The aesthetic difference between two Doctor Who eras summarized in two shots. Are the adventures in this show something wonderful to celebrate or something regrettable you need therapy to recover from?

Went more into what I was thinking of when tweeting this in these replies since I understand it may not immediately be clear what was on my mind! x.com/scribblesscrip…

@scribblesscript I am conflicted. While I would love it to be the former. I can't help but feel it'd be a little mix of both. Especially for those companions who lost folk on the trips and those who where loners

@scribblesscript Both are group therapy but one is strangers and the other is chosen family.

@scribblesscript This is the absolute worst tweet Dr who Twitter could create, what is even this comparison?

@scribblesscript TBF- the first part was during the tail end of COVID and I don’t think they wanted to kill William Russell

@scribblesscript One pays a nice homage to the show's legacy, the other throws in one classic character and thinks it can pass it off as a celebration.

@scribblesscript The people in the first photo are still smiling, and the biggest difference is that The Doctor is in the second. They aren’t in therapy because the adventures were traumatic—it is because they are over. This is a gathering of people who understand what no others can.

@scribblesscript We talk all the time about how the Doctor tends to mistreat their companions and neglect their feelings as a core theme of the entire show so wouldn’t it make sense for former companions to connect and talk about both what they loved and what was challenging about the experience?

@scribblesscript My complaint is more the composition of the first shot. All they had to do was move them Closer to the wall. If you look at their faces the companions are happy reminiscing. Yes there’s a support group/therapy aspect (which is understandable) but it’s not a bad time.

@scribblesscript Interesting point. I do give Chibnall credit for raising the issue of how the companions feel after the Doctor has moved on. But it's fair to say that the Jodie era was never portrayed as the fun-filled romp for the companions that RTD makes it out to be.

@scribblesscript The aesthetic difference between two Doctor Who eras summarized in two shots. One looks like a drama and the other looks like a Nickelodeon show.

@scribblesscript Yaz was a suicidal teenager! After being dropped by the doctor like that she could’ve very easily gone down a dark path. But this group was there to catch her and make her feel seen with relatable words of wisdom

@scribblesscript It's a good point, but I don't think it's either/or. It's an "and". The companions join for different reasons and take away different things. I think it's worse for those who leave part way through their arc, like Ryan. Without NA/BF I think Ace may have followed the same path.

@scribblesscript There’s such a vast difference in the tone of what life is like after the Doctor. In RTD & Moffat, there’s (mostly) the sense that companions are changed for the better, & there’s a sense of hope and/or continuation that just doesn’t quite land with Chibnall.

@scribblesscript That was always confusing to me, that reason for the Doctor having 10's face again, to recover from things, "burn out" & what else was said. I've never imagined the Doctor as not taking care of themselves, but then that is the thing - my imagining, I guess. /g

@scribblesscript Both (apparently no moles were harmed)

@scribblesscript Well I would think that would depend on the adventures Certain doctors certainly had it lighter than others But there's definitely always a risk factor It's very much a case-by-case basis I suppose

@scribblesscript If you wanna talk about adventures being regrettable for companions, the era on the left is the only one from the revival that didn't kill off or give any of its companions a tragic, life-shattering ending.