To think that there's really no need for all the flirting/romance/sexual tension in Doctor Who

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I thought we might have a respite from it with Capaldi's arrival, but it now seems his companion must have a younger man to flirt/cheekily banter with.

It's supposed to be about monsters for god's sake, not soapy flirtation.!!

But the first ever Doctor's companion was his granddaughter (Susan) which did always confuse me as a child. I love DW and will always watch (even through the dreadful McGann and McCoy years...) but would like it to return to 'family viewing'. Don't mind love snogging and even sex but smutty innuendo is crass and not appropriate. I did love ecckestone and tennant who revived the brand but all the smut is unnecessary

totally agree Overthemill.

and in the old ones yes, Ian and Barbra, but never smutty. in the 1st dalek story there was innocent flirting between Barbara and a Thal but it was so subtle and lovely.

and Jo Grant had a 'interest' every other story but again, never more than hand holding and a kiss when she agreed to marry Clifford.

but there was never smut.

Jenny and Madame Vastra need not have been married by a celebrant to call each other wife!

Silurians, or at least a branch of them, are Homo Reptilius, aren't they? Madame Vastra is older than the Doctor, isn't she, though she might have been in stasis for some of that time...

It niggles me, the "two thousand years, he's really old" meme because I'm sure many alien species are longer lived than that.

Regarding tonight's episode, why must Clara have someone to flirt with?

Yanbu some of the stuff is great. But Dr Who feels a lot more like something that's gone through some sort of 'make it sexy / funny process'. And it is VERY forced and akward. If it hadn't taken off so well internationally I suspect it wouldn't be quite so 'polished'.

She's a 27 year old single woman attracted to a new colleague - flirting seems fair!