I also adore it so much because the show deals with it. He said goodbye to Rose and Sarah Jane. He accepted Jack. And it's not all forward. See: the Master.
In some ways Martha was in a sucky position because the Doctor was just not in a place where he could connect easily. But I just found myself not being able to really see Martha's point of view when she snarked about Rose. If I had a compelling character reason for Martha to act jealous of a girl she doesn't even know then maybe it'd be different. SHOW I EXPECT YOU TO GIVE ME BETTER CHARACTERIZATION. :(
(That's why I can forgive the two times he sends Rose away, in "The Parting of the Ways" and "Doomsday," because he's not doing it because he wants her to have a Normal Life; he's doing it because he can't deal with causing her pain/death.) Exactly. He values Rose being alive over her being dead. It's always been that way. Even if he knows she's not happy and be in pain, he's got faith that she'll have a fantastic life.
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Date: 2008-02-29 01:33 am (UTC)In some ways Martha was in a sucky position because the Doctor was just not in a place where he could connect easily. But I just found myself not being able to really see Martha's point of view when she snarked about Rose. If I had a compelling character reason for Martha to act jealous of a girl she doesn't even know then maybe it'd be different. SHOW I EXPECT YOU TO GIVE ME BETTER CHARACTERIZATION. :(
(That's why I can forgive the two times he sends Rose away, in "The Parting of the Ways" and "Doomsday," because he's not doing it because he wants her to have a Normal Life; he's doing it because he can't deal with causing her pain/death.)
Exactly. He values Rose being alive over her being dead. It's always been that way. Even if he knows she's not happy and be in pain, he's got faith that she'll have a fantastic life.