Will 'Doctor Who's Rory Ever Return & 7 More Questions 'The Ultimate Companion' Special Should Answer

Amy Pond and Rory Williams were a married couple who accompanied the Eleventh Doctor — and they have a pretty important daughter. Since the Weeping Angels got the best of them in “The Angels Take Manhattan,” Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill haven’t been back to the show as a unit. Amy returned for Matt Smith’s last episode in a hallucination, but that was it. Would the show ever just bring back the loyal Rory sans Amy? That could be fascinating.

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Known for beating a Dalek with a baseball bat, Ace accompanied the Seventh Doctor. Actress Sophie Aldred played the final companion of the classic Doctor Who in its 26th season.

She was a kind of template for the companions in the modern series (particularly Rose). A badass young woman who built her own bombs, she called the Doctor the Professor. If the show hadn’t been cancelled, there were plans for Ace to attend the Time Lord Academy to become a Time Lady (although I would hope she would have squawked at the term “Time Lady”). What would the world be like if companions could become Time Lords?

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Another tough teenager from London, Rose accompanied the Ninth and the Tenth Doctors when Doctor Who returned in 2005. Portrayed by former pop star Billie Piper, she was a fabulous introduction companion to fans who started with Doctor Who at the reboot.

Her story has seemed to run its course, but I’d love the special to cover the details of her as the entity Bad Wolf. I admit that I wouldn’t mind a refresher in how exactly she came to be Bad Wolf. (And how did she find the time to graffiti the words as a message to herself?)

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Romana, short for Romanadvoratrelundar, was a Time Lady from Gallifrey, who accompanied Fourth Doctor Tom Baker. When the actress portraying Romana (Mary Tamm) left the show, she regenerated into Romana II played by Lalla Ward (pictured). Ward and Baker were married offscreen during her time on the show.

In the episode “The End of Time” with the Tenth Doctor, a Time Lady was featured which led fans to speculate whether or not it could be Romana (other theories are that it was the Doctor’s mother or his first companion Susan). Romana has a third incarnation in Doctor Who novels, but hasn’t officially appeared on the TV show since Romana II. Would the show ever bring her back? Just sayin’ it could be pretty cool if she was the next companion after Clara.

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Not technically a companion, the Time Agent Captain Jack Harkness was an amazing addition to the show. Alongside the Ninth and Tenth Doctors, he frustrated the Doctor with his cocky attitude and his willingness to hit on almost anyone. Portrayed by the charming John Barrowman, Jack worked for Torchwood and starred in the spin-off series of the same name.

Companion Rose accidentally made it so he could never die and later in the show, Jack revealed that he had the nickname the Face of Boe. This led to Martha and the Doctor (and viewers) to believe that he was the ancient creature that had given guidance to the Doctor. So, how did Captain Jack morph into what would eventually become the Face of Boe? I guess becoming a giant head is a consequence of living forever.

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Susan — the companion who began it all! Portrayed by Carole Ann Ford, Susan appeared in the very first episode of the show, “An Unearthly Child.” Another Time Lady from Gallifrey, she was the Doctor’s granddaughter. She came back to the show for the Fifth and Eighth Doctors, but would they ever have her return now — perhaps alongside the Doctor’s “daughter,” Jenny? It could be a bizarre family reunion!

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At first, Donna was just the obnoxious bride that joined the Tenth Doctor for a Christmas episode. But Catherine Tate came back as a full-time companion and her interactions with the Doctor are some of my favorite from the reboot. How refreshing was it not to see just another young girl drooling over the Doctor? And she wasn’t afraid to give anyone the sass they needed.

After saving the world from the Daleks by becoming “Doctor Donna,” the Doctor had to erase her memory of their adventures so her mind wouldn’t burn up. But Donna proved herself to be strong, so will the special answer if she ever could have survive if she remembered her time with the Doctor? And what would life be like if she could?

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