#2/ben/polly/jamie

[the--highlanders]

two and jamie are so immediately obsessed with each other in the underwater menace. it's like if two guys did uhaul lesbianism. is this anything

[nerds-yearbook]

In 1746, the time traveling alien known as the Doctor (Doctor 2) and his companions arrived in Scotland on Earth and ended up getting captured along with some Highlanders by an English Lieutenant. The Doctor thwarted plans to turn him and his fellow captives into slaves and he helped the Highlanders escape to France. Before leaving he added Jamie to his companions. ("The Highlanders", Doctor Who vlm 1 ,TV)

[nothinggold13]

Update on my Classic Who watching experience is that I have finally finished Two’s era, which means I am heartbroken and devastated and never moving on ever.*

*I am about to start Three’s era, but the rest still stands

[markcavendish]

There's something about 4 person tardis teams they just hit different

[lesbiandonnanoble]

had 5 beers last night posted this watched the first 7 minutes of the first episode of the macra terror RECON NOT ANIMATION ✋ and then fell into a deep and beautiful sleep

I fucking miss doctor who so bad

[twojamie-o-clock]

Thinking about how twojamie is literally perfect for time lord touch telepathy & why the trope is so addicting with them…

like both the Doctor & Jamie having a language barrier of some sort wherever their presence is key during the show—for Jamie, we know in early days TARDIS the translation matrix isn’t really addressed (mind I haven’t seen past Pertwee in classic so if this is discussed I’m not aware of it yet lol) shown in the underwater menace, when they try different languages on the Atlanteans—

and obviously when Jamie is returned home he will face the consequences of the rebellion which will inhibit language again. I think this sets him apart from other companions I’ve met so far since - though not really acknowledged - he always has to speak in his second language & of course is already isolated more than other non contemporary companions because as someone from the past he travels with people in his future, always — like in “The Roundheads” we get a glimpse of how isolated he feels from Ben/Polly in his early days, not just for being the new companion but for being from their distant past, and how he struggles to keep up with them (although interestingly not because they have some closer bond with the Doctor as “senior companions” which you see in like every other companion overlap hshhdkfkal)—

(And not completely off topic, but at Chicago TARDIS Hines mentioned how he was very much isolated on set & that Anneke/Michael were not really pleased to have him at the start - just the addition of a new companion nicking their lines & whatnot - especially since some plans toward the Faceless Ones involved booting Craze while Hines filled his role as token male companion so (taken from 1967 Chronicle included interview with Anneke) that probably bled into the acting/eu a teeny bit even if we all still get the strong familial impression from that crew since Polly as a character is so warming with 2 and Jamie; Polly/Ben’s superstitions combined with Jamie’s general exploration of the sci-fi world that is indistinguishable from magic — most prominently “Something At The Door” — is a really fun way to see how their divisions & complete differences overlap into the same shape but I can’t talk about that here lol).

Of course this kind of language/communicating in general ostracization persists (mildly) with Zoe-era since a huge rock in the TARDIS dynamic is Jamie’s even more apparent lack of understanding with the hard sci-fi shenanigans they encounter (the biggest examples being the Dominators/The Krotons/The Edge but that’s another conversation I think I’m getting distracted lmao)

Going back to literal language while this might be a stretch, at least in e.u. media Jamie’s biggest goal with Victoria regarding language is actually learning how to read & write, something he started sooner (when he reads in Evil of the Daleks) but for sure spent much time learning with her until the Doctor inevitably finished teaching him afterwards, as shown in “story of extinction” & “the dark path” & “the lost” and his literacy in web of fear/the mind robber/the story of extinction itself at the end. So these encounters whether verbal or written always involve others, and it’s with those others that he faces those barriers. (I swear there’s a point to this..)

At the same time, the Doctor has always had this disconnect from companions literally with Gallifreyan & obv w/ culture.

And going off of “The Christmas Invasion,” the translation matrix is linked to the Doctor (again if other media between 4-8 or EU discusses this pls lmk lol):

and you could debate the connection between the TARDIS, the Doctor, the circuit, and the choices made in translation but regardless it enforces the shortcomings of verbal communication whether or not by their own design.

So of course if two characters who interact have for the most part been failed by verbal communication they would probably find another way to understand each other. Like. Say. Touch. Let’s pretend that leads into the point about touch as their natural communication pre/sans telepathy. I’m not going to insert every picture of twojamie because if you read this far you probably already have those in your gallery.

I can’t talk about them leaning into one another because of upbringings and circumstance and timing bc this would never end 😭 but point is if they both struggle to express themselves through language then of course when they care about one another and want to express that, the faulty route is not going to be the one they take. They confide in one another through touch and when they feel like they can’t or don’t want to connect, touch is the first thing to go —

& of course this doesn’t last long (just like the silent treatment,, because that’s what this is on some level beyond this uncomfortable betrayal and jarring moment after so much time growing to trust each other & the sudden change of losing Ben/Polly & it’s just us now added to EOTD - ‘I’m not ready to hear your excuses until I’ve been heard’ bc the communication of intent was so key here as well as ensuing actions….gah) because only moments later Jamie initiates touch:

Which is. At the apparent threat. Of course. And which is also just Hines & Troughton. But over thinking it is cool. haha. 💀💀💀 im losing my mind.

The Doctor is of course always a bit disjointed at the beginning but especially since so much of 1’s development is just learning to interact with & respect human beings, 2 has all of that progress behind her and now applies it. With a new body and companions who don’t quite understand how she fits into it. And then there is Jamie who is just as new. So. I think we’ve all already looked at that sort of shared isolation in their own worlds pre-meeting one another and even on the TARDIS. The Doctor leaving Gallifrey obviously, and then the many, many hints in eu/tv that suggest Jamie feels like he has deserted(his attitude through the Roundheads/twg/slave war I guess……and like yeah deserting has the consequences of. Violent Things. But it’s also def an offense to faith/loyalty being challenged when that’s so key to all his decisions pre/during/post-TARDIS), at least until he’s sort of disillusioned by the Glorious Revolution. That they both literally cannot communicate in their first language with the four people they spend a majority of their time with certainly helps the case that not only has language always been an awkward barrier for them but now more than ever for each other.

Two & Jamie being so tactile they come full circle and just ,,, don’t/can’t communicate verbally is so interesting. (I wrote this ramble when I was trying to write a fic LMAO and the touching comes so naturally but getting any dialogue out of them (that isn’t an argument) is. like chewing tinfoil. And maybe that’s a skill issue on my part but still.)

Squinting through aroace touch-starved goggles (what is fandom if not projecting) it’s neat how this ease with physical affection but awkwardness with verbal defines them as a companion/Doctor duo while also setting them apart from the rest? I don’t think the Doctor will ever be tactful in verbal communication and this lack obv intentionally peaks with 13(thirteenjamie rant coming later jshdjsks) but it doesn’t feel like isolation between Two & Jamie the way it does when they interact with others at times because touch is easier for them. I feel like it’s always addressed as “they don’t need to communicate verbally because they are so comfortable in each other’s skins” but then you see how they read each other so well yet struggle to express it verbally—like they just can’t express it verbally so it has to come out through touch.

Not that it has to be a failure or anything — they have their moments in conversation, too—

(The Dark Path^) but that it’s typically painful and awkward for them. So it hits you in the face since intense discussions always seem to be miscommunications and this hurt of not being able to touch (as most of their arguments appear…aghhhhh) The best examples I can pull are from “That Which Went Away” (I have another ramble coming about this short trip bc it changed my brain chemistry,, AITHAJTNWJA okay,,,) where Two senses Jamie’s comfort around the thanes and thinks he’s going to leave them, but when this conversation gets dragged into the air it just reads like any fic discussions between them do - it hurts.

Aughhh idk I think that’s why no matter how much I enjoy reading fics (this like..extends to eu/bigfinish especially short trips bc those 2k word gems are synonymous with ao3 posting regardless of blurry DW canon non-canon) all these sort of healthy discussions (I buy into this too like I cannot write twojamie to save my life but it’s a process lmfao) will always feel the tiniest inch away from The Characterization Ever because. Without dialogue it would be pretty hard to write LOL and so when that’s used to convey what otherwise is just sooooo done through touch it is awkward. And - in published media or not - when it has to come out through words it’s painful.

While we obviously represent telepathic communication with words it’s nice to see it as way more abstract because we don’t think in clear sentences all the time (we don’t. right. like this isn’t my pea brain being a pea brain) so allowing for a deeper connection that also involves touch is the Thing Ever for them. Pulling from published media so I don’t sound crazy again, all stories that hammer in how close & understanding they are of one another use this, the ease of stepping into one another, even if they don’t always involve touch — “The Jigsaw War” for example. (Which would have been cool for like a s6b line where Jamie’s given forged memories of Zoe instead of Victoria, or if Zoe just actively participated in it anyway, like the questioning about the Doctor working for others…but Alr yapped abt that here lmao) so.

What communication allows for this clear ‘discussion’ without actual words while in pristine touch hdhsjslal I wonder. I wonder. This piece of the Doctor’s biology & culture being shared with Jamie is another level entirely of the trust between them of course but that it combined their method of communication with something personal & so so much more functional is why it’s so AHHH. Especially since trust is faith without knowing & the Doctor so often conceals their past, the exposure in s6b is extreme. Honesty (lack thereof) is usually what inhibits them, and once Two loses all control over hiding parts of themself in s6b another aspect like Time Lord telepathy follows readily. (Given that 2 audios concerning this are set in s6b, and another one is very very suited to s6b)

I won’t spoil “The Green Man” 2DA but it does center on touch telepathy and even without the approved telepathy the touch remains in the following audio “the shroud” as much as it can in the beginning.

So time lord telepathy not only resolves this barrier they could feel w/ others & thus each other but also includes their preferred communication & a piece of the Doctor which not many others might be privy to hdhfjsk. It’s a level of proximity that touch & words can’t provide and im. hhhhh. So. Twojamie touch telepathy!!! It was made for them!! And that’s why we eat it up every time. Or we’re just simple creatures.

Okay. That was absolutely pointless.

Just noting — I took a lot of these examples/ideas to the extreme to make a point & they’re definitely more subtle but I cannot. Pick those up well. Without exaggerating. So I don’t think they faced complete isolation or completely different verbal communication etc nothing will be black and white (lol) but I kinda did that here to make my brain jumble seem a bit clearer.

If I think of more examples/ideas to add I’ll just rb with them but lmk your thoughts

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Stuff referenced, in case you were interested -

The Roundheads by Mark Gatiss | The Dark Path by David A McIntee | The Jigsaw War/The Edge - companion chronicles | The Green Man/The Shroud - part of the “James Robert McCrimmon” Second Doctor Adventures (I have beef w p1 but the rest r a fun listen) | Something At The Door - Tales of Terror short story | That Which Went Away - short trip from “seven deadly sins” it’s probably my favorite Jamie/Zoe/Two short story I think about it four times an hour | The Slave War - “the quality of leadership” short trip | 1967 Chronicle - modern v of the DW annuals with some quotes from Anneke Wills

[companion-showdown]

Who is the best TARDIS team? - Masterpost

the nomination form is still open if you want to submit propaganda, link here

SEMIFINALS

12, Clara, Missy vs 2, Jamie, Zoe

9, Jack, Rose vs 12, Bill, Missy, Nardole

QUARTERFINALS

7, Ace, Mel vs 12, Clara, Missy

2, Jamie, Zoe vs 7, Ace

9, Jack, Rose vs 7, Ace, Leela, Romana

3, Delgado Master, Jo vs 12, Bill, Missy, Nardole

previous rounds under the cut

ROUND 5

6, Frobisher, Peri vs 7, Ace, Mel

12, Clara, Missy vs 10, Donna, Martha

2, Jamie, Zoe vs 8, Charley, C'rizz

7, Ace vs 8, Charley

9, Jack, Rose vs 11, Amy, Rory, River

7, Ace, Chris, Leela, Romana vs 8, Anji, Fitz

3, Delgado Master, Jo vs 6, Evelyn

12, Bill, Missy, Nardole vs 3, Brig, Jo

ROUND 4

6, Frobisher vs 6, Frobisher, Peri

7, Ace, Benny vs 7, Ace, Mel

10, Donna, Jack, Jackie, Martha, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane, Tentoo vs 12, Clara, Missy

10, Donna, Martha vs 10, Donna

2, Jamie, Zoe vs 4, Harry, Sarah-Jane

8, Charley, C'rizz vs Romana, Leela, Brax, Narvin, Ace, K9, K9

7, Ace vs 1, Barbara, Ian, Susan

8, Charley, Romana vs 8, Charley

9, Jack, Rose vs 9, Jack, Mickey, Rose

11, Amy, Rory vs 11, Amy, Rory, River

10, Cindy, Gabby vs 7, Ace, Chris, Leela, Romana

8, Anji, Fitz vs 8, Fitz, Sam

3, Delgado Master, Jo vs 3, Benton, Bessie, Brig, Liz

5, Marc, Nyssa, Tegan vs 6, Evelyn

12, Bill, Missy, Nardole vs 12, Bill

3, Brig, Jo vs 2, 3, Benton, Brig, Jo

ROUND 3

Day 1

Romana, Leela, Brax, Narvin, Ace, K9, K9 vs 7, Ace, Hex

7, Ace, Mel vs Brig, Liz River

5, Marc, Nyssa, Tegan vs 5, Erimem, Peri

Benny, Brax, Chris, Clarence, Jason vs 7, Ace, Chris, Leela, Romana

Iris, Panda vs 7, Ace, Benny

6, Frobisher vs 6, Crystal, Jason

6, Frobisher, Peri vs 8, Izzy

11, Amy, Rory vs 10, K9, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane

7, Ace vs 2, Ben, Polly, Jamie

9, Jack, Rose vs 13, Ace, Tegan, Yaz

12, Bill, Missy, Nardole vs 12, Clara

2, Jamie, Zoe vs 7, Ace, Glitz, Mel

11, Amy, River, Rory vs 14, Donna

Shalka Doctor, Shalka Master, Alison vs 3, Brig, Jo

10, Donna vs 12, Bill, Nardole

12, Bill vs 11, Amy, Brian, Rory

Day 2

8, Charley, C'rizz vs 8, Lucie

8, Helen, Liv vs 8, Charley

8, Charley, Romana vs Iris, Jo

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Benny, Leela, Romana II vs 6, Evelyn

8, Anji, Fitz vs 8, Benny

8, Fitz, Sam vs 8, Compassion, Fitz

10, Cindy, Gabby vs Fugitive, Weeping Angel

12, Clara, Missy vs 10, Donna, Wilf

3, Delgado Master, Jo vs 4, K9, Romana I

10, Donna, Martha vs 13, Dan, Yaz

1, Barbara, Ian, Susan vs 2, Jamie, Victoria

9, Jack, Rose, Mickey vs 15, Ruby, Mel

10, Donna, Jack, Jackie, Martha, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane, Tentoo vs 1, 2, 3, 5, Tegan, Turlough, Sarah-Jane, Susan, Brig

1, Vicki, Steven vs 3, Benton, Bessie, Brig, Liz

1, Barbara, Ian, Vicki vs 4, Harry, Sarah-Jane

1, Dodo, Steven vs 2, 3, Benton, Brig, Jo

ROUND 2

Day 1

Romana, Leela, Brax, Narvin, Ace, K9, K9 vs 8, Bliss

7, Ace, Mel, vs 8, Audacity

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Benny, Leela, Romana II vs 6, Constance, Flip

6, Frobisher vs 1, Gillian, John

6, Frobisher, Peri vs Fugitive, Taslo

7, Ace, Benny vs 7, Chris, Roz

8, Anji, Fitz vs 8, Iris, Sam

7, Ace vs 5, Nyssa

1, Barbara, Ian, Susan vs 3, Jo

3, Delgado Master, Jo vs 2, Jamie

2, Jamie, Zoe vs 1, Katarina, Steven

11, Amy, Rory vs 11, Amy

12, Clara, Missy vs 10, Rose

12, Bill, Missy, Nardole vs 12, Clara, Psi, Saibra

9, Jack, Rose vs Fugitive, Gat, Karvanista, Lee

11, Amy, River, Rory vs 12, Bennett, O'Donnell

Day 2

8, Helen, Liv vs 6, Jago, Litefoot

5, Marc, Nyssa, Tegan vs 7 Lysandra, Sally

Brig, Liz, River, vs 5, Antranak, Erimem, Peri

5, Erimem, Peri vs 1, Oliver, Steven

Fugitive, Weeping Angel vs 11, Alice, ARC, John

8, Fitz, Sam vs 8, Sam

Homunculette, Marie vs 8, Benny

1, Ben, Polly vs 1, Steven, Vicki

5, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan vs 3, Brig, Jo

1, Dodo, Steven vs 6, Mel

1, 2, 3, 5, Susan, Brig, Sarah-Jane, Tegan, Turlough vs 6, Peri

10, Donna vs 8, Grace

10, Donna, Martha vs 11, Amy, Vincent

14, Donna vs 10, Martha

13, Dan, Yaz, vs 11, Clara

10, Jack, Martha vs 12, Bill, Nardole

Day 3

8, Charley, C'rizz vs 11, Valarie

8, Charley, Romana vs Justine, Eliza

Iris, Jo vs Ace, Hex, Lysandra, Sally

10, Cindy, Gabby vs War, Cinder

7, Ace, Chris, Leela, Romana vs Compassion, Nivet

Benny, Brax, Chris, Clarence, Jason vs Millennia, Rallon, Theta Sigma

5, Business Woman vs 6, Crystal, Jason

4, K9, Romana II vs 2, Jamie, Victoria

2, 3, Benton, Brig, Jo vs 3, Brig, Sarah-Jane

4, Harry, Sarah-Jane vs 4, Adric, K9, Romana II

3, Benton, Bessie, Brig, Liz vs 4, Sarah-Jane

10, Donna, Jack, Jackie, Martha, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane, Tentoo vs Clara, Me

15, Ruby, Mel vs 13, Yaz

9, Jack, Mickey, Rose vs 9, Rose

13, Ace, Tegan, Yaz vs 10, Wilf

13, Graham, Ryan, Yaz vs 11, Amy, Brian, Rory

Day 4

8, Charley vs Brax, Benny

8, Helen, Liv, River vs 7, Ace, Hex

Tentoo, Jackie vs 8, Lucie

6, Evelyn vs Unbound, Benny

11, Absolom Daak, Alice, River, The Squire vs 8, Izzy

8, Compassion, Fitz vs Carmen Yeh, Compassion

Iris, Panda vs The Emperor, The Man with the Rosette, The Man with the Bent Nose, Woman with Long Blonde Hair

Dr Who, Susan Who, Tom Campbell vs Shalka Doctor, Shalka Master, Alison

5, Tegan, Turlough vs 4, K9, Romana I

2, 6, Jamie, Peri vs 1, Barbara, Ian, Vicki

4, K9, Leela vs 2, Ben, Jamie, Polly

7, Ace, Glitz, Mel vs 5, Nyssa, Tegan

10, Donna, Wilf vs 11, Amy, River

15, Kate, Rose Noble, Ruby vs 10, K9, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane

12, Bill vs 15, Ruby

12, Clara vs 11, Clara, Paternoster

ROUND 1 (Group Stage)

Day 2

Group 1

6, Constance, Flip

6, Evelyn

6, Jago, Litefoot

7, Ace, Hex

7, Ace, Mel

Group 2

8, Charley, C'rizz

8, Charley, Romana

8, Charley

8, Audacity

8, Audacity, Charley

Group 3

10, Anya, Mark

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, Benny, Leela, Romana II

Unbound, Benny

Ace, Hex, Lysandara, Sally

Group 4

Justine, Eliza

Pandora, Bodyguard

Romana, Leela, Braxiatel, Narvin, Ace, K9, K9

Tentoo, Jackie

Group 5

6, Frobisher, Peri

8, Izzy

10, Anubis, Cindy, Gabby

10, Cindy, Gabby

Group 6

7, Ace, Chris, Leela, Romana

7, Benny, Chris, Roz

7, Chris, Roz

8, Anji, Fitz

8, Benny

Group 7

The Emperor, The Man with the Rosette, The Man with the Bent Nose, Woman with Long Blonde Hair

Unknown Doctor, Zeleekhà

Benny, Brax, Chris, Clarence, Jason

Carmen Yeh, Compassion

Compassion, Nivet

Group 8

3, Crystal, Jason

6, Crystal, Jason

David Banks!Doctor, Crystal, Jason

Dr Who, Susan Who, Tom Campbell

Shalka!Doctor, Alison, Master

Group 9

1, Katarina, Steven

1, Dodo, Steven

1, Ben, Polly

1, Bret, Katarina, Steven

Group 10

3, Benton, Bessie, Brig, Liz

3, Benton, Brig, Yates

3, Brig, Jo

3, Delgado!Master, Jo

3, Jo

Group 11

4, Leela

4, K9, Leela

4, K9, Romana I

4, K9, Romana II

4, Adric, K9, Romana II

Group 12

1, 2, 3, 5, Tegan, Turlough, Sarah-Jane, Susan, Brigadier

5, Peri

6, Peri

2, 6, Jamie, Peri

6, Mel

Group 13

9, Rose

9, Adam, Rose

9, Jack, Rose

9, Jack, Mickey, Rose

10, Rose

Group 14

10, Donna, Martha

10, Donna, Wilf

10, Donna, River

10, Donna, Jack, Jackie, Martha, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane, Tentoo

10, Wilf

Group 15

11, Amy, River, Rory

11, Amy, Brian, Rory

11, Clara

11, Clara, Paternoster

War, 10, 11, Clara

Group 16

12, Clara, Me

12, Bill

12, Bill, Nardole

12, Bill, Missy, Nardole

1, 12, Archibald, Hamish, Lethbridge-Stewart

Group 17

14, Donna

14, Rose, Noble

15, Ruby

15, Kate, Rose Noble, Ruby

15, Ruby, Mel

Day 1

Group 1

1, Oliver, Steven

5, Antanak, Erimem, Peri

5, Brewster, Nyssa

5, Erimem, Peri

5, Marc, Nyssa, Tegan

Group 2

7, Ace, Benny

7, Klein

7, Lysandra, Sally

8, Bliss

8, Lucie

Group 3

8, Helen, Liv

8, Helen, Liv, River

11, Roanna, Valarie

11, Valarie

Group 4

Brax, Benny

Brig, Liz, River

D'eon, Eliza, Justine, Mary Culvar, Sandwich

Iris, Jo

Group 5

War, Cinder

1, Gillian, John

2, Gillian, John

6, Frobisher

Group 6

11, Absolom Daak, Alice, River, The Squire

11, Alice, ARC, John

Fugitive, Taslo

Fugitive, Weeping Angel

Alice Obiefune, John Jones

Group 7

8, Compassion, Fitz

8, Fitz, Sam

8, Iris, Sam

8, Miranda

8, Sam

Group 8

Homunculette, Marie

Iris, Panda

Millena, Rallon, Theta Sigma

Mister Shift and the former slaves of Mictlan

5, Business Woman

Group 9

1, Barbara, Ian, Susan

1, Barbara, Ian, Vicki

1, Steven, Vicki

1, Sara, Steven

Group 10

2, Ben, Polly

2, Ben, Polly, Jamie

2, Jamie, Victoria

2, Jamie, Zoe

2, Jamie

Group 11

2, 3, Benton, Brig, Jo

3, Brig, Sarah-Jane

3, Sarah-Jane

4, Harry, Sarah-Jane

4, Sarah-Jane

Group 12

5, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan

5, Nyssa

5, Nyssa, Tegan

5, Tegan, Turlough

1, Tegan

Group 13

7, Mel

7, Ace, Glitz, Mel

7, Ace

8, Grace

Group 14

10, K9, Mickey, Rose, Sarah-Jane

10, Mickey, Rose

10, Martha

10, Jack, Martha

10, Donna

Group 15

11, Amy

11, Amy, River

11, Amy, Rory

11, Amy, Vincent

11, Abigail, Kazran

Group 16

12, Clara

12, Clara, Psi, Saibra

12, Clara, Courtney

12, Clara, Missy

12, Bennett, O'Donnell

Group 17

13, Graham, Ryan, Yaz

13, Yaz

13, Dan, Yaz

Fugitive, Gat, Karvanista, Lee

Hologram 13, Vinder, Yaz

13, Ace, Tegan, Yaz

links to previous tournaments

[doctordiscosbignaturals]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favorite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Spread the self-love ❤

five favorite fics?? caboose u know i loathe everything that leaves my brain /j

1. 💚 tormenting jamie (affectionately) <- sometimes u just need to torture a scot for fun ya know

2. 💛 sick day <- L immune system jamie

3. 🧡 pin cushion <- nurse with a stabbing kink

4. 🧡 love bites <- story 1 of the vampire!jamie saga

5. ❤️ both ways <- team pb&j (polly, ben, and jamie) fuck that old man

[glorbysblog]

My Top Five Favorite 2nd Doctor Stories

1. The War Games - Genuinely the most innovative concept in the entire B&W era imo as well as providing a great conclusion to the era and introduction to the greater Timelord culture.

2. The Mind Robber - There’s some behind-the-scenes lore about the haunted house section of The 1st Doctor Story “The Chase” that the belief that that setting occurred within the imagination would be disastrous to the concept of Doctor Who as a whole. This story proves that notion completely wrong.

3. The Macra Terror -

THERE ARE NO MACRA! also Jamie does a little dance. I watched the animation and this was definitely my favorite animation of the era.

4. The Web of Fear - This story is a lot more important than I thought it would be. The first proper follow-up to a previous non-Dalek story with The Abominable Snowmen, the intro for The Brig, and this might be Victoria’s strongest story outside of her intro.

5. The Power of The Daleks - I was a bit conflicted on whether to put this one or The Evil of The Daleks for the unique setting and Victoria’s introduction, but I think this one wins out for me. Not just for Troughton’s introduction, what actually sells this story is the reactions of Ben & Polly to The 2nd Doctor as we see Polly quickly adapt and act jolly with the new Doctor and Ben be absolutely FURIOUS and these reactions really help to sell how groundbreaking it was even then.

I think my takes on the 2nd Doctor era fall within what most people think of as the best in contrast to some of my favorites of 1’s, but I hope you enjoyed all the same. Thanks for the support of my silly liveblogging in the past 24 hours : )

[dw-companion-bracket]

Brackets Masterpost

THE FINAL

Rose vs Donna

Round 1: Groups

Group 1: Ian, Barbara, Susan, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara, Dodo

Group 2: Ben, Polly, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe

Group 3: The Brig, Liz, Benton, Yates, Jo

Group 4: Sarah, Harry, Leela, K-9, Romana I, Romana II

Group 5: Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion

Group 6: Peri, Mel, Ace, Grace

Group 7: Frobisher, Evelyn, Charley, Lucie

Group 8: Rose, Adam, Jack, Mickey, Martha, Donna, Wilf

Group 9: Amy, Rory, River, Vastra, Strax, Jenny

Group 10: Clara, Nardole, Bill, Kate, Osgood, Missy

Group 11: Graham, Ryan, Yaz, Dan

Losers Round 1

Katarina vs Adam

Dodo vs Nardole

Yates vs Ben

Sara vs Mickey

Losers Semi-Final

Katarina vs Nardole

Yates vs Mickey

Losers Final

Nardole vs Mickey

Round 2

Susan vs Peri

Missy vs Jo

Nyssa vs Martha

Jamie vs K-9

River vs The Brigadier

Sarah Jane vs Rose

Ace vs Dan

Vicki vs Tegan

Clara vs Ian

Charley vs Zoe

Liz vs Donna

Rory vs Romana II

Barbara vs Amy

Polly vs Bill

Yaz vs Turlough

Frobisher vs Jack

Round 3

Susan vs Missy

Martha vs Jamie

The Brigadier vs Rose

Ace vs Tegan

Ian vs Zoe

Donna vs Romana II

Barbara vs Bill

Turlough vs Jack

Round 4: Quarter-Finals

Missy vs Martha

Rose vs Ace

Ian vs Donna

Bill vs Jack

Round 5: Semi-Finals

Martha vs Rose

Donna vs Jack

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story?

ROUND 2 MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

The Faceless Ones

Synopsis

The TARDIS arrives at Gatwick Airport in July 1966. A great many young people have vanished, including Ben and Polly. With the help of Samantha Briggs, the sister of one of the missing youths, the Second Doctor and Jamie must uncover the plot of the Chameleons.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

The Daemons

Synopsis

The Master, posing as a rural vicar, summons a cloven-hoofed demon-like creature named Azal in a church crypt. Seeking to gain the ancient titan's demonic power, he gathers a cult and then corrupts or controls the residents of Devil's End to bow to his will. Dark elemental forces begin to disturb the village on the eve of May Day: unexplained murders, a stone gargoyle come to life, and a nigh-impenetrable infernal energy dome. With the Master fully prepared to destroy the Earth, the Doctor and UNIT — aided by a benevolent practitioner of witchcraft — battle the wicked rites of a secret science wielded by an alien from another world.

Propaganda

what is the most important quality of a good doctor who story, to have a strong plot, something to say, something new to try. all of these are positives, yes, but sometimes the best doctor who stories are just fun. sometimes they feature the master pretending to be the leader of a satanic cult pretending to be an anglican priest, remote control bessie, an alien who's basically the devil, a living gargoyle, a witch, and the doctor escaping being tied to a maypole by pretending to be a wizard. truly, this is the heights of doctor who, it is beyond fun to watch, i love it so much. If that’s not enough, then surely the fact that this has THE ‘the brigs an alcoholic and mike yates is gay’ moment (anonymous)

[the--highlanders]

for the doctor who ask game, 2, 4, 8, 18 :)

2. Which outfit of the Doctor would you wear yourself?

that outfit that fifteen wore to the club.............. I need his gender so bad

I do kinda want to closet cosplay eleven again, that was always fun

4. Who is your favourite companion?

it almost feels like cheating to say it's jamie at this point. favourite dr who companion feels too small for that & too unrelated to everything I've done to his character over the years. victoria is a very strong second place also

outside of two's era, probably vicki, jo, clara, and bill :) tho I tend to enjoy most of them!! there's just a few that I don't vibe with really

8. What character do you think is the most misunderstood/underrated?

victoria victoria victoria victoria. & as usual when I say this I mean in terms of like, eu content as much as fandom.

like, she definitely gets the short end of the stick in a bunch of ways, so I understand why it's the case - so many of her episodes are missing, she's been typecast for years as the archetypal 'screaming companion', & she's sandwiched between two-jamie-ben-polly (who are quite a distinctive tardis team) and two-jamie-zoe (very similar makeup of two and jamie + a teenage girl, with more surviving episodes and a general sense that zoe is 'cooler' or more capable). so I get it! I see why it's easy to gloss over her

but like. look at her. she's sweet and kind and absolutely unafraid of hitting a dictator in the face. she's so so so brave and also /so scared/ and she leaves because she's too scared and tired to go on and the narrative doesn't demonise her for that. she's Been Through It. she's two and jamie's first adopted kid more junior companion and is absolutely crucial to the way they crystallise as a duo. she's a perfect narrative foil for jamie. she plays off both two and jamie so well. like she has SO much going on and SO much potential for good character work (and eu stories that get her right tend to be REALLY good), but I'm always seeing her at the bottom of companion polls/she just feels like the most overlooked of two's companions :((( justice for my beautiful daughter who has every mental illness

18. Do you think the Doctor can cook?

already answered :)

doctor who ask game!

[nerds-yearbook]

The time traveling alien known as the Doctor (Doctor 2) and his companions arrived on the Earth in 1966. The Doctor found a race called the Chameleons who had secretly invaded England. Due to nuclear explosions, the Chameleons had lost their identities and faces and were dying off. The Doctor learned that the Chameleons had been stealing people’s identities and miniaturized the originals to be held captive on a space station. At the end of the adventure, the Doctor’s companions Ben and Polly decided to remain on Earth. ("The Faceless Ones" Doctor Who vlm 1, TV)

[cosmik-homo]

Jamie is so offended he wasn't aware of the Doctor's (actual) Fine Silverwear Pronoun Sets because Ben And Polly were not aware of them because two is like me in that they tried the water of this social transitioning thing for 2 seconds, realized its kinda annoying and decided to just kind of privately do whatever it wants forever and not bother w other people. But Jamie feels bad as if the Doctor didn't trust him w it so you see this, recently-literate 18th century highlander going around with neopronoun flashcards in his sporran and two is like I said she/him/it is fine! And Jamie's like ALL PRONOUNS IS ALL PRONOUNS AND THATS WHAT YOU DESERVE.

[companion-showdown-dot-org]

Most Likely to Beat the Doctor's Ass, Seeding Round Masterpost

This tournament has now started, Masterpost Here

The criteria for this tournament have not been (poll here)

Group 1: Susan, Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara Kingdom, Dodo

Group 2: Ben, Polly, Jamie, Victoria, Zoe, The Brigadier, Benton, Liz

Group 3: Jo, Yates, Sarah-Jane, Harry, Leela, K9, Romana I, Romana II

Group 4: Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion, Peri, Mel, Ace

Group 5: Grace, Chang Lee, Rose, Mickey, Adam, Jack, Martha, Wilf

Group 6: Donna, River, Amy, Rory, Kate, Clara, Handles, Bill

Group 7: Nardole, Yaz, Graham, Ryan, Dan, Fitz Kreiner, Evelyn Smythe, Frobisher

Group 8: Charley Pollard, C'rizz, Bernice Summerfield, Gillian and John Who, Iris Wildthyme, Lucie Miller, Hex Schofield, Alison Cheney

Which group contains the strongest competitor

[doctorwhocompanionsbracket]

Doctor Who Companions Bracket: Introduction

Hello all, and welcome to the Doctor Who Companions Bracket Tournament! We’re here to find out the people’s ultimate favorite companion from Doctor Who! All 58 companions from the tv show will be included (no tie in media like Big Finish stories will be included, as per an earlier quick poll I did)

I’ll be tagging every post with #dwcb so you can more easily find them or discuss the bracket in a uniformly tagged way!

This bracket has been seeded to the best of my (nonexistent) ability, so we’ll be going through the first round with some of the more top seeded character excluded until we get to the second round.

Let me know if you have any questions or comments, best of luck, and have fun!

All polls under the cut:

Round 1 (Complete)

Barbara VS Ian

Yaz VS Danny

Mickey VS Ryan

Jack VS Adam

John VS Vislor

Rory VS Rosita

Zoe VS Mike

Graham VS Dan

Leela VS Kate

The Brigadier VS Mel

Martha VS Vicki

Susan VS Ben

Jo VS Jackson

Wilfred VS Kamelion

Nyssa VS Polly

K9 VS Astrid

Romana II VS Katarina

Victoria VS Nardole

Jamie VS Adelaide

Liz VS Sara

Harry VS Grace

Bill VS Craig

Romana I VS Adric

Tegan VS Steven

Ace VS Christina

Peri VS Dodo

Round 2 (Complete)

Rose VS Barbara

Yaz VS Ryan

Jack VS John

Rory VS Zoe

Donna VS Dan

Leela VS The Brigadier

Martha VS Susan

Jo VS Wilfred

Sarah VS Nyssa

K9 VS Romana II

Victoria VS Clara

Jamie VS Liz

Amy VS Harry

Bill VS Romana I

River VS Tegan

Ace VS Peri

Round 3 (Complete)

Rose VS Yaz

Jack VS Rory

Donna VS The Brigadier

Martha VS Jo

Sarah VS K9

Clara VS Jamie

Amy VS Bill

River VS Ace

Quarterfinals (complete)

Rose VS Rory

Donna VS Jo

Sarah VS Jamie

Amy VS Ace

Semifinals (complete)

Rose VS Jo

Sarah VS Amy

Third place (Complete)

Sarah VS Jo

Finals

Rose VS Amy