[Thessair]

Now, I freely admit to having started with the 2005 series, but I went back and watched all of the classic series (including the reconstructions) and have a tremendous love for it. Rose was the first companion I ever saw, and she's one of my least favorites. To be honest, most of the new series companions I find annoying.

Yet, for some reason, I love Mel and I don't mind Adric. I think part of that is hearing how awful they were prior to watching them and then finding they weren't as terrible as advertised. (Adric, I think, gets a particularly bad rap but he acts just like most of the really smart young people I've known in my life.) But, sadly, I know that most of my Who tastes don't align with the general consensus. I do have to acknowledge the fact that I didn't watch these as they came out so I can't really understand some of the 'whys' behind the opinions of long-time fans as I didn't grow up with it.