The BBC has responded to complaints about the heavy use of death and cremation in the latest episode of Doctor Who.
In Dark Water, the first part of this year’s series finale, the Doctor and Clara discovered that ‘death is not an end’, however the premise has been deemed inappropriate by some viewers who were left upset by the controversial storyline.
The BBC has since defended the plot, saying the themes were “appropriate in the context of the heightened sci-fi world of the show”. Their official response fully reads:
Doctor Who is a family drama with a long tradition of tackling some of the more fundamental questions about life and death. We were mindful of the themes explored in ‘Dark Water’ and are confident that they are appropriate in the context of the heightened sci-fi world of the show.
The scene in which a character reveals 3W’s unconventional theory about the afterlife was preceded by the same character warning the Doctor and Clara several times that what they were about to hear could be distressing. When the Doctor does hear these claims, he immediately pours scorn on them, dismissing them out of hand as a “con” and a “racket”. It transpires that he is correct, and the entire concept is revealed to be a scam perpetrated by Missy.
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