4. Martha Jones
The story of the Doctor's companion needs to have a distinct tone from what has been seen before in order to be a success. Roses story with the Doctor was a romance. Donnas was comedy. The Ponds' were adventure. Martha on the other hand, was a tepid tale of unrequited love and awkward glances. To be fair to her, Freema Agyman had tough boots to fill following the departure of Billie Piper's Rose Tyler. With the writers seemingly as much in mourning for her predecessor as fans of the show, Martha suffered from poor writing as much as anything else. Like Mickey before her, Martha did little more than mope around, failing to disguise the fact that she was completely besotted with the Doctor. Which was a shame, because the character had so much potential to begin with. As an actual medical doctor (well, medical student), she already had the level of intelligence that should be a prerequisite of any companion. She also quickly proved that she was capable of looking after herself when danger inevitably arose. And yet for all that, there was just something not quite right about the character. It was partially because she only lasted one series, but Martha never really grew into her own in her time on the TARDIS.
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