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"Flux" is set to premiere on Halloween, a strategic choice possibly aiming to capture some of the holiday's viewers. However, with an apparently smaller six-episode run and a focus on high-stakes storytelling, many fans remain cautiously optimistic—or critically resigned.
The show seems to be in a quandary: trying to balance the need for modern spectacle and storytelling with the baggage of past controversies. Whether Doctor Who can regain its former glory or is destined for simplicity and or diminishing returns remains to be seen.