Just for fun! Whether The Doctor Should Have Let Martha Travel With Him

Hello fellow Whovian! I wish you luck in the upcoming debate. I will be arguing that the Doctor was correct in letting Martha travel with him.Rebuttal 1: My opponent states: "The Doctor was heartbroken. Martha was interested i him which made it all the worse."Martha did not know the Doctor all that well when she met him. She was unaware that the Doctor lost someone important to him. Also, just because she likes him doesn't make her a bad person.Rebuttal 2: "Martha was rude to the Doctor. She pushed the Doctor and asked from him more than he was willing to give. She didn't care about the fact that he just lost somebody, all she cared about was her own satisfaction."I would need some examples of how she was rude. I ask my opponent to please expand on the subject.Rebuttal 3: " Martha was selfish. She may have helped people and saved people, but ultimately she was just plain self-centered. She thought she was the most important woman on Earth."Again, I would need examples of how she was rude. However, I can say that to my current understanding, helping others is not a self-centered act, but rather a selfless act. In fact, the TARDIS Data Core describes Martha as: "Martha was an intelligent, brave and kind-hearted woman with a great sense of humour."[1] Rebuttal 4: "Donna was way better for the Doctor. Understood that the Doctor needed a companion or hi "Master" would start showing. Donna was much better for him and pushed him only for the good of others."Although I am not a fan of Donna, whether I like her or not some people do. Anyways, the resolution is about whether the Doctor should have let Martha travel with him. The resolution is not, however, whether or not Donna was a good influence on the Doctor.Now that I have rebutted, I will now proceed to my arguments.Argument 1: At this point in the series, the Doctor is feeling the pain over the loss of Rose Tyler. Martha is exactly what the Doctor needed at that moment in time. A companion would help cheer him up. Martha did in fact cheer him up, as the Doctor continued to travel with her throughout season 3.Argument 2: If the Doctor did not want to travel with Martha, he would not. The Doctor is fully capable of saying no when he does not want something. If he did not want Martha being his companion, he would have said no.Argument 3: If Martha wasn't the Doctor's companion, the Doctor, along with the whole world, would have perished because of the Master. [2][3] Clearly Martha was an essential influence in the Doctor's timeline.Conclusion: Martha was a great influence on the Doctor. She is intelligent, and caring. Without her, the Doctor would not have company. The Doctor wanted Martha to travel with him. Knowing the Doctor, when the Doctor wants something, he is always right in his decision. Furthermore and more importantly, without the Doctor letting Martha travel with him, the Doctor and the world would die. For these reasons, the Doctor was correct in letting Martha travel with him.It is now my opponent's turn to rebut, and produce further evidence of her claim. Remember, bow ties ARE cool (along with fezzes.)Sources:[1]: http://tardis.wikia.com...[2]: http://en.wikipedia.org...[3]: http://en.wikipedia.org...