I try not to spend too much time disliking a main character, so I don't really dwell on whether I like either Rose or Martha that much. I liked them both, for different reasons. But..I guess, if I had to say which one I have more in common with and empathize with, it's Martha.
Oh, yeah, it's frustrating to dislike a main character. I think the last time I really did that was... Angel, where I didn't fall for the lead until the end of the fourth season. Made watching those first four seasons a bit of an odd experience, as I cared much more about the people around him than I did the lead character (I had moments of disliking Sam on SG-1, but they were fairly brief in duration and I generally liked her -- and while Martha has bugged me from time to time, I've never genuinely disliked her).
I can understand Martha's motivations (once they'd been given enough clarity) and I certainly sympathize with her emotional plight. But I never really connected with her the way I did with Rose.
If it was just the Doctor traveling and doing his Time Lord thing, the story would feel sterile and not as real.
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Oh, yeah, it's frustrating to dislike a main character. I think the last time I really did that was... Angel, where I didn't fall for the lead until the end of the fourth season. Made watching those first four seasons a bit of an odd experience, as I cared much more about the people around him than I did the lead character (I had moments of disliking Sam on SG-1, but they were fairly brief in duration and I generally liked her -- and while Martha has bugged me from time to time, I've never genuinely disliked her).
I can understand Martha's motivations (once they'd been given enough clarity) and I certainly sympathize with her emotional plight. But I never really connected with her the way I did with Rose.
If it was just the Doctor traveling and doing his Time Lord thing, the story would feel sterile and not as real.
That is so true.