Is it the 31st Yet?

[meddow]

Having now seen quite a bit of the footage on the internet for the Season Three of Doctor Who lately I have decided that I adore Martha. All pessimistic thoughts have completely dissipated. She's going to kick all kinds of alien arse. Bring on Smith and Jones, I can't wait.

Talking about companions, lately I've been a bit sorry neither Reinette or Donna ended up travelling with the Doctor. Reinette because having recently watched The Invasion, I've got a hankering for a historical companion. Imagine all the fun that could have been had with an 18th century French courtesan wandering around space and time. The inevitable scene where Rose tries to get Reinette to dress in a way that would make her blend in at Powell Estate would be comedy gold.

And I'm not sure how well received in fandom Donna generally is, but I really liked her. Sure she was screechy at the start, but once she started to grasp the big picture she became really endearing. She's obviously smarter than most characters were giving her credit for, she's brave, funny and on a couple of occasions in the Runaway Bride she takes charge. And Donna's character arc is kind of build in with the character. The Doctor could continue to show her the big picture, what he universe is really like and Donna would eventually find her cause, probably on some planet somewhere far from earth, claim it for herself and stay behind and fight for it while the Doctor moves on. No "we're going to be together forever" business. Just two reasonably mature people travelling around time and space.

Squee!!!! (Spoilers)

Comments

I really liked Donna too.

[lastwordy-mcgee.livejournal.com]

In fact, I hope, after the time she spent with the Doctor, that her life took her on a completely new adventure, which included NOT marrying that simpering little man she was supposed to marry :)

I am suitably jealous that you will see the new series tomorrow. Christ only knows when we will get it in the States.

Re: I really liked Donna too.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I think she's going to make a better life for herself. I do love it how the people that survive an adventure with the Doctor all seem to have their lives turned around for the better for it.

[nfwbls.livejournal.com]

Oh I so agree about Reinette. Romantic implications aside (and really, I'd have given eye teeth to see Ten play off of Reinette for a few episodes) I have always loved the fish-out-of-water companion. Yes, no one else will agree with me, but Leela is my hands down favorite companion ever.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

Exactly, like Leela. Leela's such a brilliant companion when off on a futuristic alien planet, like in Robots of Death (not so much in the historical settings, the savage vs. snooty old fashioned people dynamic just didn't work as well for me as the savage vs. robot dynamic). Though saying that, I'd give up teeth to see Leela and Reinette have an adventure together. Just because once they got over the shock of each other I think they would get along famously and make one hell of a duo.