Okay, a lot of the stuff in this thread went down while I wasn't around, but given the unpleasant way the OP started it and spoke to others in it, and that they've now been banned, it's not a thread I particularly want people's attention drawn to or for us to dignify by continuing to add to. Especially when there are plenty of other good discussions of companions in the game, both from over EA and more recently.

I'm locking this thread, and would suggest that if someone has a contribution to make on the topic of companions they consider popping their thoughts in one of the following instead:

Are you disappointed with companions' variety?
Total number of companions : disappointment over the Dark Urge
extralive on Companions and Romances - Spoiler

If anyone has any constructive post here that they'd like moving to one of those other threads, let me know by PM which post and which thread and I'll do that.

"You may call it 'nonsense' if you like, but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would be as sensible as a dictionary!"