AdinDraco If that's true that is absolutely amazing.

😂😂 Now I'm hoping Big Finish, whenever they start doing 12th Doctor stories will make Capaldi appear with the Judoon so we can hear him say that in his accent

Darth Erudius It's true, David Tennant was telling that story in an interview once, I think it may have been on Graham Norton but I can't remember for sure.

Danny Maupin That's amazing.

I'm Scottish and 'oon' sounds the same in both accents.

she was the first companion I ever saw since my father was watching it for a while but the first time I saw doctor who was this episode (don't worry I watched it from the start of the new series after I got hooked but technically the first episode I ever saw was the first martha episode even if it was completely by accident)

I love Martha she's my fave companion :D

Did you know the actress who plays Martha also was in Doctor Who season 2 episode 12 working at Torchwood. She was one of the black girl worker that was under control by the Cybermen!!!!

@@marvelboi3416 Yes...because they said so in the video we just watched.

@@marvelboi3416 Yep. Not unusual for doctor who to bring back people who played other characters. However this case is crazy man. Shes in 2 episodes in a row as different characters lol

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The only problem i had with Martha was her clinginess to the doctor early on while near the end of her run it got way better. In my opinion my favorite actual companions go from 1.Amy/Rory 2.Jack tied Donna 3.Martha and Rose tied. 4.Clara None of them are bad in any way i like them all but my preference are in that order. Rose had a decent storyline and relationship with the doctor but not as good as some make it out to be, Martha was a bit annoying when she fell for the doctor but got better, Clara was amazing in some ways but near goddam awful in others especially in the twelfth incarnation of the doctor, Donna just had one of the best character developments in the series and the conclusion of it was sad and well done but she was also fairly annoying early on, Amy and Rory were just to me some of the best companions in new DW just because of their relationship with the doctor being more than just companions and actually escalating to family, Jack is just plain likeable and every time he joins the doctor you know it was going to be a good episode.

+Brian Rodriguez Regarding New who my ranking is similar, though I take Martha over Rose and Jack over Donna to have less ties (I could rank Amy over Rory, since I kinda like her more, but I won't). Early Clara could actually rise to rank 2 or 3, while later Clara is dead last, so same in that regard as well.

We don't like her because she's a boring fucking companion. Has nothing to do with Rose.

We don't like her because she had this drippy unrequited love situation, which could only serve to make her look bad after the reciprocal emotions of Rose and the Doctor. Also because Freema unfortunately has acting abilities closely resembling a plank of wood. After her, Donna, whose relationship with the Doctor was entirely platonic, was so refreshing.

I liked Martha but her pining over the doctor was just really annoying to me. Her lines like "you had to fall for a human and it wasn't me" or "oh she was blonde, what a surprise" just made me roll my eyes to the back of my head. If it wasn't for that then she would probably be one of my favourite companions, and with full episode where there was non of that sh*t she was really great.

I think he did that on purpose as a way to make fans like her more, he did make it very blatant.

Connor White Well it actually made a lot of fans hate her! But i think she's awesome.

Martha is awesome. She saves the Doctor's ass more than once and doesn't crave recognition for it. Unlike someone later on who shall remain Clara...I mean nameless.

Martha is my favorite companion, man. Only thing I don't like about her is her name. It's so stilted and old lol.

MyAbridged When Martha isn't mooning over the Doctor, she's awesome. I wish some of her story arcs were written better.

Michael Andrews that is cruel...

Strange considering radiation has killed two Doctor incarnations.

Knock knock knock

Welcome to the Russell T Davies era of Doctor Who, continuity doesn't exist, and if you ask for it then you're a bad fan according to him

Matt Whitaker .....knock

I dont think people hate her its just she wasnt in the show for long

She probably gets flack b/c she's the replacement for a widely liked companion. I think the 11th doctor's last companion gets a lot of flack for the same reason. Of 10's companions Martha is my least favorite but i don't actually dislike her. It's Tennant's last companion > rose > martha for me. but they're all good imo

The people who hate her are Rose Fans I remember her getting shitted on before she even appeared in An Episode

11th's last companion is my second favorite, I grew up on Pertwee & Baker so I still hold the top spot for Sarah Jane.

People dislike her cause she gets a bit clingy at times and it's kind of weird, but on the whole I've always really liked her and Donna both. Plus I absolutely love Martha's theme.

Fandom Rambler I haven't watched the series since it aired. I didn't like Martha that much. I'm not really sure why. But I'm interested to see how I feel about her now. That being said, Smith and Jones was one of my favourite episodes.

I like Martha’s character, but her constant and shrill screaming is more annoying then anything Donna’s ever done.

I think its because her oh so obvious crush on the doctor. I love her too but that whole crush period she had was honestly annoying.

Me too, i like her a lot better than Rose. Only thing i didn't like was how Ten and by extension The Fandom in 2007 treated her like crap all because she wasn't Rose

luedog4life Martha ever screamed

Antonio Dee She was just so boring! The only things I can remember about her character are that she's a doctor and she wanted to play with The Doctor's sonic screw driver. I was never much of a fan for Rose either but she add least had memorable and funny moments and had good episodes based around her character like Fathers Day.

Yes the worst episode of The Series

+JustSomeRandomGuy Online Bullsh*t. It is one of, if not the most, critically acclaimed episode(s) of modern Doctor Who.

MasterPoppers yeah but critics who are out of touch the fans hate it

I'm a huge fan of the show and I think Blink is one of the best episodes of modern Who

You just take a shit on any episode written by moffat. If you even bother to check fan polls blink is always in the top 3. Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean everyones opinions are invalidated. This is coming from someone who thinks moffat has done serious damage to the show. Now grow up.

Yes ! Tap tap tap.

She's certainly up there, but I wouldn't say most underrated. She's more well loved than almost all Classic Who companions, and especially Big Finish companions. Most underrated would probably be Liz, or Nyssa, or Erimem, or Hex, or Liv. Someone like that.

Yeah I agree, I meant for the new Who in my comment

HEAT KING- MEDIA Yeah, you are right there is Vote Saxon posters in a alleyway where Jack and the others are standing in.

Josh France really? That's cool

The WerewolfF Yeah their in a episode called Captain Jack Harkness and I think in the same episode there is a Bad Wolf reference. Bad Wolf can be seen graffitied on a wall.

Supposedly the SAXON reference first appeared in Love and Monsters episode last season when aborbolof is reading the newspaper and a second time in the Runaway Bride when the police or military say to contact Saxon or something. So technically this is the third HINT at the main story arc of Series 3. Pretty cool they had this planned out since last series. It doesn't appear again until the Lazarus Experiment. That's a long way away lol.

When I first watched this show on Netflix, I noticed the signs recurring (and news about Saxon in the background), but I didn't thin it was important at all. I thought it was either a bit of world building (just events happening in their world) or some British election going on at the time...

Gibbzee Well he does have a granddaughter...

Antonio Dee yeah but they also don't reproduce that way

MsKennykins Well it's not like the creative department has revealed any details about Gallifreyan mating so let's just stick to what we would know and therefore assume, which is fucking

L O O M S

yes they do MsKennykins. They're not like sontarans ffs, they reproduce sexualy like humans.

jeck jeck can't wait for that it really shows a more serious side of the doctor.

Darkness indeed, it does. And weeping angels, too! So much to look forward to. Also, Christmas special is coming soon as well.

Finch Well that's how I do it

So it seems. -.-

@@Ragnarok345 That's a little harsh, but you're entitled to your own opinion.

@@Ragnarok345 you're definitely overreacting sure he can be a little much sometimes but the majority of the time he's completely fine whether or not you agree with his views

Aidan Owen-Jones It's even in Torchwood. Love those little easter eggs going all the way back to the runaway bride "Orders from Mr S fire at will"

@@fleason771, the specific Torchwood episode it's in is Series 1, Episode 12 _"Captain Jack Harkness"._

Sir Chester Bellington The only thing that irritates me about Martha is her obvious jealousy of Rose, she can't quite accept that he doesn't like her the same way and allow herself to move on and be 'just friends'. The doctor recognises this, it's why he plaintively says "I just want a mate!" In the later series with Donna. If she'd been able to get over that she'd have stood a chance!

She obviously did get over it. It's the show's fans that can't seem to let it go.

Laura Kay fuck off please

no you have about 5 minutes after your heart stops to get it going again, the longer you take the more damage done

tap tap tap tap...

It may not be huge as they won't know who..Apart from what is explained is all I'll say..

PLASMAA dum dum dum dum

Imo series 2 is much more of a mixed bag, I think all of these episodes are decent to spectacular

Dadada da, dadada da....Oh, yeah, Harold Saxon for the win.

Gary Soanes fun fact, there was a Saxon reference in the absorbalof episode (love and monsters)

Wipeout325 yes, a blink & you'll miss it SAXON LEADS POLLS Daily Telegraph headline . RTD was certainly planning ahead with future Easter eggs hidden within episode props

Gary Soanes I love it when shows do stuff like that, my favourite has to be what Futurama did.

Gary Soanes You can also see Vote Saxon posters in series 1 of Torchwood in a alleyway where Jack and the others are standing in. That series of Torchwood was broadcast months before series 3 of Doctor Who aired. So clearly RTD had it all planned out.

Asphyxia. xD ikr

I have yet to dislike a single companion (I didn't see all companions of the first and second doctor though), I even liked Adric and Mel, so there was never a chance I could dislike Donna, but she's not one of my favourites either.

donna was an amazing character...no romance BS, just plain fucking around with your buddy......her arc was amazing. i still get a bit teary eyed watching "turn left". that ep was so dark for a doctor who episode.

Asphyxia. Donna Noble is a horrible character. She's too bitchy.

Asphyxia. “If she remembers just for a second her mind will burn and she will die” years later still makes me sad.

According to Wikipedia "Mr. Stoker was intended by Russell T Davies to be a reference to the character Mr Stoker from the 1989 series Children's Ward, on which he was a producer. However, the design department saw this as a reference to Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, so the sign 'B. Stoker' was placed on the office door during production."

I am so glad they don't read comments any more as people can't help spoiling fun surprises.

Laura Kay are you infering about my comment or everyone else? Lol

+quiet rogue how am i kidding when you've just backed up my point??? She didn't let it define her life once she left arguably like Donna did who spent ages searching for the doctor. Martha moved on and had a life.

Martha 'pined' for the Doctor for a few episodes then got over it and lived a productive life after leaving. Rose spent her entire life pining after the Doctor, far longer than any other companion in history, and only was content under the most bullshit 'They're so in Wuv we made her a clone' circumstances. She acted more like fucking Bella from Twilight than a Doctor Who companion

Donna didn't have any romantic affection for the doctor. Only Rose and Martha, though i do prefer Martha.

+Miss Dreamcatcher i know, you've misunderstood. i'm saying when the doctor left in the runaway bride donna spent her life trying to find the doctor again. Martha, once leaving, moved on and had quite a decent life for herself. Not sure why this concept is confusing so many people

+ erosion271 If it wasn't for the godawful second half of Clara's run, Rose would be dead last for me (in new Who at the very least, and maybe in the entire Franchise). I get why people hate Adric, but he's neither Rose nor second half Clara.