Lizardsquid, maker of noises @lizardsquid@computerfairi.es

I like that they introduced a new person to the series by making them spawn in Area 77 and pretending that they are actually an alien

"yeah great, and now I have all your internal problems in my sky"

"Why do things have to escalate so quickly?? Can't we have a secret military base in peace here on the hermitcraft server?"

@maple *gently wraps my arms around you and holds you softly*

@beadsland I had forgotten about John and Gillian!

The main thing for me is that I just wish the TV series left more gaps where you can insert stories without having to be like "and then the Doctor was kidnapped and had some adventures off screen in the middle of this episode but you didn't notice and they didn't mention it at all".

(also: didn't the Big Finish companion travel with the 1st Doctor AND Steven?)

@BatElite *is a happy train map*

@boobs_idiot@octodon.social morning!!!

With the 2nd Doctor: in his last TV story, he is forced to regenerate by the time lords. But since they hadn't cast Pertwee yet, they don't actually show the regeneration.

This has lead to many stories that star the 2nd Doctor alone, but set while he's trying to run away from the Time Lords so that he doesn't have to regenerate.

Fans call this period "Season 6b", but it isn't actually a fan theory – it's been confirmed as true by the events of The Five Doctors and The Two Doctors.

*There are multiple points in S01E01 where the Doctor takes off in the TARDIS. Which means that from the Doctor's perspective, the story could actually be spread over several months, with him going on a bunch of adventures before returning to London to deal with the Autons.

The 5th Doctor has a similar situation to the 1st Doctor - there's always an overlapping set of companions, and the Doctor never travels alone.

The 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Doctors are all explicitly shown to be traveling on their own.

The 13th Doctor has only had 1 set of companions so far.

The 9th Doctor is a bit tricky - he can never be traveling alone *after* Rose joins the TARDIS in S01E01. But he can be alone before (and during*) that episode.

The 3rd Doctor is sort of blocked off. He spends most of his time exiled on Earth, which means that most stories are set in the few years that he was working with the Brigadier at UNIT.
But, there is a time jump between Season 10 and Season 11, where:
• he has gained back the ability to use the TARDIS again
• he hasn't got any companions.

You could theoretically put new companions in there, but then you have to explain why he bothers to come back to work with UNIT.