I also feel it's telling that the Slitheen are the only recurring monster to be created in the the four years of the new series which really should have been aiming quite high in that department.
I have suggested in the past that the new series, and to a lesser extent, the 1980s version of the old series, were built from folk memories of the 60s and 70s version and that the writers consciously prioritised old characters and monsters over new ones because they felt there was an established mythology that they wanted, or felt expected, to use.
Whether this is seen as an act of homage enriching the mythos of the programme or an excuse for lazy writing is a matter of taste.
The Slitheen aren't quite the only recurring monster in four years, by the way; there is also the Ood.
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I have suggested in the past that the new series, and to a lesser extent, the 1980s version of the old series, were built from folk memories of the 60s and 70s version and that the writers consciously prioritised old characters and monsters over new ones because they felt there was an established mythology that they wanted, or felt expected, to use.
Whether this is seen as an act of homage enriching the mythos of the programme or an excuse for lazy writing is a matter of taste.
The Slitheen aren't quite the only recurring monster in four years, by the way; there is also the Ood.