I was just thinking how generous Jackie was, to accept the Doctor into her life and even grow fond of him, after his hideous miscalculation when returning Rose after their first adventure. I can't recall whether the Doctor ever told her he'd simply made an error.
I saw how the trip looked to Connor vs. the impact it had on his family as being a perfect example of the disproportional burden a person's traveling with the Doctor places on their family and friends. There's a tremendous disjunction, always, between how the relationship with home looks to the companion and how it looks to those who remain at home. The companion lives in the myth that they can rejoin their old life at whatever point they please. Those at home know better.
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Date: 2007-09-17 12:18 am (UTC)I saw how the trip looked to Connor vs. the impact it had on his family as being a perfect example of the disproportional burden a person's traveling with the Doctor places on their family and friends. There's a tremendous disjunction, always, between how the relationship with home looks to the companion and how it looks to those who remain at home. The companion lives in the myth that they can rejoin their old life at whatever point they please. Those at home know better.