Donna and 10. While Clara and 12 were probably my emotional favourite and taught me what Doctor Who was really about, Donna and 10 and simply what a tardis team SHOULD be. Two best buddies having wacky space adventures, After 3 seasons of new who companions "in love" with the doctor. Donna finally shows us what a companion SHOULD be. But, gotta admit. Low key loved how watching Peri and 6 adventures I always kinda thought the Doctor might strangle Peri at any give moment, just saying....
@@MichaelM28 I've seen near enough all of classic who smart arse. I love lots of different groups in the tardis. Eleven, Amy and Rory was the first time in the revived show I connected to a tardis team as Ten never did it for me. Just because my favourite doesn't match yours don't assume you know my tenure as a fan because I've been watching for a very long time. We all connect with different Doctors/Companions for different reasons, it's all good.
I never got so moved by any companion's departure more than when the Ponds ended. Dude, literally every time I cry. I love Clara and 12, I even enjoy 10's family, but somehow the Ponds just speak to me like none of the others did. I get you man.
@@tanislater6845 I think they did a really great job with that team of showing what a family they became. Helps that they were around for so long by NuWho standards. Also in character they travelled with the Doctor for 10 years of their lives approximately. I just think from beginning to end it's a very beautiful and tragic story.
The 2nd Doctor with Jamie and Zoe are the best S class! Zoe is smart and capable and usually helps, sure she screams sometimes but that’s the era. She even helps the Doctor more than most companions of the era. Jamie is strong, courageous, loyal till the end. And he is smart but usually ignorant of thing or concepts at first.. because he is from the 17th century. But once things are explained to him, he understands enough of the situation. He is so protective of his Tardis team no matter who he is with, I honestly feel he would give his life to save anyone weather it’s Polly, Victoria, Zoe, or even Ben and the Doctor.
yes please. wilf, graham and grace. juxtaposed with captain jack and river song. Where they are all interchanging every few episodes, now that would be a series worth checking out. yeah idk now well they would gel together but oh baby,
It would be extremely interesting to pick up with Rani, Clyde, Luke or Sky years and years on from Bannerman Road. If I could ask for any one of them, it would be Rani. Anjli Mohindra really has the potential to go big time companion...
@@Henry-oj1oo sadly there aren't that many left of the Torchwood team. I'd never turn down Jack again. It's almost insulting that we've only seen him three times (not including Face of Boe) considering the huge life he leads.
@@anealingfeeling5356 I personally think clyde would be the most interesting because he has had more involvement with the doctor such in death of the doctor but also clyde as dealt more the aliens such as the mark of the bereaker. I would be interesting to have a Male only tardis team however Rani was the most interesting of the Male cast as she was interested about the doctor in the wedding of Sarah Jane Smith so she could be interesting but in order to do all that we need a Male doctor like 10 or 12 but it could work. Finally Luke could be a new ally to the doctor same with sky due to the un nature abilities they possess. This is y I'm sad the Sarah Jane adventures were cancelled as we will never get a chance to have rani clyde sky or Luke return
Hell yes. 12 and Clara are my favourite TARDIS team too. I thought I would never love a TARDIS team as much as The Doctor and Donna but I think Capaldi and Coleman did it even more for me.
I've only been around for New Who so here's my tier list S Tier 9 + Rose 10 + Donna 10 + Wilfred 11 + Amy, Rory & River 12 + Clara A Tier 10 + Martha 11 + Clara B Tier 10 + Rose 12 + Bill C Tier 13 + Yaz, Ryan & Graham
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1: 11, Amy and Rory (just so fricking genuine, love the relationship) 2: 9, Rose and Jack (UNDERRATED, just so enthusiastic together, close to 1 but 11s team lasted longer) 3: 10 and Donna (No explanation needed) 4: 12 and Clara (Perfect Duo) 5: 10, Rose and Mickey. 5: 10 and Martha 6: 12, Bill and Nardole 7: 11 and Clara 8: 13, Ryan, Yaz and Graham (they would used to be higher but after Jack returned recently, just being JACK, it made me realise how little I feel for them all, even Graham, because Jack glizzened with character which really made them all stand out like a sore thumb)
I know this vid is old but for me 12 + Clara is definitely the best team. They have one of the best dynamics I’ve ever seen in media. The fact that they turned it into a practically toxic relationship was a genius move. The Doctor tortured himself for billions of years cause he failed her. Making them potentially “the hybrid” was really smart on Moffat’s part.
If I was writing the Rose and Martha era, all the romance/love triangle stuff would be removed in favor of more Jack, oh and Martha would've used her medical skills more often and not bizarrely turned into a soldier...
@@brickerytickerybuilder1111 um Jamie has the highest story/episode count of ANY companion in who history 22 stories 118 episodes, the only one who comes close is the brig, with sarah just behind them! What are you talking about!!!!
@@julieeverett7442 I think ur missing the joke of the fact when the time lords sent them back they only remembered their first adventure with the doctor
I loved 12 and Clara. I thought the development of her character in combination with Peter Capaldi's take on the doctor was unlike anything we've seen before
Tahlia Essai I don't think she had character development personally and I think she's to much like a cyberman has no personality and is always the centre of attention which shouldn't be the case and when the doctor brought her back to break the laws of time and had no reprocussions except for losing his memory and then gaining it back.I don't get why out of everyone he would pick Clara I didn't feel any connection between them 2 personally
10th and Donna, how is this even a question? He's brilliant and she's fucking magnificent. They are just two mates in space. I will admit, Clara and 12th are very close to being perfect, like absolutely perfect but here's the thing, nobody can beat Donna Noble.
I love 11 and the Ponds and 10 and Donna, but I really do think 12 and Clara have so much development with each over Seasons 8 and 9. They have so much chemistry and I think Clara is the only companion the Doctor has ever and will never go as far to protect as in Hell Bent.
You're one of the good ones. Always remember that she has been the Doctor's companion for the majority of his lives and there in the most important moments.
1. Hartnell, Vicki, Ian and Barbara 2. Smith, Amy, Rory, River 3. Eccleston, Jack, Rose, and Mickey 4. Troughton, Ben, Polly, Jamie 5. Hartnell, Susan, Ian and Barbara 6. Tennant, Martha and Jack 7. Pertwee, Jo, Brigadier, Benton and Yates (Technically not a TARDIS team but oh well) 8. Davison, Tegan, Nyssa and Turlough 9. Capaldi, Bill and Nardole 10. Baker, Sarah Jane and Harry
Clara and 12. It makes me so happy how much you love Clara and 12 as much as I do. My friends say I’m crazy. Also, to their commenters: your hatred only fuels me.
Ian, Barbara, and Vicki are the best TARDIS team. No matter what scenario they find themselves in, the cast has such magnetic chemistry that you can't help but be entertained and enthralled.
Personally, I enjoyed Bill & Nardole's run with the Twelfth Doctor more than his run with Clara impart for your reasoning that it brought the best out of Twelfth but also because I probably enjoyed Bill's character way more than most people, albeit I wish their run was longer so we could get attached as you said and tie up loose ends like who her Mum was in the Whoniverse Edit: Also Missy is technically a part of the Series 10 TARDIS Team
I sadly never watched the classic era 10 and donna: Favourite doctor, favourite companion. But that doesn't feel like the perfect team. 11 and ponds: Feels like a family the doctor never had in that way. Always help each other but there is something better. 12 and clara: It can't be better. Like you said. It feels like clara is THE companion. They have this "addiction" for adventures. They really love it. I know every team does that but just look at the end of series 8 xmas special. They also have the good cop bad cop thing which is.. interesting. They are both clever. Clara feels a bit like another doctor in fact. Sorry for my bad english. I'm german
12 and Clara for sure. They're lucky to have had such a length of time to develop their friendship and their understandings of each other. Clara pushes him, and he pushes her - first for the better, and then to this zany codependency that you want to root for but you know is bad for them both. And, unlike their other analog, 10 and Donna, the Doctor does face the consequences of his own actions. It's funny, they both develop into each other - Clara into the Doctor, quick thinking and willing to sacrifice herself for others, and 12 into Clara (at the end of Season 8), allowing his love and recklessness to overwhelm him. In terms of which is more dangerous with their memories in tact, that's clearly on 12, and I'm grateful Moffat stuck the landing and ensured his memories were wiped, not hers. It's insane how the Doctor/Clara dynamic grew from a pretty trite take (11 and Clara being kind of, not really, flirty, with some just inappropriate and unwanted comments like the skirt deal) to one of the deepest and most nuanced in the series, and one which really valued the female companion as a person with agency and deserving of respect.
4 and Romana is without a doubt my favourite. This is the only time the Doctor has truly had an equal. They play off each other so well. Romana has a lot of the book smarts whereas the Doctor has a lot of the street/universe smarts. The Doctor showed Romana the universe and it makes so much sense in the E-Space arc why she doesn’t want to go back to Gallifrey. They were a perfect pair.
The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald are absolutely the best in my opinion. Their relationship and their characters - as you said - is incredibly nuanced, and they are so captivating as a duo and complement each other extremely well.
Clara Oswald and the 13th Doctor ("All twelve of them." "No sir. All THIRTEEN!") would have been brilliant if not for one problem. Peter Capaldi. You read that correctly. Peter Capaldi was the only problem. Swap him with John Hurt and the Doctor and Clara's relationship would have been perfect. This is a unique case of two potentially fantastic Doctors simply being in the wrong places in the timeline. Capaldi was much better suited to the 9th Doctor than the 13th and I could easily imagine him sending Daleks to hell in the Time War. We might have even been able to actually watch him do it in Day of the Doctor because Capaldi still had the stamina to pull off action scenes. John Hurt was brilliant as 9 but didn't get enough screen time and would have been even better as 13. He knew the difference between a tired old man who's just done with life and a sociopathic asshole who takes out his problems on his "carer". For example, if Hurt was delivering the "You let me down" speech, he would have said it with quiet disappointment, not hypocritical rage. And yes, that speech WAS hypocritical because 13 had been letting Clara down for the entire Season. However, if Hurt was doing that scene, there would have been some self-awareness about the part he played in pushing Clara to the point of betraying him.
Imho, it's 10 and Donna bc they had an amazing chemistry of best friend. Not too complicated, no love triangles, no mentoring, just simply friends. It's really fun how Donna can put 10 down to earth without trying to dominate him. It's just fun to see just normal mates traveling around time and space
Sam: says 5, Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric are trash. Me: *holding back tears and anger because I’d just finished watching Season 19 and fell in love with all of them but knowing full well that he’s completely right.* Okay. No, that’s fine. I understand.
@@RG-ew1zz Yeah well, new who is more well-made than that black and white stuff anyway. I snoozed my way through a couple of old who episodes. The dialogue is bland and the characters are one-dimensional.
I'm going to ignore your rules and say the best 'era' was when it was Pertwee, Jo Grant, The Brig, Sgt. Benton and Delgado as the Master. There has never been a period with such chemistry - where all the leads gelled with such perfection. So there. The other best crews are Hartnell with Ian and Barbara; Troughton, Zoe and Jamie; Tom Baker and Romana II; McCoy and Ace, and Matt Smith & the Ponds. So you mostly got it right. Clara can piss off though.
@@onthepalehorse Just not my thing. She kinda grated on me and I really disliked the "let's insert her into every important moment in the doctors history thing". Plus Moffat just couldn't let her go, it was so tedious.
Suprateek Nag she's boring has no personality and is used as plot device and always argues with the doctor I don't see the big love for Clara I literally can't name one character trait she has except saying run u clever boy
My favourite team is One, Ian, Barbara and Vicki. Although thats mainly just for One and Vicki. For the first time the doctor has an equal, someone who is both able to keep up with the doctor and won't follow his instructions blindly, which was Susan's problem. On top of that she actually feels like she wants to be there, something that is quite rare for the first doctors run. For the first time it feels like the doctor has a friend, rather than an obligation. I think this is shown best at the end of The Chase, after Ian and Barbara leave and Vicki does the Donna thing of claiming she'll never leave. (Sidenote; Vicki should've stayed on til Dalek Master Plan and taken Katrina's place as the one who dies. I haven't watched the myth makers yet but it would've been a perfect exit for her, she never wanted to leave so her leaving out of her own volition feels wrong. On top of that The Doctor's first true friend also being the first companion to die, and at the hands of the daleks!? Its just *chef's kiss*)
Listen when Susan is done right, there's no topping her- but this comment won me over on prioritising Vicki. Everyone's also just a bit more fun by that season.
I Think, the Doctor and Nardole! I'm serious, I mean Bill joined the crew pretty quick after, but Nardole was there for the Doctor, after he lost River forever. Which they never quite conveyed on the show, but I think, there are quite a few untold stories and adventures with just the two of them, which were very deep and meaningful...
Honestly I freaking love the TARDIS team in Series 10. You've got Bill, who's a huuuuge palate cleanser after Clara Oswald (She's just so attached to the Doctor that it's infuriating don't @ me). Bill is having the time of her live in the TARDIS but is still willing to tell at the Doctor's face when he needs it. Then you've got Nardole. He was the original companion to Professor Doctor (what I call Series 10 12th Doctor) and he's always been willing to put him in his place. But at the same time he can just be freaking hilarious. He may have technically been the comic relief character, but there's more to him than just that. Even Missy has a compelling arc. World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls felt like such a payoff to her arc in Series 10. She finally got to be considered a real companion. Finally, Professor Doctor. This is easily the best version of the 12th Doctor and, in my opinion, maybe even the best we've seen of the Doctor in the revived era. He's kind and is finally shown having the time of his life in the TARDIS (both things this version arguably has over series 8 & 9). It's the final chapter in the 12th Doctor's arc of learning kindness and friendliness. Again, this is just such a palate cleanser after the last 2 seasons. The 12th Doctor basically got better and better with each season he was in.
I'd pick the 10 and Donna, but your comments on 12 and Clara are really winning me over on those two...PLEASE please do a video focusing on those two, their relationship, and why series 8 and 9 isn't as bad as people say!!!!
You’ve got options my guy! I think an audio called ‘Memory Lane’ is a great start for him. But there’s the Lucie Miller run, (start on Blood of the Daleks) the Charley run (Storm Warning onwards) and the Time War series. Pick any, can’t go wrong. Charley’s my favourite, but the Time War stuff I know is great for revival fans.
12 and Clara (bleeding over from 11) for me. There wasn't any "She fancies the Doctor" nonsense (or at least not a memorable amount from what I've seen), the stories from her initial episode introduction right up until her departure rattles the very being of the Doctor the for better and worse aspects of 12 forcing his character to change in a believable way
My favorite has got to be 3 and Jo with The Master as an honorary member of that. For me, they're just the most fun to watch and I love the dynamic, but I agree for the reasons you used that they can't be top tier, the Doctor never quite comes around to being kind to her, I honestly think the Master underestimates her less than the Doctor does. She does all the character development and the Doctor staunchly refuses to be a part of anything like that. The best TARDIS team from the top five is tough because each of them embodies something great and different about what a companion on Doctor Who is and should be. If I were to move anyone *down* to A tier, it would be Amy and Rory. The stupid dick--measuring rivalry dynamic New Who can't seem to get rid of with its male companions never goes away enough for my tastes. There is something about the 4 and Romana, 10 and Donna, 12 and Clara relationships that's hard to beat; two human companions who come to be such equals to the Doctor, and the one companion in the whole series who is automatically on more even footing with him than any other companion in the series could be. I haven't seen enough of Romana to factor her evenly in, but between the other two, even though I *adore* 12 and Clara, I think that Tennant and Tate's chemistry just gives 10 and Donna something absolutely unbeatable. For me, it'd be between 10 and Donna and 2, Jamie, and Zoe. Those are my two best TARDIS teams.
The Fourth Doctor and Romana. They constantly bounced off of each other making them very amusing to watch and Romana wasn't stupid when it came to aliens. She was like the Captain Jack Harkness of the classic era
Personally I like when The Doctor has a companion that’s like a student. That’s why I always liked the dynamic of the fourth Doctor and Leela. Even though Tom had better chemistry with Liz Sladen, and it doesn’t get any better than them, I think Leela doesn’t get enough love. Ace, and Bill, had this kind dynamic with 7, and 12. Wish we’d seen more of Bill. Damn Cybermen!
12 and Clara deepened my emotional investment in this show to its current unhealthy extent. I'm not sure if it's the characters, or just that Coleman and Capaldi play off each other so well. Clara helped me understand 12 better, and 12 helped me understand Clara better. They were fun and funny together, but they also had more emotional depth and complexity than I honestly ever expected from a doctor-companion duo. There are other teams I loved: 9, Jack and Rose chief among them. Of course 10 and Wilfred.
oh my god i wrote this just before watching the video and I'm so used to people having mixed (or negative) feelings about Clara as a companion you unapologetically saying exactly what I've always thought took me so off guard i'm shook. surprise validation is a rare and amazing thing
12, Missy, Bill and Nardole. I don’t care if it was only a few minutes of one episode, they were the best together. *Fantasy Team: 12, Missy, River, Jack, and Nardole.*
Of those you put in S Tier, no question: 4 and Romana II is the greatest team of that set. My pick for overall best team though is 7/Ace (with or without Hex/Benny)
10 and Wilf. I will hear nothing further on the issue.
No, but 10 and Donna
I 100% agree
I came here to mention the Best Tardis Team was 10 and Wilf :D
Willimations 10 and Wilf are the best lol. But yes they rule
I loved wilf, crazy seeing the doctor with someone with the same name as me. He was great.
Can we all just agree that Bernard Cribbins can come back whenever he likes
Pick:10 and Donna
Fav:10 and Wilfred
I couldn't Agree more
Donna and 10.
While Clara and 12 were probably my emotional favourite and taught me what Doctor Who was really about,
Donna and 10 and simply what a tardis team SHOULD be. Two best buddies having wacky space adventures, After 3 seasons of new who companions "in love" with the doctor. Donna finally shows us what a companion SHOULD be.
But, gotta admit. Low key loved how watching Peri and 6 adventures I always kinda thought the Doctor might strangle Peri at any give moment, just saying....
Why Clara? She is just an annoying character, I don't know why she is soo important .
She didn't mesh well with 11 but she was pretty good with 12
In Big Finish, 6 and Peri have great banter. Theyre relationship goes from toxic arguing on TV to funny bickering in the audios
Eleven, Amy and Rory with occasional appearances by River will always be my team, love that era so fucking much
Probably because you haven't seen many other eras
@@MichaelM28 I've seen near enough all of classic who smart arse. I love lots of different groups in the tardis. Eleven, Amy and Rory was the first time in the revived show I connected to a tardis team as Ten never did it for me.
Just because my favourite doesn't match yours don't assume you know my tenure as a fan because I've been watching for a very long time.
We all connect with different Doctors/Companions for different reasons, it's all good.
I never got so moved by any companion's departure more than when the Ponds ended. Dude, literally every time I cry. I love Clara and 12, I even enjoy 10's family, but somehow the Ponds just speak to me like none of the others did. I get you man.
@@tanislater6845 I think they did a really great job with that team of showing what a family they became. Helps that they were around for so long by NuWho standards. Also in character they travelled with the Doctor for 10 years of their lives approximately.
I just think from beginning to end it's a very beautiful and tragic story.
@@thesimpsons17 I agree!
guy from a town called mercy is the best tardis team
PREACH 🙏
Indeed, he's the new River Song, going to marry the Jodie Doctor next series. Sorry about the spoilers.
10+Donna, 11+Ponds, 12+Clara
They're all classic, idk I just can't choose lol
CLARA!!!
@@Unknown-eo2bb Clara was definitely better with Capaldi than Smith. As the Doctor says 'She's my carer, she cares so I don't have too'
jack & 9
THE DOCTOR DONNA
Such an iconic duo, The doctor changes Donna to be such a good person and they work so well together
12 and Clara for sure, they work soo well together which is really nice considering how awful 11 and Clara’s half a season was.
Meh McGee I disagree
"Only judging these based on the tv appearances."
Proceeds to rank comic and audio exclusive companions.
agreed
i get it with the eighth doctor but when they used 11's comic companions i was like whyy
The real best Tardis team was the friends we made along the way
The 2nd Doctor with Jamie and Zoe are the best S class!
Zoe is smart and capable and usually helps, sure she screams sometimes but that’s the era. She even helps the Doctor more than most companions of the era.
Jamie is strong, courageous, loyal till the end. And he is smart but usually ignorant of thing or concepts at first.. because he is from the 17th century. But once things are explained to him, he understands enough of the situation. He is so protective of his Tardis team no matter who he is with, I honestly feel he would give his life to save anyone weather it’s Polly, Victoria, Zoe, or even Ben and the Doctor.
SirMeowsAlot89 I agree the most underrated tardis team
Capaldi, Wilf, Graham and Grace.
I’m not saying that would work great, but I want to see it to know for sure.
yes please. wilf, graham and grace. juxtaposed with captain jack and river song. Where they are all interchanging every few episodes, now that would be a series worth checking out. yeah idk now well they would gel together but oh baby,
Or just a spin-off called the Graham and Wilf Adventures.
2nd Doctor with Jamie and Zoe is the best Tardis Team ever!!
Tardis team
Well can we have the Sarah Jane adventures crew damn
It would be extremely interesting to pick up with Rani, Clyde, Luke or Sky years and years on from Bannerman Road. If I could ask for any one of them, it would be Rani. Anjli Mohindra really has the potential to go big time companion...
What about Torchwood?
@@Henry-oj1oo sadly there aren't that many left of the Torchwood team. I'd never turn down Jack again. It's almost insulting that we've only seen him three times (not including Face of Boe) considering the huge life he leads.
@@anealingfeeling5356 I personally think clyde would be the most interesting because he has had more involvement with the doctor such in death of the doctor but also clyde as dealt more the aliens such as the mark of the bereaker. I would be interesting to have a Male only tardis team however Rani was the most interesting of the Male cast as she was interested about the doctor in the wedding of Sarah Jane Smith so she could be interesting but in order to do all that we need a Male doctor like 10 or 12 but it could work. Finally Luke could be a new ally to the doctor same with sky due to the un nature abilities they possess. This is y I'm sad the Sarah Jane adventures were cancelled as we will never get a chance to have rani clyde sky or Luke return
I’d like Luke to properly meet the doctor
Clara + 12 and Donna + 10 are both my all time favorites and I genuinely cannot pick one over the other, they're practically perfect in my eyes
That’s exactly what I wanted to write
This is it, chief
My own contenders are:
5, Peri and Erimen
7, Ace and Hex
Bill, 12, Missy and Nardole
3, Jo and the Master
Me and Cake
12 was better with Missy, Nardole and Bill, he was.
5 and Perimem are goals!
ok thats interesting!
12 and Clara were just so good together that I'll give them a slight edge over the Ponds (of which I include River Song).
12 was better with Missy, Nardole and Bill, he was.
Best team: 10 and Donna. I feel like they work the best together.
Fav team: 11 and the Ponds.
Amy + Rory + The Doctor = Best TARDIS Team
Yes!
Ha nope
@@kylemccrory2031 ha yes
by far
Yep!
Hell yes. 12 and Clara are my favourite TARDIS team too. I thought I would never love a TARDIS team as much as The Doctor and Donna but I think Capaldi and Coleman did it even more for me.
Clara and 12 is my fav. It’s completely the opposite of 11 and Clara and so so so nuanced.
I've only been around for New Who so here's my tier list
S Tier
9 + Rose
10 + Donna
10 + Wilfred
11 + Amy, Rory & River
12 + Clara
A Tier
10 + Martha
11 + Clara
B Tier
10 + Rose
12 + Bill
C Tier
13 + Yaz, Ryan & Graham
Ya.
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I'd love to see you do an analysis on A.I Artificial Intelligence (My favourite film of all time)
1: 11, Amy and Rory (just so fricking genuine, love the relationship)
2: 9, Rose and Jack (UNDERRATED, just so enthusiastic together, close to 1 but 11s team lasted longer)
3: 10 and Donna (No explanation needed)
4: 12 and Clara (Perfect Duo)
5: 10, Rose and Mickey.
5: 10 and Martha
6: 12, Bill and Nardole
7: 11 and Clara
8: 13, Ryan, Yaz and Graham (they would used to be higher but after Jack returned recently, just being JACK, it made me realise how little I feel for them all, even Graham, because Jack glizzened with character which really made them all stand out like a sore thumb)
Amy and Rory: the worst; he's fine, she's not nice to him.
I know this vid is old but for me 12 + Clara is definitely the best team. They have one of the best dynamics I’ve ever seen in media. The fact that they turned it into a practically toxic relationship was a genius move. The Doctor tortured himself for billions of years cause he failed her. Making them potentially “the hybrid” was really smart on Moffat’s part.
Late to this but they’re just SO good. No Doctor companion romance should ever be attempted again tbh
My favorites are 9, Rose Tyler, and Captain Jack & 10, Martha, and Captain Jack. Can you guess what connects both?
the tardis
If I was writing the Rose and Martha era, all the romance/love triangle stuff would be removed in favor of more Jack, oh and Martha would've used her medical skills more often and not bizarrely turned into a soldier...
I think soldier Martha was badass.
Two, Jamie and Zoe.
When I ask myself which team I want to see more adventures with, this is the easy answer.
I have to say an equal tie for first place with:
Doctor, Zoe and Jamie
And
Doctor and Donna
Rob Vegas those characters only knew the doctor for one episode, what are you talking about?
@@brickerytickerybuilder1111 the second dr episodes from the 1968-69 and the tenth Dr with donna in 2008
me too
@@brickerytickerybuilder1111 um Jamie has the highest story/episode count of ANY companion in who history 22 stories 118 episodes, the only one who comes close is the brig, with sarah just behind them! What are you talking about!!!!
@@julieeverett7442 I think ur missing the joke of the fact when the time lords sent them back they only remembered their first adventure with the doctor
I loved 12 and Clara. I thought the development of her character in combination with Peter Capaldi's take on the doctor was unlike anything we've seen before
Tahlia Essai I don't think she had character development personally and I think she's to much like a cyberman has no personality and is always the centre of attention which shouldn't be the case and when the doctor brought her back to break the laws of time and had no reprocussions except for losing his memory and then gaining it back.I don't get why out of everyone he would pick Clara I didn't feel any connection between them 2 personally
10th and Donna, how is this even a question? He's brilliant and she's fucking magnificent. They are just two mates in space. I will admit, Clara and 12th are very close to being perfect, like absolutely perfect but here's the thing, nobody can beat Donna Noble.
12 and Clara are clearly the best of those five on account of the fact that they are the best over all.
Jaretia Nope.
I think Clara and 12 are the worst tardis team
I love 11 and the Ponds and 10 and Donna, but I really do think 12 and Clara have so much development with each over Seasons 8 and 9. They have so much chemistry and I think Clara is the only companion the Doctor has ever and will never go as far to protect as in Hell Bent.
You're one of the good ones. Always remember that she has been the Doctor's companion for the majority of his lives and there in the most important moments.
1. Hartnell, Vicki, Ian and Barbara
2. Smith, Amy, Rory, River
3. Eccleston, Jack, Rose, and Mickey
4. Troughton, Ben, Polly, Jamie
5. Hartnell, Susan, Ian and Barbara
6. Tennant, Martha and Jack
7. Pertwee, Jo, Brigadier, Benton and Yates (Technically not a TARDIS team but oh well)
8. Davison, Tegan, Nyssa and Turlough
9. Capaldi, Bill and Nardole
10. Baker, Sarah Jane and Harry
Your no.7 should be in 1st place......technically a Tardis team, or no!
Clara and 12.
It makes me so happy how much you love Clara and 12 as much as I do. My friends say I’m crazy. Also, to their commenters: your hatred only fuels me.
12 was better with Missy, Nardole and Bill, he was.
Hey like what you like.
Personally, Clara annoyed me more than anything. Did not like her much. Just my opinion.
My all time fav is the combination of Jack, Martha and the Doctor (And sometimes only Martha and the Doctor) - Really felt for them.
Ian, Barbara, and Vicki are the best TARDIS team. No matter what scenario they find themselves in, the cast has such magnetic chemistry that you can't help but be entertained and enthralled.
Either 6th doctor and Evelyn or 6th doctor and Frobisher, 6 is my favourite so I am incredibly biased
Pick: Amy, Rory and 11
Favourite: Amy, Rory and 11
Different Answer: 4, Romana 2 and Duggan
Personally, I enjoyed Bill & Nardole's run with the Twelfth Doctor more than his run with Clara impart for your reasoning that it brought the best out of Twelfth but also because I probably enjoyed Bill's character way more than most people, albeit I wish their run was longer so we could get attached as you said and tie up loose ends like who her Mum was in the Whoniverse
Edit: Also Missy is technically a part of the Series 10 TARDIS Team
I sadly never watched the classic era
10 and donna:
Favourite doctor, favourite companion. But that doesn't feel like the perfect team.
11 and ponds:
Feels like a family the doctor never had in that way. Always help each other but there is something better.
12 and clara:
It can't be better. Like you said. It feels like clara is THE companion. They have this "addiction" for adventures. They really love it. I know every team does that but just look at the end of series 8 xmas special. They also have the good cop bad cop thing which is.. interesting. They are both clever. Clara feels a bit like another doctor in fact.
Sorry for my bad english. I'm german
1.) 6 and Evelyn
2.)5 Tegan Nyssa, and Turlough(Post Cobwebs)
3.)11 and The Ponds(All 3 of them)
4.)2 Jamie and Zoe
5.)10 and Donna
12 and Clara for sure. They're lucky to have had such a length of time to develop their friendship and their understandings of each other. Clara pushes him, and he pushes her - first for the better, and then to this zany codependency that you want to root for but you know is bad for them both.
And, unlike their other analog, 10 and Donna, the Doctor does face the consequences of his own actions. It's funny, they both develop into each other - Clara into the Doctor, quick thinking and willing to sacrifice herself for others, and 12 into Clara (at the end of Season 8), allowing his love and recklessness to overwhelm him. In terms of which is more dangerous with their memories in tact, that's clearly on 12, and I'm grateful Moffat stuck the landing and ensured his memories were wiped, not hers.
It's insane how the Doctor/Clara dynamic grew from a pretty trite take (11 and Clara being kind of, not really, flirty, with some just inappropriate and unwanted comments like the skirt deal) to one of the deepest and most nuanced in the series, and one which really valued the female companion as a person with agency and deserving of respect.
The entire time I was like WTF is the guy from A Town Called Mercy doing there? 😂
For me,
New: Capaldi and Clara
Classic: Tom Baker and Sarah Jane Smith or Tom Baker and Romana
Clara and capldi
4 and Romana is without a doubt my favourite.
This is the only time the Doctor has truly had an equal. They play off each other so well. Romana has a lot of the book smarts whereas the Doctor has a lot of the street/universe smarts. The Doctor showed Romana the universe and it makes so much sense in the E-Space arc why she doesn’t want to go back to Gallifrey. They were a perfect pair.
My faves are:
4 and Sarah
12 and Clara
10 and Donna
7 and Ace
11 and Ponds
The Doctor-Donna though. That was an epic duo, funny in just the right spots and complimenting each other so well
The Twelfth Doctor and Clara Oswald are absolutely the best in my opinion. Their relationship and their characters - as you said - is incredibly nuanced, and they are so captivating as a duo and complement each other extremely well.
Clara Oswald and the 13th Doctor ("All twelve of them." "No sir. All THIRTEEN!") would have been brilliant if not for one problem.
Peter Capaldi.
You read that correctly. Peter Capaldi was the only problem. Swap him with John Hurt and the Doctor and Clara's relationship would have been perfect. This is a unique case of two potentially fantastic Doctors simply being in the wrong places in the timeline. Capaldi was much better suited to the 9th Doctor than the 13th and I could easily imagine him sending Daleks to hell in the Time War. We might have even been able to actually watch him do it in Day of the Doctor because Capaldi still had the stamina to pull off action scenes.
John Hurt was brilliant as 9 but didn't get enough screen time and would have been even better as 13. He knew the difference between a tired old man who's just done with life and a sociopathic asshole who takes out his problems on his "carer". For example, if Hurt was delivering the "You let me down" speech, he would have said it with quiet disappointment, not hypocritical rage. And yes, that speech WAS hypocritical because 13 had been letting Clara down for the entire Season. However, if Hurt was doing that scene, there would have been some self-awareness about the part he played in pushing Clara to the point of betraying him.
can’t believe you left out liz shaw
Imho, it's 10 and Donna bc they had an amazing chemistry of best friend. Not too complicated, no love triangles, no mentoring, just simply friends. It's really fun how Donna can put 10 down to earth without trying to dominate him. It's just fun to see just normal mates traveling around time and space
Clara is neither my favourite companion nor character but her dynamics with 12... It’s amazing
THE PONDS
(My favourite is Martha and the Doctor though)
Think it has to be the Ponds for me.
The dynamic between Gram and Ryan probably reminds the doctor of himself and his granddaughter.
Polly and Ben rock. Love Steven and Vicki too. Both teams have some of the best Big Finish stuff.
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they are a family. rory and amy are the doctors parents in law!!!!
Hands down Sarah and Harry. Although Harry was only there for a short time he was an excellent character well acted
The brigadier is absolutely a companion and absolutely the best with any of the doctors he meets
Sam: says 5, Tegan, Nyssa, and Adric are trash.
Me: *holding back tears and anger because I’d just finished watching Season 19 and fell in love with all of them but knowing full well that he’s completely right.*
Okay. No, that’s fine. I understand.
It’s a tough decision.
I would say out of those top few, 11 with Amy and Rory, but 10 and Donna still come close.
Pick: 12 and Clara
My fave: Wilfred and 10
Wilf if amazing, and just effortlessly steals every scene he's in.
I love the dynamic between 7, Mel, Ace and Glitz in Dragonfire. I wish they were together in more stories.
"Whilst, as we all know, Yaz is actually a ghost and can only be seen by one of the main characters." LOL. Fuck. That was amazing.
The Ponds are my favourite
Clara and 12th are objectively the best. Don't change my mind cuz I won't.
2nd place is 12th and River Song.
Freshairkaboom Gaming obviously a new-who fan
@@RG-ew1zz Yeah well, new who is more well-made than that black and white stuff anyway. I snoozed my way through a couple of old who episodes. The dialogue is bland and the characters are one-dimensional.
11 and the ponds and river song. I love it
I'm going to ignore your rules and say the best 'era' was when it was Pertwee, Jo Grant, The Brig, Sgt. Benton and Delgado as the Master. There has never been a period with such chemistry - where all the leads gelled with such perfection. So there.
The other best crews are Hartnell with Ian and Barbara; Troughton, Zoe and Jamie; Tom Baker and Romana II; McCoy and Ace, and Matt Smith & the Ponds. So you mostly got it right. Clara can piss off though.
Finbarr O'Keeffe agree with everything except I wasn't a big fan of Amy I preferred Rory
Your love of Clara and hate of Lucy Miller hurts my soul. XD
What's wrong with Clara
@@onthepalehorse Just not my thing. She kinda grated on me and I really disliked the "let's insert her into every important moment in the doctors history thing".
Plus Moffat just couldn't let her go, it was so tedious.
mood, 8 and Lucie Bleedin' Miller are a dream team
Suprateek Nag she's boring has no personality and is used as plot device and always argues with the doctor I don't see the big love for Clara I literally can't name one character trait she has except saying run u clever boy
Clara and 12. I'm horrifically biased, but I don't care.
How are you biased?■
My favourite team is One, Ian, Barbara and Vicki. Although thats mainly just for One and Vicki. For the first time the doctor has an equal, someone who is both able to keep up with the doctor and won't follow his instructions blindly, which was Susan's problem. On top of that she actually feels like she wants to be there, something that is quite rare for the first doctors run. For the first time it feels like the doctor has a friend, rather than an obligation. I think this is shown best at the end of The Chase, after Ian and Barbara leave and Vicki does the Donna thing of claiming she'll never leave. (Sidenote; Vicki should've stayed on til Dalek Master Plan and taken Katrina's place as the one who dies. I haven't watched the myth makers yet but it would've been a perfect exit for her, she never wanted to leave so her leaving out of her own volition feels wrong. On top of that The Doctor's first true friend also being the first companion to die, and at the hands of the daleks!? Its just *chef's kiss*)
Listen when Susan is done right, there's no topping her- but this comment won me over on prioritising Vicki. Everyone's also just a bit more fun by that season.
I Think, the Doctor and Nardole! I'm serious, I mean Bill joined the crew pretty quick after, but Nardole was there for the Doctor, after he lost River forever. Which they never quite conveyed on the show, but I think, there are quite a few untold stories and adventures with just the two of them, which were very deep and meaningful...
Honestly I freaking love the TARDIS team in Series 10.
You've got Bill, who's a huuuuge palate cleanser after Clara Oswald (She's just so attached to the Doctor that it's infuriating don't @ me). Bill is having the time of her live in the TARDIS but is still willing to tell at the Doctor's face when he needs it.
Then you've got Nardole. He was the original companion to Professor Doctor (what I call Series 10 12th Doctor) and he's always been willing to put him in his place. But at the same time he can just be freaking hilarious. He may have technically been the comic relief character, but there's more to him than just that.
Even Missy has a compelling arc. World Enough and Time/ The Doctor Falls felt like such a payoff to her arc in Series 10. She finally got to be considered a real companion.
Finally, Professor Doctor. This is easily the best version of the 12th Doctor and, in my opinion, maybe even the best we've seen of the Doctor in the revived era. He's kind and is finally shown having the time of his life in the TARDIS (both things this version arguably has over series 8 & 9). It's the final chapter in the 12th Doctor's arc of learning kindness and friendliness. Again, this is just such a palate cleanser after the last 2 seasons. The 12th Doctor basically got better and better with each season he was in.
I agree completely
Pick: Doctor and Donna
Favorite: Doctor and Donna
I do not commit the sins that others clearly have.
ah man, as much as I love the doctordonna I'm gonna have to go with Clara, because their dynamic is just so great and they just go so far
I'd pick the 10 and Donna, but your comments on 12 and Clara are really winning me over on those two...PLEASE please do a video focusing on those two, their relationship, and why series 8 and 9 isn't as bad as people say!!!!
Frankly, I wouldn't know where to stop.
@@SamyulDavis Absolutely fair!
10th and Wilfred mot
Best:Donna and 10
My Favourite (guilty): Adric, Nyssa, Teegan and 5
I agree with both of them, guilty as charged
Nothing to be guilty about. They're great.
Where can I find some of those 8 doctor storeys you mentioned, as I've always wanted to get into 8 but don't know where to start
You’ve got options my guy! I think an audio called ‘Memory Lane’ is a great start for him.
But there’s the Lucie Miller run, (start on Blood of the Daleks) the Charley run (Storm Warning onwards) and the Time War series.
Pick any, can’t go wrong. Charley’s my favourite, but the Time War stuff I know is great for revival fans.
I know Twelve and Clara is clearly better, but Eleven and Clara will always have a special place in my heart as my first.
1The Doctor and Clara
2Bill, Missy , The Doctor and Missy
3Donna and The Doctor
The Best: Ten and Donna
My Favorite: Four and Romana II
10, Donna and Martha deserved a whole season but I respect that Martha wanted to move on with her life.
Absolutely loved Martha. I really appreciated that she was a fairly big part of the following series too, despite not being the primary companion.
Donna and 10 were the same dynamic as Sarah Jane and Tom Baker, the perfect blueprint.
12 and Clara (bleeding over from 11) for me. There wasn't any "She fancies the Doctor" nonsense (or at least not a memorable amount from what I've seen), the stories from her initial episode introduction right up until her departure rattles the very being of the Doctor the for better and worse aspects of 12 forcing his character to change in a believable way
"Doctor Donna, oh S class" i was expecting that. Perfect
My favorite has got to be 3 and Jo with The Master as an honorary member of that. For me, they're just the most fun to watch and I love the dynamic, but I agree for the reasons you used that they can't be top tier, the Doctor never quite comes around to being kind to her, I honestly think the Master underestimates her less than the Doctor does. She does all the character development and the Doctor staunchly refuses to be a part of anything like that.
The best TARDIS team from the top five is tough because each of them embodies something great and different about what a companion on Doctor Who is and should be. If I were to move anyone *down* to A tier, it would be Amy and Rory. The stupid dick--measuring rivalry dynamic New Who can't seem to get rid of with its male companions never goes away enough for my tastes. There is something about the 4 and Romana, 10 and Donna, 12 and Clara relationships that's hard to beat; two human companions who come to be such equals to the Doctor, and the one companion in the whole series who is automatically on more even footing with him than any other companion in the series could be. I haven't seen enough of Romana to factor her evenly in, but between the other two, even though I *adore* 12 and Clara, I think that Tennant and Tate's chemistry just gives 10 and Donna something absolutely unbeatable. For me, it'd be between 10 and Donna and 2, Jamie, and Zoe. Those are my two best TARDIS teams.
The Fourth Doctor and Romana. They constantly bounced off of each other making them very amusing to watch and Romana wasn't stupid when it came to aliens. She was like the Captain Jack Harkness of the classic era
alice and the eleventh doctor was amazing in my opinion
Personally I like when The Doctor has a companion that’s like a student. That’s why I always liked the dynamic of the fourth Doctor and Leela. Even though Tom had better chemistry with Liz Sladen, and it doesn’t get any better than them, I think Leela doesn’t get enough love. Ace, and Bill, had this kind dynamic with 7, and 12. Wish we’d seen more of Bill. Damn Cybermen!
Nine, Rose, Jack. I love the Ponds too, mostly thanks to The Girl Who Waited being my favourite story ever.
I like to think of that episode being unofficially called Rory's Choice... astounding story. I approve of your main TARDIS team pick too 😋
eleven and the ponds are the frickin best, they had so much chemistry imo and really seemed like a funky little friend group i just loved them
12 and Clara deepened my emotional investment in this show to its current unhealthy extent. I'm not sure if it's the characters, or just that Coleman and Capaldi play off each other so well. Clara helped me understand 12 better, and 12 helped me understand Clara better. They were fun and funny together, but they also had more emotional depth and complexity than I honestly ever expected from a doctor-companion duo. There are other teams I loved: 9, Jack and Rose chief among them. Of course 10 and Wilfred.
oh my god i wrote this just before watching the video and I'm so used to people having mixed (or negative) feelings about Clara as a companion you unapologetically saying exactly what I've always thought took me so off guard i'm shook. surprise validation is a rare and amazing thing
12, Missy, Bill and Nardole. I don’t care if it was only a few minutes of one episode, they were the best together.
*Fantasy Team: 12, Missy, River, Jack, and Nardole.*
I’m gonna throw my Second Doctor, Zoe, and Jamie hat into the ring
Doctor and Donna. Perfect in every way.
Of those you put in S Tier, no question: 4 and Romana II is the greatest team of that set.
My pick for overall best team though is 7/Ace (with or without Hex/Benny)
11, Amy and Rory. Also 10, Jack and Martha would ve been a nice trio if they went on a couple episodes adventures together
Tennant and tate, that team is absolutely incredible!!
I'd go with the ponds, as long as River is included too :)