There's a lot of really good point here. I hadn't really considered Martha as the ramp down companion, but in that sense I can see the purpose her crush served to the overall story (aside from making it clear that Rose was different).
*nods*
RTD was, I think, pretty clear in what he wanted to portray (I judge based on the DW Confidentials), but they just didn't give Martha enough depth to make it an enjoyable story to watch. The infatuation didn't have enough meat to it and we were never given a good enough reason why felt the way she did.
And then Jack comes back in season three, and suddenly he's the Doctor's companion at least equal to Martha if not closer, it certainly wasn't two and Jack; if anything it was two and Martha (or three and Martha since Rose was so *there* in that story).
Indeed. It was very clear that Martha and the Doctor were not the pair that Rose and the Doctor had been.
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*nods*
RTD was, I think, pretty clear in what he wanted to portray (I judge based on the DW Confidentials), but they just didn't give Martha enough depth to make it an enjoyable story to watch. The infatuation didn't have enough meat to it and we were never given a good enough reason why felt the way she did.
And then Jack comes back in season three, and suddenly he's the Doctor's companion at least equal to Martha if not closer, it certainly wasn't two and Jack; if anything it was two and Martha (or three and Martha since Rose was so *there* in that story).
Indeed. It was very clear that Martha and the Doctor were not the pair that Rose and the Doctor had been.