I tend to think that Tegan gets the short shrift a lot of the time because she’s just the “shouty” one. But her interactions with Marriner in Enlightenment fascinate me. Marriner is intrigued by her, and she wants none of it. She’s too upset that the Eternals can’t comprehend why their actions are so horrifying, and why enslaving others is wrong.
I also think it’s interesting that Marriner hasn’t encountered anyone like Tegan before, and I have to wonder whether it’s because she’s a woman. I mean, I’m assuming that the only Ephemerals the Eternals have interacted with before are crews of sailing ships, who were most likely all men. When Marriner meets Tegan, he’s immediately infatuated with the complexities of her mind and her emotions.
Anyway have some Tegan/Marriner.
“Enlightenment” is one of my absolute favorite Doctor Who stories, and Tegan is excellent throughout. In addition to the above, she’s also visibly uncomfortable with Marriner’s borderline-stalker fascination with her and the Eternals’ tendency to rummage through Ephemeral thoughts/memories without considering the fact that most mortals could actually find such things very invasive. And she calls them out for it. Repeatedly.
My personal favorite Tegan and Marriner scene is their exchange about love and infatuation. Marriner’s total confusion over it.
I <3 Tegan and I have ever since I first laid eyes on her.
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