Doctor Who: 10 Reasons Clara Oswald Is The Best Companion Ever

4. She Established A Life For Herself Away From The Doctor... But Would Never Settle For Having To Choose

Doctor Who has well and truly been keeping it in the family since 2005 as, much to the Time Lord's usual dismay, companions have always been introduced with their nearest and dearest in tow. Unfortunately for Clara, though, she had been generally lacking in the domestic department until Danny Pink came along last year. The English and PE teachers were a match made in heaven but, in true sci-fi style, heaven is exactly where Danny ended up when he was killed in a tragic road accident and upgraded into a Cyberman. You really had to be there. For one shining moment, though, Clara really did have it all under control. Sort of. While her predecessors often concluded that they were destined to have one life or the other, Clara was fiercely determined to have the best of both worlds. The universe had other ideas in the end, of course, but you can't blame an impossible girl for trying. Better luck next time, Clara!