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sometimes I wonder if the reason why the fifth doctor struggles to have authority over his companions compared to his previous incarnations is because he’s simply physically too close in age to them.
assuming adric is around 16 and nyssa, tegan, and turlough are in the 18-20 range, and five himself is played by an actor in his late 20s — that’s on average about a 10 year age gap.
tbh I can’t imagine that a late 20s looking person would easily be able to order around an 18 year old, even if they are technically an ancient time lord.
#doctor who#classic who#fifth doctor#tegan jovanka#nyssa of traken#nyssa#adric of alzarius#adric#thoughts#dw.txt#and that's why the popular fanon idea of 'five and his kids' just do not land with me srry#they don't listen to him cause he's like their dad and they want to rebel#they don't listen cause he still looks like he's in his 20s#peter davison in general struggles to portray authority in the doctor really until his final season#that's not a bad thing necessarily it's just notable and different#don't mind me just clearing my old drafts
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