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Elizabeth (Betsy). Twenty-two, almost twenty-three, but perpetually seventeen. Whirls back & forth between vulgarity & delicacies like a dervish proper & has been known to disappear for months on end. Worshipper of Carroll, devotee of Lovecraft & BPAL hoarder absolute. Destined for the madhouse.
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Date: 2009-06-26 09:00 am (UTC)Hmm, I'd actually never known her to be known by such a name - I COULD see the similarities, but Billie > Britney for me. Billie's . . . less cracked than Britney, I think. & I like singing her music more! :P But yes, I can see why series two!Rose would make you cringe - she was good in series two, but nowhere NEAR how awesome she was in series one - I love series one!Rose like crazy. She was way more relatable for me & more like a realistic person than the 'super-companion' she kind of became. (Rose was my first companion, so I'm probably a bit biased by default, but also, I DID meet Rose & Nine when I WAS the same age Rose was when she met him & I have a lot in common with her series one self.)
Regarding crossovers, even though I haven't read any, I know that people have made crossovers between Who and The Sally Lockhart Mysteries, which star Billie and Matt Smith. There have been graphics and icons around of the two of them from Sally Lockhart with "Eleven/Rose" written on.
WHAT. Okay, maybe I shouldn't say anything, as I ship companions with Doctors other than their own (like how I ship Sarah Jane/Eight & Eight/Romana & such), but HELL.NO. I do NOT want Rose back when Eleven comes around. Look, she's GONE, she WON'T be brought back & I hope like HELL she won't be back when Eleven finally arrives. I'm really ready for a new companion & some new faces; I'd really prefer not to have Rose brought back. If anything, I'd like to see some of the Classic!companions other than Sarah come back, if possible. (if we can't have that, then can we have, o, I don't know . . . maybe unexpected!Anneke Wills & Frazer Hines popping up in cameos, a la David Troughton in Midnight? Yes, that's sort of a topper on my series five wishlist; more references to Classic!Who & Frazer to appear totally unexpectedly. Or Anneke. Or Katy Manning. :D)
& WOW, so many eras & companions in The Avengers! Sounds like Doctor Who, but without TARDISes & Time Lords. :D I mentioned that I was thinking of watching some to the barbarian today & she immediately remembered when she used to watch it. She remembers the Emma Peel era the best, the others, not so much, so I got to give her a lesson on burninated stories from both The Avengers & Doctor Who!
Both Dr. Gale and Mrs. Peel are famous for wearing catsuits and for kicking butts à la Zoe (in fact, I believe they must have been the inspiration when Zoe was created).
FACT: In the production notes for The Mind Robber, it's said that Zoe's fight with the Karkus was indeed inspired by The Avengers! :D I can't recall what else was said; been too long since I've read them, but I do remember that!
(& I remember that Jon Pertwee was in a colour story - as a brigadier! With a v. funny mustache, if I remember the snaps right. Teehee!)