We clearly have very different definitions of what a 'happy' expression is. This may explain much of our confusion with each other.
*facepalm* I was being facetious. He wasn't happy to send her away, but he did it. And he was most absolutely unhappy -- I might even go so far as to say "angry" -- when she returned and refused to leave his side. Just for a moment, but it was tense enough that I was worried they'd end up parting on bad terms.
Do I agree that having Rose there helped the Doctor handle the pain of genocide? Yes, much in the way that having my mother there helped me when my aunt died. I still had to work through the pain and she didn't fix anything, but I don't view her as an 'emotional band-aid' either.
I did say that "emotional band-aid" wasn't a good term. *flails about*
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*facepalm* I was being facetious. He wasn't happy to send her away, but he did it. And he was most absolutely unhappy -- I might even go so far as to say "angry" -- when she returned and refused to leave his side. Just for a moment, but it was tense enough that I was worried they'd end up parting on bad terms.
Do I agree that having Rose there helped the Doctor handle the pain of genocide? Yes, much in the way that having my mother there helped me when my aunt died. I still had to work through the pain and she didn't fix anything, but I don't view her as an 'emotional band-aid' either.
I did say that "emotional band-aid" wasn't a good term. *flails about*