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I think that the UNIT people should be considered companions, but the Tenth Doctor examples shouldn't. The characters in the 2009 specials were the same as any other characters who appear in only one episode. If they are companions, then there are new companions in every episode. The families of companions are also recurring characters rather than companions, because the Doctor meets them when he is on Earth, but not in multiple consecutive episodes. That would be like saying that Borua is a companion.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] 19:47, August 8, 2011 (UTC) | I think that the UNIT people should be considered companions, but the Tenth Doctor examples shouldn't. The characters in the 2009 specials were the same as any other characters who appear in only one episode. If they are companions, then there are new companions in every episode. The families of companions are also recurring characters rather than companions, because the Doctor meets them when he is on Earth, but not in multiple consecutive episodes. That would be like saying that Borua is a companion.[[User:Icecreamdif|Icecreamdif]] 19:47, August 8, 2011 (UTC) | ||
Can we all agree that 'Companion' is, as the article in the Wiki states, an ill-defined term and that while we each may have our individual preferences as to what constitutes a companion, it's just an exercise in fanwanking? I can understand why people like to argue it, but I'm more interested in questions like why everyone seems to like longer words like "assist" instead of "help" or " or "attempt" instead of "try." So long as we agree it's all an exercise in personal taste, it's fine by me, but the true believer aspect occasionally on display saddens me. | |||
