I wonder... (What?) Shh, I'm wondering.

[chicafrom3]

You know what I want Doctor Who to go back to? Overlapping Companions.

In the new series, we've had Companion teams sometimes - Rose & Adam, Rose & Jack, Rose & Mickey, Rose & Sarah Jane, Martha & Jack, Donna & Martha, Donna & Martha & Jenny - but there's never any overlap. There's never been anything like 'Babs & Ian join the Doctor and Susan, they have adventures, Susan leaves, the Doctor & Babs & Ian have adventures, Vicki joins the Doctor & Babs & Ian, they have adventures, Babs & Ian leave, the Doctor & Vicki have adventures, Steven joins, etc.' Instead, we have Rose joins the Doctor, maybe there is a temporary Companion B who leaves after an episode or two, Rose leaves the Doctor, the Doctor emos about being lonely, Martha joins the Doctor. That's all we've gotten from the new series (with, obv, names swapped out regularly).

It's always last one in, first one out. And that's not an inherently bad formula, but it's gotten very repetitive. Bring back overlapping Companions! Just to break it up.

It would also mean we'd have to have more Team TARDIS groups, but that has nothing to do with my wanting it, noooo.


(Also, I was rewatching The War Games today, and hee. Remember when the sonic screwdriver did stuff like drive screws?)


(ALSO also, but completely unrelated, have some Animorphs-related YAY)

Comments

[geeky-ginger.livejournal.com]

Ya know...I don't mind the idea of doubling up on Companions...I just want him to have a Male companion eventually...I'd like to see the dynamics of that.

And Duuuuude! I freaking loved Animorphs! Could you imagine the awesomeness if they did the show now? The special effects would be amazing!

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Yesss. I don't want to take away the female companion 'cause there's so few steady roles for women in mainstream [/soapbox] but a male companion + a female companion would be so much win omg. Or two male companions for a Ben/Polly/Jamie sort of dynamic maybe? idk.

Live-action Animorphs would be so much more badass if they did it these days. I can only imagine what the morphing would look like and glee loudly.

[geeky-ginger.livejournal.com]

I just think it could be really neat with two companions again...maybe for once you could have the companions fall for each other instead of for the Doctor.

Gah! Maybe if they re-release the books, and they gain popularity again, they'll attempt the show again. It would be SO BADASS!

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Companion/Companion ships are my favorite type of Doctor Who ships, so you know I'm down for that!

WE CAN BUT HOPE. And hope really, really hard.

[geeky-ginger.livejournal.com]

I'm personally just getting tired of every companion, male or female, falling madly in love with the Doctor...okay..with Tennant, it's understandable...but I want change...gather two companions, have them fall in love, the Doctor no more than a outside viewer to it all.

SURPRISE ME MOFFAT!