There are actually lots of really good companions that didn't make the list. I was just picking the top ten out of tons of good characters. Hopefully you'll enjoy all of them as much as I have. <3
Hm, River just... I don't know. I've never quite liked her, even back from Silence in the Library. I think it's a great idea for a chracter, meeting out of order like that, but it felt like the execution of it wasn't up to par. Also, I tend to frown on romantic plot lines involving the Doctor, which, let's face it, didn't help. And her being an archaeologist was still because of the Doctor, so she could find him again. It's just seriously creepy to me that their relationship is supposed to be 'romantic' when it's horribly out of balance in terms of dependency. There have been a few times where I did like her, which put her a step above Rose, but I just can't get over the fact that she's got nothing in her life that doesn't revolve around the Doctor in some form. Moffat's form of romance could really use some work.
Yay for more people agreeing with me on Rose! All my Whovian friends in real life (except for my mother, who agrees with me) all adore Rose. It gets old after a while. -_-
You'd probably like Hex a lot if you like Rory. He's a dear, and has a fantastically dramatic backstory that ends up putting him at odds with the Doctor for a little while. It was actually one of my favorite plot arcs in the BFA's. I like characters that don't necessarily fit with the Doctor's life style, or wouldn't have chosen it for themselves. Victoria was the same. Technically, I suppose Turlough is as well, but Turlough is... difficult. Sometimes I like him, sometimes I don't.
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Hm, River just... I don't know. I've never quite liked her, even back from Silence in the Library. I think it's a great idea for a chracter, meeting out of order like that, but it felt like the execution of it wasn't up to par. Also, I tend to frown on romantic plot lines involving the Doctor, which, let's face it, didn't help. And her being an archaeologist was still because of the Doctor, so she could find him again. It's just seriously creepy to me that their relationship is supposed to be 'romantic' when it's horribly out of balance in terms of dependency. There have been a few times where I did like her, which put her a step above Rose, but I just can't get over the fact that she's got nothing in her life that doesn't revolve around the Doctor in some form. Moffat's form of romance could really use some work.
Yay for more people agreeing with me on Rose! All my Whovian friends in real life (except for my mother, who agrees with me) all adore Rose. It gets old after a while. -_-
You'd probably like Hex a lot if you like Rory. He's a dear, and has a fantastically dramatic backstory that ends up putting him at odds with the Doctor for a little while. It was actually one of my favorite plot arcs in the BFA's. I like characters that don't necessarily fit with the Doctor's life style, or wouldn't have chosen it for themselves. Victoria was the same. Technically, I suppose Turlough is as well, but Turlough is... difficult. Sometimes I like him, sometimes I don't.