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« on: January 22, 2012, 10:42:20 pm »


James Robert "Jamie" McCrimmon, son of Donald McCrimmon, a piper like his father and his father's father, was one of the longest serving companions to travel with the Doctor and the longest serving male companion to date.

Jamie first met the Doctor in the aftermath of the English defeat of the Jacobite Rebellion at the Battle of Culloden on 16 April 1746, during which he was the piper for Clan McLaren. Jamie and his fellow Highlanders faced either being hung, butchered by the Duke of Cumberland or sold into an unsurvivable seven-year slavery on the plantations in the West Indies. After escaping the gallows, an unsure Jamie was urged to follow the Second Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright into the mysterious TARDIS.

More often than not, Jamie wore a kilt with a red tartan. He was often chided for continuing to wear his kilt, even in situations where it was too cold to wear it. It was sometimes jokingly referred to as a dress or skirt, to which he would take offense.

Jamie was simple and straightforward, but he was also intelligent, practical and full of common sense. It was these qualities which often put him ahead of his companions. Although he didn't understand the TARDIS, he was enthusiastic about it. His journey was a voyage of discovery; and almost everything he experienced was new to him. He struggled to understand many things, yet he battled against this and thoroughly enjoyed his adventures.

Jamie saw the Doctor as a friend and mentor. He loved to travel and enjoyed his adventures. He learnt a lot through his experiences, but also believed the Doctor needed his help.
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« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 06:11:12 pm »

I like Jamie in this story. He wasn't particularly 'better' in terms of what he was doing in the story, but I do think he was written better in terms of dialogue and whatnot. If it wasn't for the Doctor and companions being on form, this story would have been even more dire.
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« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2012, 04:23:26 am »

See I'm the opposide. Perhaps it's my dislike for it, but I found Jamie to be irritating throughout. Moreso than usual
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« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2012, 04:53:41 pm »

He really does seem to split fandom these days. Most people who watched him when he actually was the companion seem fond of him, but a lot of people who have watched after the fact seem to get irritated by him. I think Jamie is a good companion and was good in this story, but I am on the fence with him. He doesn't particularly bother me, but I don't think he is particularly stand-out either, other than for the length of his tenure.
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« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2012, 04:54:11 pm »

Although he did have an excellent, perhaps one of the best, relationship with the Doctor.
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« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2012, 03:37:37 pm »

I do think he has a good relationship with the Doctor and you can tell they were fond of each other beyond the show, but as a character I find him pretty run of the mill and I don't really understand his popularity. He was definately one of the best male companions of the classics, but there wasn't exactly a lot of competition.
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2012, 02:00:33 pm »

I do think he has a good relationship with the Doctor and you can tell they were fond of each other beyond the show, but as a character I find him pretty run of the mill and I don't really understand his popularity. He was definately one of the best male companions of the classics, but there wasn't exactly a lot of competition.

This is pretty much exactly what I would have said. Jamie is good just because he isn't bad, but nothing really stands out for me about him.
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« Reply #7 on: January 28, 2012, 12:44:34 pm »

I like Jamie. I think he perhaps stayed on a bit to long though and as a result started to become a bit stale, but he wasn't a bad character by any means
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« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2012, 12:44:42 pm »

I like Jamie. I think he perhaps stayed on a bit to long though and as a result started to become a bit stale, but he wasn't a bad character by any means
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« Reply #9 on: January 28, 2012, 03:06:40 pm »

I've always loved Jamie, and I do like the way this story gives him the chance to use the skills he's learnt fighting the redcoats.
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