (Especially with how telling and baddie on Earth that "it is protected"!) I also think that the idea that the Doctor "stole a Tardis and ran away" is pretty integral to them as a character in new Who. Even after Gallifrey's saving and its return, the Doctor would still be running, just for different reasons/just because the Doc loves running. All in all, if I want to see the Doctor on Gallifrey, I'll just watch the OG show!

[@antonmarkin9491]

My personal missed oportunity is River Song, a character with such immense potential is just wasted - no proper romance between her and Doctor, no chemistry, no story etc, just en endless flirt and constant "spoilers". When she says that Doctor do not love her in Husbands - she's right, we never saw his love to her, he's with her because he knows that it is written, not because he really feels it. The ONLY time when we've seen Doctor doing something to her that is not scripted but comes from his genuine feelings is when he healed her hand after angel broke it, yep, that's all. It is very sad that River's best episode was her first episode, after Library her whole story literally turned into nothing, yeah the twist with Melody Pond -> River Song was very cool and completely unforseen, but it is just twist for a twist, with zero romance added to River/Doctor relationship.

[@jvkase]

I think the, almost criminal, killing off of the Dalek-Human hybrid Dalek-Sec was a huge mistake. Here is a character that straddles 2 very different worlds. We could see, on full display, the Doctor's prejudices of the Daleks, and he being forced (extremely unwillingly) to accept who, and what Dalek-Sec truly was.

[@jvkase]

The Doctor is always excepting of other races and cultures. What would the Doctor look like if we saw him not doing this? Not being able to.

[@MichaelScottRamming]

The Doctor had plenty of anti-Thijarian prejudice in Demons of the Punjab (series 11). One reason I like that episode is that it shows 13’s growth from dismissing the entire Thijarian race as ruthless assassins to appreciating the new calling of the remaining two (the last of their kind) as essentially hospice workers.

[@sirachjonahisrael4442]

I think jenny will come into play, the doctor in devils chord mentioned his grandaughter but also says he hasn't even had kids yet. Implying that susan was his grandchild from the future. I think she may be jennies daughter.

[@gbasource]

Always loved Sylvester McCoy's take on the doctor. He gets a lot of unfair hatred but some of the scripts did him dirty. I love battlefield and remembrance of the daleks. I actually really enjoyed the collection releases of his doctor.

[@nich6200]

I mean Missy was 11’s master even if they never directly interacted. Missy brought Clara into his life saving him

[@BobPsomiadis]

No 12 and River Song appearing together in more episodes .They had great chemistry on the screen .

[@mygeekdom4414]

Missed opportunity for a spin off show. Combine the fact that the Doctor showed us that a TARDIS can be grown. Also a baby essentially born on the TARDIS can gain some TimeLord attributes (like regeneration. Combine that with the Doctor putting Gallery on a time lock. Imagine a show where someone goes through space and time collecting the disenfranchised to establish Nee Gallery.

[@mouthyschannel2474]

What I don't get is why the Victorian trio didn't get their own show. A lizard woman, her savvy wife & their Sontaron butler solving mysteries in Victorian England? Sign me up for five seasons.

[@catmomchantel]

The moral of the story seems to be "didn't get it in the show? Time to listen to Big Finish audios!" lol. Heck, Big Finish managed to get Christopher Eccleston to reprise his role as the 9th Doctor, something we'll probably never get to see in the show.

[@mouthyschannel2474]

@@catmomchantel While Big Finish is fantastic (pun intended) it's still nice to get live-action of our favourite characters, seeing as it's the primary media for Doctor Who.

[@catmomchantel]

@@mouthyschannel2474 I agree, I just find it amusing how so many fan requested things happen there lol. Unfortunately, the Paternoster gang was perfect for a spinoff, the BBC wanted it, but Moffat rejected the idea. I bit of an unfortunate circumstance rather than a missed opportunity:/

[@AtoManPL]

Wasn't Barrowman busy filming Arrow when they wanted him back? Funnily enough, Alex Kingston also had a minor role in the show and they never met there either xD

[@dragonfye1]

Having Ace in the 90’s TV movie would have been AWESOME! Indeed SUCH A MISSED OPPORTUNITY. 😢 That story really needed some familiar faces.

[@feralart]

Not getting a spin-off with Vastra, Jenny, and Strax. BBC wanted it, but Moffett shot it down. Yeah, there are Big Finish audios and comic strips... but it would have been immensely popular.

[@gunnhildk6299]

12 was blind long enough! I think they used that opportunity to its fullest. The biggest missed opportunity in my oppinion, is River and 11. Why didn´t they travel together for a season, after Amy and Rory disappeared to the past? I was so sure that would happen, and so dissapointed when it didn´t. I wish we had seen more of theire dynamic together.