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

[shobogan.livejournal.com]

I APPROVE OF THIS IDEA. You get so many more dynamics that way, and you get to see different sides of the characters who stay through some changes. Tegan is different with Nyssa than Turlough is different WITHOUT Tegan etc.

...Is it bad that my first thought re:Animorphs was "I CAN MAKE NEW TOBIAS ICONS"? > >

[chicafrom3.livejournal.com]

Yesss. And if done properly, it really can help ease the transition between companions. "Look at how much Companion A and Companion B complement each other's awesomeness! Aww, Companion A is leaving, isn't that sad, won't you miss her, but Companion B is still here and awesome!" ...I really like companion teams.

THAT IS NEVER A BAD THOUGHT. More images to play with is a good thing. ♥