So I just wanted to say that I've been watching the Fifth Doctor era episodes on the Twitch marathon, and I freaking adore Nyssa.
She's so smart and sweet and just lovely and she loves books books books and knows science and her hair is so puffy and her sleeves are so puffy!!
Also, I get to ship her with Tegan and there's no question of that. And I like Tegan, too. Not as much as Nyssa, but she's pretty great. She's so resourceful and strong-willed. And I've been over the moon watching so many stories with two female companions who work together and are friends and sometimes save the men and totally own themselves. Even without the shipping potential they're great. But also. Shipping.
I like Five pretty well. Probably my second favourite Classic Doctor so far. It's nice to sometimes have a Doctor who's mostly nice and kind and gentle. He doesn't have to be so bloody difficult in every incarnation!
(Notes about the Fourth Doctor era: I loved both Romanas, her second incarnation maybe even more than the first. My feelings on the Fourth Doctor varied a great deal. He's definitely interesting and memorable, but I also want to smack him a lot.)
But just. Nyssa. Nyssa Nyssa Nyssa. I adore her. Fangirling here very much yes. And I want her outfits. Except the Snakedance one. I might have worn that when I was sixteen, though. (I don't want Tegan's outfits. Though the air stewardess uniform is super cute on her.)
I'm sad that Nyssa's last story is airing tonight and then no more Nyssa for me on this marathon. There's a bunch of serials I haven't seen or only saw bits of, though, so I guess I'll be ordering more DVDs soon.
She's so smart and sweet and just lovely and she loves books books books and knows science and her hair is so puffy and her sleeves are so puffy!!
Also, I get to ship her with Tegan and there's no question of that. And I like Tegan, too. Not as much as Nyssa, but she's pretty great. She's so resourceful and strong-willed. And I've been over the moon watching so many stories with two female companions who work together and are friends and sometimes save the men and totally own themselves. Even without the shipping potential they're great. But also. Shipping.
I like Five pretty well. Probably my second favourite Classic Doctor so far. It's nice to sometimes have a Doctor who's mostly nice and kind and gentle. He doesn't have to be so bloody difficult in every incarnation!
(Notes about the Fourth Doctor era: I loved both Romanas, her second incarnation maybe even more than the first. My feelings on the Fourth Doctor varied a great deal. He's definitely interesting and memorable, but I also want to smack him a lot.)
But just. Nyssa. Nyssa Nyssa Nyssa. I adore her. Fangirling here very much yes. And I want her outfits. Except the Snakedance one. I might have worn that when I was sixteen, though. (I don't want Tegan's outfits. Though the air stewardess uniform is super cute on her.)
I'm sad that Nyssa's last story is airing tonight and then no more Nyssa for me on this marathon. There's a bunch of serials I haven't seen or only saw bits of, though, so I guess I'll be ordering more DVDs soon.