What I don't understand about Doctor/Martha shippers is the segment who think she and the Doctor are closer to being equals. It seems to be based largely on the idea that she's more educated/competent than the Rose...?
But that's kind of silly to me; no human is going to reasonably comptete with the Doctor on those grounds. And she's not as strong next to him as either Rose or Donna. It took me a long time to figure out why I thought that, but it comes down to this:
She's a little bit afraid of him, and she's got no power to influence him because of it. Rose and Donna both got in the Doctor's face all the time, challenged him, didn't let him get away with shit. Donna could do it because she wasn't in love with him, which makes you feel more secure in criticizing. Rose could do it because he was in love with her. She felt a certain degree of security about her place in his life.
I always feel incredibly sorry for Martha, because she is such an independant-minded woman, but of all the companions, she's the most passive. She never (that I recall) criticizes anything he does-- and that's in his suicidal season! (I counted. He tried to kill himself eleven times.)
I tried to leave my opinions on Certain Writers on the side. I have Issues that make me start ranting. Slightly different issues than I think most people who dislike him --or at least, differently skewed-- but I try to contain it.
Re: TELL me about it!
But that's kind of silly to me; no human is going to reasonably comptete with the Doctor on those grounds. And she's not as strong next to him as either Rose or Donna. It took me a long time to figure out why I thought that, but it comes down to this:
She's a little bit afraid of him, and she's got no power to influence him because of it. Rose and Donna both got in the Doctor's face all the time, challenged him, didn't let him get away with shit. Donna could do it because she wasn't in love with him, which makes you feel more secure in criticizing. Rose could do it because he was in love with her. She felt a certain degree of security about her place in his life.
I always feel incredibly sorry for Martha, because she is such an independant-minded woman, but of all the companions, she's the most passive. She never (that I recall) criticizes anything he does-- and that's in his suicidal season! (I counted. He tried to kill himself eleven times.)
I tried to leave my opinions on Certain Writers on the side. I have Issues that make me start ranting. Slightly different issues than I think most people who dislike him --or at least, differently skewed-- but I try to contain it.