Doctor Who with Jodie Whittaker's main flaw is a lack of inner conflict

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"There is no doubt, no trauma and no overwhelming sense of having to prove something," says Katherine Cross of Whittaker's Doctor. "She is simply there, and it is, in its way, a validating triumph of all the previous seasons. The Doctor has grown. All the pain and conflict that had driven her has ultimately led her to a place where she can say those words without agony. It’s enchanting. But the show still needs conflict to work. Every story does. What replaces the doubt and pain that have defined the character for so long? So far, there isn’t much." ALSO: Showrunner Chris Chibnall calls Doctor Who's political stories "fundamental."