Top 10 DW Characters
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I don’t know if I can rank these folks (except Rose, she’ll always be no. 1, #sorrynotsorry) so they’re pretty much just gonna pop up in the order they come to mind. :D
ROSE BAMF TYLER
What can I say that hasn’t already been said? Perfectly human, wonderfully dimensional, understandably flawed; compassionate and selfish and clever and just generally amazing. She’s in love, but that’s not the only thing she is. Absolutely one of the best-written (and best-acted) characters I’ve ever encountered. And of course Billie Piper’s performance is so absorbing it’s easy to think of Rose as a real person, rather than a character. Love, love, love.
Ten(too)
Uggggh he’s so pretty and David Tennant’s performance is so good and his character is just so well-written and dimensional and full of joy and anger and sadness and madness all at the same time and just a;ldkfja;sldkfja;sldkfja;sldkfj alskdjf;alsdkjfa;sldkfjas;dlfkjds
Nine
see above re: compliments and keyboard-flails
Donna Noble
Donna wins for best/worst character arc, in that it’s beautiful and poignant, and also makes you want to smash things
Martha Jones
Ahhh Martha my love, so smart, so beautiful, so capable, so fed-up with the Doctor’s bullshit. I luff her
Jackie Tyler
So just like the other companions’-moms in the RTD-era, Jackie initially suffers from a case of Extremely Unflattering and Flanderized Portraits of Overbearing Motherhood(tm) only to rise from the ashes like a fully-developed well-realized phoenix. As series 1 and 2 go on, Jackie just becomes increasingly more likeable and sympathetic, and I love how her relationship with Mickey develops. 11/10 excellent surrogate-mom-ing
Eight
Admittedly I’m not super well-acquainted with his material outside of the show, but even if the movie is cheesy af, Paul McGann’s charm is unmistakable, his enthusiasm fucking contagious. I would love to see more of his Doctor onscreen. (insert obligatory rant here re: how he got robbed in the 50th. ::shakes fist at Moff and co.::)
Mickey Smith
I just have a big ol’ soft spot for Mickey...he kind of reminds me of the better parts of Xander from Buffy, except that he isn’t a Nice Guy(tm), he’s a nice guy who’s fiercely loyal and smarter than folks (::coughthedoctorcough::) give him credit for. Another character with a brilliant arc. I know some folks feel like his match with Martha is a case of Pair the Spares or whatever but I think they’re great together--he’s going to make her feel wanted and adored, and she’s going to make him feel important and needed, and, of course, vice versa. Good stuff.
Harriet Jones
Look I just like her a lot okay and also her decision re: the Sycorax was perhaps not super “honorable” or whatever but also like. It’s super understandable. And to her credit, as far as we’re aware, the Earth goes largely unfucked-with for the rest of the season, til the finale. So, results! Also the Doctor did her dirty which, didn’t that just open the door for the Master/Saxon to assume power? Didn’t it? Yikes Just sayin’.
Wilf
Ultra loveable, fantastic one-off companion. The wonderful grandparent everyone deserves to have. Also my granny has both of those exact headbands. :D
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