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Oh Duck
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This series has been generally good. Jodie has really found her feet with the role and the writing has improved, I still dislike all of the companions, bar Graham, although they have had a bit more to actually do recently the three together don't seem to work.

02-Feb-2020 13:45:18

Rooh
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There hasn't been a decent companion since Rose, it felt like her and the Doc actually had some sort of rapport going.

Catherine Tate was vaguely amusing but it was a waste of her comedy talents.
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?

03-Feb-2020 15:43:53

Shiavui

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Does Jack Harkness count? I thought he was pretty decent, but yeah, I agree. Amy Pond was okay in parts too. Karen Gillan had a lot of personality, at least.

All other companions have either been dull, awfully written, or pointless. The current companions are definitely the worst ones I can remember.

04-Feb-2020 02:40:57

Rooh
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Not sure you'd count Jack as a companion, but yep, he was very entertaining.
Who's the cat that won't cop out when there's danger all about?

04-Feb-2020 09:24:38 - Last edited on 04-Feb-2020 11:40:00 by Rooh

Holly Leone

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Oh, absolutely Captain Jack counts as a companion. :) He was great on Doctor Who and Torchwood too!

As for the current mess calling itself "Doctor Who", that is not so great. Sorry, but not every female fan of the show is sold on Jodie being The Doctor. To make matters worse, this lot in charge of ruining the franchise is proving they are eager and willing to smash over 50 years of established canon just to try and prop up their failing premise of The Doctor actually normally being female, or originally being female, or having other female regenerations "she" forgot about...it's all rubbish.

As Matt Smith's Doctor was dying, he accounted for all his regenerations. He believed his time was up, as Time Lords (and Time Ladis) can regenerate 12 times over their natural lifespan, for a total of 13 incarnations. Matt's Doctor was considered the 11th Doctor. He was also The War Doctor. This was an incarnation he didn't like to talk about, and didn't count this form as a proper Doctor, yet it still used up a regeneration. Then there was the time The 10th Doctor used a regeneration to heal himself after he was fatally shot by a dalek. He didn't want to change though, so he sent the extra regeneration energy into his handy spare hand. It was only due to the Time Lords sending him a new regeneration cycle that The Doctor was able to go on to become the 12th Doctor.

The show has become disrespectful to longtime fans and to its own history. The ratings indicate this new direction for the program has been a miserable failure. The BBC won't admit this because they'd be in trouble with the PC crowd if they were to fire the first "female Doctor". However, they might have no other option before too long. More and more fans are leaving the show behind, disgusted by what it has become. People want to be entertained, not lectured to.

I say cancel this show and bring back Torchwood! :)

Just don't make Captain Jack a woman!

05-Feb-2020 21:10:13

Rooh
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Torchwood was pretty good. Everyone had a massive "Doh!" moment when they revealed what the title was an anagram of :P

And yep was a decent cast, but that guy with a face like a frog creeped me out a bit.
The one who was so annoying in Pacific Rim.
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11-Feb-2020 12:43:12

Aslon Dak

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Holly Leone said :
I say cancel this show and bring back Torchwood! :)

Just don't make Captain Jack a woman!


I couldn't agree more, old friend.
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17-Feb-2020 07:44:28

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