Doctor Who To See the Return of Arthur Darvill?
By David Hill
When last we saw Rory on Doctor Who, he was an old man dying in a New York hotel room, sent back in time by Weeping Angels as they fed on his life force. However, if Arthur Darvill gets his way, we may be able to see Rory once again, even if it takes quite a few years for his plan to come to fruition.
What Darvill has proposed is the idea that, at some point in the future, the Doctor’s companions are all meeting together for a group therapy session. This reunion would take place far into the future, when the companions are all quite bit older. As this plan would be approximately forty years in the future, Darvill refers to it as a “geriatric reunion” of sorts.
It is certainly an interesting idea, and one that may not even need to wait that long to occur. As more companions come and go on Doctor Who, those who return to modern times, and retain their memories of traveling with the Doctor, may well seek out others who went through the same experiences. While such journeys would certainly be fun and exciting, the constant threat of danger, and the various predicaments one would find themselves in, could be quite traumatic indeed.
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Likewise, who else would these former companions turn to for support? Any therapist or psychologist would likely think that these companions were suffering from some sort of hallucination, especially if they sought out help separately. With this in mind, the only places to turn would either be to one of those groups who are actively trying to locate the Doctor, or with other former companions.
Obviously, it is easier said then done when it comes to locating those who traveled with the Doctor. They may be scattered throughout the planet, or even in different pockets of time and space, if they even recall those travels. Yet, if one is to try to locate a sympathetic ear, or someone who has gone through such a journey themselves, a fellow companion would be a great place to start.
Maybe, instead of just being a future episode on Doctor Who, Arthur Darvill’s idea could be its own spinoff. Watching, or, if Big Finish could produce it, listening to a series called something akin to ‘Companions Anonymous’ certainly sounds interesting.
