Doctoring the Doctor...

[dangermousie]

Mr. Mousie's view of Martha:

"She is annoying."

Heh.

Two eps in, I was neutral on Martha, with a mild like. If it keeps going like ep 3, I'll end up disliking her. Seriously. Mainly because there is no dramatic tension. Though more likely because she just doesn't have a strong presence. Tennant is kinda a crazy whirlwind, and she can't keep up.

Oh well.

The third episode of Doctor Who was rough in general. Seriously. BORING. Except for the stuff about Gallifrey in the beginning, and stuff with face of Boe at the very end, I was bored bored BORED. Were the writers on vacation that day?

I really find it interesting that the Doctor is completely shut down with Martha. She has to drag anything personal out of him with plyers. He keeps deflecting. Probably because he got burned getting close and personal before. I wish I could sympathize with her, but I don't get a strong sense of anything out of her. Also, if her biggest problem is that a cute guy she recently met and might like isn't sharing his deep dark secrets with her? Welcome to the human race.

And ohhhh, the bit when she is all 'did the face of Boe mean you are not alone because you have me?' and he is all flatly 'no.' Heh. She keeps flirting and it's not taking. Clearly the Doctor is not the only one not really familiar with the term 'rebound.'

But seriously. I know we can't have Rose back. Fine. But either give Martha some interesting personality or I am going to spend this season waiting for Donna next season. Or a Jack appearance. Or the Master. Whoever. Someone to bounce of Tennant, at least.

Comments

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

My partner had pretty much the same view of Martha, though I liked her from the start. However, I did think that the weakest element of her character was her crush on the doctor and I am not honestly sure that they really worked out what to do with her in that regard except have her mope about it. But she does a lot in the mid season and she is great in the end. Though that moping about the crush never goes away.

[dangermousie.livejournal.com]

I don't even mind her moping about the crush, but I want her to have some other characteristics. Actually, anything that stands out.

Mr. Mousie's view is that the only good companions are the ones who are colorful with issues or stupid because it makes for fun. I haven't seen enough of all of Dr Who to comment, but I do think my biggest problem with Martha is that she is well-adjusted, well-behaved. There is just not much to grab on there.

I mean, if a crush is her biggest problem? Outside of someone like De Stael's 'Corinne,' it's hardly an intensely-serious-sympathetic feeling which leads the sufferer to keel over.

[lesbiassparrow.livejournal.com]

She does get some more serious stuff to deal with later - some quite horrid stuff, really. And that makes her (I think) an awful lot more interesting.