*grin* See, he used to have chemistry with every other Companion (unless they were concurrent), rather than one after another. I'm positive you have different OTPs than I do, but this is the pattern I see:
Jamie & Zoe -- clearly sleeping with both Liz & other UNIT folk -- respected co-workers, that's all Jo -- pines after her, but unreciprocated Sarah w/ Three -- friends Sarah w/ Four -- clearly sleeping with her travels alone for a while Leela -- student Romana -- clearly sleeping with her Adric & Nyssa -- students Tegan & Turlough -- clearly sleeping with both, separately and together Peri w/ Five & Erinem -- friends Peri w/ Six -- clearly sleeping with her travels alone for a while Evelyn -- a friend. Probably. Mel -- just a friend Ace -- clearly sleeping with her travels alone for a while Charley -- clearly sleeping with her
That slapper jumping from Rose to Martha throws off my pattern completely. (Though Evelyn may as well. I haven't made up my mind about her yet.)
I'd agree with most of that I think, but would add the following:
One/Barbara. Possibly also /Ian, /Steven, /Dodo Two/Polly Five/Nyssa Six may have been sleeping with Evelyn, I don't know. I can see it going with way. I really should write that fic someday. I nearly did with Wasted on the Young, but decided that wasn't the fic for such a scene.
My One knowledge is basically nil so I can't comment on him, but I can sort of see Two/Polly. Five/Nyssa doesn't zing me at all, though according to Peter Davidson it was supposed to.
If Six was sleeping with Evelyn, I don't think it was serious. Evelyn strikes me as a woman who's entirely comfortable with her sexuality, but not looking for a real relationship. (Though I understand she gets married in a later play that I haven't heard yet, so I may be way off base there.) Six just seems glad to have a friend again, so I don't think he'd play it any way that Evelyn doesn't want it to go. 'Cause then he'd lose his cake supply
Everything about that interview was cringeworthy! He's the coolest person he's ever encountered? 'Cause yeah, snorting strychanine with heroin makes you pretty neat. *rolls eyes*
I was interested to read, however, that Johnny Depp used him as the model for Captain Jack. I can actually see that, I just hadn't made the connection before.
Oh yeah, the other Doctors were/are sluts. I mean Three even dressed like a pimp :p
But not Seven, nuh uh. Seven be a one woman kinda guy. Look how quickly he got rid of Mel when Ace came along...and he could've had Mags of the cool hair and Susan Q of the pinkness and Shou Yuing of Not!Aceness come and help him rid the world of tyranny and cruelty and unrequited love, but no, coz he's got Ace, and according to John Lennon, that's all you need :p
But Three was the one who never got the girl. (Green Death had one of the dumbest plots and yuckiest monsters ever, and yet that episode broke me.)
Seven actually had more cool coulda-been Companions than any other Doctor, IMO. I kind of liked that bird guy from "Time and the Rani," I adored Pex from "Paradise Towers," I think Ray from "Delta" would have liked to have gone with him, and the three you mention were all Companion-material as well. But like you said, Ace was all he needed in the end.
On a side-note, "Battlefield" has one of my favorite 'shippy moments. I loved when the Doctor flirtatiously tipped his hat to Shou Yuing, causing Ace to smack him between the shoulder blades. He barely acknowledges her afterwards because Ace punished him thoroughly didn't like it. Hee!
That bit in Battlefield makes me giggle too. Seven sorta gets his own back by not letting Ace drink any vodka while 'on duty' :p Dude, what was with the 'I'd like 2 rooms, please' thing though? Standing on ceremony?
Of course we all know that at the end of the story everybody gets together for a right ol' blow out party, and Seven gets blind drunk and all the couples argue over who gets to shag in the Brigadier's bed first.
Clearly I have spent zero time pondering this, uh huh :p
And Three pines for Jo, but was shagging the Brigadier and possibly the Master as well :p
And Ray only wanted Seven as a way to get her hands on Billy's motorbike. Seven's sorta flirty with her in a pre-Ace-so-that's-okay-kinda sort of way, and asks her to join Team TARDIS at the end in a subtle, roundabout way...but oh noes, the bitch has got The Vincent, so she's all 'see ya later, sweet knees,' and buggers off.
But who cares really, coz OMG we got Ace instead!!
Hey! Okay, so I think that because we both have each other for the mixtrade, I gave you my address and forgot to ask for yours. Either that, or I'm stupid, and can't find your address.
But anyway, I have a mix for you and will send it out as soon as you give it to me. Sorry, I've just been really busy and completely didn't realize.
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Jamie & Zoe -- clearly sleeping with both
Liz & other UNIT folk -- respected co-workers, that's all
Jo -- pines after her, but unreciprocated
Sarah w/ Three -- friends
Sarah w/ Four -- clearly sleeping with her
travels alone for a while
Leela -- student
Romana -- clearly sleeping with her
Adric & Nyssa -- students
Tegan & Turlough -- clearly sleeping with both, separately and together
Peri w/ Five & Erinem -- friends
Peri w/ Six -- clearly sleeping with her
travels alone for a while
Evelyn -- a friend. Probably.
Mel -- just a friend
Ace -- clearly sleeping with her
travels alone for a while
Charley -- clearly sleeping with her
That slapper jumping from Rose to Martha throws off my pattern completely. (Though Evelyn may as well. I haven't made up my mind about her yet.)
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One/Barbara. Possibly also /Ian, /Steven, /Dodo
Two/Polly
Five/Nyssa
Six may have been sleeping with Evelyn, I don't know. I can see it going with way. I really should write that fic someday. I nearly did with Wasted on the Young, but decided that wasn't the fic for such a scene.
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If Six was sleeping with Evelyn, I don't think it was serious. Evelyn strikes me as a woman who's entirely comfortable with her sexuality, but not looking for a real relationship. (Though I understand she gets married in a later play that I haven't heard yet, so I may be way off base there.) Six just seems glad to have a friend again, so I don't think he'd play it any way that Evelyn doesn't want it to go. 'Cause then he'd lose his cake supply
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I was interested to read, however, that Johnny Depp used him as the model for Captain Jack. I can actually see that, I just hadn't made the connection before.
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But not Seven, nuh uh. Seven be a one woman kinda guy. Look how quickly he got rid of Mel when Ace came along...and he could've had Mags of the cool hair and Susan Q of the pinkness and Shou Yuing of Not!Aceness come and help him rid the world of tyranny and cruelty and unrequited love, but no, coz he's got Ace, and according to John Lennon, that's all you need :p
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Seven actually had more cool coulda-been Companions than any other Doctor, IMO. I kind of liked that bird guy from "Time and the Rani," I adored Pex from "Paradise Towers," I think Ray from "Delta" would have liked to have gone with him, and the three you mention were all Companion-material as well. But like you said, Ace was all he needed in the end.
On a side-note, "Battlefield" has one of my favorite 'shippy moments. I loved when the Doctor flirtatiously tipped his hat to Shou Yuing, causing Ace to smack him between the shoulder blades. He barely acknowledges her afterwards because Ace punished him thoroughly didn't like it. Hee!
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Of course we all know that at the end of the story everybody gets together for a right ol' blow out party, and Seven gets blind drunk and all the couples argue over who gets to shag in the Brigadier's bed first.
Clearly I have spent zero time pondering this, uh huh :p
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And Ray only wanted Seven as a way to get her hands on Billy's motorbike. Seven's sorta flirty with her in a pre-Ace-so-that's-okay-kinda sort of way, and asks her to join Team TARDIS at the end in a subtle, roundabout way...but oh noes, the bitch has got The Vincent, so she's all 'see ya later, sweet knees,' and buggers off.
But who cares really, coz OMG we got Ace instead!!
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But anyway, I have a mix for you and will send it out as soon as you give it to me. Sorry, I've just been really busy and completely didn't realize.
Thanks.
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I like your icon of David in Naked, love that film.
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