(1) For all Russell Davies' love of shock, I just don't see him doing something so wasteful as killing off a Companion for a series finale. (As for Davies himself, his emphasis on dark and depressing stories annoys me, but he's much, MUCH better than John Nathan-Turner.)
(2) For me at least one of the keynotes of 10 is his narcissism. I don't think that feature of him- the "poor me, wonderful me, oh are you still here?" side- is going away until the next regeneration, no matter what Companions come or go, live or die.
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(1) For all Russell Davies' love of shock, I just don't see him doing something so wasteful as killing off a Companion for a series finale. (As for Davies himself, his emphasis on dark and depressing stories annoys me, but he's much, MUCH better than John Nathan-Turner.)
(2) For me at least one of the keynotes of 10 is his narcissism. I don't think that feature of him- the "poor me, wonderful me, oh are you still here?" side- is going away until the next regeneration, no matter what Companions come or go, live or die.