But I don't think season 3 was about Rose -- she was the red herring -- the Doctor's real, lingering angst was about Gallifrey, and in the end, Martha (and Jack) took second place to that.
I admit to being a bit baffled by this argument, to be perfectly honest. Though the Doctor has angst in both seasons, it is very clearly shown to be sharper and more pervasive in S3. The only difference between the two seasons is Rose. His planet was just as blown up in S2, but he was all about 'seeing the universe with these eyes' with only brief stabs into things like 'I'm so old, I used to have so much mercy', while in S3, the ratio is quite the reverse.
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I admit to being a bit baffled by this argument, to be perfectly honest. Though the Doctor has angst in both seasons, it is very clearly shown to be sharper and more pervasive in S3. The only difference between the two seasons is Rose. His planet was just as blown up in S2, but he was all about 'seeing the universe with these eyes' with only brief stabs into things like 'I'm so old, I used to have so much mercy', while in S3, the ratio is quite the reverse.