Also, even if we don't get a furry Doctor, is it too much to ask for an alien companion*? Since the reboot, we've had Nardole and maybe Strax and Madame Vastra** if you count the Paternoster Gang as companions. I mean, one of the longest running companions in the Classic Series was a robot dog, and there were long stretches where there wasn't a single present-day human companion (even if all the alien companions were human looking).
*For those who don't speak the lingo, "companion", when referring to Doctor Who, means "co-star who isn't the Doctor".
**Because I am a giant nerd, I feel compelled to point out that since Vastra is a Silurian, and the Silurians are native to Earth, she technically isn't an alien, either. However, she is a big green lizard woman, so she's a lot more alien-looking than most of the actual aliens.
Also, even if we don't get a furry Doctor, is it too much to ask for an alien companion*? Since the reboot, we've had Nardole and maybe Strax and Madame Vastra** if you count the Paternoster Gang as companions. I mean, one of the longest running companions in the Classic Series was a robot dog, and there were long stretches where there wasn't a single present-day human companion (even if all the alien companions were human looking).
*For those who don't speak the lingo, "companion", when referring to Doctor Who, means "co-star who isn't the Doctor".
**Because I am a giant nerd, I feel compelled to point out that since Vastra is a Silurian, and the Silurians are native to Earth, she technically isn't an alien, either. However, she is a big green lizard woman, so she's a lot more alien-looking than most of the actual aliens.