That ending was Davies shutting up the little fangirls who kept belly-aching and crying over how Rose and the Doctor were never a real couple. Ten losing Donna had a much more real emotional impact for me. When she starts crying, begging him not to do what she knows he has to do. And then when he's at their home.. and tells her mother maybe she should tell Donna just how important she is sometimes. I cried. Not gonna lie. Like a baby.

Ugh, that ending which got rid of Donna in a most disappointing way.

It got to me >_> And the End of Time. When Ten is doing his victory tour..

Pretty much :lol

I did notice some interesting stuff rewatching seasons one and two recently though. Aside from Adam (who was a dick anyway) Eccleston was quite keen to pick up additional companions - he asked Mickey (who declined), Lynda with a Y.

Meanwhile when Tennant came along in season 2 him and Rose were holding hands and acting coupley in almost every episode and the Doctor was suddenly more protective about who could join in. When Mickey asked could he come he was a bit abrasive about it even though he said yes.

I despise the Doctor/Rose couple aspect, but I feel better just passing the romance off as a byproduct of 10's personality rather than something that was true to all incarnations.

Yeah, Eleven didn't have that (does River count? she feels different) even though they totally could have done so.

River is an hard one to pin down. It doesn't feel the same but sometimes seems just as bad :lol

Sometimes it was overdone, to the point that later on it became a bit tedious. I personally felt that by Series 7's The Angels Take Manhattan I was bored of her. However, The Name of the Doctor was a perfect conclusion to River's story arc, in my opinion. I'm happy to just leave it at that.

Agreed!

Don't tell my sister that though, she's such a gigantic River fan that she'll rage on me. :lol

Witch order of doctor who episode would you watch if you just want to watch river story