This week, we’re talking about the very sudden shift in Doctor Who’s future because apparently the TARDIS just went from Marvel-budget luxury to “we have CGI at home.” After the Disney partnership quietly exited stage left, the show’s heading back to the BBC’s classic bargain-bin creative era. And look… sometimes that gave us masterpieces like Midnight and the Weeping Angels, and sometimes it gave us monsters made out of bubble wrap and hallway lighting. So real mixed bag energy here.

We’ll walk through how we even got to the era of blockbuster Who in the first place, why the budget ballooned, how it affected the stories (for better and worse), and what the show returning to a much smaller budget could mean going forward. Will it force actual creativity again? Will it tank the momentum? Will the fans eat each other alive on Twitter? (Yes. Absolutely yes.)

Either way, the future of Doctor Who is wide open, a little shaky, and honestly… kind of fascinating. Let’s talk about it.

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