"Gwenkurt."

The fifth panel was the first one done on my new computer, with the same old program that I may have to reinstall every month, but I lost the Pig Iron lettering I used to use. I could probably get it out of the old computer, so we'll see. The panels four and after were done using a free font, Anime Ace 2 from Blambot! Ugh, I know I've paid for fonts before and they're on the old computer too.

I have watched a veritable ton of classic Dr. Who on Twitch this month, as well as getting most of the way caught up on current Who. On the Fourth Doctor right now as I write this bit (episode two of "the Masque of Mandragora," and Siskoid's has been an incredible resource while watching these!) I recall some but not all of these, but I wonder how long the pattern is going to hold: every time a companion or the Doctor himself is replaced, I don't usually take to them; then when it's their time to leave it's crushing and I'm far too attached to them; then don't take to the new ones...(Sarah Jane leaves the next serial, which I already know will break my bitter little heart!) Watching Who like this is how I remember watching it, although I could be misremembering: rather than an episode a week (as they were originally aired) or even a day, I think I watched a lot of episodes at once. But I know I'm spoiled, watching an entire season's worth of episodes over maybe a day and a half!


KURT: Wait, I've missed how many Star Wars movies?
MK: Well, that's one way to avoid spoilers.
MAN-WOLF: Honestly, at this point you might as well wait for the next one to come out, see them all at once.

KURT: Mother--
MAN-WOLF: Didn't you say you've travelled in time as well?
KURT: Yes, by accident.
MAN-WOLF: Oh. I was thinking maybe you'll get lucky and end up back before you left.
MK: Like the second Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon!

MAN-WOLF: YOU watch Dr. Who?
MK: Hey, I'm allowed to have interests outside of hitting people.

KURT: Gwen, have you seen Pool? I need to yell at him for some time.
GWEN: And you should! But he'll be a bit. He had...something to think over.

POOL: (crushed by captions) Man, my thoughts are heavy, man.

KURT: (thinks) Deadpool? Thinking?
MK, MAN-WOLF: (smaller, thinks) Deadpool? Thinking?
GWEN: But that's OK! I talked to him for a bit, and YOU can get a ride home with US! Yay!

KURT: ...that's very nice, but--
GWEN: Maybe we've got time for one or two adventures, just to get you official companion status...
MK: Yeah!...see, that's another Dr. Who reference.
MAN-WOLF: Am I the only one that didn't watch that?

MAN-WOLF: Gwe-er, Captain? If we could get back to earth sooner rather than later? I'm missing in action now, and the longer you're gone, the more...invasive they are when you get back.
MK: Ew.

MK: Yeah, I need to get home too. I told my girlfriend I was going into space, and I'm not sure she believed me.
MAN-WOLF: Can't blame her.
MK: Yeah, I really can't.

GWEN: But...but...we were having space adventures. We haven't even seen an alien cantina yet!
KURT: They aren't as much fun as you'd think. The music's not great, and there's bitey raccoons and uppity trees...
MK: Did you see any Sontarans?
MAN-WOLF: See, who would even get that?

GWEN: Rocket and Groot?! But I wanna see Rocket and Groot!
KURT: Space casinos, bounty hunters, Galactus, alternate earths, monsters, killer robots, Kraven the hunter in space, Thanos and his terrifying clones, ####ing micronauts, energy eating monsters, Novas, space pirates, more monsters...

GWEN: That sounds awesome! I want all of that! And running, and getting captured then escaping then getting captured again, and serials that are definitely an episode or two too long...

MK: That's definitely a reference to Dr. Who.
MAN-WOLF: Gwen, not that that wouldn't be fun, but...we have to get back.
MK: It's how it goes, captain: companions can't stay forever. There's always a goodbye coming.
GWEN: But...

MAN-WOLF: I'm going to start calculations on the wormhole drive to get us home, captain.
MK: It's been a blast, Gwen. I hope Khonshu puts us on the same path again. Kurt, you wanna help me crate up my statue?
KURT: Sure. See you later, Gwen.

GWEN: ...

POOL: It's addicting, isn't it?
GWEN: AAAAH!
CAPTION: To be continued!