This Doctor Who Character Was Massively Underutilized

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Series 8 of Doctor Who definitely has its strong points. Viewers and critics praise the strong performances delivered by the lead actors — Peter Capaldi is brilliant as the Twelfth Doctor, Jenna Coleman brings sass and energy as Clara Oswald, and Michelle Gomez' Missy remains one of the show's best villains to date. However, some aspects of this series are polarizing. Though it has its memorable moments, some episodes lacked urgency and felt forgettable. Coleman's performance as Clara was fun to watch, but the character lacked consistency. And one character in particular was treated unfairly by the show's writers.

Danny Pink (played by Samuel Anderson) was introduced in the second episode of Series 8 as a love interest for Clara, and had a lot of potential. However, towards the end of the series, he met an untimely end that was poorly handled, partly because the series hadn't done him justice to begin with. Danny's death felt shoehorned into the show's plot; it didn't carry the emotional impact it should have, because the audience hadn't had the proper opportunity to form an attachment to him.

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Danny's characterization was bland, and his romance with Clara felt forced. As a result, his cheap, rushed death made it immediately clear that Danny's purpose, from the beginning, had been his eventual demise. He had always been intended to be «fridged»: needlessly killed off to further the emotional development of another character. This trope has a long history in pop culture and is most deadly to female characters, so the gender-swap here is worth noting — but regardless, it's still lazy writing and makes for unsatisfying storytelling.

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