Doctor Who poll!

[such_heights]

I think we can sum up my state of mind over the last two days (namely feverish and furious refreshing of flist and Twitter) by saying that I just popped over to who_anon for kicks. Um. Anyway, they were talking about the companion in the latest episode, and blah blah blah -- my favourite was the cries of 'elitism!', what? -- but I got to wondering about the most popular one-off companions (for a generous value of companion that includes Elton and Sally), and companions generally. Thus: Dreamwidth poll! I'd imagine we can assume spoilers for 'Planet of the Dead' in the comments.

Poll #52 Guest Companions!

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 36

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Who is your favourite one-off companion?

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Elton Pope ('Love and Monsters')
2 (5.6%)

Sally Sparrow ('Blink')
16 (44.4%)

Astrid Peth ('Voyage of the Damned')
2 (5.6%)

Jackson Lake ('The Next Doctor')
8 (22.2%)

Rosita ('The Next Doctor')
3 (8.3%)

Lady Christina de Souza ('Planet of the Dead')
5 (13.9%)

Correlation? Who knows! Who is your favourite regular companion?

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Rose Tyler
6 (16.7%)

Mickey Smith
0 (0.0%)

Donna Noble
17 (47.2%)

Martha Jones
10 (27.8%)

Jack Harkness
1 (2.8%)

Sarah Jane Smith
2 (5.6%)

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This post on LiveJournal. I'll be interested to see how the results differ!

Comments

[such_heights]

Yes, Donna definitely got the best writing and concept as a companion, though I'm fonder of Martha's overall arc when you take in TW and S4. I would have been more okay with Donna's end if she'd been allowed any agency in the matter whatsoever, but -- not so much.

I seriously cannot wait for Matth Smith and Moffat to take over, I agree.

Confidence/arrogance rarely bugs me in characters, especially when it's accompanied with competence or used to show up other arrogant characters -- it's cheap writing sometimes, but I like it when characters shut the Doctor up or do things against his wishes that actually work. That plus Michelle Ryan and the fact I'm a bit into thievery at the moment thanks to Leverage made her a bit of a hit for me.