FakeAccount3000 posted...
Top five writeups at least?
Alright, quick rundown of twelve:
12) Adelaide Brooke (She was a single-episode companion, but she was extremely strong-willed and devoted to protecting the Earth, to the point of being willing to give her life to maintain the timeline and somewhat save the Doctor's soul.)
11) Clara Oswald (Honestly, if not for series 7, she'd be in the top ten, because her time with 12 is amazing. We get to see her grow as a character, debating whether she wanted a normal life or life traveling with the Doctor...but then Danny died and she swings far too deep into the weeds of being a companion, to the point where she thinks she can be LIKE the Doctor, even when it costs her her life. I almost don't count series 7, because it's garbage.)
10) Rory Williams (I love Rory for a similar reason to Mickey, in that the Doctor NEEDS a character that will occasionally not treat him with complete reverence. That adversarial relationship with Rory being somewhat jealous over Amy's attention towards the Doctor made for an interesting dynamic, especially with 11, who really needed that straight man to his wackiness.)
9) Captain Jack Harkness (Jack is just fun and quirky in his own right, and the fact that he's able to go toe-to-toe with the Doctor makes for fun content on-screen. He's good for making things light-hearted at points in various seasons when things get bleak.)
8) Vislor Turlough (From the departure of Romana II to the arrival of Ace...it was a rough period in terms of companions. A lot of obnoxious brats and do-nothing personalities. Turlough is the ONE bright spot, because he feels SO unique in the pantheon of companions. He's cowardly, but also shrewd and plotting in his own right, and the fact that he ultimate does what's right makes for a great storyline, especially paired up against the straight-forward 5th Doctor.)
7) Wilfred Mott (Wilf is the most adorable old man the show has ever produced, and it's wonderful to have him alongside Tennant for 10's final main run episodes. Just having a character so awestruck by the Doctor, who winds up endangered because of how caring and just generally sweet he is, makes for a solid storyline. That scene where the Doctor seems to debate letting Wilf die, only to sacrifice himself for one man, is so heartfelt, and makes the subsequent farewell tour feel far more deserved as a result.)
6) Jamie McCrimmon (Throughout the first season, the show cast a bunch of male characters to kind of serve as the muscle for Hartnell's elderly Doctor. But most of these characters were given little in terms of complexity to their characters. Jamie was a Scottish warrior, and right away, that's interesting, because it's a companion from the past experiencing travel with the Doctor. We don't have a lot of those. But beyond that, despite being NOMINALLY a badass, Jamie hilariously ends up in the "damsel in distress" role that previous went to the Doctor's female companions. It makes for a fun subversion of the character that really works for me.)