Two edged sword

Watched Love and Monsters today. Had the same thought at the end I always do, same one as Elton - he's cornered and held at bay by this horrible green monster that reminds her of a Raxicoricofallipatorian, and she's having a go at Elton for upsetting her mother? At her worst Rose is the most selfish person who's ever traveled with the Doctor, and that includes his own first personality and Turlough.

But then, tonight, as the scene played out, I saw that once Rose realizes that the monster has cost Elton everything, she hunches down next to him and puts her arm around him. Rose's weakness was also her strength. When the Doctor was focussed on the big picture, Rose had the compassion for the people in front of their noses. Sarah Jane did the same thing for him, but the current personality needs it more (I'm thinking of their reactions to Marcus Scarman's death).

Crossposted to doctorwho