I agree with most of what you said to an extent. I find the latest companions to be waaay “Shiny”, as you put them, and especially waaay underdeveloped when it comes to their history. Seriously: what is Amy’s family history? Or Clara’s (her parents just appeared because she was the so-called “impossible girl” and the Doctor wanted to take a look)?
But I guess Martha is off the hook here, and Donna, though “the most important person in the whole of creation”, was that for a brief moment — and her character was DEFINETELY not a Mary Sue, though she played an important part at the end.
But I see your point there. I’m also tired of so much “awesome” crashing on the TARDIS. We could do with a little of the old “let’s-travel-the-universe-and-have-some-serious-fun-and-eventual-troubles”. At some point during Season Six, the show stopped being about impossible journeys and became about impossible people.
I agree with most of what you said to an extent. I find the latest companions to be waaay “Shiny”, as you put them, and especially waaay underdeveloped when it comes to their history. Seriously: what is Amy’s family history? Or Clara’s (her parents just appeared because she was the so-called “impossible girl” and the Doctor wanted to take a look)?
But I guess Martha is off the hook here, and Donna, though “the most important person in the whole of creation”, was that for a brief moment — and her character was DEFINETELY not a Mary Sue, though she played an important part at the end.
But I see your point there. I’m also tired of so much “awesome” crashing on the TARDIS. We could do with a little of the old “let’s-travel-the-universe-and-have-some-serious-fun-and-eventual-troubles”. At some point during Season Six, the show stopped being about impossible journeys and became about impossible people.