And I wasn't using that moment to argue against D/R, but to demonstrate that the Doctor knew that Rose had to eventually leave him.
Every relationship ends, eventually -- Rose was going to die (or, at the rate he's going, the Doctor was going to run through his last few regenerations and kick the final bucket) at some point. Living dangerous lives, it's inevitable.
But, at the point of Army of Ghosts/Doomsday, we have him asking how long she's going to stay with him and smiling when she says, "forever". Like I said, of course he wanted her stay and was pissed that she wouldn't stay that way -- he didn't want her hurt. The last time they faced the Daleks together, one of them died.
So, again, the evidence, to me, appears to weigh in favor of 'yeah, he knew he'd lose her eventually, but he wanted her with him as long as possible'. Which, again, sounds like love to me. He wants her with him, but not at the cost of her life.
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Date: 2007-09-23 02:26 pm (UTC)Every relationship ends, eventually -- Rose was going to die (or, at the rate he's going, the Doctor was going to run through his last few regenerations and kick the final bucket) at some point. Living dangerous lives, it's inevitable.
But, at the point of Army of Ghosts/Doomsday, we have him asking how long she's going to stay with him and smiling when she says, "forever". Like I said, of course he wanted her stay and was pissed that she wouldn't stay that way -- he didn't want her hurt. The last time they faced the Daleks together, one of them died.
So, again, the evidence, to me, appears to weigh in favor of 'yeah, he knew he'd lose her eventually, but he wanted her with him as long as possible'. Which, again, sounds like love to me. He wants her with him, but not at the cost of her life.