Is it possible that all of Series 8 was a bit of a weaning period to shake off the traits of Doctor Who's past self? Doctor Who is big now. And the bigger something is, the more companies tend to interfere with the creative process in order to keep it making money, ironically, stunting it artistically.

This is all just conjecture around some reoccurring opinions I've heard, but based on how half-baked the Danny/Clara relationship felt, and how the most popular episode was about two friends battling an ancient Mummy on-board a Space Train, was Series 8 an exercise in debunking statistically enforced myths, that Doctor Who can only be popular if it's dark, brooding, and involves a romantic relationship of sorts.

Or that crazy talk? For real, I'm asking. I mean, its silly to think that they'd use a whole series in order to trick the higher ups into letting the writers have their way, but at the same time, I can imagine corporate interference being that bad, to the point where the writers have to play sneaky ball.

No. You're talking complete and utter nonsense. Not one bit of your post makes even the remotest bit of sense when held up to scrutiny.

Even addressing the idea that writers like Moffat and all the amazing talent involved in the brilliant S8 were deliberately self sabotaging for some bizarre reason which even you seem unsure of is as pointless as asking that guy with the carrier bags and grubby anorak that hangs around the war memorial in town and shouts at seagulls exactly why it is he thinks 9/11 was caused by Elvis using a catapault to fire leprechauns at the Twin Towers because George Dubya and a lizard in a crown told him to.

It really is getting to something when people need to justify the fact they just simply didn't enjoy something with this!

Hey! Here's a newsflash! Lots of us loved S8 and the tone and the relationships. So gutted you didn't (totally couldn't care less) but just be at peace with it and move on.

Bring on S9 asap if only to stop people filling the time with insanity like this. It's mindnumbingly stupid.

Cool man. But just so you know, if Season 9 is really really good, it basically proves that everything I wrote is true. So, y'know. Watch out

Would such a relationship of Clara and Danny also seemingly be compared to Barbie and Ken because the Toy Story version turned out to be Also would Clara and Danny's romance have worked if they had a summer holiday romance and then ended up meeting again and again and again?

Danny-"We must stop meeting like this"
Clara-"I can't help it, just happens that way"

I don't know what that's a reference to, but I'm gonna say yes

Are you sure?