I didnt see this topic anywhere so I thought I would just jump in.
This can be from anywhere in the Whoniverse spectrum; tv, books, audio, etc.
I’ll go first and say Donna due to having been raised by an overbearing mother. Although, I often have said I am nothing like Donna’s “aggressive” side, I have caught myself screaming into the void at spam callers as well as rude drivers in traffic. I could be Donna light
I do love how she gets things done in handling any given situation.
Definately my fave reboot companions.
On some levels Liv, I really idk vibe with her personality and humour I just love her. Rose too, Fathers Day alone just resonates with me on a lot of levels.
I don’t think I relate to any of the companions, but if I had to give an answer, I feel like I may be most like Adric as far as personality is concerned. Maybe. It’s been a while since I’ve watched most of his episodes.
Many of them, for many reasons. Donna. Lucie. Leela. Susan. And she’s not a companion but Allison rips me wide open very often.
I don’t at all think relatability should be the most important thing a character can be, but also sometimes one does see a fragment of oneself reflected back in a character at exactly the time one needs it. Doctor Who has always managed to do that for me, somehow.
You dont have to answer right away. It could even be a vibe, like @CommanderBayban has with Adric.
Many companions seem like they dont fit in right with society or they seem stuck like Amy. Love Amy. When she met the Dr (as an adult)
She was like what took you so long to come back. Then she was ready for adventure
Sam Jones so far, I think. As I only completed the first four EDAs with her and a few short stories, so Sam in Vampire Science would be more accurate. I feel like she can think too much about things just like me, and I admire her putting actions to those thoughts in a way I somehow too afraid to
Hmm. I’m not sure I relate really strongly to any of them. Maybe Martha, but I think it’s less relating directly to her and more aspiring to be like her. I really admire her compassion and resilience. I do somewhat relate to her having to play peacemaker in her family, but not quite to the degree she has to.
There’s quite a lot of them I relate to, and all in different ways, so I’m not sure I could rank them and pick a most…
The way people treat Leela really strikes a chord with me as someone who grew up autistic and with an undiagnosed learning disability. Saying things that make no sense, or that weren’t explained properly and then treating you like an idiot for not understanding. Also the racism, the racism is relatable as well. [1]
Ace is extremely relatable as a queer person who got kicked out of school as a teenager for bullshit reasons. And I have complicated feelings about my mother. And I love destroying things <3. And I have nearly set the house on fire way too many times. And I really hate my birth name but still use it legally. And-
When I was watching new who for the first time I literally woke up in the middle of the night with the revelation that Donna was my favorite a the time because she reminded me of myself.
I too have a strong, independent wife (although she didn’t, to my knowledge, sod off on the eve of our wedding with another man…) and am the quiet one of the pair. I always think if I went on adventures with the Doctor, that is who I’d be like.
I also like to think that I’ll get as cool as Rory does later on in his run.
I am high functioning autistic and I get that. Ace and Leela both.. and I would say several companions where, before the Dr came along, they didnt fit into any one crowd or category. Each looking for something bigger or a spot in the universe where they felt at home. Even Zoe stowed away on the TARDIS because the Wheel in Space was not enough for her mind.
