Since I needed to iron out the video, which inevitably delayed this upload; the video will be premiered Friday 10th July at 17:00. I'll hopefully be there when it premiers to interact with you all. See you Friday. The wait will be worth it. Tom.
After watching the classics. I appreciate the classic companions way more then the modern ones. Ian and Barbara, Jamie and Zoe, Sarah and Harry...all my favourites
I think "best companion" is incredibly tricky. Turlough is always my go to example. He's almost an unlikeable character and is at times annoying. But as a character he's pretty complex, his inclusion as a companion even has this conflicting storyline, he's at times selfish, obstinate and lies, but it never feels out of character or unjustified (from his perspective). So when he comes through it feels earned and better for it. In a lot of the storylines you're never really sure of his motivation or what he might do and it adds so much to the episodes. I hated him when he was first introduced but by half way through Enlightenment I really liked what they were doing with him. While I could never say I like him as a person he is a great character/companion for the show.
I’m 19 minutes in and just to say how interesting this is and how much I’m enjoying it. I’m just up to Mike Yates and I think I’ve agreed with all your tier placements so far. Top stuff.
glad to see someone else who cant stand clara and acknowledge the UNIT crew as companions, I actually agree with you listing except mine goes Jamie, Sarah, brig, romana, leela, Ian and barbara , Jo, Donna, Ace and k9 for my top 10
Mary Tam was the most noblest Tamara of all. My favourite classic who companion alongside Sarah Jane & Harry who with Tom were a trio never beaten yet.
Never included Sara Kingdom as a companion as she never travelled with Dr and only in one story I would have put Barbara in b category and Vicki in c and would have swapped zoe with Victoria too. Romana would never be past the d category for me wasn't fan of her But others were near as I would place them
Can't really fault your top 10 there, although mine would probably include Donna instead of Jo, who I found quite annoying a lot of the time. I'd say Zoe deserves at least a B, and I'd promote Vicki to a C - I don't mind her, and I think she fits in well as a sort of little sister to Steven. A ranking of Big Finish companions would be good to see, though it's a bit more tricky since most people won't have heard all of them. It would be good to see how they rank among the TV companions as well.
I never got the complaint of Rose being worse in series 2 than in series 1, she is still the same character, I'd argue better since she has a clearer relationship with the Doctor.
Some people can’t get the romantic thing. I honestly think it’s a strength as it’s a completely human reaction to fall in love with someone who changed your life into the best it’s been. For her (a young 19 year old girl) not to fall in love might have been questionable.
I think the issue people have is that Tennant's Doctor sort of reciprocated Rose's feelings and people think the Doctor shouldn't be romantically involved with a human companion. Also the fact when Rose was written out at the end of series 2, Tennant's Doctor was really hung up on her all throughout Series 3 with Martha taking the brunt of him comparing her to Rose. It would have been fine to show that he missed Rose but having little tact in regards to Martha feelings when he compares her to Rose (regardless of whether it was unintentional or not) just laid it on thick when it could have been more subtle.
@@kendraressler4497 I guess, but the whole point of 10's character was that he was the most human Doctor yet, meaning he'd probably have trouble with this sort of thing. I mean if one of us got our girlfriend stuck in an alternate universe, we'd probably have the same mindset as him. If it was like the 7th Doctor, then sure, I could imagine him grieving over Rose in "silence", but this is Family-Christmas-Dinner atendee ten we're talking about here :D
10)Captain Jack Harkness 9)Romana II 8)Zoe Heriot 7)Vicki 6)Sarah Jane Smith 5)Ian Chesterton 4)Nardole 3)Jamie McCrimmon 2)Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart 1)Leela
I think Dodo is better than Vicki and Katarina. The actress who played Dodo had a beautiful soul and it shined through her performance. She was having fun you can tell. Sure she had a terrible departure and a terrible introduction and she is annoying.... But Katarina is just bad no personality and what little we do see is just awful; she is a major inconvenience and was terribly handled on the show. Vicki is the most annoying companion of all time. I listened to every single audio of every single episode that as missing and I can say with great confidence Vicki was the absolute worst 60s companion. I agree about Kamelion being the worst companion though. On an unrelated note, I think River Song is S tier. Her last appearance made me cry. :( And as for Liz Shaw, I was so happy to see somebody else realize what a great companion she was! She is criminally underrated! And I think of the original trio, Barbara is the best for me. Ian’s writing is too predictable after a while. I love Steven, though. I think they did that dynamic better with Steven over Ian personally. And Steven showed more heart than Ian. It was also more believable because Ian is a school teacher and Steven is from the future so I just didn’t buy it as much when Ian would question or disagree with the doctor. Like he has no grounds to do so. Just my opinions
Adric of Alzarius and Nyssa of Traken and Tegan Jovanka and Jamie McCrimmon mccrimmon and Zoe Heriot and Victoria Waterfield Z Tier Ben Jackson and Polly Wright and Susan Foreman and Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister and Sarah Jane Smith and Harry sullivan and Leela and Romana I and II and Brigadier lethbridge stewart and John Benton and Jo Grant S Tier Steven Taylor and Bret Vyon and Katarina of Troy and Sara Kingdom and Vislor Turlough and Peri Brown and Ace McShane A Tier Liz Shaw and Captain Mike Yates and Mel Bush and K9 and Dodo Chaplet and Kamelion and K9 Mark II and Jack Harkness B Tier Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith and Martha Jones and Donna Noble And Clara Oswald and Amy Pond and Rory Williams and Astrid Peth and Bill Potts, and Nardole C Tier Graham O'Brien and Ryan Sinclair and Yaz Khan and Dan Lewis D Tier
The fact Clara and Vicki are so low is laughable, especially Clara. That's a very biased opinion considering what she did for the doctor and for humanity. And then there's how much she meant to the doctor. Try to be more objective next time or else don't name the video (worst to best).
Entitled to your viewpoint, but I see it as a bit melodramatic I have to admit. Criticising a character isn't bigotry, and I don't see a problem with the terminology; I am calling a character one, not "teenage bashing" Seems more you looking to be offended at something.
@@_TJProductions the only teenagers in this are rose, adric and nyssa, and its only really adric that needed to stay in espace, or get dropped ino a black hole!!!
I always felt so bad for Mickey Smith, the Doctor and Rose would just string him along and ignore him completely.
U feel bad for Mickey and Martha
Since I needed to iron out the video, which inevitably delayed this upload; the video will be premiered Friday 10th July at 17:00. I'll hopefully be there when it premiers to interact with you all.
See you Friday. The wait will be worth it.
Tom.
I love Barbara. I'd put her A tier
Zoe is amazing
After watching the classics. I appreciate the classic companions way more then the modern ones.
Ian and Barbara, Jamie and Zoe, Sarah and Harry...all my favourites
good arent they!
I think "best companion" is incredibly tricky. Turlough is always my go to example. He's almost an unlikeable character and is at times annoying. But as a character he's pretty complex, his inclusion as a companion even has this conflicting storyline, he's at times selfish, obstinate and lies, but it never feels out of character or unjustified (from his perspective). So when he comes through it feels earned and better for it. In a lot of the storylines you're never really sure of his motivation or what he might do and it adds so much to the episodes. I hated him when he was first introduced but by half way through Enlightenment I really liked what they were doing with him. While I could never say I like him as a person he is a great character/companion for the show.
I’m 19 minutes in and just to say how interesting this is and how much I’m enjoying it. I’m just up to Mike Yates and I think I’ve agreed with all your tier placements so far. Top stuff.
Nice one!! My personal favourite is Amy :)
glad to see someone else who cant stand clara and acknowledge the UNIT crew as companions, I actually agree with you listing except mine goes Jamie, Sarah, brig, romana, leela, Ian and barbara , Jo, Donna, Ace and k9 for my top 10
Mary Tam was the most noblest Tamara of all. My favourite classic who companion alongside Sarah Jane & Harry who with Tom were a trio never beaten yet.
who is tamara
@@ClineAI Sorry I had a senior's moment. I meant to say Romana. Time to get my head checked!
@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 oh haha
I would put Vicki over Ben , I enjoyed her a lot more. Ben and Polly for me are bland , mediocre even by 60's standards
Never included Sara Kingdom as a companion as she never travelled with Dr and only in one story I would have put Barbara in b category and Vicki in c and would have swapped zoe with Victoria too. Romana would never be past the d category for me wasn't fan of her But others were near as I would place them
Can't really fault your top 10 there, although mine would probably include Donna instead of Jo, who I found quite annoying a lot of the time. I'd say Zoe deserves at least a B, and I'd promote Vicki to a C - I don't mind her, and I think she fits in well as a sort of little sister to Steven. A ranking of Big Finish companions would be good to see, though it's a bit more tricky since most people won't have heard all of them. It would be good to see how they rank among the TV companions as well.
Great video 👍 my favorites are the brigadier, Jamie and Sarah Jane and my least favorites are K.9, River Song and Donna Noble
Just listened to my first big finish today spare parts. it was awesome.
I never got the complaint of Rose being worse in series 2 than in series 1, she is still the same character, I'd argue better since she has a clearer relationship with the Doctor.
Some people can’t get the romantic thing. I honestly think it’s a strength as it’s a completely human reaction to fall in love with someone who changed your life into the best it’s been. For her (a young 19 year old girl) not to fall in love might have been questionable.
I think the issue people have is that Tennant's Doctor sort of reciprocated Rose's feelings and people think the Doctor shouldn't be romantically involved with a human companion. Also the fact when Rose was written out at the end of series 2, Tennant's Doctor was really hung up on her all throughout Series 3 with Martha taking the brunt of him comparing her to Rose. It would have been fine to show that he missed Rose but having little tact in regards to Martha feelings when he compares her to Rose (regardless of whether it was unintentional or not) just laid it on thick when it could have been more subtle.
@@kendraressler4497 I guess, but the whole point of 10's character was that he was the most human Doctor yet, meaning he'd probably have trouble with this sort of thing. I mean if one of us got our girlfriend stuck in an alternate universe, we'd probably have the same mindset as him. If it was like the 7th Doctor, then sure, I could imagine him grieving over Rose in "silence", but this is Family-Christmas-Dinner atendee ten we're talking about here :D
Harry Sullivan is criminally underrated, so you underrate him and put him in A 😆 only kidding totally agree with you on him
41:41 No, many of us enjoyed it. Chris is now one of my favourite Doctor Who writers; his and Jodie's era is the best since Hartnell's, in my opinion.
i really think victoria deserves better to be honest i think i would almost have her in A
10)Captain Jack Harkness
9)Romana II
8)Zoe Heriot
7)Vicki
6)Sarah Jane Smith
5)Ian Chesterton
4)Nardole
3)Jamie McCrimmon
2)Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
1)Leela
ACE, Jamie and Liz Shaw are my favourites.
OMG SAME
Wow you absolutely need to get through series 10, the last 2 episodes are probably the absolute best that who has to offer
I would have switched Romana 1 and 2 personally.
I think Dodo is better than Vicki and Katarina. The actress who played Dodo had a beautiful soul and it shined through her performance. She was having fun you can tell. Sure she had a terrible departure and a terrible introduction and she is annoying.... But Katarina is just bad no personality and what little we do see is just awful; she is a major inconvenience and was terribly handled on the show. Vicki is the most annoying companion of all time. I listened to every single audio of every single episode that as missing and I can say with great confidence Vicki was the absolute worst 60s companion. I agree about Kamelion being the worst companion though. On an unrelated note, I think River Song is S tier. Her last appearance made me cry. :( And as for Liz Shaw, I was so happy to see somebody else realize what a great companion she was! She is criminally underrated! And I think of the original trio, Barbara is the best for me. Ian’s writing is too predictable after a while. I love Steven, though. I think they did that dynamic better with Steven over Ian personally. And Steven showed more heart than Ian. It was also more believable because Ian is a school teacher and Steven is from the future so I just didn’t buy it as much when Ian would question or disagree with the doctor. Like he has no grounds to do so. Just my opinions
Could u do a big finish one?
It will likely happen.
Where is Handles? Where is Mr Huffle? And you left out the clockwork squirrel. To be frank, I expected better.
Weird how I agree with like 95% of this
the brig used to be my favourite then jack happened so he is second and i think he is the best srah i think is the 2nd best but not favourite
i get the feeling that i may be the only person who liked dodo...
Unpopular opinion. I always hated Susan because of her constant screaming.
I stopped watching as soon as you put Barbara in the yellow. This list is going to be too far off.
Adric the smartest young companion an F? Ace and Turlough higher?
Adric of Alzarius and Nyssa of Traken and Tegan Jovanka and Jamie McCrimmon mccrimmon and Zoe Heriot and Victoria Waterfield Z Tier
Ben Jackson and Polly Wright and Susan Foreman and Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister and Sarah Jane Smith and Harry sullivan and Leela and Romana I and II and Brigadier lethbridge stewart and John Benton and Jo Grant S Tier
Steven Taylor and Bret Vyon and Katarina of Troy and Sara Kingdom and Vislor Turlough and Peri Brown and Ace McShane A Tier
Liz Shaw and Captain Mike Yates and Mel Bush and K9 and Dodo Chaplet and Kamelion and K9 Mark II and Jack Harkness B Tier
Rose Tyler and Mickey Smith and Martha Jones and Donna Noble And Clara Oswald and Amy Pond and Rory Williams and Astrid Peth and Bill Potts, and Nardole C Tier
Graham O'Brien and Ryan Sinclair and Yaz Khan and Dan Lewis D Tier
The fact Clara and Vicki are so low is laughable, especially Clara. That's a very biased opinion considering what she did for the doctor and for humanity. And then there's how much she meant to the doctor. Try to be more objective next time or else don't name the video (worst to best).
Can Adric have a G level just for him alone. Nyssa was so boring. Why people rate her I don't get it. She is like the beige of the colour spectrum.
Ahh I like Nyssa! I can understand the beigeness though. ☺️
Disliked for the fashionable bigotry of teenager bashing + believing that such thing as brats exists. (I'm 52 btw)
Entitled to your viewpoint, but I see it as a bit melodramatic I have to admit. Criticising a character isn't bigotry, and I don't see a problem with the terminology; I am calling a character one, not "teenage bashing" Seems more you looking to be offended at something.
@@_TJProductions the only teenagers in this are rose, adric and nyssa, and its only really adric that needed to stay in espace, or get dropped ino a black hole!!!