Doctor Who: Favourite Male Companion?

[samurainoir]

Who's your favourite? Other than Captain Jack, I feel like the male companions often get shorted in favour of the females on board the Tardis.

[Mikey]

Jamie for sure

Ian and Harry are both second

[jwyblejr]

It seems to me,the newer male companions stink when you compare them to the older ones.

[bobws]

Jaime all the way and then Ian , Harry third. if you count Brig and Benton put them above Harry.

[jds1911a1]

There are only a few male companions (i prefer the term regulars since it allows the inclusion of the Unit troops)

best to worst

Jamie
Ian
Brig
Benton
Harry
Then Cpt Jack
Mike Yates
Steven Taylor
Turlogh
Adric

I think that's all of them

[johnnystorm]

The Brigadier if he counts as a companion. Otherwise Jamie. I can't think of any other male companions that really stand out other than Captain Jack (but he's almost like a guest-star to me since Torchwood).

[ODBJBG]

Jamie. He was lots of fun. Especially in the 2 Doctors when he was nearly eaten, haha.

[Mikey]

A few of the reasons I like Jamie ...

1. The guy is no whimp ... he'll fight anything even if he knows he's outmatched

2. Of all the companions, he's probably the closest companion that the Doctor would think of as a real friend.

[samurainoir]

Can we count Donna's Grandfather as a companion now? They refer to him as such in Doctor Who Confidential.

I think the dynamic between the old, but young looking Doctor and and old human is a fascinating relationship that rarely has been explored.

You can see why over the years they emphasized the female companions and their sex-appeal.

I guess the Male Companion was originally introduced to do all the action type stuff back when the Doctor was an older guy, which hasn't been the case for a very long time.

Do you think the Doctor is better off with only one companion or two or multiples? What was your favourite era where the Doctor had more than one companion?

[Mikey]

My favorite Doctor era is when he had basically no real companions -- which was the Pertwee UNIT years.

I think TODAY i'd rather see multiple companions --- only because there's less of a chance they'll do a love story with more than one campanion.

The Doctor should not be left alone with young girls anymore

[jds1911a1]

The 3 companions companions was a necessity in the early years due to the way the show was shot (basically as live in real time) but I think the best is 1 female companion but not just a damsel in distress type (ie Peri or Jo) But someone who needs the Doctor to understand things (Romana was like a brilkiant child and conversely Leela was wise but technologinally ingorant like Jamie). Sadly in the modern era this seems to be a trigger to romance which was not necessary in the classic show.
If they can't get away from the "swooning girl" then they need a pair. The right 2 works well (like jamie and Zoe or Harry and Sarah where one braun and one is smart but a bit bookish) but can also be awful -like Steven and Vicki (where both are from the future and don't need the Doctor to explain tech only historical things) or Victoria and Jamie (where both are low tech and need even the most basic ideas explained). I think the worst was the Davison era. There were so many characters there wasn't ebnough plot to fill it. Nevermind that being from high tech cultures Nyssa and Adric (and then Turlogh) didn't need the doctor so much and Tegan was only there for her looks and to be the damsel in distress.

[Gorn Captain]

Jamie, no contest.
A strong character, well-acted by Frazer Hines, a true "rock" for the Doctor.
Him and Troughton were a perfect match.

I sincerely hope they'll use a male companion again. I'm fed-up of the romantic interludes. It's been done, and it gets boring. Thank God Donna wasn't interested.

And Capt. Jack should take some cold showers. Down, boy!

[Mikey]

I have a gay friend who likes the New Series but truly hates the character of Captain Jack.

He said Jack makes all gays look sex obsessed and twisted.

Never thought much about it, but I guess he's right.

Weird thinking Jack was written by a gay man.

[bobws]

But jack was from the future and Omni sexual...into any race or alien, like capt Kirk but also into men.

[Gorn Captain]

But jack was from the future and Omni sexual...into any race or alien, like capt Kirk but also into men.

It's not because you swing both (or all) ways, that you have to jump everybody in sight...