tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post2536139074083459369..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #95: The TraitorsSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-55873228504348553502012-02-27T17:21:53.909-04:002012-02-27T17:21:53.909-04:00Engin for Companion status!Engin for Companion status!Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-86695695770934464092012-02-27T16:07:45.067-04:002012-02-27T16:07:45.067-04:00Ah; it's been too long since I've seen a c...Ah; it's been too long since I've seen a classic credit sequence, I think.<br /><br />In that case, I'll take "Spent enough time on the Tardis that they'd need to be shown where the bathrooms are" as the demarcation, for Classic. (Aided by the fact that classic only had one companionless-Doctor story and that story lacked anything remotely resembling the modern special companion characters...)Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-76185615169366833992012-02-27T15:09:34.439-04:002012-02-27T15:09:34.439-04:00A standard I've adopted for the new series, bu...A standard I've adopted for the new series, but which isn't relevant to the classic episodes.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-29318887650964201412012-02-27T15:05:11.905-04:002012-02-27T15:05:11.905-04:00As time goes by, I've become more and more in ...As time goes by, I've become more and more in favor of using the simple "Does their (actor's) name appear in the credits" rule for companion-ness.Jeff R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-41107809070097961552012-02-25T11:35:17.298-04:002012-02-25T11:35:17.298-04:00I used to. Watching the episodes in order, I'm...I used to. Watching the episodes in order, I'm not sure anymore. But then, my definition is fairly elastic, as I'm quite able to consider Lady Christina or Kylie Minogue companions. For me it's about intent. Were they INTENDED to be Companions, rather than whether or not they made a TARDIS trip (or a number of TARDIS trips).<br /><br />For example, there's no doubt that Liz is a companion, though the Doctor didn't use the TARDIS for her entire season. I think the Brig, Benton and Mike Yates have a claim as well.<br /><br />Katarina was designed as a companion, on which they gave up after less than 4 complete episodes. Based on my criteria, I think she IS a companion. Final answer.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-91030957644898541062012-02-25T11:25:00.375-04:002012-02-25T11:25:00.375-04:00Now is the appropriate time to ask--do you conside...Now is the appropriate time to ask--do you consider Katrina a full-fledged Companion? It's a matter of controversy in some quarters...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.com