Doctor Who

[meganlynn09]

Warning!:  Doctor Who post up ahead.  OPINIONS ARE ALL MY OWN.

Okay, I only started to watch the show in March of this year.  It started on SciFi, and I saw commercials for it while watching the new Battlestar Galactica.  This British hit was going to start when BSG's run was over, so I thought I would check it out.

I was in love within 2 episodes.

Comments

[leoff]

I think you're mis-interpreting a lot of fans anger over the episode "School Reunion".

The fact is, the Doctor did "ditch" Sarah. Only one other companion was really "kicked out" of the TARDIS against their will, and that was Susan.

The problem is the word "Ditch." It may be too rough a word to use in the situation. Whether to protect her or for some other reason, the Doctor did basically tell Sarah that she couldn't come with him and, at the time, it was saddening for her but not so much that she would see the long term sadness at that moment for her. It happened so fast that, like most people, it probably wouldn't have really hit her until she realized he was really gone.

What a lot of people had a problem with concerning the eopisode is Sarah's speech about how the Doctor has seemingly left a trail of broken hearts behind him, as if he casts off all his companions. Looking at the companion list, though, it is soon seen that over half of them voluntarily leave, and most of the others are separated from him somehow beyond his control (Peri, Jamie and Zoe, etc). Again, aside from Susan and Sarah Jane, no other companions were abandoned or "ditched" by the Doctor at all.

THAT is what people have criticized the episode for, Sarah Jane's false impression given that the Doctor has left a trail of heart-broken companions in his wake when he really hasn't/

[meganlynn09]

Thanks! I thought there was something I was missing. Knowing that, and what little I know about the older series, it makes a lot more sense why this episode wasn't as well received as I thought it should have been. Thanks again for pointing this out!

[mitchellxl5]

So the Doctor's two closest companions end up being dumped . . . interesting. In many ways, Rose seemed dumped, too . . . though technically it was all beyond the Dr's control, it really felt a bit like Susan to me when all is said and done - he didn't try very hard. He walked away because he had to. In fact, the whole Rose cycle reminds me very much of the Susan cycle and it's certainly no mistake that Susan was referenced in "Fear Her."