User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Tales from the Tardis/@comment-188432-20140327234318/@comment-188432-20140327235128

No disrespect to any other companions, but in the modern era, two have been of the most direct benefit to the Doctor. (And, after all, only two companion actors were in The Day of the Doctor. So that's gotta mean something, right?)

The Faceoff
Rose Tyler brought the Doctor back from the brink of the Time War, teaching him how to re-engage with the universe. And Clara Oswald saved every single incarnation from the Great Intelligence — and then went on to help him to find a way to significantly alter the result of the Time War.

So which of them do you think is the better companion? Not, mind you, your favourite companion. Not the one you like watching. But which do you think was the more important companion to the Doctor?

The end result
 Who do you think is the more important companion for the Doctor? Rose Clara