I agree! I agree! totally timing! lol but that's my fangirl speaking :-D I would have loved it if he had been able to treat her well, also, but what disturbs me most about their arc is what you said in your second to last paragraph - that now that he's *acknowledged* his wrongdoing, and has the chance to make things right, he's still doing the *same old thing* - acting like an arse, lol. And I think you said it perfectly - for some odd reason, Martha still has to prove she's worthy of his respect - even Ross (who did carry a gun, btw) got more respect than Martha. Erm, what? It is looking more and more likely that Martha will never be respected properly by the Doctor or the writing team/RTD. They're lucky Freema is so fantastic - I believe that is a huge part of a) Martha's success with the fans and b) the reason why Martha fans have kept hope alive this long, that things will be "fixed" in the end. Goodness knows, I'll always watch Freema! :-D (Except, maybe in the s4 finale - unless things improve between her and the Doc in the next 2 episodes, I don't think I would be able to take it :-\.)
Oh I agree too, about the timing. In Smith and Jones it's obvious he's flirting and you just don't flirt like that if you're not attracted to someone. The wink, the look as she leaves the ward, and that whole scene outside the pub at the end. Which only serves to make the way he then behaves more annoying.
I'd forgotten about the 'fancying someone who doesn't even know you exist' line, and yes, I thought at the time that it just made the Doctor into the cruelest person going. All of which makes me admire Martha more, because it makes the year that never was even more self-sacrificing and heroic on her part.
I would have loved it if he had been able to treat her well, also, but what disturbs me most about their arc is what you said in your second to last paragraph - that now that he's *acknowledged* his wrongdoing, and has the chance to make things right, he's still doing the *same old thing* - acting like an arse, lol. And I think you said it perfectly - for some odd reason, Martha still has to prove she's worthy of his respect - even Ross (who did carry a gun, btw) got more respect than Martha. Erm, what? It is looking more and more likely that Martha will never be respected properly by the Doctor or the writing team/RTD. They're lucky Freema is so fantastic - I believe that is a huge part of a) Martha's success with the fans and b) the reason why Martha fans have kept hope alive this long, that things will be "fixed" in the end. Goodness knows, I'll always watch Freema! :-D (Except, maybe in the s4 finale - unless things improve between her and the Doc in the next 2 episodes, I don't think I would be able to take it :-\.)
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I'd forgotten about the 'fancying someone who doesn't even know you exist' line, and yes, I thought at the time that it just made the Doctor into the cruelest person going. All of which makes me admire Martha more, because it makes the year that never was even more self-sacrificing and heroic on her part.
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