#doctors companions problems

[nightmanatee]

"i have loved being with you, yaz" "clara-", "everything you're about to say i already know"

#whouffaldi #thasmin #twelveclara #dw #doctor who #face the raven #the power of the doctor #potd #12th doctor #13th doctor #yasmin khan #clara oswald #okay okay i admit i find it very sexy that my 2 fav ships are the same #problem is there's so MUCH going on between twelveclara in the last ep #and their last minutes are THEIR last minutes #whereas with thasmin doctor focuses on so many other things #clara was so right with her 'we've already had enough bad timing' #bc it felt like a bad timing: to talk about earth to talk about other companions #and i wish yaz kissed 13th knuckles bc that would be so COOL for them #but yeah look 2 doomed relationships but what makes them different??? #twelveclara were treated as friendship by so many people yet they're the most romantic thing happened in dw #i just wish thasmin were the same:/

[mirab]

Honestly most based moment in this episode was Donna absolutely wrecking the shit out of Stooky Sue. That's a proper and normal human reaction to a walking, creepy doll being all cryptic and threatening you.

Like, how tall is she? 40cm? She's a doll.

Just grab her and throw her against the wall repeatedly. Problem solved. 👍🏻

#doctor who #doctor who spoilers #the giggle #dr who spoilers #donna is my favourite companion for a reason #she has such an interesting approach to problem solving 💁🏻‍♀️

[corallapis]

it's crazy how much of a, like, non-threat ainley is in five's run. stealing concordes. preventing the magna carta. willingly trying to save the doctor in the five doctors! like it really feels like to me there could be some sort of approaching reconciliation or working together except for the fact that he's like, thoroughly fucked things beforehand by accidently destroying a third of the universe & accidently killing four & hurting people who, unfortunately for him, turn out to be the doctor's companions.

#am i making sense? #like tegan's aunt's death & even the destruction of traken & the stealing of tremas's body is not a problem for four. #it's only that tegan and nyssa become five's companions and he comes to care for them that those things become strikes against the master. #like of course the doctor'd still care but. he's much better abt caring abt the ppl in front of him. you know? #anyway. ruminating on this. #oh and kidnapping adric of course! tbh that might've been less of a problem too if adric hadn't died. then it all gets tangled up #in the doctor's guilt. #doctor x master #dw

[rowanthestrange]

The Doctor’s memory of Clara, morphing into a story, morphing into the Doctor’s OC Comfort Character, morphing into ‘i’m not a woman but if i were’, morphing into-

#this is my #clara made the doctor trans #thesis #thirteen is just the logical result #also we’ll probably never get clara back #but if we did #please have the doctor panic that #“wait you’re the woman from my head!” #“but you can’t- i made you up” #companion: “who is this?” #doctor: “my doctor! my head-doctor! you know; lives in your brain #helps you solve problems; you daydream action sequences with them in to music…” #companion: “aw yeah; i get you. your yellow power ranger.”

[brokenhardies]

The Fifteenth Doctor and Jane Smith VI

"Just wondering... Maybe we're the bad luck?" "Tch, where would you get that idea? Here we are, having just saved a stranger from being eaten alive and your first thought is 'maybe we're bad luck'."

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#ocappreciation #ocapp #ochub #queerocs #OC: Jane #story: life on mars #doctor who oc #janebug and theatre kid!!!!! #theyre both so sweet i love them so much #like keep in mind unlike their previous incarnations #theyre not running away from their problems #if anything theyre running towards new and exciting problems! #like finding out their newest companion has a very similar background to them! #three foundlings in the tardis whatever shall they do? #*jane cv* so you moped for about three minutes then went into the wardrobe and changed bc you knew she was going to show up?

[trucywright]

Yeah I made River Song Halloween icons despite her not having been relevant for years.

#doctor who #river song #melody pond #dw #dw companions #halloween icons #i have a problem and it's my obsession with halloween

[quietwingsinthesky]

most frustrating part of writing a doctor who oc is that the doctor and the master will both sometimes just fuck off and do their own thing for a hundred years and be unfazed by it because they are functionally immortal. and i can’t stick my oc with them because they’ll just. die. so what, do i just put them in a pen until those guys get back? spruce up their enclosure while they’re waiting to get picked up to go on adventures again?

#yes yes the mortality of a companion against the doctor’s long life is part of the point its part of the tragedy but consider: i want them #to also be there so they can get into shenanigans. and not die of old age before im done letting them do shenanigans #look either i kick even out of the tardis every time these guys go do immortal shit or i find a was to Fix this problem and i dont really #know how to do either of these yet. ill figure it out #i *do* know that they’re not with missy while she’s setting up the cybermen plan over hundreds of years. maybe for brief moments when missy #wants an extra hand or eye candy or something else but mostly even’s stuck at the end feeling nauseous as missy goes about rewriting time to #make cyberzombies. not nauseous because of the cyberzombies. to be clear. they’ve just spent enough time fucking around with tardises and #time wars and the like that they’re a little sensitive to shit getting messed around with. tummyaches :( #id think a lot of companions get this eventually. i think the ponds definitely did. to me anyway. they should. #background tardis time vortex radiation idk how science works. but it gives even tummyaches. #i got distracted i was talking about mortality and how to prevent them dying too soon. #mostly even’s there to run the ‘business’ while missy’s away. they’re very good at being given a Job. #and this job is supposed to fix everything forever once they get the doctor onboard. it doesn’t. but even thinks it will. which is what #matters in the end. #dw oc

[wayward-wren]

Classic Who explores ideas, New Who explores morals

classic who is like 'i see this trend, lets explore what might happen if that trend continues and let the audience figure out what it's talking about and come to their own conclusions.'

new who is like 'this trend is BAD and i'm going to PREACH A SPEECH about why it's going to RUIN EVERYTHING' and it's so much more exhausting

#wren rambles #doctor who #this brought on by me watching orphan 55 #which had SUCH a fun concept #and then absolutely FACEPLANTED with the doctor moralizing at the end #like yes doctor who has ALWAYS explored topical and political issues #but never is there a definitive I Am Telling You This Is Right message #whereas now I just had to sit here and watch 13 preaching at me? #ughghg #explore the idea but don't shove it down my throat #classic who had an episode (Ice Warriors) exploring climate change as one aspect of the story #talking about how all the plants were removed and that messed with the atmosphere etc. #but that was just a SMALL PART of the whole episode and it was never outright condemned (it was made clear it was BAD and the root problems #but that was never the BIG ISSUE the Doctor Lectured His Companions about) (not that victoria or jamie could do anything lol) #plus this feeds into my issues with 13's run (which started during 12's somewhat but less so) #where the Doctor is painted as the Narratively Right one #where when she says something that's what the narrative wants you to BELIEVE #which coming from Two and Three's run is WILD #because Two is chaotic and murderous when he thinks he's right #and he's manipulative and deceptive at times #and Three is selfish and pouty and rude #and don't get me wrong Thirteen has her issues and I lvoe them #HOWEVER. she's pretty much always RIGHT she's the Word Of God when it comes to moral things #and this more than anything is my biggest issues with Modern Who #mostly 12 and 13's eras #so i hope we move out of that somewhat in the new era but i'm not super holding up hopes (especially after star beast) #maybe one day i'll write a proper full article about it but GOSH #i don't watch this show to be preached at. I watch it for a fun/tragic scifi romp and also to see interesting ideas explored #and reflect the climate of the world and how society influences media #explore the idea of climate change turning the world into a post apocalypse! that's such a fun idea and topical!

[fl0tketz]

what they don’t tell you about doctor who is that it’s a scifi comedy but if you peel away that layer it’s actually a tragedy but if you peel away that layer it’s actually a story about how hope always prevails and and also sometimes about the evil of capitalism but if you peel away that layer it’s actually a tragedy again

#doctor who #thinking about the families of all the doctors’ companions who never know when the next time they’ll see their kid/sibling may be #every time they leave they leave behind someone that might never know of their fate and will always be waiting for them to return #like that scene in season one where rose promises she’ll be back in ten seconds and jackie and mickey wait #and then they have to turn around and leave because it’s been ten seconds and she’s still gone #SPECIFICALLY thinking about brian williams (-pond) #who made the doctor promise that he’ll always return his kids home safe #and then the very next episode is. yeah #do you think the doctor ever visited him and told him? or do you think he just ran away from this problem like he does all the rest #do you think brian still thinks that they’re gonna come back one day #🪆

[connecting-the-stars]

Doctor!Liam and Master!Theo

(What ever we are made of, Him and I, are the same) (Insult)

#THEM! #I’m just dragging Thiam along to the different fixations I tumble into #its a problem #I wont solve #come on the dynamic is everything #Mason is Liam’s current companion #Scott and Hayden being people that team up with them #Stiles being an agent of Unit #Something with the end of the world #or the plague #Or a one shot with the master sabatoging the observation ship from 9’s run with watching the destruction of Earht #Earth* #I should make a new doc for this AU #doctor who #teen wolf #doctor who au #teen wolf au #Doctor!Liam #Master!Theo #dw #thoughts aloud

[nightmanatee]

thinking about how hard it must've been for 13 to let yaz go. bc of how destructive she is for yaz despite all the attempts to make it better.

she tried to show yaz the universe but failed to open up. let her find her true self (and who she loves) but failed to show this love (and accept it) herself. taught her to fly the tardis and shouted at her. gave her a reason and all the tools to become the person yaz always wanted to be yet still failed to give her the most valuable thing (and what yaz has always wanted): more time.

after all of this i'm glad she's realized that maybe yaz's the one who deserved better. perhaps she deserves much more than become twelve (and so much more than what 12 did to clara: selfishly kept her close to himself).

#kinda also feeling that 13 did the same to yaz what 12 did to clara: #gave an illusion that the doctor is going to be alright on their own and that the companion is better without them #13 is like it's me hi i'm the problem it's me #and good for her #i love thasmin #and i love how i can make polar opposite theories about them #one day they both deserved more #the other 13 is the problem #sdfsdlfksjdf #thasmin #13th doctor #yasmin khan #whouffaldi

[thebadtimewolf]

can we point out that 15 in one ep did what martha did in s4 and sat a tennant doctor down to talk out their trauma and then she left them alone with a donna behind to have her own adventures or are we gonna ignore that...

im just saying 15martha is coming

#tv: doctor who #c: fifteenth doctor #c: dr. martha jones #{its the fact that it still took rtd black characters to force a david tennant to sit down and traumadump because they're wading thru grief #{and made it everyone's problem} #{its not just rtd era because dhawanmaster's goals were also forcing 13 to confront these actions based on the drs emotional rash decisions} #{like every time dhawanmaster and then dhawan doctor was on screen it was forcing the dr the companions and audience that the dr isnt} #{absolved simply because its for the better good. its shit. they all need to sit tf down and really look at their biases and do better} #{hell yaz and companions are seen at a group therapy session because of the dr. yes cute meet up but cmon the goal was achieved and ignored} #{then 14 came in and by that time the specials were very much just this alien needs to be forced to retire in order for them to continue} #{and it took 15 (a black doctor hello martha callback in your head) and donna cornering 14 to do so much to the audible sideeye annoyance} #{of some so called fans. which was poorly attempted to drown out because oh the dr said he loved rose. when in actuality} #{rose was tacked on AFTER SARAH JANE SMITH because 14 a tennant STILL REFUSED TO SAY THE WORDS AGAIN BETWEEN 2 PPL HE TRUST THE MOST} #{food for thought yall. i cant wait for 15 and martha to meet}

[clairedelune-13]

If I were the Doctor’s companion, I’d get myself in such deep shit. Not cuz I’m stupid, only because I have a horrible sense of direction and I’d get so fucking lost. 😂

#doctor who #companions #adhd problems

[oldtvandcomics]

Can we, like, bring back storytelling that is completely 100% plot-driven? Relationship drama is fun - sometimes. Other times, it is absolutely the wrong thing to do. I wish the villains going up against the superhero weren’t always so personal. I wish we could have a relationship at the heart of the story that is not challenged. Just give the heroes fun problems to solve.

#vagueblogging again #I don't want to accidentally spoil #but also this is a general problem with pop culture right now #so it really goes beyond that one show #the reason why CW Arrow felt so taxing after a while is exactly this #ONE villain who doesn't have a shared past with Oliver I'm begging you #Doctor Who doesn't need a romance between the Doctor and the companion! #Or any other big drama #just let them explore planets damn it #you wanna know why I like the Lone Ranger so much? #Because he and Tonto are just consistently good friends/partners without any relationship drama that's why #they are always going to be on the same side because what else would they be #it's nice #I wish we could have more stories like that #and like stuff that is from recent media

[rowanthestrange]

Also I have decided that my optimum Dan ending is that Di needs to be Probably Division Sus But Redeemable (she did save the universe after all), and that I will be content for them to be paired if this is the case, HOWEVER Karvanista also insists on staying with Dan and we resolve this all with a pansexual polycule.

#cus that’s our companion/doctor doctor/master pairing ‘issue’ #that we like to fix in fic by the good old triple #so thus within this mirror of sussy loves and soulmates #dan does it /right/ #(cus 13 gonna regen into ten three) #(so you know she absolutely ballses it all up) #(at least one of these therefore has to show the ‘right’ ending) #my problem with di is if she’s ‘normal’ #we aren’t addressing #the whole ‘being a twat’ thing from her introduction #and i want dan to either end up with a lovely person #or an individual with explicitly stated issues #else it just feels like #he’s with a lowkey abusive partner and i don’t like that

[forest-of-cheem]

my initial reaction to the power of the doctor was… well. bloody loving every single minute of it.

now that i’ve had some time to think it all over…

(under the cut because spoilers!!)

thirteen

this really did feel like such an excellent send-off for her.

she might well have made my favourite regeneration scene of new!who. the way she was so desperate for more time… but in the end, went into the sunrise with peace and happiness, and no regrets except wanting to know what comes next… and the visuals, on the clifftop with light shooting off in all directions…

the AI hologram!! i love that it was responsive rather than just reeling off the standard “if you’re seeing this, then i’m dead” message.

i love how expressive whittaker is. just. her face is doing so much, all the time, and it’s brilliant.

yaz

she’s come so far…

watching her pilot the tardis with her notes!! and even being able to catch ace as she was plummeting from the top of a building!!

i love her literally shoving the master to the ground and taking the tardis with her.

not to mention the way she fooled his ass, and forced him out of the doctor.

she carried the doctor!! yaz really stepped up and said i will be the goddamn hero today!!

i get the sadness over no thasmin kiss, but i guess. to me it makes sense, in a way. it’d be more painful for them to have some intimacy now when 13 is right on the brink of regenerating. and i’m a sucker for a tragic romance.

especially when new!who has only really seen two doctor/companion couples get romantic kisses in its entire run - 11/river, and 10/astrid. (yes, rose kisses tentoo, but he’s part donna, so i would argue it doesn’t entirely count.)

idk. what i’m trying to say is: romantic associations with the doctor rarely end well, for multiple reasons. that we got explicit confirmation of 13 and yaz’s mutual feelings at all is enough for me.

the master

dhawan is the best new!who incarnation of the master and i will die on that hill

inserting himself into all of those paintings was so uncalled for and so unnecessary, and i loved it

ra ra rasputin… artistic poetry. a masterpiece of the screen.

the master wearing 13’s outfit?? i am half-feral. i need more of it.

not trying to be rude, but i genuinely don’t get the people complaining that his plan/motives were too confusing/unclear. like… it was pretty clear to me…

“don’t make me go back to being me” i WILL cry.

playing the recorder when yaz abandons him…

and the way he squealed when the elevator doors closed on the way down to the bunker?? this episode really said here’s all the things you never knew you wanted sacha dhawan to do.

he was delightfully unhinged throughout this entire episode. if rtd doesn’t bring him back, it’ll be a damn crime.

fourteen

look, i love 10. he’s my favourite doctor. but i am… conflicted about his return.

for one thing, i simply refuse to refer to him as 14 when that’s supposed to be ncuti gatwa!!

also, 13 leaves full of optimism and excitement, and then the first trailer for next year sounds all gloomy and severe?? i’m not feeling it.

also, i already feel like those specials simply will not compare to POTD. this was THE anniversary special for me, and it wasn’t even really intended as such. this ep had old doctors and companions alike, and so far the 60th is three episodes of… 10 and donna. and that’s it.

some of my bitterness here may well be the fact that i’m already sick and tired of seeing people all ~hooray the boring mediocre woman is gone it’s time for my favourite MAN doctor, yay, doctor who is saved!!~ like. shut the fuck up already.

everything else

no surprise that dan left, but tbh i feel like that could have been reworked into him leaving at the end of the preceding ep. it feels weird having him only at the very beginning and then near the end.

gonna be honest, before this ep i thought kate stewart was a perfectly decent character, but simply didn’t care much about her. but she was excellent in this episode, and now i definitely want to see more of her!!

the group for past companions is such a fantastic idea and i’m amazed it’s not been done before. everything about that bit was perfect. and it was so cool seeing classic companions! even if i didn’t have any real idea who they were!

this episode is gonna be what makes me watch classic who. i tried several years ago but… i got bored halfway through the second episode. keep meaning to go back, but i never have. now i definitely intend to.

on that note, i thought this was a great introduction to ace and tegan. their bits with the AI hologram were very sweet and have left me really wanting to see their classic stories.

i really thought vinder was gonna be the timeless child daddy, and instead. he was just there. he helped yaz, fair enough, but what was he even there for in the first place?? are he, bel and karvanista investigating alien shenanigans too now??

me, pretending to be shocked when graham arrives, despite having known for months about that set photo circulating of him and dan together…

all in all, this was a top-notch episode for me. my only quibbles are with dan’s early exit, and vinder’s presence feeling a bit random… and tennant’s return that may or may not go down well next year. idk. i have faith in rtd to deliver a fantastic era, but i have my doubts as to whether this is the way to kickstart it.

all else aside, jodie whittaker and mandip gill have made one of my favourite tardis teams, and sacha dhawan has cemented his place as my favourite master. and despite most of my actual predictions for this ep being wrong, i was right about this: it was chaotic, it was heartbreaking, and it was wonderful.

#doctor who #dw spoilers #the power of the doctor #this... turned into a very long post... #but i have so much praise to give!! #definitely among my favourite chibnall era episodes and even more definitely among my top new!who episodes overall #the only real problem is that now i want more of 13 hanging out with old companions and chatting with old doctors! #rtd give us the spin-off of 13 becoming one of the other vestiges of consciousness and spending her days with the other doctors #i don't even care what they do just make it happen