Kagome is like a Dr. Who companion.

[The Myst]

Akitoki carrying Kagome after she sprained her ankle on that recent episode got me to thinking about this. She's like a Dr. Who companion. I mean, she's always getting kidnapped and rescued by her badass companion. If you added a few more sprained ankle incidents like in this recent episode, she'd be perfect to guest star on an episode of Dr. Who.

[Lord Dalek]

Maybe a Troughton era companion....

When they were mouthy.

[Delthayre]

If Inuyasha were more like Doctor Who I might really like it.

[RD!]

keiko =o

[Lord Dalek]

keiko =oRomana > Keiko. =P

[FlyByNite77]

Romana > Keiko. =P

Leela > Romana ;)

[brianycpht]

I thought of Romana as more of a parnter or equal to The Doctor rather than a companion. She was just as intelligent and even corrected him on occasion.

[RAINMAN]

I don`t know who Dr who is but if your saying kagome make life harder for dog boy crew then I agree whit you.

[Nftnat]

It's been years since I've last seen The Doctor - over the air, from the PBS station all the way over in Shreveport - but let's see what I can remember.

True, initially Kagome was a bit of a burden, like Sarah Jane, or maybe Tegan Jovanka. Aince she's taken up archery and become tapped into her miko power, however, she's more like Leila with the knife, or maybe Ace. Wait, The doctor didn't have an archer companion, did he? Maybe there was one or two among the UNIT troops Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart led; I dunno.

As to mouthiness, yes, definitely Romana. Wasn't Romana some sort of emissary from the Time Lords, there to keep tabs on The Doctor, initially?

And I don't remember The Doctor carrying any companion with a broken ankle or anything of the sort.

Say, while we're diong this, does anyone want to try to speculate on which companions through the history of DW would best fit the chars in InuYasha? Me, I'd say that Inu would be Jamie McCrimmon, only more forceful. Sango would be Leela or Ace. Miroku might just be The Doctor himself. Shippou I would compare to Adric, and hope that's a bad sign.

Anyone else care to contribute? (Got to remember to check the Sci-Fi listings for The Doctor more often)

[Duke]

I don`t know who Dr who is but if your saying kagome make life harder for dog boy crew then I agree whit you.
Friday at 9PM on Sci Fi Channel.

[Sage Shinigami]

I can't speak much on this subject, but I know Rose has been far cooler (less mean, more useful, less annoying, etc.) than Kagome, and the Ninth Doctor is a much more interesting character than Inuyasha could ever be. (Time Lord > Dog Demon.) :D

[Aquadementia]

Kagome is the one with the time travel well, that would make her the Doctor and Inuyasha the companion.

But then again, it's her grandfather's well, so he would be the Doctor and both of them are companions.

Not that two shows remind me of each other in the least.

Maybe they have more of an X-Files relationship.

Wait, no. Inuyasha is actually more like Batman and Robin, if Robin had more bath scenes.

[Nftnat]

Originally, back in '63, The Doctor traveled with his granddaughter, and with a couple of her teachers who were asking too many questions.

In the Dark Knight novels, Robin was a girl; so a bath scene or two could have been worked in there.

Is the truth really out there, or is it just us?

[guinaevere]

Kagome does shares a few key characterization facets as the Companion because they're in most respects of the same mold.

The Sidekick is the weaker of the partnership, and therefore relies physically on the activities of the emotionally hardened, emotionally reserved Hero. In return, the Sidekick at times breaks through the calous exterior and reveals a gentler side to the Hero. As the audience is supposed to care about the hero and the sidekick heroine, this is the key element to their needing each other and remaining in each others company.

Generalized down to the foundation, it's equal to giving the hero a cause, a reason to perform heroics which the audience is sympathetic to. Otherwise the Doctor or Inu Yasha could go around fighting demons and alien/robotic/humanoid baddies for the sake of it, but supposedly the storytellers would have to work harder at garnering the emotional involvement of its audience.

The main difference in the Companions role from that of Kagome's is exposition. The Companion (with the exception of Romana and Miss Liz Shaw) was constantly asking, "where are we?" "when are we?" "what are you doing?" "what nifty device are you using and why?" "what's down this very dark and forboding corrid-aaaaaaaarRRRHHHH!!!" and the Doctor is thus given the excuse of telling the audience exactly where/when/what/how/why he's doing what it is, in fact, he's doing. It saves a lot of effort on the part of the writers.

Plus keep in mind that Doctor Who is at it's roots and essentially still a kids show, where this manner of exposition is generally expected.

[The Myst]

Kagome does shares a few key characterization facets as the Companion because they're in most respects of the same mold.

The Sidekick is the weaker of the partnership, and therefore relies physically on the activities of the emotionally hardened, emotionally reserved Hero. In return, the Sidekick at times breaks through the calous exterior and reveals a gentler side to the Hero. As the audience is supposed to care about the hero and the sidekick heroine, this is the key element to their needing each other and remaining in each others company.

Generalized down to the foundation, it's equal to giving the hero a cause, a reason to perform heroics which the audience is sympathetic to. Otherwise the Doctor or Inu Yasha could go around fighting demons and alien/robotic/humanoid baddies for the sake of it, but supposedly the storytellers would have to work harder at garnering the emotional involvement of its audience.

The main difference in the Companions role from that of Kagome's is exposition. The Companion (with the exception of Romana and Miss Liz Shaw) was constantly asking, "where are we?" "when are we?" "what are you doing?" "what nifty device are you using and why?" "what's down this very dark and forboding corrid-aaaaaaaarRRRHHHH!!!" and the Doctor is thus given the excuse of telling the audience exactly where/when/what/how/why he's doing what it is, in fact, he's doing. It saves a lot of effort on the part of the writers.

Plus keep in mind that Doctor Who is at it's roots and essentially still a kids show, where this manner of exposition is generally expected.

True. I just never thought much about it until Kagome sprained her ankle which is such a cliched Dr. Who staple. From an episode guide (Events aren't necessarily in sequence as I'm only showing the ankle events.):

Dangerous Journey: Ian and Barbara emerge, badly shaken from their bumpy ride. Barbara massages a battered ankle. Ian soon notices the ceiling far above them, indicating that they are now indoors. And the Doctor and Susan are outside -- a very long way at their present size. Barbara assesses her bumps and bruises - caused by a flying paper clip in the briefcase - and wonders if there's any water around with which she can bathe her ankle. Ian goes off to find some.

The Dalek Invasion Of Earth: Susan climbs a nearby bridge support to get a better look round, but cannot see anything. Suddenly she falls, injuring her ankle. The others barely manage to get her away as a large section of the weakened bridge falls down where she was. A large steel girder blocks the entrance to the TARDIS.

Barbara has examined Susan and found her ankle only twisted and not broken. The Doctor is angry at her for her impetuousness and the damage it has caused. Because of her ankle, Susan is unable to go with them to the warehouse and they are forced to split up - Barbara staying to tend to Susan. She goes to the river to wet her handkerchief to help ease the swelling of Susan's ankle. Ian and the Doctor reach the warehouse. They have neither seen nor heard anyone. The building looks long neglected and quite sinister. Doors are open, windows are out. Ian calls out with no response, as expected.

Susan and Barbara have been introduced to the resistance group led by Dortmun and Tyler. They listen with the others to a Dalek broadcast urging the "survivors of London" to surrender to the Daleks or be destroyed. A girl called Jenny - bitter and war-weary - tends to Susan with little compassion and gives Barbara a job distributing food. Susan, too, will have a job assignment, whether her ankle heals or not.

The Androids Of Tara: He doesn't believe it and making the most out of Romana's hurt ankle, picks her up and carries her to his white horse. Romana doesn't recognize what it is.

Lamia sees Romana's swollen ankle is swollen for real. Romana is not an android.

Grave Matter: Janet arrives and helps them to escape, but she twists her ankle in her flight.

Revenge Of The Cybermen: Harry hurts Sarah's poor ankle when he hits the chain around her ankle, "C'mon old girl," he says as he hits. He also insults her ankles, telling her they are thick as a cow's. Sarah wants to try to use the stalagmite as a lever.

Auld Mortality: Susan finds herself trapped on a mountainside in the middle of a blizzard, and as she tries to find help she falls and twists her ankle.

The Myth Makers: Vicki wants to come with him, especially when she realizes that if they are indeed in Greece, she might get to meet the great heroes of mythology. However, Steven points out that she can't move very well on the ankle she injured escaping from the Drahvins and that she would be better off staying put.

The Five Doctors: Tegan and Susan flee back to the TARDIS to warn the First Doctor and Turlough, but on the way Susan sprains her ankle.

The Android Invasion: As they continue to run through the forest, Sarah falls and sprains her ankle. Yet they continue on, the Doctor checking to see if she is all right.

The Banquo Legacy: He unties the bedsheets as Susan climbs down, and she lands badly and sprains her ankle.

Galaxy 4: Along the way, Vicki stumbles on the rocky terrain and hurts her ankle, but they all reach the ship safely.

The Keys Of Marinus: A tendril coils itself around Barbara's ankle and she cannot get away.

The Smugglers: Traversing the dark tunnel, Polly stumbles and hurts her ankle. It's not bad, but it slows them both down.

[Aquadementia]

In the Dark Knight novels, Robin was a girl; so a bath scene or two could have been worked in there.But if the type embarrassment InuYasha experiences got transferred onto Batman coming across a male Robin in a hotspring it would be 10,000 times funnier then if it were a girl Robin. True. I just never thought much about it until Kagome sprained her ankle which is such a cliched Dr. Who staple. From an episode guide (Events aren't necessarily in sequence as I'm only showing the ankle events.): That sounds like something that's happened just as often on Baywatch.

[Lord Dalek]

True. I just never thought much about it until Kagome sprained her ankle which is such a cliched Dr. Who staple. From an episode guide (Events aren't necessarily in sequence as I'm only showing the ankle events.):
The only person we have to blame for that is Terry Nation who had this bizzare fixation with sprained ankles (this even stretches into his work on MacGyver). On the dvd commentary for "The Five Doctors" Terrance D.* says the only reason why he put a sprained ankle in his script was out of tribute to Terry!

If there is one companion who really strikes me as being Kagome-esque, it's Jo Grant. Particularly the version of Jo we see in "Terror of the Autons" (1971), "The Daemons" (also 1971), and "The Time Monster" (1972), in which Jo is a bit of a bubble head.

*Silly censor doesn't let me type it out.