she knew full well that he had lost someone very close to him. That didn't stop her from following him around making eyes at him and then getting all upset when he didn't return her affections.
Yes. Exactly. She went into this situation knowing that he was in mourning, and just expected him to get over it instantly and fall for her. And when he didn't, she resented him for it. People don't work that way--you can't just snap your fingers and recover from a loss, and human beings are not interchangeable. It doesn't matter how awesome Martha was (and the show took great pains to shove down our throats how COMPLETELY PERFECT she is). She's not Rose and at that point it just wasn't going to happen.
The thing that gets me is, yes, of course it's disappointing to love someone who doesn't love you, but still. ALL OF TIME AND SPACE. She's got ALL OF TIME AND SPACE and all she can do is whine that the alien she's traveling with won't sleep with her. I don't care how painful it is be around an unrequited crush; you'd have had to pry that TARDIS from my cold dead fingers.
I just don't understand the venom towards Rose by the Martha fans. It makes no sense to me.
It makes sense to me. They know perfectly well that their ship is nothing compared to Rose and the Doctor. It's venom borne of shipper bitterness, nothing more.
Sorry if I'm overly ranty toward Martha in this. I didn't put it in the post because I know it's subjective, but I just can't stand her. I think the actress is completely flat and the character is entirely one-dimensional. She's more of a Mary Sue than Rose ever was; her only human flaw is a crush. Otherwise the show takes constant pains to constantly prove that she's perfect, which does not make an interesting character.
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Yes. Exactly. She went into this situation knowing that he was in mourning, and just expected him to get over it instantly and fall for her. And when he didn't, she resented him for it. People don't work that way--you can't just snap your fingers and recover from a loss, and human beings are not interchangeable. It doesn't matter how awesome Martha was (and the show took great pains to shove down our throats how COMPLETELY PERFECT she is). She's not Rose and at that point it just wasn't going to happen.
The thing that gets me is, yes, of course it's disappointing to love someone who doesn't love you, but still. ALL OF TIME AND SPACE. She's got ALL OF TIME AND SPACE and all she can do is whine that the alien she's traveling with won't sleep with her. I don't care how painful it is be around an unrequited crush; you'd have had to pry that TARDIS from my cold dead fingers.
I just don't understand the venom towards Rose by the Martha fans. It makes no sense to me.
It makes sense to me. They know perfectly well that their ship is nothing compared to Rose and the Doctor. It's venom borne of shipper bitterness, nothing more.
Sorry if I'm overly ranty toward Martha in this. I didn't put it in the post because I know it's subjective, but I just can't stand her. I think the actress is completely flat and the character is entirely one-dimensional. She's more of a Mary Sue than Rose ever was; her only human flaw is a crush. Otherwise the show takes constant pains to constantly prove that she's perfect, which does not make an interesting character.