Comment Doctor Who is Gallifreyan for Deus ex machina (Score 1) 762
personally I love the absurdity of their story lines. It just wouldn't be Doctor Who without it.
I agree with you its the absurdity that makes Doctor Who.
The problem I have with the rebooted Doctor Who is that the plots make absolutely no sense - even within the framework of the show. Its like the writers continually write themselves into corners that they aren't clever enough to write themselves out of. So... they just keep letting "impossible things happen."
My favorite counter-example: the movie Time Bandits. That film was totally absurd, just like Doctor Who, but it all made sense. You never got the feeling the writer was messing with you.
-S