Martha Jones never had a chance. Her pining after The Doctor got stale pretty fast because that's all she got to do, which is a shame, really.
It wasn't difficult to identify with Rose Tyler because I got to know two "new" Doctors through her eyes. He changed, and she changed a little because she stayed with him.
With Martha, that didn't quite work because I already knew more about The Doctor then she did, so I identified with The Doctor rather than with her.
I hope the new companion will be someone who's not from this time and/or planet. Such a character might offer a fresh perspective on our world and might be interesting to get to know. Simply replacing Martha with some other potential love interest for The Doctor wouldn't be a good basis for a compelling character, IMHO.
Simply replacing Martha with some other potential love interest for The Doctor wouldn't be a good basis for a compelling character
Exactly what I thought when I heard they were replacing one attractive young woman with another. 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. I'm not one of those purists who insists that the doctor remains asexual - I grew up with Doctor Who (my doctors were Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker) and there was often a frisson between him and his female companions, but it was never this overt.
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.
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Date: 2007-07-03 12:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-03 12:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-03 01:29 pm (UTC)It wasn't difficult to identify with Rose Tyler because I got to know two "new" Doctors through her eyes. He changed, and she changed a little because she stayed with him.
With Martha, that didn't quite work because I already knew more about The Doctor then she did, so I identified with The Doctor rather than with her.
I hope the new companion will be someone who's not from this time and/or planet. Such a character might offer a fresh perspective on our world and might be interesting to get to know. Simply replacing Martha with some other potential love interest for The Doctor wouldn't be a good basis for a compelling character, IMHO.
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Date: 2007-07-03 02:17 pm (UTC)Exactly what I thought when I heard they were replacing one attractive young woman with another.
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.
I'm not one of those purists who insists that the doctor remains asexual - I grew up with Doctor Who (my doctors were Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker) and there was often a frisson between him and his female companions, but it was never this overt.
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Date: 2007-07-03 04:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-07-04 09:03 am (UTC)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.