There's been a lot of talk on
time_and_chips about what's going to happen once Rose leaves.
(Which is not a spoiler, folks. It's just a fact.)
Here's the thing: Companions leave.
I think that it's always hard when your first companion leaves. Just as hard, in some cases, as losing your first incarnation of the Doctor. But that's the nature of Doctor Who.
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I fully expect there will be a mass exodus once Rose leaves of the folks for whom ROse/DOctor was their only reason for watching, much like how The X-Files had a fannish turnover when the cast changed (tho really, most sane people left much earlier, ocne it became apparent that the quality of the writing took a nosedive once the Wongs and Darin left, and the world realsied Chris Carter was nowhere near as good as he'd been given credit for being).
But so long as the writing remains consistantly high quality, I'm all in.
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I understand that one of the Big Finish audioplays is called Neverland and outright makes the Dr=Peter Pan comparison.
Personally, I'm caught in the middle of old school and new school. Yes, I really see a 'ship here, more than with any other companion, so yes, it's going to break my heart when Rose leaves.
But it broke my heart when Tom Baker left, and yet Davison became my favorite Old School Doctor. I thought Leela was the bestest companion forever'n'ever and yet I like Rose better.
So, yeah, my heart's gonna break. And then Who and I will move on, probably together, and when I just can't live without Rose... well, that's what fic is for!
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I am not angry that it happens or anything. It will just take some getting used to, especially if I seem to have developed an attachment to the actor playing the part for whatever reason. For me, it was "that guy is kind of hot and that girl is pretty cute and they seem to have good chemistry, so I will watch!" The history of the show didn't really factor into my decision.
But if I am going to keep watching through actor change after actor change, it probably will. Then my enjoyment is fueled by the mythology of The Doctor, not by the person who plays him. I just haven't reached that level quite yet. But I'm getting there!
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