She really did have a comparatively weakly written arc which... bad form, RTD. I can understand why writing the unrequited love story isn't as much fun as writing the giddy joy of the Doctor and Rose, but that's all the more reason to get it right.
And I really like your idea of linking Grace-Rose-Martha, and how the two 'unsuitable' choices were both doctors. Great point, and one that I hadn't realized at all.
And Grace listened to the opera. There's something in that, that it's the most deceptively unimportant person who ends up being the most important to the Doctor. Because Grace and Martha are (planning, in Martha's case) to be healers -- Rose had the ability, but no real way to use it to any great effect. The Doctor gave her that chance to... have a meaningful life.
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Date: 2007-09-22 07:23 am (UTC)And I really like your idea of linking Grace-Rose-Martha, and how the two 'unsuitable' choices were both doctors. Great point, and one that I hadn't realized at all.
And Grace listened to the opera. There's something in that, that it's the most deceptively unimportant person who ends up being the most important to the Doctor. Because Grace and Martha are (planning, in Martha's case) to be healers -- Rose had the ability, but no real way to use it to any great effect. The Doctor gave her that chance to... have a meaningful life.