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03-07-2023, 09:19 PM
https://whatculture.com/tv/10-awkward-things-that-must-have-happened-after-doctor-who-episodes?rf=homepage
The Doctor doesn't stick around after their adventures because it's too bloody awkward!
BY MARK DONALDSON
MARCH 7TH, 2023
There's a trope in Doctor Who of the day being saved, and the Doctor and their companions quickly leaving in the TARDIS before they're asked to help with the clean-up.
It's a trope for a reason: the Doctor very rarely sticks around to see the consequences of their actions. This formed the basis of the classic Tom Baker serial The Face of Evil, in which the Fourth Doctor returned to a planet from his past, only to discover the repairs he made to a computer had created a mad god.
This isn't the only awkward situation the Doctor has created in their centuries of travel across time and space. The Fifth Doctor caused the Great Fire of London, while the Eleventh Doctor hijacked the Moon landing to broadcast an invitation to commit genocide against the Silence.
Sometimes, the situations the Doctor creates can be more socially awkward, such as when an astronaut gatecrashes Clara and Danny's night out, or when the Doctor invites the Pope to Bill's first date with Penny.
A lot of the time, we don't get to see these awkward moments for ourselves, due to them (probably) happening after the Doctor has departed...
The Doctor doesn't stick around after their adventures because it's too bloody awkward!
BY MARK DONALDSON
MARCH 7TH, 2023
There's a trope in Doctor Who of the day being saved, and the Doctor and their companions quickly leaving in the TARDIS before they're asked to help with the clean-up.
It's a trope for a reason: the Doctor very rarely sticks around to see the consequences of their actions. This formed the basis of the classic Tom Baker serial The Face of Evil, in which the Fourth Doctor returned to a planet from his past, only to discover the repairs he made to a computer had created a mad god.
This isn't the only awkward situation the Doctor has created in their centuries of travel across time and space. The Fifth Doctor caused the Great Fire of London, while the Eleventh Doctor hijacked the Moon landing to broadcast an invitation to commit genocide against the Silence.
Sometimes, the situations the Doctor creates can be more socially awkward, such as when an astronaut gatecrashes Clara and Danny's night out, or when the Doctor invites the Pope to Bill's first date with Penny.
A lot of the time, we don't get to see these awkward moments for ourselves, due to them (probably) happening after the Doctor has departed...