my pre-finale take on Rose vs Martha was here, might be more Doctor-positive than you'd prefer. ^^;
No, actually, I want a Doctor-positive view of it, and I'll be off to read it shortly! Right now I'm really wanting some sort of mental explanation for the whole Rose/Doctor/Martha thing (rationalizing, fanwanking, whatever the preferred term *grin*) that explains it while making them ALL come off looking good, because I'm having a certain amount of trouble coming up with one that fits the available evidence. But since you like all three characters, you're probably just the person to do it...
I liked how Rose was mentioned and remembered in 3rd season, like the Doctor was making a conscious effort to do so, the way he did not with other Companions - not because Rose was that much more to him than anyone else ever, but because he's maybe learned a bit, maybe won't be quite so quick to try to forget and put everything behind him..
I'm seriously hoping for that. I guess we'll have to see how it's handled in season 4, because if he goes ahead and moves on past Martha with nary a peep, then he's not really learning at all ... but what I'm really, desperately hoping is that the reminders of Rose this season are not specifically because it's Rose, but rather that he's getting a little more focused on keeping old memories alive rather than dropping each former Companion and immediately moving along to the next one. And maybe, just maybe, staying in touch with people he once traveled with, like Martha and Jack. *crosses fingers* Like I said in my answer to naye above, my fondest hope for the next couple of seasons would be to see him start to build up a circle of friends across time and space -- to move beyond having just one (or sometimes two) people at a time that he can rely on, to having an actual group of steady friends and allies.
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No, actually, I want a Doctor-positive view of it, and I'll be off to read it shortly! Right now I'm really wanting some sort of mental explanation for the whole Rose/Doctor/Martha thing (rationalizing, fanwanking, whatever the preferred term *grin*) that explains it while making them ALL come off looking good, because I'm having a certain amount of trouble coming up with one that fits the available evidence. But since you like all three characters, you're probably just the person to do it...
I liked how Rose was mentioned and remembered in 3rd season, like the Doctor was making a conscious effort to do so, the way he did not with other Companions - not because Rose was that much more to him than anyone else ever, but because he's maybe learned a bit, maybe won't be quite so quick to try to forget and put everything behind him..
I'm seriously hoping for that. I guess we'll have to see how it's handled in season 4, because if he goes ahead and moves on past Martha with nary a peep, then he's not really learning at all ... but what I'm really, desperately hoping is that the reminders of Rose this season are not specifically because it's Rose, but rather that he's getting a little more focused on keeping old memories alive rather than dropping each former Companion and immediately moving along to the next one. And maybe, just maybe, staying in touch with people he once traveled with, like Martha and Jack. *crosses fingers* Like I said in my answer to