#c: clara oswald

[mayasbishops]

DOCTOR WHO APPRECIATION WEEK ☆ ⤷ DAY 2 - FAVOURITE COMPANION

#doctor who #dwweek2022 #treena.gif #userk8 #uservale #uservalentina #userhella #usergif #usermills #usergiu #usercharisse #userrainbow #useremi #usertom #userjack #usersawah #userrobin #c: clara oswald

[thebadtimewolf]

anyway...👀

get the tardis wiki away from me THERE ARE CLARA SPLINTERS IN THE WHOLE SHOW AS DIFFERENT ACTRESSESS

WHAT THE FUCK YOU MEAN SHES THE BRIDE SARAH CLARK FROM FATHERS DAY AKA ROSES DADDY ISSUES ARC guest star baby rose tyler 19 yr rose tyler jackie and pete and nine

AND BETTAN THE THAL FROM THE 4TH DR STORY GENESIS OF THE DALEKS WHO WAS THERE DURING THE END OF 1000 YR WAR

AND RACHEL JENSEN FROM REMBERANCE OF THE DALEKS WITH SEVENTH DOCTOR

AND GIA KELLY FROM SECOND DR JAMIE AND ZOE IN THE SEEDS OF DEATH

NO WONDER TEN WAS LOOKIN AT CLARA LIKE THAT HES USED TO THAT CUTIE PATOOIE IN DIFFERENT TYPEFACE FONTS

ay yo the fact clara splinters is a species name for them is mad af. careful ruby you better hope you aint one too

#tv: doctor who #c: clara oswald

[thefiresofpompeii]

i love you time loops i love shifting architecture i love you haunted castles i love you brooding i love you stories as a life raft parables as a means of survival i love you incomprehensibly inconcievably long temporal intervals i love you determination i love you devotion i love you minotaur in the labyrinth love you trying again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again. dying and dying and dying and dying and dying and still nothing feels worse than having lost your best friend but you can't give up, not now, not ever, how can you? the narrative in the shape of a girl declares that you're going to win. you could never do anything else. i love you gothic medieval architecture i love you cogs and gears and rusted machinery i love you RELIGIOUS IMAGERY i love you however long it takes however dark however deep however alone i love you

i love you METAPHORS FOR GRIEF!! the pain of losing someone you cared for feels like it lasts an eternity and it is an eternity. it feels as if you're a broken record, spinning round and round (like a circle in a spiral like a wheel within a wheel) but however many seconds in that eternity, however many years it takes to move on, to seek a future beyond the prison of your mind – it feels like billions for each and every one of us, as ghost clara says: "you're not the first person to ever have lost someone".

every grieving person is stuck in their own confession dial. an endless fruitless unceasing loop of guilt. what could i have done? what could i have done? what could i have done?

but however long it takes, it is not forever. nothing can possibly remain the same forever. simple physics. entropy. everything decays, even grief. piece by piece, word by word, bird by bird. this hole you dig is not your grave. get up. pull yourself out of the pit. even diamond is subject to erosion.

#capital C Cinema. #heaven sent #doctor who #dw #jamie.txt #peter capaldi #twelfth doctor #twelve #clara oswald #doctor who series 9 #doctor who meta #doctor who analysis #grief #twelveclara #whouffaldi #the shepherd's boy

[captainswan618]

just finished s8 btw. currently contemplating ways to kill the doctor with my bare hands for never fucking letting anyone in even a tiny bit :))))))))

#FUCK #IT WOULD BE BETTER #YOU DONT HAVE TO BE ALONE #SHES LYING TOO DONT YOU SEE. F U C K #anyway I’m doing normal thanks for asking :) #doctor who #twelfth doctor #clara oswald #in my tags anyway #captainswan618 talks too much

[lost-tardis-room]

was telling my sister about clara oswald and she said 'shes just like rachel from glee' AN D THE SPEED AT WHICH I LOST BRAIN CELLS

#i cant even tag this i hate that show #debated not posting this b/c of how much i hate it but it was too funny not to #clara oswald #they even dress the same....

[dukeofriven]

So my desire to just completely give up on the mediocrity that seem to be Sandman comes ten minutes into episode three, where rather than messy, fucked-up, rage-rage-against-the-hell-of-Thatcherism John Constantine we get 2022 Jenna Coleman doing a warmed-over Series 7 Clara Oswald in perfect makeup, a stylish outfit, and a pro-establishment story that feels utterly tone-deaf. Now, that’s a tad unfair, because I like Jenna Coleman. I liked Clara in later seasons of Doctor Who. I have no intrinsic problem that we have Johanna Constantine instead of John Constantine: whether it was a rights issue or not, there’s nothing wrong with Johanna in and of herself. Further, it’s important to note that Johanna is not simply a gender-swapped Constantine, that she is her own independent character in her own right. But it’s everything that feels off about this new Sandman that this put-together and stylish character swans-in and saves a princess surrounded by Church of England opulence. This new Sandman is so clean it positively squeaks. It is sanitized, smooth, utterly without edge. There’s no fear that a dirty needle might be hidden somewhere in the text, no sense of a hungry creator throwing everything at the story in a mad scramble to create something different and full of life while his bosses’ attention is elsewhere. This Sandman adaptation is the product of a man who has been successful for so long that the grime and grunge is long forgotten. This is an adaptation by a man who married a rock star, has several nice houses, and a pretty comfortable life. It’s entertaining. it’s well acted. It’s competently shot. And fuck me sideways is it twee. I didn’t think a foul-mouthed Jenna Coleman making a man explode in a shower of gore as she banishes a tall and handsome demon could feel sanitary and twee but it does. Sandman the comic is covered in shit. It’s dirty, it’s grimy, it’s the 1980s: Britain is dying, a decade-long Conservative government has sucked all the life out of it, and working-class magic schmuck John Constantine has a cigarette before getting out of bed in his squalid apartment and eating a diner cheeseburger for breakfast, having a chat with London as he does so. Sandman the television adaptation is safe. It’s popcorn comfort food for the torpid goth-punk crowd who buy Hellboy Funko-Pops and own one or two ‘creepy dolls’ in lieu of having a personality. It’s clean, it’s sanitary, it’s the 2020s: Britain is dying, a decade-long Conservative government has sucked all the life out of it, and Johanna Constantine in an expensive coat saves a princess and can’t tell whether to send the bill to the Church of England of Buckingham Palace. It’s a perfectly functional television program that, thus far, has nothing to say.

#The Sandman #jenna coleman #johanna constantine #john constantine #Neil Gaiman #Doctor Who #clara oswald #C of E #Britain

[bubble-you]

true bestiehood would be letting me make them watch mummy on the orient express with them and let me watch their reactions and listen to me talk about it and repeat this until they get the significance of every line

#but I can’t offer that to anyone who will accept so it’s just me and god and the telepaths #who can hear me thinking and feeling about this episode in which #two space time travellers consider not time travelling together anymore #but in a way that makes it pretty clear to the both of them that they a) are so melancholy about it and #b) still care about each other outside of travelling companionship #c) would want to see each other again and the thought of not that is very solemn #d) one is trying to entice the other in using dangerous thrills they know the other likes #e) a passerby explicitly points out that this relationship’s end seems to involve a lot more commemoration and nostalgia than #a clean parting after a big disagreement — no strings attached #f) one comes to forgive the other and reconcile their perspectives #g) also admitting that maybe this relationship is not healthy but it’s addictive #h) keeping this information from one’s partner. #an emotional affair. #having flashbacks to that text post thats like dw series 8 in which Clara Oswald treats her bf and also a 2000 year old alien #both of them like the side piece until one of them dies #I dunno man. relevantly I need to watch banshees of inishierin (??) which is also about dissolution of friendship #just to see how humans do it #I relate to this version — no clean breaks. recurring yearning — as an ND because friends are that much harder to make #also… it’s hard to forget someone if you’ve hurt them. as if I could fix it by being any different from me… #I am changing my spiky nature. I am noticing it #and changing my responses. #it still crops up sometimes #I hope I can be tolerable in company in 10 years time #or barring that — all my significant others live in my neighbourhood and we are neighbours and I still get my much needed solitude

[yourgirlsfriday]

#( I am many things; but I will not be the mother you were to me | Morrigan ) #( it always ends in a f i g h t | james buchanan barnes ) #( i was never my b r o t h e r' s keeper; only because he wouldn't let me p r o t e c t him | Edwardine Edy Munson ) #( shining so b r i g h t l y even heaven can see my light | ellanora 'ella' lopez ) #( books and cleverness; there are more i m p o r t a n t things like friendship; and bravery; and love | hermione adaeze granger ) #( i'm clara oswald; i am the i m p o s s i b l e girl | clara oswin oswald ) #( strong enough to do this on my o w n | jemma hayley rogers wilson ) #( she was not fragile like a flower; she was fragile like a b o m b | petra beatrice parker )

[most-hated-blorbo-bracket]

any chance of an updated list?

Of course!!

Also, this is the NEW and FUCKING IMPROVED LIST, I alphabetized it so it’s even better than before >:3

Currently, we have 340 unique characters (if I counted right) and 487 total submissions. The top three most submitted fandoms are Homestuck, Danganronpa, and One Piece, excluding submissions that were spelt wrong or spelt differently. The top three submitted characters are Haiji Towa, Vriska Serket, and Stella Goeta (stella has so many submissions it’s funny)!

Finally, this is the raw, unedited list of characters submitted so far. Just because they are here doesn’t mean they’ll be in the tournament; it just means they’ve been submitted, regardless of media or what character they are!

as always, list under the cut!

This first list is for characters with two or more submissions. Characters who have three or more submissions will get first dibs in the tournament!

Akechi Goro

Akio Ohtori / Himemiya

Anakin Skywalker

Ansem the Wise

April O’Neil (2012)

Ardyn Izunia

Ayin

Azula

Bill Cipher

Boston

Bramblestar

Buzz McCallister

Caillou

Chibiusa

Childe

Cici

Cullen Rutherford

Darkstalker

Dazai Osamu

Dio

Dio (Zero Escape)

Donald Trump

Donquixote Doflamingo

Dr. John ‘Jack’ Seward

Drannus

Eichi Tenshouin

Elias Bouchard/Jonah Magnus

Eridan Ampora

Evan Hansen

Every Genshin Impact Character Ever

Glenn Quagmire

George Wickham

Greg Heffley

Haiji Towa

Happosai

Her Imperious Condescension

Higashikata Josuke

Huey Emmerich

Ibara Saegusa

Izzy Hands

JD

Jace Herondale / Wayland / Lightwood / Morgenstern

Jin Guangyao

John Gaius

Julia Mazzone

Junko Enoshima

Jurgen Leitner

Katsuki Bakugo

Kokichi Ouma

Kristoph Gavin

Kromer

Kusaka Masato

Kylo Ren

Kyubey

Lance Dubois

Le’garde

Live Action Buggy

Makima

Mal

Marvin Falsettos

Meenah Peixes

Merlin

Micah Bell

Michael

Minoru Mineta

Mr. Bungee

Pierce Hawthorne

Pierre

Princess Daisy

Ranpo Edogawa (Beast)

Regal Farseer

Ronaldo

Rose Quartz

Santa Claus

Sasuke Uchiha

Scrappy Doo

Sentinel Prime

Shiver

Shou Tucker

Simon

Simon Laurent

Sosuke Aizen

Spamton

Stella Goetia

Teddy / Kuma

The Maverick

The Metatron 

The Once-Ler

Thistleclaw 

Tony Stark

Tsumugi Aoba

Ty Betteridge

Val Velocity

Viren

Vriska Serkat

William Afton

c!Dream

Ōchi Fukuchi

The next list is for characters only submitted once. If you want these characters to have a higher chance of being added to the tournament, feel free to submit more propaganda for them!

Absalom

Abyss Sibling

Adam

Agamemnon 

Airy

Akane

Akito Shinonome

Akito Sohma

Alastor

Alexander Hamilton

Ali Lectric

All For One

Aloise Trancy

Anatole Kuragin

Angel Dust

Anne Hathaway

Any Character From Welcome to Nightvale

Anyone From The Locked Tomb

Aranea Serkat

Ashfur

Astarion

Asuka

Bella Swan

Ben Jackson Walker

Betsy Wolfe

Billy

Billy Hargrove

Black Pete

Blackbeard

Blitzo Buckzo

Booker

Box

Bro-Strider

Buck Cluck

Buzz (cheerios)

Byakuya Togami

Caesar Clown

Caliborn / Lord English

Captain Kuro

Cersei Iannister

Chloe Bourgeois

Chris McClain

Chrollo Lucifer

Cicero

Clara Oswald

Coco

Cozy Glow

Cynte

Damian Wayne

Dan Moroboshi

Dean Venture

Dean Winchester

Detective Saracusa

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd

Disembodied Voice

Don Flamenco

Dr. Henry Miller

Drew

Duke

Edelgard

Elias Ainsworth

Elias Ainsworth

Elon Musk

Equius Zahhak

Erebus

Eric Cartman

Erlina and Brugaves

Eugene Coli

Every Single Country In 1993

Everyone In Romeo And Juliet

Father / Dwarf In The Glass

Feferi Peixes

Five

Five Pebbles

Floch

Foreman Oyun

France (Hetalia)

Fuyuhiko Kuzuryuu

Gamzee Makara

Georg Weissmann

God

Goeffry St. John

Gordon Blackwall

Graham Spector

Gra’ha Tia

Haiji Senri

Heath cliff

Henry Miller (OC)

Henry the Eighth

Himiko Toga

Hisoka

Hiyoko Saionji

Holly Blue Agate

House

Huey Laforet

Ianthe Tridentarius

Il Dottore

Inspector Tobias Greyson

Itsuki Shu

Izumi Sena

JJ

Jacopo Bearzatti

James T. Kirk

Jayne Cobb

Jiren

Joe Destefano

Johnny

Jonah Magnus

Jonathan Groff 

Judith Ford / Natalie Cook

Judo

Julia

Julie-Sue

Ken

Kevin

Kusunoki Muu

Kyouichi Saionji

Ladd Russo

Lady Catherine de Bourgh 

Lebreau Fermet Viralesque

Light Yagami

Liontari

Lotor

Louie

Louis

Luke

Mahiru Koizumi

Makoto Itou

Marie

Marlon

Mary Keay

Master Crown

Matou Shinji

Matpat

Me

Medusa Gorgon

Meredith Rodney McKay

Michael Scott

Miguel O’Hara

Millions Knives

Moash

Moeka Kiryuu

Monokubs (Except Monodam)

Mori Ougai

Morris

Mr. Collins

Ms. Valentine

Muu Kusunoki

Muzan Kibutsuji

Mystery Hunter (Jeremiah Hartley)

Nagito Komaeda

Nanami Kiryuu

Narumi

Natsumi Sakasaki

Nefera DeNile

Nickel

Nikola Tesla

Noor Pradesh

Ocelot

Octavian 

Ogai Mori

Orochi

Otto Apocalypse

Paul Von Oberstein

Pencil

Petyr Baelish / Littlefinger

Prince Louis

Queen Scarlet

Quiche

Quill Kipps

Rafal (FEE)

Rafal (SGE)

Rafe Cameron

Randy

Raven Queen

Rebecca Costwolds

Redd White

Riley Finn

Roger

Rohan Kishibe

Roland

Roshi

Rumpelstiltskin

Ruruka Ando

Sakazuki Akainu

Sandy

Sanji

Sebastian Mechaelis

Sheldon Cooper

Shen Jiu

Shiki Tohno/Nanaya

Shinonomes (both)

Shredder

Sigma Klim

Silver Spoon

Skizzleman

Slayer

Solf J. Kimblee

So Sejima

Splinter

Stark Sands

Steven Universe

Stormcaller

Subara Akehoshi

Tatsumi Kazehaya

Teruhashi Makoto

Teruteru

The Eleventh Doctor

The Entirety Of Homestuck

The Groke

The Little Palace Mistress

The Mage

The New Ninja

The Old Palace Master

The Operator

The Pale King

Tim Drake

Tom Wambsgans

Tomaru Sawagoe

Touichiro Suzuki

Trishna

Tumblr Staff

Valens Van Varro

Verstael Besithia

Victor Frankenstein

Vivienne Medranno’s Impsona

Voice In The Calm Ad On Spotify

Volgin

Wanderer/Scaramouche

Wen Chao

Whiteout, Clearsight, and Benjamin

Will Shuester

Willy Stampler

Woodes Rogers

Xisuma

Yoshiharu Hisomu

Yu Ziyuan

Yumichika Ayasegawa

Yuri Briar

Zeke Jaeger

Zenos Galvus

Zhou Zishu

#mod speaks #not a poll #most hated blorbo bracket #ask answered #this is very silly

[firstofficerkittycat]

the fact they couldve made it full circle from aylum of the daleks > witch's familiar if they killed clara in the dalek is making me more and more evil every day bc like "but she's split a billion times across his timeline it cant be circular cus she's a different version of herself" NO SHES NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!NO SHES FUCKING NOT THAT GIRL WAS C L E A R L Y FROM THE 2010s. Im going to kill someone. It wouldve been. so fucked up. holy fcking shit. She dies twice in front of him and then he finally finally finds her again after going out and looking for god knows how long and they actually travel together and it's like yes this is good i fixed it i wont let u die this time and then that episode comes round and he slowly realises she's the same one. she's oswin oswald he just picked her up earlier on. he didnt find another timeline HE was the one that brought her there. he was the one that put her into the dalek. and thats why he had a full on time lord victorious breakdown abt it and chipped away at a wall for 4 billion years and shot up gallifrey to bring her back. cus HE did that to her

#ugh #doctor who #clara oswald #thoughts #doctor who spoilers #i dont hate face the raven but it couldve beem. so much fucking better

[drwho-shipbracket]

Bracket C: Pairing 4

Which Doctor Who rarepair do you prefer? Winner will advance to the final bracket

#doctor who #poll tournament

[funkymbtifiction]

Enneagram 6 Wing Descriptions

I finally got around to writing the 6w5 wing description, so now there are longer ones for each. For some reason, I find myself lazy in doing it -- maybe because it requires so much thought. Which I assume is why nobody else has been doing it. ;)

Go forth, 6s, and find your wing!

#enneagram #enneagram 6 #6w5 #6w7

[straightbaittournament]

het-dy do! here's the official list of straightbait tourney competitors (so far)

because we're doing a preliminary tournament, i can't show you a full bracket just yet, but i can show you who has made it into the main straightbait tournament so far. characters who are for sure being in the tournament are as follows:

bellarke (bellamy blake and clarke griffin) from the 100

braime (brienne of tarth and jaime lannister) from game of thrones/a song of ice and fire

captain kathryn janeway and commander chakotay aka j/c from star trek: voyager

datomi (kaname date and hitomi sagan) from ai: the somnium files

gabenath (gabriel agreste and nathalie sancoeur) from miraculous: tales of ladybug and chat noir aka miraculous ladybug

mergana (merlin and morgana pendragon) from bbc's the adventures of merlin

msr aka relationshipping(?) aka sculder (fox mulder and dana scully) from the x files

norea du noc and enhanced person number 5 (5nore) from mobile suit gundam: the witch from mercury

romangerri (roman roy and gerri kellman) from succession

royai (roy mustang and riza hawkeye, which i learned is NOT canon) from full metal alchemist

shin and noi from dorohedoro

sosuke esumi and miu suto from engine sentai go-onger

spada and raptor 283 from uchu sentai kyuranger

stobin (robin buckley and steve harrington) from stranger things

sylvia and will from platonic

tatiana slozhno and curt mega from spies are forever

tedbecca (ted lasso and rebecca welton) from ted lasso

twissy (missy and the twelfth doctor) from doctor who

whouffaldi/twelveclara (clara oswald and the twelfth doctor) from doctor who

thank you to everyone for submitting even if yours didn't make it in, i mean that. and as always, happy heterosexual trails!

#also if anyone is wondering why the ship name for 5nore is in parentheses instead of the names like the rest of them #it's because 5nore is not used to refer to them as a pair as commonly as their names #so i was like it'd probably be misleading to refer to them primarily as 5nore #announcements #straightbait tournament

[venturousheart]

EDITS OF CLARA C. OSWALD ( 47 / ? )

#Clara in a leather jacket rights #misc (( me? impossible? never // faceclaim )) #ooc (( feegle's edits ))

[alwaysspeakshermind]

A-Z of Favorite Fictional Ladies C is for: Clara “Oswin” Oswald

Imagine my surprise the first time I got on the internet to check out the DW fandom, and discovered that a good portion of it cherished an intense dislike toward Clara Oswald. (Really, the surprise is my own fault. The internet tends to only like strong female characters in theory; in general, whenever it’s presented with a loud, bossy girl who’s clever enough to reasonably obtain most everything she wants through a combination of wits and self-made luck, it labels her either a bitch or a Mary Sue, no exceptions. while characters who bitch for no reason whatsoever are given free passes by fandoms and actual Mary Sues are hailed as Empowering To Little Girls! But I digress.)

I, however, am most definitely not the internet, and I disagree with all the Clara haters in the fandom. Clara is either my favorite or my second-favorite companion in Doctor Who, and I’m not embarrassed at all about that. In fact, if anything, it mystifies me how often I see people who praise characters like River, Astrid, Mme. Pompadour, and Jenny labeling Clara annoying and/or a lazy plot device. I mean, I’m a to-each-their-own type of person, but in what world is Clara or any non-villain Doctor Who character more annoying, contrived, or plot-device-y than River? And what makes any of those other characters better than the nanny/teacher who argues with the Doctor more than any character since my dearly beloved (but admittedly abrasive) Donna Noble?

Honestly, I don’t get it. I love Clara, and there is a less-than-charitable part of me that makes certain judgments about the confidence levels of people who despise her but, you know, that’s another essay. This is one in praise of my short little bossy bestie with an ego that rivals the size of the TARDIS’ interior, and an even bigger heart.

 Why she’s my girl:

So. Again. It may bug the heck out of everyone else, but I love the fact that Ms. Clara’s character shifts drastically between S7-S8 from thwarted dreamer with sweet-but-fierce-but-kind-of-scared tendencies to seasoned, bossy-bordering-on-shrewish traveler who becomes so angry and terrified (and all the angrier because she’s terrified) at the sudden loss of control when a lot of unforeseen changes are suddenly heaped on her that she cries in the middle of negotiating for her life.

Hate her all you want, call her ‘convenient,’ ‘flat,’ or ‘a walking plot device’ all you want, but Clara is the best all-around companion in ten seasons of Doctor Who, and it’s not even close. If Martha had gotten more than one season I’d probably be making a different argument but here we are and yes I’m still bitter about how dirty they did my girl. Justice for Martha and a pox on that witch from The Family Blood who challenged my baby’s medical knowledge. She’s quick-thinking, decisive, stubborn, kind-hearted, loyal, domineering, and a delightful, more-than-is-strictly-healthy amount of conceited—in essence, a natural foil for the Doctor. She strong-arms her way into the role of conscience when the Doctor forgets human constructs like sympathy and compassion exist, and even the usual ditch-the-companion-because-their-life-is-in-danger-if-they-stay tactics can’t get rid of her…she has to be tricked into leaving the eleventh Doctor, and it doesn’t even work the first time.

The TARDIS dislikes her at the outset, and she retaliates by calling it a “grumpy old cow.” She is the companion who finally mentions the first thing I would mention upon being told to get inside a random blue box—in all seriousness, why, why did it take 6½ seasons for someone to be like, “What exactly are you planning to do with me inside that box, because…?”

She is a born adventurer and loves being in charge, but is willing to put her heart’s desires on the back burner to help those she loves. She is often afraid, but hates being afraid so much that she combats the fear by standing up and confronting it almost recklessly. She cares deeply for the Doctor and keeps him on track, whether it’s reminding him to focus in their early days together, or reminding him he can’t just run roughshod over people in their later days together. She resents the fact he seems to take her company for granted, but can’t stop the part of her that gets excited every time she hears the TARDIS arriving. She pranks—and has allegedly kissed!!!—Jane Austen. She stays with the twelfth Doctor even after he runs off and abandons her multiple times in the days following his regeneration because her Doctor—the fez-and-bowtie-loving Doctor she trusted her life to—asks her to please not leave him. She struggles to balance her tame, ordinary life-commitments with her dangerous, exciting life in the TARDIS, and finds herself caught between the life she wants to lead and the life sense is telling her she ought to lead.  

I could go on about her for days, but the essence of it all is this: Clara is loyal, clever, and determined. She is never fearless, but she frequently pretends to be, and beneath her calm, cocky, put-together exterior lurks a girl who will always stay longer than she probably should because she is still not really over all the people she’s loved who’ve left her. 

Favorite quotes:

Too many to count, but some of the ones I keep coming back to are:

“Is this what you do? You just…crook your finger, and people just jump in your snog-box and fly away?”

“I am the boss.”

“And do you know what? Run. Run, you clever boy. And remember me.”

“Why do I have to be the witch?”

“Hang on. Three of you in one room, and none of you thought to try the door?”

“Are you trying to scare me? Well, ‘cause I’m already bloody terrified of dying, and I’ll enjoy a lot of pain for a very long time before I give up the information that’s keeping me alive; how long have you got?”

“I am not a control freak!”

“That’s the look you get when I’m about to slap you!”

“Is that what I look like from the back?” [“It’s fine.”] “I was thinking it was good.”

“Speak for me again, and I’ll detach something from you.”

“Let me be brave.”

#clara oswald #doctor who companion #doctor who analysis #opinion #my girl #favorite characters #unnecessary but necessary post #favorite fictional character alphabet #favorite fictional ladies #meta post #disclaimer: this is an old post that's been sitting in my drafts since like 2019? #I have not seen any DW past the Moffat era bc I fell behind in S10 and now I have to pay to watch anything on the BBC I don't already own #therefore #any and all companions past clara are immune from my criticism on the basis of: #i haven't known them long enough to form strong opinions there

[byronicherobracket]

Byronic Hero Bracket Round Of 128 Batch B #9

Michael De Santa from Grand Theft Auto V vs. The Twelfth Doctor from Doctor Who

Reasons under the cut (spoilers for both)

(All sources from TV Tropes)

Michael De Santa:

Grand Theft Auto V: Michael is an even more accurate example: As Michael Townley, his temper issues in high school spoiled his chances in pro football, turning instead to a life of crime, which ended by faking his death and changing his surname to "De Santa". Almost a decade later, the ghosts he had been fighting for years reappear and sink him ever more. Things do finally start getting better for him however after choosing "Option C".

Dr. Friedlander: And where did these opportunities get you, Michael?

Michael: They got me right... fucking here! The end of the road! With a big house and a useless kid and I'm stuck talking to you because no one else gives a shit. Oh, I'm living the dream, baby, and that dream is fucked! It is... fucking fucked!

Previously Beaten: Martin Blank

The Twelfth Doctor:

The Twelfth Doctor, coming off of a previous life in which he spent nine centuries defending one town from an endless parade of villains, is one of the broodiest, frostiest incarnations. He's constantly struggling with his darker inclinations, fears, and regrets, particularly regarding his Time War atrocities. His character arc in Series 8 is figuring out if he can be called a good man or a bad man, or an officer (who gives orders) or a soldier (who carries orders out) — neither of the latter options appeals to him. He finally realizes that he is "an idiot!" devoting his life to "passing through, helping out, learning" and this helps him solve a seemingly impossible crisis. In Series 9, his Chronic Hero Syndrome combined with his struggle to accept that he, as a near-immortal, will inevitably lose everyone he loves causes him a great deal of grief. When he loses his companion Clara Oswald (partially because she became too similar to him) in "Face the Raven", the combination of that and a heap of other miseries piled upon him triggers a Freak Out that puts him on a path of being driven by rage, anguish, and self-interest instead in the finale "Hell Bent" two episodes later; returning to his best self involves Mind Rape. After this, things finally improve when he fulfills his relationship with River Song, but after that stretch of his life ends he becomes really determined to move on by way of coping as Series 10 begins.

Previously Beaten: Yuri

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