'xactly. That's what companions should do, ffs. There's only so much ankle-twisting and question-asking that any story needs, and that any character can survive without becoming impossibly unappealing. Whereas a companion who has a bit of clout about them and occasionally get to kick him a bit has longevity and fabulousness - and makes the Doctor that much more appealing by association. Even just that bit in WOTD where Tegan pwns both Five and Turlough when they can't open the door and she can? That's brilliant.

I would like Ten more if he had someone to point out to him the bits when he is a twat, instead of gazing at him in doe-eyed handholdy lust. *crosses fingers helplessly*