Pairing Companions with different Doctors

[Lori S.]

So, if you were going to pair Companions/Assistants with a different Doctors who would you pair them with? Sarah Jane worked well with pretty much all of them, as did the Brig, but if you were going to write a fanfic and mix things up how would you do it? Could you see Romana with Ten or Eleven? Peri with Nine or Eight? Ace with the First Doctor (what sparks!)? Amy & Rory with Five maybe? Rose with Three? Ooh, Donna with Seven (more sparkage?)?

[Travis]

For some reason, I was thinking Martha and the 4th Doctor would be an interesting mix.
The first Doctor exiled to earth and working for UNIT would also be cool.
Also having Susan come back and travel again with any one of her Grandfathers.

and every Doctor should have a turn with K-9!

[Robert]

I think someone like 10 could bring out the best in Adric, instead of his usual whiney moping.

[Lori S.]

Robert wrote: "I think someone like 10 could bring out the best in Adric, instead of his usual whiney moping."

I wondered about Adric. If he'd had an older Doctor, like Four to continue reacting to, might he have been a less whiny character? Maybe even had the chance to mature? Maybe with Romana's help he really could have returned to E-Space ...? One of those 'what if' scenarios that could be played with.

[Travis]

Adric and 12 might be interesting.
Really any of the grumpier Doctors would work.

and if Rose and been paired with the first or second there would have been less talking about having them smooch.

[Lori S.]

Too true!

[CaptKirk42 Classic Whovian]

I wonder if Harry Sullivan was with 12 would he call him an imbecile or pudding brain?
Jamie would probably fit in well with most of the Doctors...
Liz Shaw or Romana with 9?

What if The War Doctor had a companion? He could have used the help of Ace with her Nitro-Nine and baseball bat.

[Andrew]

I paired Ace with the 6th Doctor in my contribution to Shelf Life, back in the day.

[Travis]

I'd like to give the War Doctor some companions, but can't get past the idea that any of them would probably never get a happy ending.

Also think it would be nice to pair Ben and Polly with the 6th Doctor, as all three got kind of a rough deal.
Be nice to put them together and give them some good stories.

[Rick]

Robert wrote: "I think someone like 10 could bring out the best in Adric, instead of his usual whiney moping."

It's interesting in that I was thinking the same thing. Adric would have been great with 10. On the other hand Adric and 11 would have been a frelling DISASTER! Can you imagine 11's hyperactive childish antics would have probably driven Adric to ... well, it's scary to contemplate.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "I'd like to give the War Doctor some companions, but can't get past the idea that any of them would probably never get a happy ending. ..."

Yeah, I think they would die horribly and in some battle some where, some when. And when one died, he'd just go grab another recruit.

[Geek_is_chic555]

I think Rose and 12 would be interesting together.

[Lori S.]

I'd like to see how Ace and Ten would do. ... Oil and water maybe?

[Jadetyger]

Lori S. wrote: "I'd like to see how Ace and Ten would do. ... Oil and water maybe?"

Possibly, but then, they might do well together, as I think Ace would call him on most of his more irritating aspects(I do love Ten, but he can be insufferable at times).

I'd love to see Ian and Barbara with some of the later Doctors. Love to know what they'd think, especially because they never got to see a regeneration.

Hmmm... I just realized, it's always "Ian and Barbara" for me--never one without the other. LOL.

[Travis]

Jadetyger wrote: "Lori S. wrote: "I'd like to see how Ace and Ten would do. ... Oil and water maybe?"

Possibly, but then, they might do well together, as I think Ace would call him on most of his more irritating as..."

Yeah, there some companions that you can only see as a pair.
Ian and Barbara, Ben and Polly etc.
For me, Rory and Amy are on that list.
I know Amy had a solo year, but I liked her better as part of a couple.

[Kitty-Lydia]

I think Jamie would get on with most of the Doctors, although it would be interesting how him and 12 would get on (maybe an audio adventure? Frazer Hines is brilliant on them). I remember a scene in The Two Doctors where the Doctor complains about Jamie's accent. I wonder what Jamie would say now at 12's voice :)

[Travis]

Kitty-Lydia wrote: "I think Jamie would get on with most of the Doctors, although it would be interesting how him and 12 would get on (maybe an audio adventure? Frazer Hines is brilliant on them). I remember a scene i..."

I think Jamie is one of those companions that works with just about every Doctor.

[Rick]

Kitty-Lydia wrote: "I think Jamie would get on with most of the Doctors, ..."

Jamie, Captain Jack and 13? Oh yeah!

But then I’d LOVE to have Jamie paired up with ANY Doctor.

[Trae]

Leela with 10, 11 or 12 would be lots of fun.

[Rick]

Trae wrote: "Leela with 10, 11 or 12 would be lots of fun."

You do like Leela don’t you? 😼

[Rick]

Trae wrote: "Leela with 10, 11 or 12 would be lots of fun."

Sorry Trae, I completely thought you where Travis there. He’s expressed admiration for Leela before. I thought I was just teasing him. Now I’m three shades of embarrassed. 😳

Leela has appeared in the Gallifrey range from Big Finish and there are some new Fourth Doctor audio adventures with her that are coming out next month. She’s definitely a fan favorite.

[Lori S.]

Trae wrote: "Leela with 10, 11 or 12 would be lots of fun."

Leela and 12? Hmmmm. I like that idea.

[Travis]

Rick wrote: "Trae wrote: "Leela with 10, 11 or 12 would be lots of fun."

Sorry Trae, I completely thought you where Travis there. He’s expressed admiration for Leela before. I thought I was just teasing him. N..."

Come on, get it straight.
I'm the one obsessed with pairing every Doctor with K-9!

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "Come on, get it straight.
I'm the one obsessed with pairing every Doctor with K-9!"

😹😹😹 Trust me, I can’t get anything straight. 😹😹😹

[Trae]

No worries all. It would be lots of fun watching Leela drive 12 crazy and him being conflicted about even bothering to restrain her. “Shall I let him taste the edge of my knife Doctor?” “Hmmmm, maybe just once or twice, but not in the vital areas, just to make sure we have his attention- Oh hi Clara! Put that away Leela! You must learn to control those instincts. We’re not Cybermen!”

[Travis]

I can totally see 12 talking like when dealing with Leela.
Or just being happy that paired with her, he could be good cop.

"I can try and get her to not stab you, but she only occasionally listens. Maybe if you told us where the Sontarion base is, she'd forget about you and go stab somebody else instead?
Or not, don't really care, either way...probably not supposed to say that out loud...where'd I leave those cards Clara gave me...?

[Rick]

Trae wrote: "No worries all. It would be lots of fun watching Leela drive 12 crazy..."

😹😹😹

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "I can totally see 12 talking like when dealing with Leela.
Or just being happy that paired with her, he could be good cop.

"I can try and get her to not stab you, but she only occasionally listens..."

😹😹😹

[Travis]

Thanks to a link from Lori, I'm getting back into Who fanfic, so now that I've decided which Doctors I'm going to start with ( 1 and 6), then comes the fun part, deciding what companions to use....!

Want to create some new companions, but also need to figure out what classic ones I want.
I see lots of scribbled lists in my future.

[Lori S.]

Travis wrote: "Thanks to a link from Lori, I'm getting back into Who fanfic, so now that I've decided which Doctors I'm going to start with ( 1 and 6), then comes the fun part, deciding what companions to use......."

Mwahahaha! My work is done. ::rubs hands with a smirk::

[Rick]

Lori S. wrote: "Mwahahaha! My work is done. ::rubs hands with a smirk::"

And accuse me of being manipulative. Huh.

[Jadetyger]

Popping my head in here. It's been a long time...anyway.

It would be interesting to see Leela with Ten. She's very practical and he's very flighty. She might ground him. Or...Leela and Donna meeting! That needs to happen. It would be tons of fun(this may have happened in Big Finish already, I'm not sure. I'm so behind on my BF TBListenedT).

I wanted Jago and Litefoot to meet up with Vastra and Jenny, but alas! We do have the audio with Strax, though.

[Travis]

Jadetyger wrote: "Popping my head in here. It's been a long time...anyway.

It would be interesting to see Leela with Ten. She's very practical and he's very flighty. She might ground him. Or...Leela and Donna meeti..."

Interesting, as when I've been pairing, I've just been thinking of just the Doctor and a companion, but depending on the Doctor, you also have to consider if the switched companion would fit with other companions.

Jamie was there for 95% of the second Doctor's era, same with Tegan and the 5th.
Do you consider the other companions or is it just the Doctor?
You could come up with all kinds of neat combos.

If you pair Leela with the second, would you then have Ben, Polly and Leela, for example.
And then do you end up with Leela and Zoe?
Just thinking of the possibilities has my head spinning.

[Lori S.]

Jadetyger wrote: "Popping my head in here. It's been a long time...anyway.

It would be interesting to see Leela with Ten. She's very practical and he's very flighty. She might ground him. Or...Leela and Donna meeti..."

Excellent ideas Jadetyger! And always glad to see you here. :0)

[Rick]

Jadetyger wrote: "... I wanted Jago and Litefoot to meet up with Vastra and Jenny, but alas! We do have the audio with Strax, though. ..."

I know, I just got that. Haven’t listened to it yet. I’m really looking forward to it. And I think there’s one were Jago meets the rest of the Paternoster Street Gang. I haven’t listened to much of the Jago & Litefoot stuff yet, just getting started on it.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "... If you pair Leela with the second, would you then have Ben, Polly and Leela, for example. And then do you end up with Leela and Zoe? ..."

Big Finish has a story in Doctor Who: The Second Doctor Volume 2, Dumb Waiter, in which the Second Doctor, Jamie & Victoria meet Leela. I just got it as well, it’s on sale from Big Finish right now. They’ve been having some crazy sales every week for anyone on their emailing list. They’re called Lockdownloads and some of the deals are as low as $1 or $1.50 on older titles, with free promotional downloads as well.

[Rick]

I just (finally) got to watch the latest New Year Special, Revolution of the Daleks, and it left me with an amazing thought (well, at least for me) - “Boys night out” with Second Doctor & Jamie, Ninth Doctor & Captain Jack meeting up with Graham and Ryan for a few drinks at a pub ... and then shenanigans happen.

[Lori S.]

Rick wrote: "I just (finally) got to watch the latest New Year Special, Revolution of the Daleks, and it left me with an amazing thought (well, at least for me) - “Boys night out” with Second Doctor & Jamie, Ni..."

Shenanigans and then some.

[Rick]

Lori S. wrote: "Shenanigans and then some."

😼

[Travis]

I had this idea for Sarah Jane adventures, where the kids are on their own, because Sarah's off having a girls night and then they'd cut away and sitting around a table having coffee and chatting would be Sarah, Polly, Victoria, Jo Grant etc

[Rick]

Awesome! That episode would be so much fun.

[Rick]

So I found this sort of series from Big Finish that features Doctor with the companions from other Doctors. Doctor Who: The Secret History has the fifth Doctor with Steven and Vickie. Doctor Who: Last of the Cybermen has the sixth Doctor with Jamie & Zoe. Doctor Who: The Defectors has the seventh Doctor with JonGrant & UNIT. And there’s a new box set coming out Doctor Who: Tenth Doctor Classic Companions with the Tenth Doctor and Nyssa, Leela and K-9 each in separate adventures.

[Travis]

Listened to the trailers for the classic Doctors with different companions series.

Very cool idea.
Interesting to me that so many things pairing the 6th with Troughton companions.
Must be because of the 'Two Doctors'...?

McCoys story makes me want to see a story where different Doctors are exiled to Earth and work with UNIT, instead of the Pertwee Doctor.
So many cool 'What ifs..." to play with.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "... story where different Doctors are exiled to Earth and work with UNIT, instead of the Pertwee Doctor. ..."

Um

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[Travis]

Those unbounds looked really cool.
Lots of interesting ideas.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "Those unbounds looked really cool.
Lots of interesting ideas."

One didn’t agree with me, but the others are lots of fun.

[Travis]

Like to see Nardol paired with the 4th Doctor.
Be fun to see him, huffing and puffing, trying to keep up with the Doctor and he and K-9 would soon become best friends.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "Like to see Nardol paired with the 4th Doctor.
Be fun to see him, huffing and puffing, trying to keep up with the Doctor and he and K-9 would soon become best friends."

Yep.

[Travis]

Not so much a switch, but I like the ideas of Doctors meeting old companions.

Had a fan fiction idea where the 7th attends Barbara's retirement party.
Or a Doctor going to a Scottish village and meeting Old Jamie, who entertains the local kids with his stories about the phantom piper that lives on the moon.

[Rick]

Travis wrote: "... Had a fan fiction idea where the 7th attends Barbara's retirement party. Or a Doctor going to a Scottish village and meeting Old Jamie, who entertains the local kids with his stories about the phantom piper that lives on the moon."

Both sound like lovely stories.