The Doom Coalition sequel discussion

I imagine that at least the first box set will focus on Eight and Liv searching for Helen, which will lead to the reintroduction of Helen and the Eleven at the end of the First Box Set. From there I’d like to see something a bit more low key that Doom Coalition happen, but also include a sort of all star cast with the Master, Rani and other recurring characters. I definitely want to see a continuation of the Doctor’s story with the Monk.

Not sure how controversial this is, but I think Liv needs to leave soon. She's been the companion through Dark Eyes and Doom Coalition, giving her 28 episodes over 3+ years. In a range that is aiming for a continuing story-line.

In my option the New Series has taught us that a companion can only last up to two years. (Though even that is theoretical, because we have yet to see a companion who can go beyond 1.5 before they've been there too long.*) Also, in modern-TV-storytelling, it is rare that a character can last beyond two arcs.

It is only because Big Finish makes such a variety of ranges, Doctor Who and otherwise, and that Dark Eyes and Doom Coalition were both "epics", that I am not tired of Liv already. I think that she should leave at the end of the "rescue Helen" arc (two box sets, maybe three). Perhaps Liv and Helen could leave together, at that point, to conclude the arc of their developing relationship? I could go longer with Helen, though.


*Not sure how much of that is due to incarnations of The Doctor only lasting 3-4 years, though.

I don’t know. When you have performers like Nicola Walker and Hattie Morahan playing interesting characters that clearly work so well with Paul McGann, I think you keep them around as long as it makes sense to. I don’t feel like the character arcs for either Liv or Helen are close to being done, so if everyone is game and the writers still have interesting stuff planned, well, you ride the train until it is done. I don’t know why anyone would want to impose some arbitrary line of so many episodes as companion, so it’s time to go kind of thing.

Considering we are listening to adventures with the classic Doctors and the same companions they had 30+ and 40+ years ago, I think 28 hours isn't that huge a number. I'm of the feeling that Liv has become one of the best companions in the history of the show and a lot of that goes down to Nicola Walker. When you have that kind of performer, you keep them around as long as it makes sense.

If/when Liv and Helen do get written out I'm hoping McGann gets another male companion, been more than a decade since C'Rizz.

Sometimes they do announce things two months before. A recent example would be Blake's 7 series 3, announced mid-May, released July.

During Doom Coalition, I was kind of feeling like I'd be fine if Liv left soon since she's now been around for so long, but with the Time War boxsets breaking up the new Eight/Liv/Helen series it might help to make that team still feel fresh and interesting. So, yeah, I'm down for Liv staying for a bit, she's a great companion and hasn't quite outstayed her welcome yet, but we'll see how it goes when the new series comes along.

The War Doctor was announced in October of 2015 and released two months later in December. I knew there was a recent series that had a really quick turnaround between us learning about it and it arriving in our download folders.

I agree. The Eighth Doctor already has a new companion with Bliss in the Time War so I would be happy for Liz to continue on with him in this Doom Coalition follow up series.