New Companion Rumour

[Starkers]

I can exclusively reveal that Who alumnus Bonnie Langford will not be returning as the next companion.

 

[StCoop]

I feel sorry for Pearl Mackie if it is her because she'll be forever associated with this over-the-top nonsense through no fault of her own.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

You know, it could be the most trollish answer possible. A huge delay in production. Allowing for Jenna Coleman to finish filming on Victoria so she can return to Doctor Who as a difference Clara fragment.

Just to seriously mess with us..

I'd honestly considered that exact scenario.

Maybe this Clara us a messed-up heroin junkie.

Then I thought bringing Coleman back was just way too cynical.

 

[Guy Gardener]

They could have saved time if one of the Clara fragments was Queen Victoria.

 

[Samurai8472]

It's Pearl Mackie

 

[Relayer1]

Indeed it is.

 

[Samurai8472]

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[sttngfan1701d]

It's black Rose from 1986?

 

[The Nth Doctor]

Well, that was silly. *shrug*

And it's another contemporary human. *sigh*

 

[sttngfan1701d]

Well, it looks like she may be from 30 years ago. At least they changed something....

 

[Starkers]

Meh, Capaldi was good. I hope Chibnall gives us something fucking different though.

 

[Lonemagpie]

So... it's the one nobody's heard of, who there was sudden rush on at the Bookies' yesterday.... Just please let it be a simple “this is the Doc’s new companion, she does her thing” and not “what is the mystery of the new companion? Let’s spend a whole season pretending there’ll be a an answer that matters to anyone”

 

[Emperor-Tiberius]

Well... it was a longer reveal than I expected. Like a proper scene. And... um... you know, it was very Moffat-y. Take that as you will.

Well, it looks like she may be from 30 years ago. At least they changed something....

Where did you gather that from?

 

[The Wormhole]

I don't know, I thought that "trailer" was more interesting than most season 9 episodes were.

 

[intrinsical]

Well now, that's a first. Usually, I either immediately fall love the new Doctor or Companion or in the least I think the person is a good choice. This time... I don't like her.

 

[JoeZhang]

Well... it was a longer reveal than I expected. Like a proper scene. And... um... you know, it was very Moffat-y. Take that as you will.


Where did you gather that from?

I guess it is that her look is completely 80s - now 80s in is again so that could be misdirection...

 

[sttngfan1701d]

Where did you gather that from?

Her outfit. The washed denim jacket. Patch on it that says "Wow!" in bright colors. The hair, the pants, the shoes.... She's completely 80's.

 

[Lonemagpie]

Honestly, she did nothing for me one way or the other - but I think that's because of the total lack of context, and the fact that the random scene looked like a screen test meant for a DVD extra rather than an actual performance of an actual scene. Which means on the one hand, we have no idea what I'll think of her until an actual episode, and OTOH, they've started off by gving her a drag factor to have to overcome first... Stupid of the publicity machine.

 

[Hennessy Badger]

Bill - short for Williamina, perhaps?

I wish the new companion could have been anything other than a 20-something human female. What's wrong with men, or people 40+, or non-earthlings? Oh well.

 

[Saul]

Another young "witty" companion. Yawn. We've seen this before.