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

7. They Ruined Mickey's Life

Poor Mickey. Rejected by his girlfriend, who went gallivanting on thrilling adventures with another man, Mickey was left behind on Earth, burdened with everyday responsibilities. Not that fans feel too sorry for him. After all, he was rather pathetic, annoying, entertained easily and was ultimately not the worthiest companion material. Mickey the Idiot was essentially the third wheel and a tin dog, ostracized and forgotten. It may have been humorous at times, but it still applied to real life. That dynamic was messed up. It wasn€™t even a love triangle, only a "love line," extending infinitely in both directions with the Doctor and Rose on either side. Mickey was on an entirely different plane. When Mickey first opted to join the Doctor and Rose on their adventures, Rose displayed her best pouting face and sigh of defeat. In order to save himself much grief, Mickey should have then caught on that his forthcoming life as a coveted time traveller would indeed be a dismal and egregious one. At every opportunity, Ten and Rose would exchange superior glances and concealed giggles, clearly stating that they thought Mickey was a dult. Come now, Doctor. You're better than that. And yet, it took nearly half of the series for Mickey to acknowledge that he wasn't wanted, his anger exploding during Rise of the Cybermen when everyone dismissed him as too much of a coward to assume the role of his deceased, parallel universe counterpart, a bellicose fellow named Ricky who specialized in frowning. Rose's selfish propensities didn't help, either, especially when she abandoned him in Pete's World without a second thought. Well, it can be perceived that Mickey never quite recovered. He's now obsessed with guns and his soldier career was most likely an excuse for expending all of his pent-up anger. He probably bought life size, cardboard cut outs of the Tenth Doctor and used them for target practice. Besides guns, however, Mickey did eventually find love, for Series 3's highly acclaimed Smith and Jones became a reality. Mickey married the one other person left psychologically marred by the Ten/Rose relationship, which brings us to...