Doctor Who: 8 Reasons Why The Tenth Doctor And Rose Suck

Fictional romances are, well, fiction. They subtract all of the monotonous and everyday aspects of life from the equation, leaving only an over-emphasized, unrealistic and almost satirized depiction of love to flood our emotional receptors (and it is usually quite effective). Most fictional narratives stretch "love" into a catastrophic force --gravity without mathematical limitations. And it was this overwhelming force that shattered the Doctor's heart(s) to bits when his beloved Rose was left stranded on the shores of another universe. Well, no wonder their romance ended tragically. The "gravity" that tethered these two lovers to the ground simultaneously left their heads drifting in the clouds. Since we are human, though (really then, Doctor, you shouldn't be vulnerable to these humany-wumany emotions!), we admittedly desire to experience a fairytale-inspired love story at some point. You know, your average fairytale, where an alien whisks you among stars a billion light-years away and days of the past lived a billion years ago. Unless you're counting on a magical blue box materialising in your backyard, piloted by a dashing, young (well, not that young) Time Lord, and some of you undoubtedly are, a fairytale romance is most likely not in the cards. However, the heart-wrenching romance that transpired between the Tenth Doctor and Rose made fairytales seem possible. An ordinary girl who worked in shop was flung into an extraordinary life filled with the inconceivable realities of time travel, in which once-distant constellations were now within arm€™s reach. Their star-crossed love was written across the stars, and it seemed Rose would stay with him forever. Forever ended rather quickly, though, leaving behind some teary-eyed fan-girls and a droopy-faced Doctor. In the midst of these raw, hysterical emotions, it may seem difficult to deny the true love shared between Ten and Rose. But after a few weeks (or years) of recovery, one begins to realise just how much this unnecessary drama could have potentially ruined the traditional, sci-fi, light-hearted atmosphere of Doctor Who. Here are 8 reasons why Ten and Rose€™s time-tested romance is not so timeless after all. Actually, it just plain sucks. Sorry, but it's true.