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Musings on Martha
Jul. 20th, 2007 09:56 pmOk, so after watching "Gridlock", I've been trying to explain Martha's instant faith in the Doctor to myself. And I think I have, more or less. (Just keep in mind, this is basically me working through my thoughts, so it's a bit stream of consciousness.)
Okay, so here's my reasoning: Martha has seen the Doctor do some amazing things, all in the past 2 or so days, and she's seen some amazing, even overwhelming, things. For days, from "Smith and Jones" to her family disaster to the two adventures with the Doctor, she's been running on adrenaline. And she just realized that, at the moment, she's in lots and lots of trouble, with only the Doctor for help.
Of course she says she has the Doctor, and of course she means it: she's caught up in the moment, she's been relying on the Doctor (the hospital, Shakespeare), she's infatuated... and to a certain extent, she's deluding herself. She's running with it. I'm sure if he left her somewhere calm at that moment, whether in the car or in her own time, doubt would creep in very quickly. But, with so many things happening all at the same time, she doesn't have time for worry or doubt. She only has time for faith.
Because at the moment, she's literally in mortal danger and she's clinging to her only hope in a strange, alien world (this IS her first other planet). She's probably been repeating to herself over and over that the Doctor will save her, the last thing she remembers before being put to sleep is him demanding her return, and now that's all she has. She's talked herself into believing.
Finally, Martha has to be the most optimistic character I've ever seen in Doctor Who, even more so than Rose. She knows her family's party will turn into a disaster but she tries to make it work. With that dysfunctional family, with her as the obvious glue, she has to believe thing will work out, else she'd go nuts. Further proof: ( Spoiler for The Last of the Time Lords )
So because of her optimism, because of how many people she's seen the Doctor save and what she's seen him do, because of how beyond belief and, to quote a certain cat, "magnificent" he is, and because of her crush (which I believe turns to love the more time she spends with him, though isn't love quite yet), she honestly believes he'll save her. She has to. It's all she has, and it's who she is.
And I am now okay with her utter faith in the Doctor in "Gridlock" and further on. Yay! :D
Okay, so here's my reasoning: Martha has seen the Doctor do some amazing things, all in the past 2 or so days, and she's seen some amazing, even overwhelming, things. For days, from "Smith and Jones" to her family disaster to the two adventures with the Doctor, she's been running on adrenaline. And she just realized that, at the moment, she's in lots and lots of trouble, with only the Doctor for help.
Of course she says she has the Doctor, and of course she means it: she's caught up in the moment, she's been relying on the Doctor (the hospital, Shakespeare), she's infatuated... and to a certain extent, she's deluding herself. She's running with it. I'm sure if he left her somewhere calm at that moment, whether in the car or in her own time, doubt would creep in very quickly. But, with so many things happening all at the same time, she doesn't have time for worry or doubt. She only has time for faith.
Because at the moment, she's literally in mortal danger and she's clinging to her only hope in a strange, alien world (this IS her first other planet). She's probably been repeating to herself over and over that the Doctor will save her, the last thing she remembers before being put to sleep is him demanding her return, and now that's all she has. She's talked herself into believing.
Finally, Martha has to be the most optimistic character I've ever seen in Doctor Who, even more so than Rose. She knows her family's party will turn into a disaster but she tries to make it work. With that dysfunctional family, with her as the obvious glue, she has to believe thing will work out, else she'd go nuts. Further proof: ( Spoiler for The Last of the Time Lords )
So because of her optimism, because of how many people she's seen the Doctor save and what she's seen him do, because of how beyond belief and, to quote a certain cat, "magnificent" he is, and because of her crush (which I believe turns to love the more time she spends with him, though isn't love quite yet), she honestly believes he'll save her. She has to. It's all she has, and it's who she is.
And I am now okay with her utter faith in the Doctor in "Gridlock" and further on. Yay! :D
