RTD has stated on several occasions that he sees the Companions as the main characters, and the Doctor as a plot device and secondary. He is more concerned about "emotional gutpunches" than plot. But despite his opinion, the show lives and dies on the quality of the Doctor. That is the face of the franchise, the character and actor promoted, grounded on and who gives the shows its purpose to exist. Every spin-off that cut out the Doctor has been short-lived or outright failed.

Right now, Doctor Who is in one of the lowest points in 50 years. Viewership, interest and ratings are way down and have been dropping since the beginning of the Tennent run. I firmly believe that the franchise needs to be taken away from RTD, Moffet and their fellow producers, and partially rebooted by some new blood, because this is NOT working.

Being able to use the Force does NOT make you a Jedi. He could simply be one of thousands of people who discovered they can use it, but without anyone around to teach them, they are fumbling in the dark with how it works. I think this could be an excellent opportunity to explore what happened to all those people who never got trained, never had a Jedi or Sith to guide them, who has a power they don't understand and can barely control.