I actually hadn't thought of it in terms of gender, that is a really good point. I think if there were more male companions, I think characters would get the short end of the stick in a more equal gender spread. At least, I'd like to hope (since I always tend to see it as Doctor vs. everyone else, not men vs. women, but that's my own bias?)
Regardless, the Donna thing is possibly the cruelest end of a character that I've seen (especially given the whole "haha, all your companions turn into warriors!" plot point, and Donna was the one WHO DIDN'T). I was bawling, man, and while I accept that the Doctor Who verse is cruel, I can only hope some future writer will find a way to plothole her back into existance.
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Date: 2008-07-07 05:00 pm (UTC)Regardless, the Donna thing is possibly the cruelest end of a character that I've seen (especially given the whole "haha, all your companions turn into warriors!" plot point, and Donna was the one WHO DIDN'T). I was bawling, man, and while I accept that the Doctor Who verse is cruel, I can only hope some future writer will find a way to plothole her back into existance.