I can't sound Jolly, I loathed Martha with every fibre of my being.

Martha my dear, I can't forget thee, try frankly as I might...

Now series three of the new run, is a turning point for Doctor Who, in that the writers et-al have every much established themselves and found their feet, it contains some of the best episodes, and without the undertones of a doomed romance you do get more of a feel for the doctor.. but its all marred by one thing.

Martha Jones, doe eyed and obsequious.

The Doctor, well she doesn't register on his radar.... he's the last of his kind, and he's not looking for a rebound companion, JUST a companion... frankly you'd think someone who's in training to be a (Medical) doctor would have the wherewith all to see that, but no...

And it all started with a kiss...

Granted you can see where she got her signals mixed up, I mean, your on your rounds as a student doctor, and suddenly its raining upwards and your trapped on the moon, then one of the patients, a certain Mr Smith starts acting a bit oddly, kisses you, and together you save the world, whilst trying not to be arrested for being alien by the intergalactic police - who look like Goth Rhino's and answer ONLY to the Shadow Proclamation...maybe she was having an off day.. but frankly if a manic hospital patient started ranting and raving, chasing the elderly lady who just HAPPENS to have a straw and be sucking the life out of people, AND he interferes with medical equipment, frankly THATS no basis for romance, kiss or no kiss... but she's smitten and off they trot...

And actually he does have some regard for her, just as friends though, he KEEPS saving her... even though as things develop, you know once they've had a bit of a to-do with some witches, met Shakespeare, fought with the daleks, it does start to look a bit like, her life back at home, on earth is leading towards a *bit* of trouble for the Doctor, that and almost getting them eaten by a Lazarus monster (think Oil of Ulay.. but taken to an extreme) he clearly has some respect for her, and trusts her, and knows he can rely on that obsequious doe eyed pal to look out for him when he has to turn himself into a human for a whilst... and someone to stop him.. and actually all that doting and belief in him Martha had, well it paid off in dividends in the end, and in a way SHE saved the world - he seems to have a habit of this doesn't he, the Doctor... taking people, ordinary or otherwise and empowering them... she listened to and appreciated him, she saw all the good he did, or at least all his good intentions, she was his counsel, and even though yes, she made something of a faux pas, she did at least end his belief that he was the ONLY time lord left, and essentially caused the return of his arch nemesis and best sparring partner... The Master.. a Man so devoid of sanity and utterly in love with his own hype, that it seems odd the Doctor would be pleased to see him, let alone try to reason with him... a strange move which did lead to him being aged physically to match his chronological years and eventually kept in a bird cage... but Martha.. well she buggered off whilst the going was good... and disappeared for a year.. doing gawd knows what..whilst Good Old can't die Captain Jack was tortured, and Martha's family - who if they'd kept quiet might have been left out of things attended to the many whims of a megalomaniac time lord...

Anyway, whilst lying about whatever it was she was doing, Martha manages in the end to get caught by The Master, and taken back to a space station... where its revealed.. that whats she's done, is makes sure EVERYONE believes in the doctor JUST as much as she does... he de-ages, everything gets fixed, times reversed.. the End.

Oh and she GOT the hint, and left with her head held high.. and went off to be a Doctor in her own right...

Leaving the Doctor to contemplate.. and crash into the Titanic. Which was worth it for his 'what, What WHAT!' boggling.. but is NOT going to be spoken of, because if I ignore it.. it never happened.