Let's Talk About Six...

[thisbluespirit]

I think we last had a discussion post in June, so we're well overdue for another. (As ever, if anyone else wants to start one, go right ahead.)


I commented in previous discussion posts that One and Two lagged behind the other Doctors in terms of stories on Teaspoon, but that just isn’t true anymore… it’s Six that’s now possibly the least-written Doctor. Funnily enough, I was thinking we should talk Six next anyhow…

While Six’s isn’t my favourite era on TV, there’s still plenty I like about it (and him), and some fun characters introduced (The Rani, Sil, Glitz), the audios and comics gave us Evelyn and Frobisher among others, and he’s wonderfully technicoloured. Personally, I always find writing Six is the most fun a person can have doing fanfic. He’s loud, loves cats and words and he’s very much the Doctor whether you like it or not.

So what Six-era stories would people like to see? Any crossovers that would work best with him? One-off characters or companions you feel should be explored further? Something else?

As ever, to kick things off, here be a mix of weird, wonderful and oddly sensible prompts pulled from the random Pairing Generator.


As usual, I tend to think of them as fun starting points rather than ships, but what you will. (And I realise Maxil is technically Five era, but, um, well…):

The Trickster / Sixth Doctor / hope
Sixth Doctor / Jenny ('The Doctor's Daughter') / an alien planet
Seventh Doctor / Sixth Doctor / trapped
Sixth Doctor / Captain Mike Yates / the follies of youth
Sixth Doctor / Colonel Mace / 1969
Sixth Doctor / Rani Chandra / breaking the rules
Romana I / Sixth Doctor / looking back

Third Doctor / Peri Brown / in the wrong place
Peri Brown / Luke Smith / alcohol
Peri Brown / Darkel (The Inquisitor) / the butterfly effect
Maxil / Peri Brown / taken

The Face of Boe / Mel Bush / no looking back
Mel Bush / Rosita / India
The Corsair / Mel Bush / knife
Jamie McCrimmon / Mel Bush / Sea Devils
Mel Bush / Toby Avery / frozen

Maxil / First Doctor / ice
Maxil / Mickey Smith / Time Agents
Denise Riley / Maxil / handcuffs
Maxil / Timothy Latimer / a swordfight

Evelyn Smythe / Abigail Pettigrew / running out of time
Susan Foreman / Evelyn Smythe / life, the universe, and everything
Evelyn Smythe / Davros / uncertainty
Evelyn Smythe / Wilfred Mott / independence

John Hart / The Master (Ainley) / the year 2000
The Master (Ainley) / Charles Dickens / the sun
Donna Noble / The Master (Ainley) / blind

The Rani / Jo Grant / don't drink the water
The Rani / The War Chief / years
The Rani / Professor Chronotis / souls
Susan Foreman / The Rani / frozen in time
The Master (Roberts) / The Rani / a letter

Sabalom Glitz / Chrissie Jackson / San Francisco
Duplicate Tenth Doctor (a.k.a., Handy) / Sabalom Glitz / teasing
Vera Juarez / Sabalom Glitz / blood
Romana II / Sabalom Glitz / Judoon

Azmael / Tenth Doctor / an explosion
Nyssa / Azmael / back and forth

The Valeyard / Katarina / reading
Shayde / The Valeyard / beyond comprehension
The Valeyard / Zoe Heriot / worthless

Darkel (The Inquisitor, Trial) / Adam Mitchell / ripple effect

Tegan Jovanka / Frobisher /transformed
Charley Pollard / Frobisher / dinosaurs
Romana II / Lucie Miller / Frobisher / the wrong impression

Comments

[captain91.livejournal.com]

thanks, i'll be sure to have a look. watching a show with so much past can be great but very confusing to the newcomer!

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Ain't that the truth. Let me know if you liked it!

[captain91.livejournal.com]

i've only read a few pages do far (damn you over enthuastic migraine!) but i have to say i really like what i've read. he's written and drawn it well, it's easy to catch on to who's who, without much other knowledge.

and hopefully he'll kill 2 birds with one stone and explain this grandaughter to me and rose at the same time!

[singeaddams.livejournal.com]

Rich never gives Susan an explanation so I'll give you one. She's the Doctor's granddaughter! During his first incarnation he stole the TARDIS and escaped Gallifrey with her (reasons unknown, other family unknown.) They landed on Earth in the 60s, in Foreman's Junk Yard. His granddaughter took the alias of Susan Foreman and he just remained the Doctor. She was intrigued by human culture and entered high school, amazing her teachers with her science knowledge. Two of these, Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, became concerned about Susan's home life and followed her to the junkyard. They confront the Doctor about her living conditions and force themselves onto the TARDIS. While they're still boggling the Doctor decides to teach them a lesson in meddling and kidnaps them into space. His piloting skills being laughable he wasn't able to take them home so they, and Susan, became his first traveling companions. Susan eventually leaves when she falls in love with a human man of the future and Ian and Barbara make their own way back to Earth. The Doctor decides he loves seeing the Universe with others and collects more companions. And so it begins...

As for Rose, she was his first companion after the Doctor was nearly destroyed by the Time War. He was utterly traumatized by events (his own destruction of Gallifrey for one) and she helped him. They bonded deeply. Probably they became lovers. Anyway, Nine and Ten certainly love her.

Hope that helps! Any more questions just ask.

[captain91.livejournal.com]

hee, thanks for that, i feel like a gap in my knowledge wall has been filled. it made me laugh that in 50 years of screen time the doctor's MO doesn't seem to have changed: find human, drag human into danger, take human travelling, fail ot return human at the right time!

susan certainally give me a different perspective on him destroyuing gallifrey (i know he was pretty much exiled, but he could have had a whole family there) and his willingness to do domestic for amy and rory in their current hun (i'll leave it vague for anybody who hasn't seen the recent episodes). this owuld be a perfect time to brin susan back for a cameo, but i guess they assume only the die hard fans or those who were around when it started would know about her.

thanks for the help, it's always fun to earn new whovian stuff and fill in the blanks. now i must gt my popcorn and coke and any left over dalek cookies (you've got to love baking parents) in time for the airing!!!!! wooohoooo!!!