Doctor Who Fic: The Right Decision

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Title: The Right Decision

Fandom: Doctor Who

Author: badly_knitted

Characters: Ten, Martha

Rating: PG

Spoilers: The Sound Of Drums/Last of the Time Lords

Summary: Martha knows she’s made the right decision, for everyone concerned.

Word Count: 691

Written For: samparker’s prompt ‘Doctor Who, Martha, walking away was the right thing’ at fic_promptly.

Disclaimer: I don’t own Doctor Who, or the characters. They belong to the BBC.

Martha knows she’s done the right thing, but why does it always have to be so hard? Vicky would understand, because she’s been there; sometimes the only thing you can do is walk away while you still have some pride left.

She still loves the Doctor, probably always will on some level, but she can’t fool herself any more. He’s never going to wake up one day and say that he loves her, she wouldn’t even want him to, not anymore. Her hero is a little tarnished now, she put him up on a pedestal and he’s fallen off.

After everything her family went through during the Year, everything Jack endured, everything the whole planet suffered, the Doctor was more concerned about the Master’s welfare than anything else. It smarts; the earth and everyone on it went through Hell, but the perpetrator of those vile acts of destruction gets all the sympathy. She can’t condone the Doctor’s behaviour, even if she thinks she probably doesn’t have the right to judge him. He’s not a human, so why does she keep expecting him to act like one? It’s just too easy to forget, looking at him with that manic smile and infectious enthusiasm, that he’s an alien, hundreds of years old. He has a different outlook on the universe, one she’ll never understand.

The paradox ended, the earth reverted to how it had been, and nobody down here knew any different; she wonders if the Doctor thinks that makes it all alright. Maybe he does. If people don’t remember, then did it all really happen? Except, people do remember; everyone on the Valiant, right at the heart of the paradox, remembers. Her family saw unspeakable horrors, they’re traumatised and they need her; she couldn’t leave them even if she wanted to, not in good conscience. And truthfully she doesn’t want to; she needs them right now as much as they need her. She needs to be with them, to see them every day and know they’re safe, alive, and undamaged, at least in the physical sense; mentally and emotionally, it’s a different story, and she wonders if Jack can recommend a good therapist. They could all probably do with therapy, preferably from someone who wouldn’t be inclined to commit the lot of them the moment they started talking about a year that no one else remembers.

Jack’s no better off than her family. He’s been tortured and killed repeatedly for a whole year and that’s bound to take a toll, even on someone as strong and resilient as Captain Jack Harkness. She hopes the team he talks about so fondly will take care of him. He acts like he’s fine, but she knows he’s not, she can see the shadows in his eyes, cast by the memories that haunt him. She doubts that the Doctor even notices; from the start he’s been dismissive of Jack’s deaths, as if the mere fact that he revives each time means that he doesn’t suffer. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Dying is bad enough, the level of pain varying with the cause of death, but resurrecting, often before he’s healed, must be excruciating. Immortality clearly isn’t all it’s cracked up to be; she wouldn’t wish it on her worst enemy, much less a man she’s come to consider a friend.

So Martha knows she’s done the right thing, choosing to stay here where she’s needed, but she’s going to miss the excitement and adventure. Or maybe she won’t; after walking the earth for an entire year, she’s experienced enough adventure to last her for some time. There’s a lot to be said for staying in one place and just getting on with life; she has her medical training to complete, for one thing.

Anyway, the Doctor doesn’t need her, he never really did. Walking away, she hears the TARDIS dematerialise, but she doesn’t even look back. That part of her life is over; it’s time to look to the future. This is where she belongs and she’s never felt more certain of anything in her life. That feels like a good place to begin.

The End

Comments

[dm12.livejournal.com]

That took a lot of guts to do what Martha did! Truly her most courageous moment was in recognizing everything around her and doing something about it, walking away.

I did get the feeling that some of the Doctor's companions viewed him as a human with cool toys, never truly understanding that he is alien, that his perspectives are totally different to humans. We are Earth-centric, but he has the entire universe to worry about and consider, and sometimes that will clash. Even if he does view Earth almost as a second home (the only one left, actually)...the only one who seemed wary enough, and aware enough of his alien-ness was Donna, it seems. She was a little older, though, had been around the block a few times. Add to that, her first introduction to him showed him as the Oncoming Storm, at almost his worst. He was just standing there as he wiped out the Racnoss babies, with that look on his face, totally void of emotion. It scared the bejeepers out of Donna. She knew what he was, and it wasn't human.

As for the Master, Martha is right to some degree. However, there is a huge history between them, for much longer than she could even imagine, and neither one is human. She has no clue, yet she's right. The Doctor had no concern at the end other than the Master, not the damage he'd done, the lives he's left in tatters, nothing other than the fact the Master was refusing to regenerate. It was shocking to see, and that's why Martha had to leave, on her own terms.

Nicely explored!

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Thank you, it's always so great to get a deeply thoughtful review.

Yes, Donna was the one who truly saw the Doctor as alien. It's all too east=y to get swept up by this crazy guy in a blue box and forget that he's not human, despite his looks. It bothers me that he gets written as if he's human by so many writers. I try not to but I suspect I do it too. Behind the human face is a mind that doesn't think the way we do, his priorities and motives are different and it can make him seem callous or indifferent to suffering. He's different.

I can understand his concern for the only other Time Lord he's aware of, especially as they have such a history, but Martha knows little of that, she's been travelling for a year so she doesn't know as much about the connection between Doctor and Master. She sees only that the Doctor cares more for the villain than the victims, and I guess it's the final straw for her. She doesn't regret travelling with him, but she knows when it';s time to stop.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

When the new series began, Rusty made the Ninth Doctor a bloke who was going through PTD because of the Time War and that seemed to shift everything the Doctor was from the old series. The fact that Nine called humans "apes" was so us viewers could see he was alien.

I've read that it was intentional that Ten acted the most "human" because of Roses influence so you can blame her.

I believe that Eleven reverted back to acting more "alien" because of the pain he went through as Ten.

Martha got over the crush once her family was held captive by the Master, being angry at the Doctor at first. Then moving on from that. Showing her concern for Donna to be careful because of the danger of getting too close to the Doctor and but also saying it's not his fault.

Even though Martha went through a lot of hardships while traveling with the Doctor, she at least got the best outcome.

In "The Last of the Time Lords" commentary David Tennant said the Doctor feels guilty for what he put Martha through, but the Doctor only verbally admits this to Donna.

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Those are very good points.

It's true, of all the New Who companions, Martha ended up getting the best deal, she walked away on her own terms, having learned a great deal about herself and grown into a stronger person. The Doctor really needs to apologise for what he put Martha through, but it's unlikely to ever happen.

He should apologise to Jack too, for treating him like convenient canon-fodder just because he'll come back to life again. It's not surprising that Jack has developed such a careless attitude towards his own life when the Doctor clearly doesn't value it. Right or wrong, Jack looks to the Doctor for approval and if the Doctor doesn't think Jack's frequent deaths matter, then Jack's not going to either.

I liked Eleven a lot better than Ten, possibly BECAUSE he seemed less human. I grew up watching Doctor Who, my first was the Third Doctor, but I loved the Fourth Doctor best, by the time Tom Baker took over I was old enough to enjoy his quirkiness and his darker side. I think the Doctor needs both.

Thank you.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

It would have been nice if Martha have had a better time traveling with the Doctor, but at least she used it as a learning experience. She was happy and the only upside to what happen to her family is that her parents got back together again.

Ten was freaked out by what Rose accidentally did to Jack. But I wished he had treated him with more respect. Rose never knew what she really did to Jack.

I never liked Ten until he was with Donna. As much as I respect David Tennant as an actor, his Doctor got on my nerves most of the time. There were moments I'd feel sorry for him but because of the way RTD wanted to handle his story arc, (make him do stupid human mistakes) I couldn't. I missed Nine even if he did call humans "apes".

Ah Eleven!. I liked him more because it was like he was letting go of all the pain from being Ten. He acted more mature, even though he looked younger. He reverted back to being an alien, but still people friendly. He was great with kids.

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I liked Ten well enough, but Eleven has been my favourite, followed by Nine. In a way, I think David Tennant was too normal-looking for the Doctor. I loved Donna probably best out of all the companions, she was more the Doctor's equal and it was good to see someone who wasn't mooning over him.

Being freaked out wasn't much of an excuse for such callous treatment.

I wonder if Jack told Rose when they met again (Stolen Earth/Journey's End). She would have been upset, she didn't mean to make Jack immortal, just to save his life.

I like to think that later versions of the Doctor would be nicer to Jack if they met him.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

"I liked Ten well enough, but Eleven has been my favourite, followed by Nine. In a way, I think David Tennant was too normal-looking for the Doctor. I loved Donna probably best out of all the companions, she was more the Doctor's equal and it was good to see someone who wasn't mooning over him."

RTD was continuing the "Casanova" image with David Tennant and I think it was distracting.



"Being freaked out wasn't much of an excuse for such callous treatment."

I think so to I have discuss this with other people on LJ and some say it's because Jack's immortality was "unnatural" compared to the recent take on immortality story on the series so It's a matter of perspective. That's their opinion and I try to respect that, not that I agree with it.

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Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, and I do respect that right, but it doesn't mean I have to agree with all their views any more than they have to agree with mine. Personally, I can't understand why the recent immortality stories are that different from Jack, except in so far as the new immortals would probably stay dead if they died? I'm not even sure of that really. It seems to me to be more of a case of the new Doctor's attitude towards immortality being different to previous incarnations. I keep hoping the Doctor made another chip to save Torchwood's Ianto so that Jack could have someone to share forever with. After all, if the Viking girl (her name has slipped my mind, sorry) deserves not to be alone, surely Jack deserves the same consideration?

I didn't watch Casanova, really I don't watch much TV, so I wouldn't have caught on to that. It seems rather a bad idea on RTDs part, which is frankly not unusual. The two characters are from two very different worlds. Just because the actor is the same shouldn't mean that the characters are interchangeable.

Ah well, the Doctor has moved on, he's changed a lot, but at least he's always entertaining!

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I can't bother debating with someone, unless I think I can articulate my point of view. The only way I can make peace with Ten is to see Twelve as an example of the Doctor learning from his mistakes.

I agree that Jack should have been given respect from Ten. At least Jack got to reject the Doctor's invitation because he had responsibility with his Torchwood team.

David Tennant auditioned for the "Casanova" role first, so didn't have to for the Doctor. It was RTD's intention to make Ten "very human" because of Roses influence. At least Donna didn't forget he was alien because he needed someone to nurture him sometimes.

"Casanova" wasn't my cup of tea due to the subject matter. It put me off David Tennant when his acting with an English accent. I did like him in "Recovery" though even if it was sad. His portrayal of the character was realistic and I know that because I have had to deal with a similar situation in real life.

Anyway. I have appreciated discussing these topics with you:)

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I'd like to think that maybe the Doctor learned something from Donna that made his later incarnations accept who they are. The Doctor is not human and shouldn't try to be.

I'm not into period dramas - period-set Doctor Who episodes are a different matter of course. I didn't see Recovery either, though I have heard about it. Some actors I like in some roles but not in others. I don't like Catherine Tate usually, but I loved Donna *shrugs*

I've enjoyed discussing these things with you too, you're welcome at my journal any time! I write mainly Torchwood and FAKE, but there are quite a few Who fics scattered around, mostly Eleven and a couple with Twelve, or Ten and Donna, because I love Donna.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I believe the Doctor should have a champion that is going to love him unconditionally, and apparently it took a mature age woman like Donna to do that.

I think they are trying to replicate that kind of relationship with Twelve and Clara but Donna with Ten will always be my ideal pairing. I do like Twelve on his own.

I didn't like the "sexual tension" stuff introduced in the new series, but at least all of them except Rose got over their infatuation with the Doctor.

Now that the series has explored the concept of the Doctor "being human" we don't have to see that again.

I'm selective with what I watch on TV. Sometimes I might be influenced to see a program because of a certain actor or actress but if I don't like the premise of what they are in, I won't watch it.

I prefer when David Tennant and Catherine Tate are doing projects together because they look like the best of friends.

I never even heard of Catherine Tate before Doctor Who so I was wondering why some people were annoyed with her one-off in "The Runaway Bride" and then becoming a full-time champion.

I was channel surfing and came across her sketch show and found it amusing that a grown woman was acting like a teenage girl. Maybe because I was having a bad day that it made me smile. I don't really like her sketch show although her Lauren Cooper is OK.

I'm not sure if you are aware of this, but in Australia back in the eighties there was a similar concept with a comedian who pretended to be a teenage girl called "Kylie Mole". They even had Kylie Minogue guest star along side her once. Lauren Cooper reminded me of that.

Thank you for the invite. It's nice to talk with those on LJ who appreciated Donna.

By the way, is Torchwood finished?

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I've only seen snippets of Catherine Tate's sketch show, it's really not my cup of tea, modern 'humour' is too rude and full of swearing for me, I don't find it funny though I know it's popular with a lot of people. Different tastes.

Clara is okay, but not my favourite. I really did love Donna and I enjoy writing her, though for the most part, I only write short fics. I just write a lot of them. I've only written Clara once or twice. I don't think I've written Rose at all.

Torchwood as a TV show is most likely finished. Along with a lot of fans, I loved the first two series despite a lot of flaws, hated the third series because everything I liked about the show got tossed out and most of the characters had been killed off, and I didn't bother watching the fourth series which moved the action to America. The only characters of the five person team left by then were Jack, who I loved but who was just a shadow of his former self by that point, and Gwen, who irritaed me from the first episode and who I never warmed to. There's a new series of audio plays being released at the moment by Big Finish, but they're set during the early series. Fanfiction is where Torchwood is at its best these days. Lots of fix-its and stories that ignore half the characters being killed off. Fans have such brilliant imaginations and they're not restricted by filming budgets.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I can see what you mean with sketch shows. I only found Catherine Tate characters funny when she did them for the "Comic Relief" charity. Mainly to see David Tennnant and Daniel Craig doing something different than what what they are known for.

I watch a program that's called "How Not To Behave" about etiquette that demonstrates it in sketch form. At least it's educational without being too silly.

Clara was suppose to be good in regards to how she could keep up with the Eleven Doctor verbally, but the flirting and the "Impossible Girl" story line didn't thrill me.

I see Twelve being close to Clara because of the familiarity of knowing her when he was Eleven. I'm not saying the things she did for the Doctor weren't important, but her friendship with the Doctor pales in comparison to Donna.

If I try to make parallels between Donna in "Fires of Pompeii" to Clara in "The Day of the Doctor" when they reason with the Doctor. I found Donna's plea more emotional than Clara's. They even show that scene again as a reminder for the Doctor. It's a good thing that Catherine Tate can do dramatic scenes.

I mainly read fanfic with Donna, maybe Eleven if it's related to Donna. I don't read the one's with Rose because I ended up not liking the direction her character went.

It's a shame about Torchwood. I watch it until the end due to loyalty. I must admit it was at it's best at series 2. I was that keen of Gwen either but tried to focus on the parts when she wasn't being selfish. I didn't like how she cheated on Rhys and I wish we had gotten to see Owen and Toshiko develop more as characters before they were killed off.

Anyway. Sorry but I have a tendency to get comprehensive. I've been meaning to write my own post so I can direct people to that instead.

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I think you're right about Twelve and Clara. The Doctor was very disoriented by his regeneration and Clara was a single point of familiarity to cling to, once he was able to remember that he knew her. The familiar is comforting.

Donna was just unique among the companions, she never put the Doctor on a pedestal and kept him from getting too big for his boots. With the amount of power he has to change events, he really needs someone there to tell him what's not acceptable, because he doesn't always get it right.

I think the worst thing about Gwen was that RTD saw her as the perfect woman, someone women should identify with, sympathise with, and cheer for. To me, she was childish, selfish, arrogant, and a hypocrite. She didn't approve of Jack retconning people who had been through a traumatic experience, but she was happy to drug Rhys so she could salve her own conscience by confessing her affair with Owen without having to deal with the con sequences, Then she went all 'Poor little me' when he didn't forgive her before passing out. That's not someone I'm ever going to have any sympathy for.

We learned everything about Gwen, but there were three other team members, and yet we only seemed to find out significant things about their pasts and their lives outside Torchwood just before they were killed off. That's poor storytelling. Most of the time, the only reason we cared so much about Owen, Tosh, and Ianto was because of the depth those three great actors gave to their characters through their performances. Ianto was always my favourite, I related most to him and Tosh, despite not being a genius like Tosh.

Owen I both loved and hated depending on his behaviour, though he was a lot more understandable as a character in retrospect once we learned about Katie. Too bad he was killed off as soon as we learned all that. Given time, I think he and Tosh would have got together, so I've written several fics where they are together, or where Owen finally starts paying attention to her.

I do write Gwen in my stories sometimes, but I try to make her a more tolerable character, and if someone has to screw up, it's usually her, though the rest of the team make mistakes too. Jack does a lot of very silly things in my stories and pushing Owen's buttons is fun too. Even Ianto doesn't come out of things unscathed. I write a lot of humour and fluff, simply because it cheers me up. If it makes other people happy too, then so much the better.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

Twelve was incoherent after regenerating and he had some form of amnesia. It was like Twelve and Clara were getting to know each other again. At least they resolved the conflict.

I didn't like the "I hate soldiers" thing but I did like how his grumpiness lead to some humor with Courtney.

Compare that to how Rose handled the Doctor when he regenerated. It seemed quick but superficial. It was like she only liked him again because she still found him physically attractive. You probably can tell I don't like Rose much.

Martha tried to support Ten but that was compromised by the fact they were both in denial about her crush. Ten acting like a "human" bloke and not giving Martha the real reason Rose was gone. Maybe then Martha wouldn't have had that crush and been jealous of Rose. She had to over hear him talking to Jack about it.

In the deleted scenes you can see how good Donna was for Ten. I bet RTD didn't include those in the episode because it showed how much better Ten was with her compared to Rose.

As much as I like that RTD brought back the show, he tends to make some characters who are his favorites "flawed" and disregards others. That's what I saw with Rose and Gwen. I was suppose to like them but didn't. I wanted more of Martha and Toshiko.

There should have been another series of Owen and Toshiko. We only saw snippets of their potential.
I didn't like that Ianto was killed for plot purposes.

When I don't like the conclusion of a character I like, I read some good fanfic.

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After CoE, I threw myself into reading fanfic, then started writing. When I first discovered fanfic I had no intention of ever writing any, I didn't really believe I could, but now I've literally written hundreds of short fics and one massive multi-chapter, epic CoE fix-it that ended up over 80,000 words. I have one chapter of that left to post, plus a couple of hundred drabbles, ficlets and short one-shots that I haven't got around to posting yet, spread over several fandoms. When the writing bug bites, it sinks its fangs in and doesn't let go. I write faster than I can post, lol!

I suppose Rose sort of served a purpose at the time, and she could just about get away with some of her childish behaviour because of her age, but she's the companion I've liked least. I get the feeling that RTD doesn't have a clue what constitutes a strong female character that other women can identify with. The only people who identify with Rose and Gwen seem to be young teenagers and pre-teens who want to be the characters. RTD is so blind to their faults, doesn't even seem to think they HAVE any faults. Tosh was so amazing, brave and heroic and vulnerable, but most of that came from Naoko's performance rather than from the script. It was the same with Gareth's performance as Ianto. He said so much with a raised eyebrow or a roll of the eyes, while Eve as Gwen overacted all the time.

Rose was as shallow as any teenager, obsessed with looks. She pulled the Doctor down to her level where other companions used their time with the Doctor to bring out their hidden potential and become stronger people. Even despite her crush, Martha came out of her time with him far stronger than when they met, though that was more due to her experiences while travelling the world alone than anything she gained from the Doctor.

The whole I hate soldiers thing, while it could have been Twelve's reaction to memories of being the War Doctor (John Hurt was simply awesome), really grated on me. It seemed disrespectful of all the service men and women who fought in the world wars etc. I think maybe Twelve was a little scared that Danny would take Clara away from him. She was still; sort of like his security blanket at that point, something he needed to hang onto in order to keep hold of who he was.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

When I joined LJ I only intended to post comments but now I have done drafts of fic's about Donna and Ten. I'm not sure if I'm good enough writer. So far I have given a few to bas_math_girl who has had been very encouraging.

"Rose was as shallow as any teenager, obsessed with looks.'

That's why I think her "love" for the Doctor was superficial. I tried to forgive her immaturity for the fact that she challenged Nine on moral dilemmas but then she stopped with Ten. Was it because he was "pretty"?.

The Doctor gave her special treatment over the others like Mickey, Jack and Martha. I think the Doctor realized that towards the end. That's why he gave her the Meta-Crisis Doctor. She wanted something that he couldn't/wouldn't give her: domestic commitment. I didn't like that bit either but what else was RTD going to do when he brought Rose back?.

Although the show needed a character about Roses age to start off with, I couldn't agree with her views. For example in the "The Idiots lantern". Since Rose had "daddy issues", she told Tommy to go after his Dad when his mother have had enough of her husbands abusive behavior. In real life it's not that simple. But then it's hard to address the issue of domestic abuse on a family show like Doctor who.

I wonder where Martha's arc would have gone if she hadn't gone through those hardships with Ten. The only plus side was that she gain confidence and knew she had the potential to be the best without needing the Doctor's approval.

Martha's role in saving the world was the most challenging compared to other champions. All on her own traveling the world undetected without any powers, repeating the same message over and over again. Just using some instructions from the Doctor.

Moffat didn't really explain his motive for why Twelve hated soldiers so much. I thought it was going to lead to something more. I assume Twelve is over that now. I didn't like the fact that Danny was very judgmental towards the Doctor.

Maybe Danny was taking out his bad experiences as a soldier by those higher in command and transferring it onto the Doctor. I know Twelve didn't help matters but I still thought Danny was out of line. It was way more hostile to how the previous doctor's handled a champions boyfriend and vice versa. I wish they had got along.

Anyway, that's just my perspective on it.:)

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I was terrified when I posted my first little ficlet, it's a scary thing to do the first few times, but I always tell anyone new to writing to just jump in there and post. You'll learn more about writing from just doing it than any other way, especially if you're lucky enough to get good feedback from readers.

Yes, I think Rose's attitude towards the Doctor changed a lot when he became prettier. She fancied him more, and as he looked younger I suppose she felt more like she had a chance with him. She was more interested then in flirting than in being the voice of his conscience.

It's easy to think you know best when you don't have all the facts. That's a trait both Rose and Gwen shared, and one of the things I disliked most about both characters. They interfere in other peoples lives, then just swan off and leave the people to deal with the consequences.

I don't think Martha would have realised her full potential if she hadn't faced such hardships.

A lot of things don't get explained in Doctor Who, especially when it comes to character motives. Danny, I think, felt threatened by the Doctor's prejudice and reacted badly. He'd been through a lot of trauma because of what happened, killing the child. He probably has PTSD, so I was willing to cut him a bit of slack since he was reacting to the Doctor pushing his buttons.

[cynthia2015.livejournal.com]

I think I have to work on my creative writing because I have been busy doing TAFE assessments where the feedback I got from the teachers is even though I answer the questions correctly, I tend to get too comprehensive or too detailed.

With Nine, Rose was more reserved. She even commented on the huge age gap. She was still flirting with guys like Jack, Adam and Mickey who she kept waiting until he made the decision for her.

Sure the Doctor was "younger looking" as Ten but his attitude had changed so the dynamic changed too. I guess Rose assumed this would mean the Doctor would commit to her even if it was unrealistic. Apparently in Roses case, being in love with someone clouds your judgement so much you forget to see whats best for them.

With Rose I just say she was immature but I thought the reason that Jack choose her, was to be the "heart of Torchwood". It took how many years for Jack to find someone who was compassionate and nurturing and that's all he could find?. I guess every time she did something stupid, it was meant to be seen as her not being too perfect. Eve Myles does have a knack of knowing how to be dramatic. I saw her on "Broadchurch 2", and her character was even more unstable but that's another story.

I agree that was the only way for Martha to gain confidence in herself. I still wish she had a better time though.

When I don't understand a character's point of view I try to give them the benefit of the doubt. I had hoped that the Doctor and Danny could have resolved their differences somehow. Danny's character was shown heavily throughout series 8 and I feel that his backstory still needs to be dealt with, even though Danny died. What happened to the kid he accidentally killed that was brought back from the dead?.

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

Perfect look at events from Marthas Perspective.

Great fic

[bk_forever]

Thank you! At least Martha got to choose. She left voluntarily, the other companions weren't so lucky.

[nightchild78.livejournal.com]

Your analysis of Martha's state of mind is very insightful.

At least she was given the choice and had a chance to say goodbye properly. Others, like Jack weren't so lucky.

[bk_forever]

It's been brought to my attention that of all the New Who companions, Martha is really the only one who left the Doctor of her own free will.

Thank you!

[maldeluxx.livejournal.com]

So much truth in all of this *nods* :)

[bk_forever]

Thank you! Martha at least got to leave on her own terms.