Yes! That pleased me so, so much, and made me feel a lot more mellow re: Martha's good-bye.
I assumed at the time that the reason he didn't tell her how wonderful she was was that he didn't want to give her reason to stay, having come to think that it would be better for her if she left. His 'she was brilliant!' remark fits in perfectly with that *g*.
Also, the comedic elements of the episode worked quite nicely, I think. Since Dr. Who's Kid TV roots are always quite visible, I tend to prefer the few more tightly written drama or horror plots (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Human Nature/Family of Blood, but also Blink and the Season Three Finale Two-Parter), but Tate's talent is obvious; she and Tennant play off each other quite marvellously.
I think the most broadly comic parts of the episode were the bits that worked best, actually, from our leads popping up out of the cubicles like pinstriped meerkats to Donna's luggage. So, so looking forward to The Unicorn and the Wasp which is apparently a commedy - seems like it's really going to play to the strengths of this TARDIS team.
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I assumed at the time that the reason he didn't tell her how wonderful she was was that he didn't want to give her reason to stay, having come to think that it would be better for her if she left. His 'she was brilliant!' remark fits in perfectly with that *g*.
Also, the comedic elements of the episode worked quite nicely, I think. Since Dr. Who's Kid TV roots are always quite visible, I tend to prefer the few more tightly written drama or horror plots (The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances, Human Nature/Family of Blood, but also Blink and the Season Three Finale Two-Parter), but Tate's talent is obvious; she and Tennant play off each other quite marvellously.
I think the most broadly comic parts of the episode were the bits that worked best, actually, from our leads popping up out of the cubicles like pinstriped meerkats to Donna's luggage. So, so looking forward to The Unicorn and the Wasp which is apparently a commedy - seems like it's really going to play to the strengths of this TARDIS team.