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And on the subject of Nu-Who
The Doctor's companions are also of interest. The Doctor almost always has one or more companions that he takes with him. Many people remember Sarah Jane Smith from Classic "Who", but in terms of the new series the Doctor has had some interesting friends.
Rose was OK, nothing special, but OK. With occasional appearances from her boyfriend Mickey, who was quite fun. (Although recent revelations about Noel Clarke make it hard to separate the character from the actor's actions).
"Captain" Jack Harkness has always been a bit overrated, in my opinion. He's likeable to the point that people forgive him for some pretty terrible things. It's funny how having a likeable personality means you are more likely to be forgiven for something that others would be endlessly condemned for. He went on to be a main character in the Torchwood spin-off.
Martha was great, except for her constant pining for the Doctor, which got a little tiresome.
Donna was quite a change, not at all the usual type of companion you'd expect, but quite fun.
Wilfred, who was Donna's grandfather, was excellent.
Amy was overdone. Way too many episodes, made out to be way too important. Generally OK, but should have moved on much sooner.
Rory, Amy's husband, was good, but ended up as the butt of many jokes. Made fun of and, actually, bullied by Amy and the Doctor. He really didn't deserve a fraction of what he got. And did several extremely heroic things and got virtually no credit for it.
River Song. Excellent. Nice to see somebody up-staging the Doctor repeatedly.
Clara. What can you say about Clara? Slightly below average for a companion, but made out to be magically special. Stayed travelling with the Doctor endlessly, got rather bored of her. I wanted her to get killed after a few episodes.
Nardole was a lot of fun, I liked him!
Bill was great! She got killed off way too soon. She was much more fun and interesting than Clara, she should have lasted much longer.
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