What do you think of Who's new companion?

Story Verifier

0 likes 16 Apr 2017

Do you agree with the feminist campaigner who claims gay assistant Bill Potts was added to provide ‘girl-on-girl titillation for male viewers’

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Lurker

0 likes 16 Apr 2017

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Unknown User

0 likes 18 Apr 2017

Quote by Metilda
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Reference is to the TV series Doctor Who, which debuted a new "companion" (a, usually female, human who travels through time and space with the main character) this season. The new companion is the first explicitly LGBTQ companion unless you count Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), an omnisexual time traveller who was introduced on Dr. Who and later was a main character on the spinoff series Torchwood.

I am so far behind on Dr. Who that I haven't even seen any episodes with the current doctor (Peter Capaldi) so don't really have an opinion. Nice to have an LGBTQ character who is sympathetic at least. Jack was a great character, but a bit of a shit at times.

LeCygneNoir

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0 likes 18 Apr 2017

I'm actually loving her, because judging by the first episode, the fact that she's a lesbian black girl is about the least interesting thing about her?

They seem to orient her in the direction of a strong character, who isn't too complacent with the Doctor's ego "why do you run like a penguin with its arse on fire?", but still capable of feeling a sense of wonder. It's a welcome change from Clara, whom I really loved, but by the end she was just written to be a complete enabler to the Doctor.

Also, the writing seems funnier than last year? Judging by one episode. That could make Bill a great companion as well.