Hey. It's been four years. Did you miss me?

Let me start by stressing that I am the worlds biggest Doctor Who apologist. I have seen every single episode ever broadcast, most of them at least twice, including reconstructions of all of the lost episodes. I adore every single era of the show, each for its own reasons. There are very few stories that I have no desire to ever watch again (I'm looking at you, Sleep No More and Orphan 55). I can find the positive in watching virtually any story, from An Unearthly Child right up through The Reality War. Certainly there are some eras I might prefer over others. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are bad (except, again, Orphan 55), but I can comfortably say that perhaps some are less to my taste than others. And let's be honest - Doctor Who is the SNL of science fiction shows. It is always "currently bad", it was always better back when so and so was the Doctor or so and so was the producer/showrunner, and it was also "currently bad" back when that previous era was airing. So here we are.