#tish jones

[khruschevshoe]

We do NOT give Jackie Tyler and Mickey Smith their props for their character growth in the Parting of the Ways. Rose is absolutely amazing, an absolute ferocious beacon of hope and stubbornness and bravery in the finale, the absolute reason why the Doctor lives and the world is saved and an equal hero to Nine, but she has a moment of doubt. A moment of hesitancy.

And Mickey Smith and Jackie Tyler step in and help her save the day. Both Mickey and Jackie give up on their idea of Rose and their hatred of the Doctor and help her pull open the TARDIS. Even within this one episode we see them struggle with their feelings and decide to put them aside and help do this because Rose is right- this is a better way of living your life.

Doctor Who is about ordinary people making extraordinary decisions and making themselves extraordinary and this doesn't just apply to official companions (who I love with all my might)- it applies to the people they love, too. We see it over and over again in Davies' era, with Jackie and Mickey and Sylvia and Tish and Wilfred and Francine and Harriet Jones and every one-off character as well, from Lynda-with-a-Y to Jabe to Gwyneth to Novice Hame to McDonnell to Sally to Chantho to Nancy to all the rest.

Doctor Who is at its strongest when the story is focused on the strength of the bleeding, beating heart of humanity (and character in general, in its non-humans), when the characters drive the story, when at the end of the day you understand why, for all of the world's flaws, the Doctor comes back over and over again because of people like this- not just his companions, but the Jackies and Mickeys and all the rest of the world.

[casasupernovas]

it's been years and i only just clocked that the master was using tish's phone to talk to the doctor.

[fanonical]

i want a sarah jane adventures style spinoff about martha's sister tish where she works for a different shitty boss who turns out to secretly be an alien every week

[princess-pine-cone]

I feel like Mrs Jones and Jackie Tyler would have a lot to say over tea surrounding the Doctor

[thenorthernchild]

i fear we manifested a different jones sibling….

[bestsistertournament]

[skywastherobot]

I was introduced to Russell T Davies' work through DOCTOR WHO. In 2005, he revived the show and created an entire generation of obsessed sci-fi British nerds - including me. Hell, I now run a podcast dedicated to the show.

As I got older, I went through his previous work and discovered a wealth of great television and storytelling. He started his career on DARK SEASON, CENTURY FALLS and QUEER AS FOLK (TV shows which, I must admit, I have not seen). Then, he produced his early masterpiece: THE SECOND COMING. If you haven't seen it, it stars a pre-Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston in the role of Jesus Christ. Yes, really. It's one of the most interesting takes on religion I've ever seen and it still holds up.

And, then, a pre-Tenth Doctor David Tennant took on the role of CASANOVA, which would eventually lead him to even greater roles. Then, DOCTOR WHO. Then, TORCHWOOD and THE SARAH JANE ADVENTURES and, my personal favourite, CUCUMBER; what must it be like for older gay people, who grew up in a time of such intolerance, watching a world around them becoming increasingly gay-friendly? An utterly slept-on masterpiece; perhaps his greatest work.

Then, A VERY ENGLISH SCANDAL and YEARS AND YEARS and IT'S A SIN and NOLLY (the latter of which I had the privilege of seeing the premiere at the BFI Southbank) and… DOCTOR WHO again? This time with Mr Ncuti Gatwa. An illustrious career, edited down to a single minute. I hope you enjoy this montage/tribute/trailer, whatever you want to call it.

[dwsmashorpass]

[legeebeeteequah]

RAVONA RENSLAYER IS MARTHA JONES' SISTER WHAAAAAAAAAAT?!

[dream-beyond-the-fantasy]

Whoa. Tish is supposed to be the eldest Jones kid?! I always Martha was the older sister! Maybe because Freema actually is older than Gugu and Martha is the more stable one and caretaker of the family.

[thekinglemingle]

Alonso Crane and Tish Jones team up to fight Sea Devils is such a Big Finish concept. Bizarre that it's actually coming to our screens

[torchwood-rarepair-royale]

Propaganda below the cut:

Lois/Tish propaganda

Lisa/Jack/Ianto propaganda

[casasupernovas]

hey, what's everyone's fave martha jones episode? for me, it's 'the sound of drums' and it's not just my favourite martha jones episode it's my favourite out of the entire show.

[who-platonic-ships]

Doctor Who Platonic Poll: Round 1, Teams 6

[perplexed-confusion]

This ep is the 2nd thing in 2 days I've watched with someone called Tish in it

[theladyfae]

the lazarus experiment / her island, rita dove