History Quotes / DesignatedVictim

-> "How many times have I been kidnapped now?"

-->--'''Eren Yeager''', ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' chapter 62.

->The problem, at its core, is that Peri is clearly conceived of purely in terms of 'let's go back to the good old-fashioned girl companion.' Her only character trait that goes beyond '[[TheGenericGuy generic girl]]' is that she's American, and they didn't actually bother to [[FakeAmerican cast someone American]] for her. The problem is that the generic girl companion, as we observed back with Tegan, [[{{Flanderization}} is largely an invention]]. At this point there had been exactly two solo Earth girls to travel with the Doctor -- Jo and Sarah Jane...The last thing they could reasonably be taken for being were generic paradigms of the companion role.\\\
Unfortunately, that's exactly how they got used in terms of Peri, who is the first companion since Victoria to be designed entirely and exclusively as a peril monkey. By all appearances they took Terrence Dicks [[IWasJustJoking at face value]] when he joked about creating Jo because the Doctor needed [[TheLoad a dumb companion]] who would get rescued a lot. Almost all Peri gets to do is [[ScreamingWoman scream]] and be rescued.
-->--'''Dr. El Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet "The Mysterious Planet"]]

->It feels like a miscalculation to open the second season of the show with another plot about T’Pol being brutally victimised by a male character. Given that T’Pol spent an inordinate amount of the first season being victimised or objectified, it doesn’t get the second season off to a good start. Then again, given where the second season takes T’Pol, you could argue that it starts as [[ThisIsGonnaSuck it means to go on]]. It’s a short distance from here to "A Night in Sickbay" or "Bounty".
-->--'''[[http://them0vieblog.com/2015/04/01/star-trek-enterprise-shockwave-part-ii-review/ Darren Mooney]]''' on ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', "Shockwave Pt. II"

-->--'''Dr. Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet "The Mysterious Planet"]]

-->-- ''Manga/SailorMoon R'', Episode 2 (S2E48)

->'''Naru:''' ''(on the topic of being scouted for a television show)'' So, the thing is, Usagi...\\

'''Naru:''' You know, it seems I always get involved in weird incidents. I'm worried this could be another one of those...
-->-- ''Anime/SailorMoon R'', episode 2

-->--'''Eren Yeager''', ''AttackOnTitan'' chapter 62.

->The problem, at its core, is that Peri is clearly conceived of purely in terms of 'let's go back to the good old-fashioned girl companion.' Her only character trait that goes beyond '[[TheGenericGuy generic girl]]' is that she's American, and they didn't actually bother to [[FakeAmericancast someone American]] for her. The problem is that the generic girl companion, as we observed back with Tegan, [[{{Flanderization}} is largely an invention]]. At this point there had been exactly two solo Earth girls to travel with the Doctor -- Jo and Sarah Jane...The last thing they could reasonably be taken for being were generic paradigms of the companion role.\\\

->The problem, at its core, is that Peri is clearly conceived of purely in terms of 'let's go back to the good old-fashioned girl companion.' Her only character trait that goes beyond '[[TheGenericGuy generic girl]]' is that she's American, and [[FakeAmerican they didn't actually bother to cast someone American]] for her. The problem is that the generic girl companion, as we observed back with Tegan, [[{{Flanderization}} is largely an invention]]. At this point there had been exactly two solo Earth girls to travel with the Doctor -- Jo and Sarah Jane...The last thing they could reasonably be taken for being were generic paradigms of the companion role.\\\
Unfortunately, that's exactly how they got used in terms of Peri, who is the first companion since Victoria to be designed entirely and exclusively as [[DamselInDistress a peril monkey]]. By all appearances [[IWasJustJoking they took Terrence Dicks at face value]] when he joked about creating Jo because the Doctor needed a dumb companion who would get rescued a lot. Almost all Peri gets to do is scream and be rescued.
-->--'''Phil Sandifer''' [[http://www.philipsandifer.com/2012/06/i-was-beginning-to-fear-you-had-lost.html on]] ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[Recap/DoctorWhoS23E1TheMysteriousPlanet "The Mysterious Planet"]]

->Enter [[HystericalWoman the shrieking harridan]]. She’s halfway bearable in the first episode because she is forced into a naturalistic role, but as soon as she is crow barred into a fantastical setting, the character falls to pieces and Janet Fielding overplays everything to such an extent that it is impossible to buy into the character. When Ian and Barbara had a similarly shock reaction to the TARDIS, they questioned intelligently but in comparison Tegan just wails and stamps her feet and bursts into tears. Any one of these would have done the job, but all of them equal to a lot of noise but not much character...I was howling with laughter when Tegan was left holding the calculations as though all she is good for is [[YouGetMeCoffee performing the work of a clipboard]]. She says ''[='=]Nyssa and Adric have gone to look for the Master![='=]'' as though she is retarded. Seriously, go back and watch it again, she sounds like a right simpleton. ''[='=]You revolting man![='=]'' she cries at the Master, flinging herself at him wildly [[WhatTheFuAreYouDoing and doing the waltz]] as he pushes her away. ''[='=]Earth![='=]'' she cries like a cartoon character to the camera. There is nothing remotely convincing about this character. Or enjoyable if I'm honest, and we're stuck with her for the next three seasons. God Help me.
-->--'''[[http://docohobigfinish.blogspot.com/2013/11/logopolis-written-by-christopher-h.html Doc Oho]]''' on ''Series/DoctorWho'', [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS18E7Logopolis}} "Logopolis"]]

-->-- ''Manga/SailorMoon R'', episode 2