Doctor Who is nothing without its companions. Without ordinary humans to marvel at the wonders of time and space, the adventures of the Time Lord known as the Doctor wouldn’t have quite the same kick to them. In the (somewhat petulant) words of the 11th Doctor, “I am being extremely clever up here, and there's no one to stand around looking impressed! What's the point in having you all?”
So it stands to reason that episodes introducing a new companion are just as important as a new Doctor’s debut. Within 45 minutes, we have to get to intimately know and love this character because they’re about to be the audience surrogate for the next 10 episodes or so. And Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) is immediately lovable — perhaps because she doesn’t instantly love the Doctor.
