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Meta: Doctor Who and Child Characters
Jan. 27th, 2016 08:41 am
Hello!
This is something I have noticed about early (First-part of Third) era Who. Why do many of the companions who are supposed to be children or teenagers seem to not talk or act particularly...well, like children or teenagers? TV Tropes has a trope known as "Kiddie Kid," defined as a young character who acts younger than their age in order to appeal to children. I am aware that there are (as far as I can tell) no set ages for many companions, but companions like Susan, Vicki, Victoria, Dodo, and even occasionally Zoe or Jo tend to fall into this category; acting younger (or sometimes older) than their intended ages. Anyone have any thoughts?
This is something I have noticed about early (First-part of Third) era Who. Why do many of the companions who are supposed to be children or teenagers seem to not talk or act particularly...well, like children or teenagers? TV Tropes has a trope known as "Kiddie Kid," defined as a young character who acts younger than their age in order to appeal to children. I am aware that there are (as far as I can tell) no set ages for many companions, but companions like Susan, Vicki, Victoria, Dodo, and even occasionally Zoe or Jo tend to fall into this category; acting younger (or sometimes older) than their intended ages. Anyone have any thoughts?
