and the typical Doctor Who formula always seems a little childish to me.
You do realize that it originated as a children’s/family type show, right?
Sure, but that doesn’t mean the series can’t mature with the times, which I’d argue it has.
Sure. But he said “the typical Doctor Who formula always seems a little childish to me.” My point is, that there is a reason for that: the show originated as a children’s show. When a show originates as a children’s show, it should be no surprise that the typical formula for said show would seem a little childish.