The Guardian Interview 13 Companion Actresses

[darkestboy]

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[betawho]

These were great! Thank you for posting this

Part 2 (Lots of interviews, long response)

[betawho]

Doctor Who women were never doormats. They were never just eye candy. They were women entire generations of girls could look up to and think "I want to be her when I grow up." And who whole generations of boys could look at and think, "Wow, girls can do more than I thought! That's cool! I wish I got the chance to do that!"

Not being the title character did not mean the Companions were useless. And not knowing what is going on or knowing how to deal with it, did not make them doormats or stupid or undeveloped, it just made them real. Who would know what was going on if you woke up on an alien planet and found your tour guide missing? And if you have to be a bit shrill in order to get answers, or a bit annoying and digging in your heels when an alien takes you prisoner, that does not make you a doormat. It means you use what you have and by god get the job done

Re: Part 2 (Lots of interviews, long response)

[darkestboy]

beta, there's a lot here you've mentioned and it's interesting to read. Your stance with the companions is a pretty great one and I like that you enjoyed the interviews. I thought they were fantastic too and loved that the Guardian managed to represent the first 11 Doctors (had Jenna-Louise Coleman been interviewed too it would've taken in Peter Capaldi as well) as brilliantly as they did.