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** In the first five seasons, the judges harshly criticized queens who didn't look properly feminine in drag and/or created male characters in acting challenges. This drew some scorn because not every drag queen goes for a high femme look, and Ru himself famously said "We're born naked and the rest is drag." After Milk from Season 6, one of the show's earliest "genderfuck" queens, became a fan-favorite, the judges have since become a lot more accepting of androgyny.

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** In the first five seasons, the judges harshly criticized queens who didn't look properly feminine in drag and/or created male characters in acting challenges. This drew some scorn because not every drag queen goes for a high femme look, and Ru himself famously said "We're born naked and the rest is drag." After Milk from Season 6, one of the show's earliest 6 became a fan-favorite as a "genderfuck" queens, became a fan-favorite, queen, the judges have since become a lot more accepting of androgyny.
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* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Arguably the most hated storyline in the first season was the romance between Alison and Luther, since it hinged on them being NotBloodSiblings. In the second season, it is finally discussed how messed-up their relationship is. Likewise, both Alison and Luther seemed to have moved on but still care deeply for each other. [[spoiler: Also, when it's revealed that Lila was born from the same event that spawned the rest of them, Diego wonders if this means he had sex with his sister and is disturbed at the possibility.]]

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* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Arguably the most hated storyline in the first season was the romance between Alison and Luther, since it hinged on them being NotBloodSiblings. In the second season, it is finally discussed how messed-up their relationship is. Likewise, both Both Alison and Luther seemed are shown to have moved on but still care deeply for each other. [[spoiler: Also, when it's revealed that Lila was born from the same event that spawned the rest of them, Diego wonders if this means he had sex with his sister and is disturbed at the possibility.]]possibility. However, they ultimately continue their relationship in the third season, as they at least did not grow up together.

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* ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'': For years, the show was criticized by longtime drag fans for not being inclusive enough by not allowing post-operative transgender women to compete, and the trans women that ''were'' accepted were forced to stop taking hormones and present as male when not in drag. Further, cisgender female drag queens ("bioqueens") were not allowed to compete at all. The show has since become more inclusive in both the US and international versions, with trans contestants at all stages of transition, and the UK show introduced the franchise's first bioqueen, Victoria Scone.
** The show has made other gestures as well to be more respectful of non-male contestants, such as removing the "You've Got She-Mail!" soundbite at the start of each episode (due to "she-male" being a slur against trans women). [=RuPaul=] also changed his catchphrase from "Gentlemen start your engines, and may the best ''woman'' win!" to "Racers start your engines, and may the best ''drag queen'' win!", including re-recording the theme song.

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For years, the show was criticized by longtime drag fans for not being inclusive enough by not allowing post-operative transgender women to compete, and the trans women that ''were'' accepted were forced to stop taking hormones and present as male when not in drag. Further, cisgender female drag queens ("bioqueens") were not allowed to compete at all. The show has since become more inclusive in both the US and international versions, with welcoming trans contestants at all stages of transition, and the UK show introduced the franchise's first bioqueen, Victoria Scone.
** The show has made other gestures as well to be more respectful of non-male contestants, such as removing the "You've Got She-Mail!" soundbite at the start of each episode (due episode, due to "she-male" being a slur against trans women). women. [=RuPaul=] also changed his catchphrase from "Gentlemen start your engines, and may the best ''woman'' win!" to "Racers start your engines, and may the best ''drag queen'' win!", including re-recording the theme song.song.
** In the first five seasons, the judges harshly criticized queens who didn't look properly feminine in drag and/or created male characters in acting challenges. This drew some scorn because not every drag queen goes for a high femme look, and Ru himself famously said "We're born naked and the rest is drag." After Milk from Season 6, one of the show's earliest "genderfuck" queens, became a fan-favorite, the judges have since become a lot more accepting of androgyny.

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** Gradually, Jeff Winger transitioned from a charming, debonnair MightyWhitey into a more flawed character.
** Quasi-{{Mammy}}, anti-science, fire-and brimstone Christian Shirley was suddenly shown to have excellent gardes in a later episode.

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** Gradually, Jeff Winger transitioned from a charming, debonnair debonair MightyWhitey into a more flawed character.
** Quasi-{{Mammy}}, anti-science, fire-and brimstone Christian Shirley was suddenly shown to have excellent gardes grades in a later episode.



** The treatment given Peri in "Trial of a Time Lord" can be considered an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] "Author's Ruining Throw": in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp Mindwarp]]" Peri has [[spoiler:a spectacular death, having the brain of one of the villains transplanted into her (shaved) head before being gunned down by a horrified ally who liked her, King Yrcarnos]], but several episodes later in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe the season finale]] this was cravenly undone as having been false evidence, with Peri [[spoiler:having run off to be King Yrcarnos's queen instead]]. This was apparently intended to placate fans who would be upset at Peri's fate, but instead the retcon was decried by almost everyone, including Creator/ColinBaker and Creator/NicolaBryant (who didn't even know this had been done to her character until long after the fact), and has been largely [[FanonDiscontinuity rejected by fans]].

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** The treatment given Peri in "Trial of a Time Lord" can be considered an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] "Author's Ruining Throw": in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp Mindwarp]]" Peri has [[spoiler:a [[spoiler: a spectacular death, having the brain of one of the villains transplanted into her (shaved) head before being gunned down by a horrified ally who liked her, King Yrcarnos]], but several episodes later in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe the season finale]] this was cravenly undone as having been false evidence, with Peri [[spoiler:having [[spoiler: having run off to be King Yrcarnos's queen instead]]. This was apparently intended to placate fans who would be upset at Peri's fate, but instead the retcon was decried by almost everyone, including Creator/ColinBaker and Creator/NicolaBryant (who didn't even know this had been done to her character until long after the fact), and has been largely [[FanonDiscontinuity rejected by fans]].



* ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'': The first season was criticized for [[https://www.wearyourvoicemag.com/never-have-i-ever-seen-a-show-so-casteist-and-racist/ casual]] [[https://muslim.co/whats-with-the-islamophobia-in-netflixs-never-have-i-ever/ Islamophobia]][[note]]The scene during the Ganesh Puja where Kamala commiserates with a woman who was unofficially exiled from the community for marrying and then divorcing a Muslim man[[/note]]. The second season introduced Aneesa, an Indian-American from a Muslim family, who is portrayed positively by the narrative.

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* ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'': The first season was criticized for [[https://www.wearyourvoicemag.com/never-have-i-ever-seen-a-show-so-casteist-and-racist/ casual]] [[https://muslim.co/whats-with-the-islamophobia-in-netflixs-never-have-i-ever/ Islamophobia]][[note]]The Islamophobia]][[note]] The scene during the Ganesh Puja where Kamala commiserates with a woman who was unofficially exiled from the community for marrying and then divorcing a Muslim man[[/note]]. The second season introduced Aneesa, an Indian-American from a Muslim family, who is portrayed positively by the narrative.
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** When Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe and Creator/RobertHolmes took over the show, they agreed that six part stories were unnecessary, finding them overlong and padded, so they reduced them to only one big six parter per season.

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** When Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe and Creator/RobertHolmes took over the show, they agreed that six part six-part stories were unnecessary, finding them overlong and padded, so they reduced them to only one big six parter six-parter per season.season. Later, Creator/JohnNathanTurner did away with them entirely when he took over as producer in 1980 (the season before that also lacked a six-parter, but due to circumstances outside the producer's control; the six-part [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E6Shada "Shada"]] had to be cancelled midway through taping due to an ill-timed workers' strike).



*** A visit to the restored Dalek homeworld of Skaro showed Dalek variants from all across franchise history. The New Paradigm Daleks were not seen in any way, not even as background filler, letting us know they're as good as never having been. (This ''also'' constitutes a 'throw' to one problem people had with Asylum of the Daleks - in that episode, the past Dalek variants people got excited for were only seen briefly, in light so low it's hard to tell the old ones from the new. The Special Weapons Dalek, which really got the fandom excited, was especially blink-and-miss. Not so in the return to Skaro - the old Daleks get as much screentime as the current model, with the Special Weapons Dalek getting to be the one to yell "EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!" as they mobilized.)

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*** A visit to the restored Dalek homeworld of Skaro showed Dalek variants from all across franchise history. The New Paradigm Daleks were not seen in any way, not even as background filler, letting us know they're as good as never having been. (This This ''also'' constitutes a 'throw' to one problem people had with Asylum [[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E1AsylumOfTheDaleks "Asylum of the Daleks - Daleks"]] -- in that episode, the past Dalek variants people got excited for were only seen briefly, in light so low it's hard to tell the old ones from the new. The Special Weapons Dalek, which really got the fandom excited, was especially blink-and-miss. Not so in the return to Skaro - -- the old Daleks get as much screentime as the current model, with the Special Weapons Dalek getting to be the one to yell "EXTERMINATE THE DOCTOR!" as they mobilized.)
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* ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'':
** A major complaint of the original anime was that TheReveal Usagi was the Moon Princess wasn't really a twist (given that Tuxedo Mask had a dream of the princess and she had Usagi's exact hairstyle). This series gets much more mileage out of the storyline that Sailor Venus is pretending to be the princess, including the choice to modify the flashback princess’s voice and face (complete with a different hairstyle that carries over in future appearances).
** While Tuxedo Mask still plays a part in the fights over the span of the series, the Senshi are able to destroy a fair amount of monsters on their own even early on in the show.
** The fact that the Senshi [[ClarkKenting look no different in uniform than they do in civilian gear]] is a common source of criticism among fans (to the degree that {{Fanon}} says an enchantment prevents anyone from recognizing them). Here the girls all have normal hairstyles in their civvies, and then transform into the more colorful and elaborate anime styles. This makes it more plausible that they wouldn't be recognized in public. Even so, Minako recognizes Rei as Sailor Mars instantly upon seeing her out of her senshi mode, and [[spoiler:Nephrite recognizes Ami as well, though she doesn't recognize him.]]
** [[DamselScrappy Naru]], [[EducationMama Ikuko]], [[AnnoyingYoungerSibling Shingo]] and [[TheGenericGuy Motoki]] were [[BaseBreakingCharacter base-breakers]] to some degree in the original anime. Most fans agree that the changes made to them in this series [[RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap fixed those issues]] and made them [[EnsembleDarkhorse much more interesting and likable characters]].
** The show provided a more manga accurate version of Rei Hino, after the original anime shifted her character to be more [[SmittenTeenageGirl boy crazy]].
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* ''Series/YoungSheldon'':
** The episode that reveals [[spoiler:how Sheldon adopted "Bazinga" as his catchphrase]] also makes it clear that [[spoiler:his habit of saying it after pulling not-all-that-funny jokes was ''itself'' not all that funny]].
** You can tell just by watching the show that the creators have gone out of their way to not repeat the things that many have criticized ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'' for. For instance, the show is presented as a single-camera, laugh track-less {{dramedy}} shot on-location as opposed to the [[UndeadHorseTrope outdated, but still widely used]] three-camera sitcom shot on a sound stage in front of a [[LaughTrack studio audience]]. The characters on ''Young Sheldon'' are likable and sympathetic despite their flaws, as opposed to the {{Unsympathetic Comedy Protagonist}}s on ''Big Bang''. (i.e. Sheldon having more redeeming qualities, Mary being less aggressive with her religious beliefs, George Sr. being a normal husband and father instead of the drunken, idiotic, misogynist described posthumously in ''Big Bang'').
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* The third ''Series/MidnightCaller'' episode was heavily criticized by LGBT and HIV/AIDS advocacy groups for its portrayal of a bisexual man who knowingly infects people with HIV. While researching the follow-up episode, "Someone to Love," writer Stephen Zito talked to some of the people who protested "After it Happened." He and guest star Kay Lenz also talked to a support group for women with AIDS, and some of their stories were used in the episode. As a result, "Someone to Love" was much better received, and was praised by many of the people who had criticized "After it Happened."

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* The third ''Series/MidnightCaller'' episode episode, "After It Happened," was heavily criticized by LGBT and HIV/AIDS advocacy groups for its portrayal of a bisexual man who knowingly infects people with HIV. While researching the follow-up episode, "Someone to Love," writer Stephen Zito talked to some of the people who protested "After it It Happened." He and guest star Kay Lenz also talked to a support group for women with AIDS, and some of their stories were used in the episode. As a result, "Someone to Love" was much better received, and was praised by many of the people who had criticized "After it Happened."

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** ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'': For years, the show was criticized by longtime drag fans for not being inclusive enough by not allowing post-operative transgender women to compete, and the trans women that ''were'' accepted were forced to stop taking hormones and present as male when not in drag. Further, cisgender female drag queens ("bioqueens") were not allowed to compete at all. The show has since become more inclusive in both the US and international versions, with trans contestants at all stages of transition, and the UK show introduced the franchise's first bioqueen, Victoria Scone.

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*** Starfleet ''tried'' to help Romulus with evacuations, but Utopia Planeta was attacked by renegade synths that destroyed the shipyards and ignited Mars, destroying the evacuation ships. Admiral Picard tried to get some mothballed ships sent out instead, but the Federation panicked and decided not to, thus making Nero's rage justified. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the attack on Mars was planned by a super-secret sect of Romulans who wanted to destroy all artificial life and framed the synths for the attack, also meaning that Romulus was destroyed because of a bunch of paranoid nuts and Nero's rage was justified, but at the wrong people.]]

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*** Starfleet ''tried'' to help Romulus with evacuations, but Utopia Planeta was attacked by renegade synths that destroyed the shipyards and ignited Mars, destroying the evacuation ships. Admiral Picard tried to get some mothballed ships sent out instead, but since the evacuation was politically controversial to begin with, the Federation panicked and decided not to, thus making Nero's rage justified. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that the attack on Mars was planned by a super-secret sect of Romulans who wanted to destroy all artificial life and framed the synths for the attack, also meaning that Romulus was destroyed because of a bunch of paranoid nuts and Nero's rage was justified, but at the wrong people.]]
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** The series also tried to address the controversy around Tackle, the [[SixthRanger Second Rider]] from ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'', who was [[StuffedIntoTheFridge killed off]] and never officially declared a Kamen Rider, mostly due to the fact that she's a woman.

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** The series also tried to address the controversy around Tackle, the [[SixthRanger Second Rider]] from ''Series/KamenRiderStronger'', who was [[StuffedIntoTheFridge [[DisposableWoman killed off]] and never officially declared a Kamen Rider, mostly due to the fact that she's a woman.



* A month after the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' Season 3 finale, it was announced that, in part due to fan reaction, [[spoiler:it wasn't Sara Tancredi's [[StuffedIntoTheFridge head in the box]], and she would be back next season]]. The other big part of the decision was the fact that [[spoiler:Sara had only been killed in the first place because of behind-the-scenes drama between the then-pregnant actress and the executive producers. By the fourth season, everyone was friends again so the character returned. And ironically got pregnant]].

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* A month after the ''Series/PrisonBreak'' Season 3 finale, it was announced that, in part due to fan reaction, [[spoiler:it wasn't Sara Tancredi's [[StuffedIntoTheFridge head in the box]], box, and she would be back next season]]. The other big part of the decision was the fact that [[spoiler:Sara had only been killed in the first place because of behind-the-scenes drama between the then-pregnant actress and the executive producers. By the fourth season, everyone was friends again so the character returned. And ironically got pregnant]].

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** ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'': For years, the show was criticized by longtime drag fans for not being inclusive enough by not allowing post-operative transgender women to compete, and the trans women that ''were'' accepted were forced to stop taking hormones and present as male when not in drag. Further, cisgender female drag queens ("bioqueens") were not allowed to compete at all. The show has since become more inclusive in both the US and international versions, with trans contestants at all stages of transition, and the UK show introduced the franchise's first bioqueen, Victoria Scone.
** The show has made other gestures as well to be more respectful of non-male contestants, such as removing the "You've Got She-Mail!" soundbite at the start of each episode (due to "she-male" being a slur against trans women). [=RuPaul=] also changed his catchphrase from "Gentlemen start your engines, and may the best ''woman'' win!" to "Racers start your engines, and may the best ''drag queen'' win!", including re-recording the theme song.



** A lot of adult viewers didn't like Elmo's increase in screentime with him having more than the other characters, some even joking that the show had become "The Elmo Show". Later episodes would have him still get a lot of screen time but the other characters got plenty too.

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** A lot of adult viewers didn't like Elmo's increase in screentime with him having more than the other characters, characters (especially since he's one of the few that speaks broken English...on an educational show), some even joking that the show had become "The Elmo Show". Later episodes would have him still get a lot of screen time but the other characters got plenty too.
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*** Her reappearance in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017TwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]" addresses complaints that "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent Hell Bent]]" [[spoiler: retconned her death and its impact]] by confirming that [[spoiler: she really did go back and die, in the end]].

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*** Her reappearance in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017TwiceUponATime "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]" addresses complaints that "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent Hell Bent]]" [[spoiler: retconned her death and its impact]] by confirming that [[spoiler: she really did go back and die, in the end]].
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** The Tenth Doctor's final words (and his attitude to regeneration throughout "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18 The End of Time]]" in general) are mocked by a good chunk of the fandom for being overdramatic and making him UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Eleven is much more optimistic regarding regeneration and Twelve's apprehension in his final episode is treated with more finesse with his final speech being essentially "Dear Thirteen, it's your turn now."

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** The Tenth Doctor's final words (and his attitude to regeneration throughout "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18 "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18TheEndOfTime The End of Time]]" in general) are mocked by a good chunk of the fandom for being overdramatic and making him UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Eleven is much more optimistic regarding regeneration and Twelve's apprehension in his final episode is treated with more finesse with his final speech being essentially "Dear Thirteen, it's your turn now."
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* The [[WTHCostumingDepartment eccentric]] costumes in ''Series/TheEternalLove'' prompted a few raised eyebrows and snarky comments, especially Jing Xuan's [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/costumes.png shoulder pompoms]]. When ''Series/TheEternalLove2'' aired, viewers breathed a sigh of relief to see the garish costumes were replaced with more conventional ones.
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* ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'': The first season was criticized for [[https://www.wearyourvoicemag.com/never-have-i-ever-seen-a-show-so-casteist-and-racist/ casual]] [[https://muslim.co/whats-with-the-islamophobia-in-netflixs-never-have-i-ever/ Islamophobia]][[note]]The scene during the Ganesh Puja where Kamala commiserates with a woman who was unofficially exiled from the community for marrying a Muslim man[[/note]]. The second season introduced Aneesa, an Indian-American from a Muslim family, who is portrayed positively by the narrative.

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* ''Series/NeverHaveIEver'': The first season was criticized for [[https://www.wearyourvoicemag.com/never-have-i-ever-seen-a-show-so-casteist-and-racist/ casual]] [[https://muslim.co/whats-with-the-islamophobia-in-netflixs-never-have-i-ever/ Islamophobia]][[note]]The scene during the Ganesh Puja where Kamala commiserates with a woman who was unofficially exiled from the community for marrying and then divorcing a Muslim man[[/note]]. The second season introduced Aneesa, an Indian-American from a Muslim family, who is portrayed positively by the narrative.
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** Gradually, Jeff Winger transitioned from a charming, debonnair WhiteyMighty into a more flawed character.
** Quasi-{{Mammy}}, anti-science, fire-and briéstone Christian Shirley was suddenly shown to have excellent gardes in a later episode.

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** Gradually, Jeff Winger transitioned from a charming, debonnair WhiteyMighty MightyWhitey into a more flawed character.
** Quasi-{{Mammy}}, anti-science, fire-and briéstone brimstone Christian Shirley was suddenly shown to have excellent gardes in a later episode.
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** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E3TheShakespeareCode The Shakespeare Code]]" attracted criticism from some fans over Ten's casual response to Martha's worries about encountering racism in early modern England, which was thought to be too flippant and dismissive of her genuine reason to fear. In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E3ThinIce Thin Ice]]", Bill, the show's next black companion, expresses the same worries on arriving in Regency England, and Twelve discusses the issue far more seriously and maturely with her.

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** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E3TheShakespeareCode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E2TheShakespeareCode The Shakespeare Code]]" attracted criticism from some fans over Ten's casual response to Martha's worries about encountering racism in early modern England, which was thought to be too flippant and dismissive of her genuine reason to fear. In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E3ThinIce Thin Ice]]", Bill, the show's next black companion, expresses the same worries on arriving in Regency England, and Twelve discusses the issue far more seriously and maturely with her.

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** At the end of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS1E2TheDaleks The Daleks]]" the Daleks are all killed off, which caused the writers a problem when they became an instant huge success. "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E2TheDalekInvasionOfEarth The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]" has the Doctor speculate that he's gone back to a time before they all died. Later stories simply ignore it, with some Expanded Universe stories and much commentary on the show taking advantage of the "Daleks" Daleks' weaker powers and different personality to suggest that they were simply a splinter faction of the main Dalek civilisation, or surviving descendants of early experiments by Davros.
** When Creator/PhilipHinchcliffe and Creator/RobertHolmes took over the show, they agreed that six part stories were unnecessary, finding them overlong and padded, so they reduced them to only one big six parter per season.
** After the violent Sixth Doctor era the series tried this by becoming more light hearted. Audiences continued to drop, with the Doctor coming across as a goofy clown. So the stories became darker and the Doctor became more mysterious. Though the series was cancelled after another two seasons, those two seasons of the Seventh Doctor's era became a CultClassic.



** Though it may not have been intended this way, the reveal in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2005CSTheChristmasInvasion The Christmas Invasion]]", that in the first day after regeneration a Time Lord can perform drastic body alterations, has been seized on in {{Fanon}} as an explanation for Romana's notorious regeneration scene in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E1DestinyOfTheDaleks Destiny of the Daleks]]", where she appeared to waste several of them just to "try out" different looks.



** There are some fans who have shown distaste for the Cybus Cybermen from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E6TheAgeOfSteel "The Age of Steel"]]. After [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens "The Pandorica Opens"]] aired, [[WordOfGod Steven Moffat]] tweeted that this appearance of the new Cybermen were in fact the Mondas Cybermen; they just didn't have the budget to change the costume.



** The beginning of "Thin Ice" features the Twelfth Doctor seriously acknowledging and discussing his black companion Bill's fears about encountering historical racism in eighteenth-century London, after the Tenth Doctor's flippant dismissal of Martha's (the previous black companion) similar fears in "The Shakespeare Code" was very heavily criticised by fans.
** The treatment given Peri in "Trial of a Time Lord" can be considered an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] "Author's Ruining Throw": in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp Mindwarp]]" Peri has [[spoiler:a spectacular death, having the brain of one of the villains transplanted into her (shaved) head before being gunned down by a horrified ally who liked her, King Yrcarnos]], but several episodes later in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe the season finale]] this was cravenly undone as having been false evidence, with Peri [[spoiler:having run off to be King Yrcarnos's queen instead]]. This was apparently intended to placate fans who would be upset at Peri's fate, but instead the retcon was decried by almost everyone, including Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant (who didn't even know this had been done to her character until long after the fact), and has been largely [[FanonDiscontinuity rejected by fans]].

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** After "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens The beginning Pandorica Opens]]" / "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E13TheBigBang The Big Bang]]", some fans pointed out that a Dalek begging River for mercy was out of "Thin Ice" features character for them and an example of Moffat CharacterShilling River. "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E1TheMagiciansApprentice The Magician's Apprentice]]" / "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E2TheWitchsFamiliar The Witch's Familiar]]" confirms that the Twelfth Daleks do have a concept of mercy, and makes it a huge plot point. [[spoiler: [[FridgeBrilliance It's also later revealed that River supposedly killed the Doctor, which would give the Daleks a reason to be afraid of her]].]]
** In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS33E11TheCrimsonHorror The Crimson Horror]]", Ada Gillyflower's total lack of hesitation or regret in killing her abusive mother, the episode's main villain, may be a response to the hostile reaction of some fans to the ending of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E7TheIdiotsLantern The Idiot's Lantern]]", also written by Creator/MarkGatiss, which was seen as arguing that people have a moral obligation to forgive their abusive parents.
** In Creator/MattSmith's last three episodes, Creator/StevenMoffat utilized disparate plot threads dating back to the earliest days of the revived series to negate the whole issue of the
Doctor seriously acknowledging only having thirteen lives, in case the BBC felt like cancelling the series when the thirteenth actor left.
** Clara's exit from the show is interpreted as a direct counterpoint to Donna's, which nulled her agency so the Doctor wouldn't have to [[spoiler: watch another friend die]]. Here he tries to do it again but [[spoiler: has the technique bounced back at him, so he's the one who forgets Clara as she gets to keep having her own badass adventures]]. In addition, it's a counterpoint to Rose's departure
and discussing Ten wrecking his black companion Bill's fears next relationship with Martha because he couldn't get past it, as Twelve [[spoiler: forgetting his key personal/emotional memories of her, but not the adventures they had]] leaves him far less likely to hold new companions to Clara's standard.
*** Her reappearance in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017TwiceUponATime Twice Upon a Time]]" addresses complaints that "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS35E12HellBent Hell Bent]]" [[spoiler: retconned her death and its impact]] by confirming that [[spoiler: she really did go back and die, in the end]].
** Also, many fans had begun to tire of the way ''all'' main companions' departures in the new series (save Martha) were a "tragically ripped away from each other, leaving both devastated" affair. This time it was Clara's choice and done in a way that leaves both characters on a positive AndTheAdventureContinues note.
** There are some fans who have shown distaste for the Cybus Cybermen from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E5RiseOfTheCybermen "Rise of the Cybermen"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS28E6TheAgeOfSteel "The Age of Steel"]]. After [[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E12ThePandoricaOpens "The Pandorica Opens"]] aired, Moffat tweeted that this appearance of the new Cybermen were in fact the Mondas Cybermen; they just didn't have the budget to change the costume.
** "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E3TheShakespeareCode The Shakespeare Code]]" attracted criticism from some fans over Ten's casual response to Martha's worries
about encountering historical racism in eighteenth-century London, after the Tenth Doctor's early modern England, which was thought to be too flippant dismissal and dismissive of Martha's (the previous her genuine reason to fear. In "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS36E3ThinIce Thin Ice]]", Bill, the show's next black companion) similar fears companion, expresses the same worries on arriving in "The Shakespeare Code" was very heavily criticised by fans.
Regency England, and Twelve discusses the issue far more seriously and maturely with her.
** The treatment given Peri in "Trial of a Time Lord" can be considered an [[InvertedTrope inverted]] "Author's Ruining Throw": in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E2Mindwarp Mindwarp]]" Peri has [[spoiler:a spectacular death, having the brain of one of the villains transplanted into her (shaved) head before being gunned down by a horrified ally who liked her, King Yrcarnos]], but several episodes later in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E4TheUltimateFoe the season finale]] this was cravenly undone as having been false evidence, with Peri [[spoiler:having run off to be King Yrcarnos's queen instead]]. This was apparently intended to placate fans who would be upset at Peri's fate, but instead the retcon was decried by almost everyone, including Colin Baker Creator/ColinBaker and Nicola Bryant Creator/NicolaBryant (who didn't even know this had been done to her character until long after the fact), and has been largely [[FanonDiscontinuity rejected by fans]].fans]].
** The Tenth Doctor's final words (and his attitude to regeneration throughout "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E17E18 The End of Time]]" in general) are mocked by a good chunk of the fandom for being overdramatic and making him UnintentionallyUnsympathetic. Eleven is much more optimistic regarding regeneration and Twelve's apprehension in his final episode is treated with more finesse with his final speech being essentially "Dear Thirteen, it's your turn now."
** Moffat's era got many accusations of suffering from ContinuityLockout not just from itself but also the classic series, until it felt like the only audience the show was interested in were people who'd grown up with the old episodes. Some of Series 10 could be considered an answer to this, Moffat outright saying the first episode "The Pilot" could serve as a jumping on point for new fans.
** The Whittaker era crew put out a statement acknowledging the complaints about the severe underutilization of Yaz, and promising to try harder with her in Series 12.
** After Series 11 was criticized for a lack of familiar characters, an overarching storyline, and a WhamEpisode, its 2019 New Years special and 12th series were filled to the brim with course correction: from [[spoiler: the Dalek appearing in the New Years special, the Master in the first two episodes of the 12th series, the Judoon and even Jack Harkness showed up in quick succession]], more focus on ''the Timeless Child'', and [[spoiler: the Lone Cyberman]] was revealed. Whamtastic revelation such as [[spoiler: Gallifrey burned again]] and [[spoiler: the "Ruth" Doctor on the run from the ''Time Lords'']] brought back the heavy serialized feeling of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctor Era.
** Surprisingly enough, the announcement that Ryan and Graham would both be leaving the show after the 2020 holiday special was widely viewed as one. Despite both characters being quite popular, the fans largely agreed that Series 11 and 12 had suffered from having to split their attention between four main characters. Even better, this leaves us with just Yaz, who had easily been the most ill-served by the arrangement with many hoping this would allow her to finally bloom as a character.
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive ContinuitySnarl or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters from both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' frequently appeared unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive ContinuitySnarl or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters from both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' frequently appeared unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin Djarin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]
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* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Arguably the most hated storyline in the first season was the romance between Alison and Luther, since it hinged on them being NotBloodSiblings. In the second season, it is finally discussed how messed-up their relationship is. [[spoiler: Also, when it's revealed that Lila was born from the same event that spawned the rest of them, Diego wonders if this means he had sex with his sister and is disturbed at the possibility.]]

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* ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy'': Arguably the most hated storyline in the first season was the romance between Alison and Luther, since it hinged on them being NotBloodSiblings. In the second season, it is finally discussed how messed-up their relationship is. Likewise, both Alison and Luther seemed to have moved on but still care deeply for each other. [[spoiler: Also, when it's revealed that Lila was born from the same event that spawned the rest of them, Diego wonders if this means he had sex with his sister and is disturbed at the possibility.]]
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters from both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' frequently appeared unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole ContinuitySnarl or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters from both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' frequently appeared unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in from both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen appeared unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo Katan, Bo-Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheClone Wars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheClone Wars ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]
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* ''Series/TheMandalorian'': The fact that the Mandalorians in the first season never removed their helmets[[note]]Save for a brief scene in the finale where Din's helmet is taken off so he can receive emergency medical attention[[/note]] was seen by some fans as a massive PlotHole or {{Retcon}} to the ''Franchise/StarWars'' lore, as the Mandalorian characters seen in both ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheClone Wars The Clone Wars]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels Rebels]]'' were frequently seen unmasked. The third episode of Season 2 rectified this by revealing that [[spoiler: Din Djarjin belongs to a very specific and devout Mandalorian sect that broke away from the rest of their people many years ago. When Din meets Bo Katan, she explains that the majority of Mandalorians don't practice that specific cultural custom.]]

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