Because Vicki and every other companion who came after Susan weren’t her.
Not that they were bad, but they. Were. Not. Susan.
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Liz and the Third Doctor from Dimensions in Time. Frankly, there was far too much of everyone else (yes, even my beloved Sarah! Jane!) and they all cut in to Liz’s screentime.
Who doesn’t love polka dots? Who doesn’t love Liz? Who doesn’t love Liz wearing polka dots?
Liz and her magic polka dots.
Liz Shaw and Bessie. And Six. <3 <3 and not so much <3, in that order.
I’m not a huge River fan, but she could definitely grow on me. I mean, look: I Could. Not. Stand. Liz the first time I saw her (ummm, Inferno, anyone? With alt-universe scary Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw and her scarier wig?) and good Lord, it took me forever to even sort of like Jo. Dare I even admit to thinking Sarah! Jane! a bit ridiculous in the first couple of serials I watched?
And now, all three ladies have won me over to the point of absolute distraction.
So. There’s a strong possibility of total River love some day, though it will never be equal to or greater to the Liz, Jo, and Sarah! Jane! love that absolutely rules my world.
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Captain Yates (very bonkers) and Bessie (very yellow). D’ya think Yates ended up President of Bonkersville eventually?
Welcome to hop aboard my TARDIS any time.
I’m slowly turning to the Susan-side, though I still think she’s got that mad-as-a-hatter look in her first scene, when she’s listening to the radio in Barbara’s class.
Oh, Susan. Susan, Susan, Susan. She cannot cook, but she can eat! Very useful, that one. ;)
You know, I was just thinking — if Nyssa had been Pertwee’s first companion, she would’ve been Not-Zoe. :)
OOH, you’re right. Well, thank God then, that the next companion after Zoe was Liz, who was easily as smart as our favorite glitter-catsuit wearing brainiac. Can you even imagine if Jo was Pertwee’s first companion? =)
The first female companion I knew was Vicky, who seemed to be constantly on the verge of screaming about one thing or another. Well, she was from Victorian-era London, so she probably had a very sheltered upbringing.
Are you thinking about Victoria? With the Second Doctor? She was definitely a screaming Mimi, but Vicki (who traveled with the First Doctor, Ian, anb Barbara) was a bit less of one and from what I’ve seen, had a rather good head on her shoulders. I love them both, though. I’m a sucker for tv characters named Vicki or Victoria who are Victorian, from the future, or governesses to strange little boys in remote Maine fishing towns. =)
I meant Victoria, who travelled with Two and Jamie. Incidentally, if you drag up Google Maps for Melbourne Australia you will find that my place of birth is in the state of Victoria. Which makes me a Victorian, although it’s nearly all worn off after twenty years in Perth.
Are there a lot of differences between the two?
The short answer is: yes.
I’ll post a longer answer at my blog soon.
I’ll look forward to it, then!!