Why Charlotte Pollard Pwns Rose Tyler (Spoilers!)

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Who_Daily Link: < a href="http://persiflage-1.livejournal.com/303475.html">Why Charlotte Pollard Pwns Rose Tyler by < lj user=persiflage_1> (Spoilers for Charley's audios, including Patient Zero, Paper Cuts & Blue Forgotten Planet)

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That right there is the essence of what it means to be the Doctor's companion. You look after him when no else does, and you sacrifice the chance of traveling with him if that's what it comes down to. Charley did it so the Doctor could go on protecting the universe; in Nu!Who, Martha & Jack do it so that they can go on protecting the Earth.

Exactly! Look at Midnight - he didn't have Donna or anyone else to watch his back, and he was nearly killed by a bunch of terrified humans. In the Whoniverse, the Doctor's the (flawed) hero and so everything revolves around him and his role.

Being the Doctor's companion means understanding that the right thing to do to keep the universe safe isn't often going to be the thing that makes you happy. And the one lesson that everyone learns from the get-go with the Doctor is that nothing lasts forever. You accept what you have while you have it, and you let it go when it's time to move on.

Everyone except Rose...

Indeed. I think that's part of why the Doctor left his human counterpart with her: he knew that more than wanting someone to love her, she wanted to possess someone else. And so he gave her something that she didn't have to risk destroying the universe for if it was lost...

Yeah. Poor Handy though... I can't help feeling bad for him.