New companion craziness

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As you've probably heard, the new companion has been announced. The details are here (along with hints about Amy and Rory's exit). Fandom seems to have done its usual thing with this news, so rather than create another pointless thread asking what we all think of a companion we haven't seen in action yet (hint: the correct answer is "nothing because I haven't seen her in action yet"), I thought I would ask what your current favourite crazy comment has been about the casting of Jenna Louise Coleman.

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Not sure about the idea of her being an alien. I do think prosthetics and heavy alien make-up and stuff like that tend to distract the audience and make it harder for the actor to do their job. Someone on a message board somewhere said they'd like her to be like "Chan-tho," to which I thought "good god, please no." I think the job she has ahead of her is difficult enough, making her an alien might complicate it somewhat. Historical figure sounds good, though.

Martha had the potential to be fascinating. I suspect if Freema'd been white, she would've been in the same short-changed boat, though.

I don't dislike Martha either, the problem is I don't really feel anything towards her whatsoever. There's virtually nothing to distinguish her from Rose (or any other companion, for that matter). There's nothing wrong with her, she's just not particularly interesting. She's a good example, I think, of how casting someone of a different race, gender or background than the usual doesn't guarantee the character will be any more interesting. It all ultimately comes down to the writing and the acting, Freema Agyeman being black and Jenna Louise Coleman being (possibly) white has nothing to do with anything.