It's gonna be someone new. Hopefully this month finally tells us who as we've waited long enough at this rate.
New Companion Cast
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I have a feeling the companion won't be officially revealed until May or June, but I'm hoping it will be in the next few weeks.
The casting is interesting, but what's just as interesting is whether this is going to be a 'one season only' companion or if she will survive through to the Chibnall era and (potentially) a new Doctor.
Jessie Buckley. I quite liked her in War and Peace. Tuppence Middleton was in it too and she would be a good choice but I'd think she be less likely to be interested. Sophie Rundle I like. I would love for it to be Felicity Jones but obviously that's not happening. Would also love it if they brought back Jessica Raine as a new character but obviously that's also unlikely. I can't stand the Corrie twits Keegan or GMF so I hope they aren't considered.
If it's a male companion then Alexander Vlahos.
If it's a male companion then Alexander Vlahos.
I read on the Internet yesterday that the new Companion is definitely
The BBC still won't say who has been cast. 
I'm hoping they will reveal who it is before April ends.
Spoiler
I'm hoping they will reveal who it is before April ends.
Originally Posted by tiggerpooh:
“I read on the Internet yesterday that the new Companion is definitely
The BBC still won't say who has been cast.
I'm hoping they will reveal who it is before April ends.”
“I read on the Internet yesterday that the new Companion is definitely
Spoiler
I'm hoping they will reveal who it is before April ends.”
So a companion who is not impressed by the Doctor, is feisty and doesn't take him seriously... hmm what's that sound like.... oh that's right every Moffat character
I think a companion should be impressed by the Doctor... it kinda silly for them not to be, this is a person that makes Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking look like child's play.... but hey its whimsical and clever and amazing so be quite...
Originally Posted by PaperSkin:
“So a companion who is not impressed by the Doctor, is feisty and doesn't take him seriously... hmm what's that sound like.... oh that's right every Moffat character
I think a companion should be impressed by the Doctor... it kinda silly for them not to be, this is a person that makes Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking look like child's play.... but hey its whimsical and clever and amazing so be quite...”
“So a companion who is not impressed by the Doctor, is feisty and doesn't take him seriously... hmm what's that sound like.... oh that's right every Moffat character
I think a companion should be impressed by the Doctor... it kinda silly for them not to be, this is a person that makes Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking look like child's play.... but hey its whimsical and clever and amazing so be quite...”
Its not so much about making it so she is 'not impressed' by the Doctor but portraying her as his equal. Like it or not that is the mood of the time, 'the zeitgeist' if you like. So yes, of course the character will fit that mould. And you're being disingenuous to say it is 'all Moffat characters'. It was all RTD companions too (in fact Moffat is just continuing what he established) so don't turn it into a groundless Moffat bitch. If Chibnall were creating the character he too would do the same thing. An old style companion would not fly in contemporary culture.
As to it being a woman: anyone who expects otherwise is totally delusional. A show with the female fanbase Doctor Who has now is going to ditch the female lead in favour of a second male lead? Hardly. It would be an incredibly stupid move.
Originally Posted by Tom Tit:
“Its not so much about making it so she is 'not impressed' by the Doctor but portraying her as his equal. Like it or not that is the mood of the time, 'the zeitgeist' if you like. So yes, of course the character will fit that mould. And you're being disingenuous to say it is 'all Moffat characters'. It was all RTD companions too (in fact Moffat is just continuing what he established) so don't turn it into a groundless Moffat bitch. If Chibnall were creating the character he too would do the same thing. An old style companion would not fly in contemporary culture.
As to it being a woman: anyone who expects otherwise is totally delusional. A show with the female fanbase Doctor Who has now is going to ditch the female lead in favour of a second male lead? Hardly. It would be an incredibly stupid move.”
“Its not so much about making it so she is 'not impressed' by the Doctor but portraying her as his equal. Like it or not that is the mood of the time, 'the zeitgeist' if you like. So yes, of course the character will fit that mould. And you're being disingenuous to say it is 'all Moffat characters'. It was all RTD companions too (in fact Moffat is just continuing what he established) so don't turn it into a groundless Moffat bitch. If Chibnall were creating the character he too would do the same thing. An old style companion would not fly in contemporary culture.
As to it being a woman: anyone who expects otherwise is totally delusional. A show with the female fanbase Doctor Who has now is going to ditch the female lead in favour of a second male lead? Hardly. It would be an incredibly stupid move.”
RTD's companion clearly were impressed by The Doctor.. just because they are impressed doesn't mean that they can't be portrayed equally as interesting compelling characters... Moffats companions have a bit of a yeah so what ever vibe about the things that the Doctor do that reads false to me, but that's just my opinion you and others see it differently.. But if I met Stephen Hawking I would be impressed, you would be clueless not to be and that's amplified with the Doctor which is why I feel them not being impressed by him reads false, being impressed by someone doesn't make you week in comparison I find that and odd notion.. there's away to make the companion be impressed and blown away by The Doctor and make the companion a strong independent equal who has things to offer...
...and I wasn't trying to make a moffat bitch comment for the sake of it or a Moffat v RTD thing so I don't why you brought RTD into the conversation, do you feel the need to big up one or justify one by knocking on the other (bit like what DC crazy fans are doing right now, where is the roll eyes face when you need it) I was just stating my opinion if you don't like it that's cool but this is an open forum and if people want to state some of their criticism then that's kind of one of the points of this place..
But if you met Hawking or Einstein without any prior knowledge of them, who they are and what they'd achieved you may not necessarily be impressed. At least, not at first. In this day and age respect has to be earned and it's not given just because they're a person in authority.
Likewise with the Doctor. Even once the companion has begun to realise his abilties and something of his history, he still needs them to have opinions of their own and not always follow him with a "yes sir" and a tug of the forelock. He treats companions, these days, as equals even though they're clearly not. And even though they're not his equal they sometimes teach him a lesson.
Likewise with the Doctor. Even once the companion has begun to realise his abilties and something of his history, he still needs them to have opinions of their own and not always follow him with a "yes sir" and a tug of the forelock. He treats companions, these days, as equals even though they're clearly not. And even though they're not his equal they sometimes teach him a lesson.
Surely, if they've cast someone, they'll have to announce it soon. I doubt they'll be able to keep it secret for long, it's sure to leak eventually.
Originally Posted by GDK:
“But if you met Hawking or Einstein without any prior knowledge of them, who they are and what they'd achieved you may not necessarily be impressed. At least, not at first. In this day and age respect has to be earned and it's not given just because they're a person in authority.
Likewise with the Doctor. Even once the companion has begun to realise his abilties and something of his history, he still needs them to have opinions of their own and not always follow him with a "yes sir" and a tug of the forelock. He treats companions, these days, as equals even though they're clearly not. And even though they're not his equal they sometimes teach him a lesson.”
“But if you met Hawking or Einstein without any prior knowledge of them, who they are and what they'd achieved you may not necessarily be impressed. At least, not at first. In this day and age respect has to be earned and it's not given just because they're a person in authority.
Likewise with the Doctor. Even once the companion has begun to realise his abilties and something of his history, he still needs them to have opinions of their own and not always follow him with a "yes sir" and a tug of the forelock. He treats companions, these days, as equals even though they're clearly not. And even though they're not his equal they sometimes teach him a lesson.”
Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...
Originally Posted by PaperSkin:
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
Because they were friends, at first they were the same as the rest, shocked and amazed with The Doctor. I mean did you forget Amy idolised the Doctor from when she was a kid? And then in The Beast Below wanted to impress The Doctor, which backfired and then she saw who The Doctor really was. A damaged man, this helped their relationship grow and became very good friends. She doesn't need to be in awe of The Doctor every second, that would be ridiculous, and just because The Doctor is an alien, does that mean he must be treated like a superior person? Instead of an actual person?
Clara was also shocked by the Tardis when she first entered, and she respected The Doctor a lot initially, and then basically fell in love with him. And you have to remember The Doctor was playing games with Clara, and did nothing to show why he should be essentially worshiped by Clara. But eventually they became really close friends and that was nice, so why does she need to act lesser than The Doctor? She does not, but it doesn't mean she doesn't respect The Doctor. Watch Robots of Sherwood, where she calls The Doctor a hero.
Anyway my point got a little messed up, so i'll summarise. Both Clara and Amy definitely were impressed and taken back by The Doctor, but once you become close friends with someone, your perspective changes on them. You know them better, and you realise they are just a person as well. Do you think people who are friends with celebrities who aren't celebrities themselves, are taken back by whatever they do? No, i'd imagine they see them as just there friend.
Originally Posted by Ryan_Abbott1:
“Emily Atack?”
“Emily Atack?”
I only know of this person because it was on Pointless Celebrities, she is a bit too brown and as my partner said she has a face that looks like it's been squashed in a vice, better not be her as she is irritating as hell.
Originally Posted by A Lorna Moon:
“I only know of this person because it was on Pointless Celebrities, she is a bit too brown and as my partner said she has a face that looks like it's been squashed in a vice, better not be her as she is irritating as hell.”
“I only know of this person because it was on Pointless Celebrities, she is a bit too brown and as my partner said she has a face that looks like it's been squashed in a vice, better not be her as she is irritating as hell.”
I agree that she is a bit too brown aha, but if she's playing a character then surely she can do a different accent or change the sound of her voice to make it less annoying LOL.
I think she looks quite attractive and would make quite a good companion.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/...4794261154.jpg
What about Katherine Kelly as the new companion? She has been confirmed to appear in Doctor Who spin-off series Class, so maybe she could pop over into Doctor Who?
Originally Posted by PaperSkin:
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
Clara has constantly said that the Doctor is amazing and wonderful, just not usually to him - his ego is big enough as it is! Even in S7, in that prequel to Name of the Doctor
Quote:
“One day you meet the Doctor. And of course, it's the best day ever. It's just the best day of your life. Because, because he's brilliant, and he's funny, and mad, and best of all, he really needs you. The trick is, don't fall in love. I do that trick quite a lot, sometimes twice a day.”
“One day you meet the Doctor. And of course, it's the best day ever. It's just the best day of your life. Because, because he's brilliant, and he's funny, and mad, and best of all, he really needs you. The trick is, don't fall in love. I do that trick quite a lot, sometimes twice a day.”
Since the she's constantly told other people how brilliant he is, and he will solve things. And yo be fair, the Doctor has reciprocated the compliments,
Originally Posted by PaperSkin:
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
“Hmm.. I don't think some understand what I mean by being impressed.. maybe I didn't/don't explain myself well or I misinterpret what I think it is and what Capaldi is talking about....
I don't want a companion going around saying yes sir and just there to serve the Doctor and big him up or something like that, couldn't be further from what I would want...
The people who meet and know The Doctor should be impressed and taken back by him as he's this super intelligent alien.. the fact he's an alien would be enough but also with a space/time machine the companion(s) would be amazed by him, impressed by him.. but that's nothing to do with being equal to him, that's a separate thing... you make the characters equal by them both being well rounded well written characters with agency and flare who have something to offer to whatever is going on.. The Brig disagreed with the Doctor at times, they worked together to achieve things, they were friends, and the Brig was impressed by The Doctor, as anyone would be..
When you have companions like Amy and Clara who sometimes give off the impression that what the Doctor does is nothing no big deal then that just reads false to me.. being impressed in no way diminishes them or weakens them.. we would be impressed by athletes like Usain Bolt, impressed by Einstein impressed by Superman because of what they can do... you wouldn't act oh so cool and indifferent to what they can do and are capable of... Clara was far to blasé about The Doctor and what he can do.... and that's not real.. you would be impressed...”
It would not be realistic if people who knew him were regularly going "Wow, you're amazing". They would not have the Doctor's respect for long if they did and they'd soon be out of the TARDIS. They show their respect for him by their actions - i.e. by mostly following his advice.
The Doctor and companion become friends and friends banter and joke with each other. And take the mick. They can do that because they're good friends who would do anything for each other. Too many repeated overt signs of admiration from the companion would, to me, be unrealistic. A shared look or glance is often enough.
In real life, after a while, people get used to anything and it becomes the norm. The real trick is, after the Doctor, once he's left you, who else is going to impress?
Originally Posted by GDK:
“It would not be realistic if people who knew him were regularly going "Wow, you're amazing". They would not have the Doctor's respect for long if they did and they'd soon be out of the TARDIS. They show their respect for him by their actions - i.e. by mostly following his advice.
The Doctor and companion become friends and friends banter and joke with each other. And take the mick. They can do that because they're good friends who would do anything for each other. Too many repeated overt signs of admiration from the companion would, to me, be unrealistic. A shared look or glance is often enough.
In real life, after a while, people get used to anything and it becomes the norm. The real trick is, after the Doctor, once he's left you, who else is going to impress?”
“It would not be realistic if people who knew him were regularly going "Wow, you're amazing". They would not have the Doctor's respect for long if they did and they'd soon be out of the TARDIS. They show their respect for him by their actions - i.e. by mostly following his advice.
The Doctor and companion become friends and friends banter and joke with each other. And take the mick. They can do that because they're good friends who would do anything for each other. Too many repeated overt signs of admiration from the companion would, to me, be unrealistic. A shared look or glance is often enough.
In real life, after a while, people get used to anything and it becomes the norm. The real trick is, after the Doctor, once he's left you, who else is going to impress?”
Indeed that was exactly the idea RTD brought out when he brought back SJS, nobody could match the Doctor.
Quote:
“DOCTOR: Right. Yes, sorry. I didn't get a chance to ask. You haven't? There hasn't been anyone? You know.
SARAH: Well, there was this one guy. I travelled with him for a while, but he was a tough act to follow. Goodbye, Doctor.”
“DOCTOR: Right. Yes, sorry. I didn't get a chance to ask. You haven't? There hasn't been anyone? You know.
SARAH: Well, there was this one guy. I travelled with him for a while, but he was a tough act to follow. Goodbye, Doctor.”
In Last Christmas elderly Clara never married for similar reasons
Originally Posted by Ryan_Abbott1:
“What about Katherine Kelly as the new companion? She has been confirmed to appear in Doctor Who spin-off series Class, so maybe she could pop over into Doctor Who?”
“What about Katherine Kelly as the new companion? She has been confirmed to appear in Doctor Who spin-off series Class, so maybe she could pop over into Doctor Who?”
She or any of the other main actors could guest in an episode but I don't think any of them are being shaped up as companions though.
Whoever it is, they need to announce it soon.
The pure tedium of the official twitter is reaching new lows now.
The pure tedium of the official twitter is reaching new lows now.
"They" don't "need" to do anything until "they" feel the need to do it. And that likely won't be until they start filming publicly. I think the show has suffered from a sort of publicity fatigue because from the announcement of a major casting - be it a doctor or companion - can take place so long before we actually see it.
And it also depends if they join in the Xmas special or not (and when that is being filmed).
And it also depends if they join in the Xmas special or not (and when that is being filmed).
Originally Posted by davidnumen:
“"They" don't "need" to do anything until "they" feel the need to do it. And that likely won't be until they start filming publicly. I think the show has suffered from a sort of publicity fatigue because from the announcement of a major casting - be it a doctor or companion - can take place so long before we actually see it.
And it also depends if they join in the Xmas special or not (and when that is being filmed).”
“"They" don't "need" to do anything until "they" feel the need to do it. And that likely won't be until they start filming publicly. I think the show has suffered from a sort of publicity fatigue because from the announcement of a major casting - be it a doctor or companion - can take place so long before we actually see it.
And it also depends if they join in the Xmas special or not (and when that is being filmed).”
I think you "need" to read the above post again. He isn't saying the producers need it released he is saying the public need it as the there is now week after week of rumours.
We have had few different companions over the years ....
Granddaughter and two Adults.
Girl
Girl boy
Girl boy Girl
Robot Dog K9 and Robot that could change it look.
Time lady etc..
I feel it's time to have two women / girls traveling with the doctor and hope that they can act unlike some in the past......
Granddaughter and two Adults.
Girl
Girl boy
Girl boy Girl
Robot Dog K9 and Robot that could change it look.
Time lady etc..
I feel it's time to have two women / girls traveling with the doctor and hope that they can act unlike some in the past......
Originally Posted by garbage456:
“I think you "need" to read the above post again. He isn't saying the producers need it released he is saying the public need it as the there is now week after week of rumours.”
“I think you "need" to read the above post again. He isn't saying the producers need it released he is saying the public need it as the there is now week after week of rumours.”
Surely the public doesn't 'need' anything. Is it really being suggested that some people have an actual need for Doctor Who news? Some people 'need' to get a grip....
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