Elimination Game - Male companions

[7] Ian Chesterton
[5] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[7] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[4] Adric
[5] Vislor Turlough
[5] Jack Harkness
[9] Wilfred Mott
[5] Rory Williams
[4] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

I don’t like Nardole. He’s too annoying.

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[7] Ian Chesterton
[5] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[7] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[4] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough +
[5] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott -
[5] Rory Williams
[4] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

Love so many of these, but I’m particularly feeling Turlough right now. And I know most of us are all nostalgic over Wilf, but I’m not sure I’d even count him as a companion, let alone consider him one of the best.

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[7] Ian Chesterton
[5] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[5] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[4] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[6] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[5] Rory Williams
[4] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

I have to be perfectly honest - I never got the love for the Brigadier.

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[7] Ian Chesterton
[5] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[5] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[5] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[6] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[5] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

Poor little naive 7-year-old me imprinted on Adric as a fellow maths loving, socially inept (autistic) nerd and even after getting absolutely blind sighted by Earthshock (and growing to realise how annoying and poorly written he can be), I’m still attached to the little bugger 2 decades later.

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[7] Ian Chesterton
[5] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[5] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[3] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[6] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

Adric and Vislor are my two least favourite companions, they are just annoying…

I think that Rory deserves a lot more love than he is given.

They had there time when then where the Woodle clues every day for a couple of weeks :joy:

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[7] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[5] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[3] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

Steven’s chemistry with the First Doctor is note-by-note perfect.

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[8] Ian Chesterton :arrow_up:
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[5] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[1] Adric :arrow_down::arrow_down:
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[1] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[2] Jack Harkness
[7] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[5] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[1] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[2] Jack Harkness
[5] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[6] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[1] Adric
[6] Vislor Turlough
[6] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[6] Graham O’Brien

[0] - Jack Harkness Sorry Jack but you’re a product of your time and a little grating on rewatch sometimes! And played by an awful human being so I feel no guilt!

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[5] Captain Mike Yates
[6] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[7] Wilfred Mott :arrow_up: :saluting_face:
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[6] Graham O’Brien

[-1] Adric:arrow_down: :star: His gold star for mathematical excellence didn’t help him in the end. Adric is gone.

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates :arrow_down:
[7] Harry Sullivan :arrow_up:
[6] Vislor Turlough
[7] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[2] Nardole
[6] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[5] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[3] Nardole
[6] Graham O’Brien

I’m brave enough to say it. Wilf doesn’t really count as a companion ¯_ (ツ)_/¯

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[6] Wilfred Mott
[6] Rory Williams
[3] Nardole
[4] Graham O’Brien

I’m sorry, I know the argument, but Graham being higher than Wilf was a crime

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[6] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams
[3] Nardole
[4] Graham O’Brien

I adore him but he isn’t a companion so it has to be a downvote for Wilf. In a ranking of companions he cannot go out before Ben or Nardole - sorry but no.

And where’s the love for Rory?

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[7] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart :arrow_up:
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams
[1] Nardole :arrow_down:
[4] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[6] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[8] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[3] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams
[1] Nardole
[2] Graham O’Brien

Graham was my favourite 13th companion.

Still hate him.

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[7] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[8] Jamie McCrimmon
[8] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[1] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams
[1] Nardole
[2] Graham O’Brien

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[7] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[9] Jamie McCrimmon
[8] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[1] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[6] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams
[2] Graham O’Brien

I feel really bad doing this, but [-1] Nardole has been eliminated. I like Nardole quite a bit actually, but I don’t think more than the remaining characters. To me, the key thing is when I ask myself who would I be most excited to see in a new adventure (regardless of format), Nardole is at the bottom of those we have left here.

He can be funny - how could he not, he’s played by Matt Lucas? That trend is dampered a bit by Moffat’s writing but in general Nardole has a lot of potential for good laughs. That’s about it though - at the end of the day, he is written to be an android. He is by design a character that doesn’t really change much or have that much room for development, so he really is just here for the snark.

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[8] Ian Chesterton
[7] Steven Taylor
[5] Ben Jackson
[9] Jamie McCrimmon
[8] Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
[5] Sergeant John Benton
[1] Captain Mike Yates
[7] Harry Sullivan
[7] Vislor Turlough
[4] Wilfred Mott
[7] Rory Williams

[0] Graham O’Brien is out!

I love all the companions from the classic series so much it’s so hard to choose between them, but I think Turlough is underrated.

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