Donna I don't think was stupid - she adapted to the situation, she was perceptive enough to understand what the Doctor was about. Mrs Tyler was... a mistake.
The one bit of revisionism I do like in NewWho is that you can leave and come back. Really, with the vast majority of the Doctor's companions, from a story point of view he could keep going back them if he cared enough. OK, there are a few off in E-space or in alternate universes, but the majority of them are out there doing something.
School Reunion made a very, very big point. You can go back, and sometimes it hurts.
There's no reason, plot-wise, why the Doctor shouldn't be in touch with old companions. In fact there could be some very emotionally involving stuff built around 'You just wither and die'...
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Date: 2007-07-04 01:37 pm (UTC)The one bit of revisionism I do like in NewWho is that you can leave and come back. Really, with the vast majority of the Doctor's companions, from a story point of view he could keep going back them if he cared enough. OK, there are a few off in E-space or in alternate universes, but the majority of them are out there doing something.
School Reunion made a very, very big point. You can go back, and sometimes it hurts.
There's no reason, plot-wise, why the Doctor shouldn't be in touch with old companions. In fact there could be some very emotionally involving stuff built around 'You just wither and die'...