I liked Rose far more with Christopher Eccleston's doctor and I felt that in the later Tennant episodes, she was also guilty of making the "cow eyes" rather too often.

It's become so clichéd that's what's bothering me most. I liked the ep where the Doctor became human and fell in love. Strangely, that didn't feel as forced.

Have you read the most recent casting spoilers? I still don't know what to think about that.

I watched old episodes of Doctor Who at our local "Trek Dinner", but I didn't really get into it till the Christopher Eccleston. I'm open-minded when it comes to romantic storylines... if they're done well. And that's usually the tricky part.