So.....now what? We watch Doctor Who for a decade thinking how unique Rose was? Oh, here's a new companion...he loved Rose more. Wait this one's interesting....nope, loved Rose more. This one doesn't want to shag him...good thing, cuz he loved Rose more.
And, as you point out, Rose brought out some pretty nasty qualities in the Doctor.
Which leaves us with two possibilities: One, that Rose pretty much needed to be the end of Doctor Who, because she ruined the premise of the series. Or two, that Rose is not The One and Only -- she is One of Many -- one who was affected intensely by the Doctor and who affected him in turn, but who will ultimately be One of Many.
If you look at Rose's tenure, you see that her character is carefully constructed to illustrate how desperate the Doctor is now that he's "the last" -- and that's really what her story is about. But the Doctor's story goes on, and it's a process of discovering how to live with that. Martha is crucial in that process, forcing him to face the fact that he is living in the past, with Gallifrey AND Rose. And Martha's story isn't done -- the magnitude of her accomplishment and the effect she's had on the Doctor hasn't played itself out yet. And then there's Donna, whose "Get over yourself" attitude will no doubt slap the Rose emo around quite a bit.
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And, as you point out, Rose brought out some pretty nasty qualities in the Doctor.
Which leaves us with two possibilities: One, that Rose pretty much needed to be the end of Doctor Who, because she ruined the premise of the series. Or two, that Rose is not The One and Only -- she is One of Many -- one who was affected intensely by the Doctor and who affected him in turn, but who will ultimately be One of Many.
If you look at Rose's tenure, you see that her character is carefully constructed to illustrate how desperate the Doctor is now that he's "the last" -- and that's really what her story is about. But the Doctor's story goes on, and it's a process of discovering how to live with that. Martha is crucial in that process, forcing him to face the fact that he is living in the past, with Gallifrey AND Rose. And Martha's story isn't done -- the magnitude of her accomplishment and the effect she's had on the Doctor hasn't played itself out yet. And then there's Donna, whose "Get over yourself" attitude will no doubt slap the Rose emo around quite a bit.
If not, there really isn't any point watching.