Originally Posted By: Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man

It bugs me that we had yet another finale where the companion leaves and the Doctor is sad. It seems like RTD wanted to just be a dick. He went to all that trouble of showing everyone together and then Sarah Jane tells him how he has this big family and then they trash that by getting rid of Donna and leaving the Doctor mopey. I think they should've had the Doctor and Donna going off on an adventure, happy as clams, and then contracted Tate to do a scene in the Christmas special where she has to leave. I would be really annoyed if they have a new companion every special that either dies or decides not to travel with the Doctor. I think River won't be showing up until Moffet takes over since he was the one who wrote the episodes featuring her. I got the sense he was was setting up his own run when he introduced her.


It seems to be part of the Doctor's character to be mopey when a companion leaves. Like Sarah Jane said, he really does have a large family. He doesn't have set work hours & he's got the transportation to visit but just chooses not to visit them. I sort of assume it's because he doesn't want to see them grow old & die that he doesn't keep in touch better.

And while I hope to see Donna come back & get her happy ending, there is something said for leaving the audience wanting more. While it was nice having Rose come back & get herself a Doctor, it wasn't like it had been during first & second season. Even Martha's appearences were like that & she hadn't been gone long IMHO. I really enjoyed these characters when they were co-stars on the show but it doesn't quite work for me when they reappear as guest stars.

Fair play!