oodlyenough:Martha Jones had the patience of a saint, and used it not only to put up with the Doctor

oodlyenough:Martha Jones had the patience of a saint, and used it not only to put up with the Doctor at his worst, but to save the whole damn world. She’s clever, rational and quick-thinking — when Martha Jones’ workplace suddenly winds up on the moon, her first thought is “how are we breathing?” Martha puts her brains to work in order to help people, both as a doctor and as a companion. She walks the Earth alone to single-handedly save the world, then laughs in the face of death and a genocidal maniac. She pulls the Doctor back from the ledge time and again throughout series 3, then has the sense and the self-awareness and the strength to leave. I recently saw her described as the only companion who helps the Doctor more than he helps her, and I think there’s a lot of truth to that; she is absolutely vital to his mental health and survival. But I think her time with the Doctor teaches Martha to be just a little bit more selfish — she spends so much of series 3 suffering quietly, swallowing down her own feelings in favour of helping others. By the end of series 3, though, Martha has learned to do what’s right for her.A lot of people didn’t like Martha’s unrequited love story, and I can accept that, but for me it only serves to emphasize her strength. For me, Martha’s exit scene and her “getting out” speech are some of the strongest scenes in the series. She spends so long suffering quietly, and I love that at first she sticks to the “safe” explanation — her family needs her — but ultimately decides “no, screw that” and goes back in to clarify precisely how she feels. She finally realizes she doesn’t need the Doctor’s validation, and she leaves the TARDIS confident in herself and with the Doctor on speed-dial. Get it, Martha. And then when we next see her she’s doing precisely that: arguing with the Doctor, telling him off when he treats her hypocritically, giving the Daleks an ultimatum, helping out an alien species and picking up an alien companion who dies tragically. I’m sad we didn’t get to see more of her fabulous self on Torchwood, but I think the world is probably a safer place with Martha Jones defending it freelance. Dr Jones, you’re a star.I love Martha Jones as a character (as more than just a companion), because she wasn’t ever “just” anything. She had strength and agency and her own goals both before and after she met the doctor. She loved him, but didn’t let it define her. I remember watching Who for the first time and liking Martha best because she was smart and observant and took all the crazy shit in her stride, but in a realistic way.  -- source link

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