I'd heard the cliches about oldschool companions just screaming a lot.
I think they mostly don't. There is often a frustrating lack of rounding off the character of a companion, but they all have distinct personalities. The companions who fare the worst are the ones in the early 80's, both Tegan and Peri gets a really short stick there.
Yes, you can tell these episodes are 40 years old at times and at times one do want to smack the Doctor. But on the whole they do have a lovely chemistry.
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Date: 2015-03-28 02:59 pm (UTC)I think they mostly don't. There is often a frustrating lack of rounding off the character of a companion, but they all have distinct personalities. The companions who fare the worst are the ones in the early 80's, both Tegan and Peri gets a really short stick there.
Yes, you can tell these episodes are 40 years old at times and at times one do want to smack the Doctor. But on the whole they do have a lovely chemistry.