Doctor Who: 5 Types Of Male Companions (And Where Danny Pink Might Fit)

5. The Well-Meaning Bumbler

This is the type of male companion we have seen most recently in modern Doctor Who €“ an average, straightforward bloke whose life is turned completely upside-down after discovering the existence of a police box that's bigger on the inside. The resultant culture shock does make for some good laughs, but it can get overplayed and tiresome, too. And sometimes it only serves the purpose of illustrating why women are so attracted to the Doctor when the men in their lives personify ineptitude. This was the fate of poor Mickey Smith when the show returned in 2005. Mickey was just a regular guy with a regular job, and there was no room in his life for aliens or time travel; it simply didn't make sense to him. When faced with a shocking situation like that, he crumpled. Rory Williams fared a little better. Although he managed to grasp some of the basic concepts of the Doctor's incredible life, he didn't understand all of it, so most of his bumbling tendencies stemmed from his struggle to grasp the new and unknown world around him. Sometimes the bumbler knows exactly what he is doing. Take Adam Mitchell, for example (remember him?). He was a smart guy and had the potential to be a great companion...but he let his greed get the better of him when faced with all the riches of knowledge that the future held, a move that irked the Doctor to no end. Personally, I can't really see Danny Pink fitting well into the bumbler category. Just going by the promo picture they released, his whole attitude seems confident and capable, and he'll likely have no trouble adapting to the Doctor and Clara's unusual lifestyle. If he is introduced as a bumbler, though, I'm confident he'll grow out of it like Mickey and Rory did.