It still amazes me that it took her that long to figure it out, considering she'd felt his hearts right at the very beginning. Oh, and the whole time-travelling thing. Because y'know, everyone has a TARDIS just lying around in their spare room...
He 'looks' human. On the surface, he even acts human most of the time. And Martha developed an instant crush on him. Intellectually, she knew he wasn't human, but emotionally she kept expecting him to respond in the way a human man would respond and, of course, the Doctor wouldn't and couldn't - he's born of a completely alien culture and however much he admires and studies humans, he just doesn't think or emote like one.
Donna knew and understood both intellectually and emotionally that he was alien to her. She came to love him, I believe, but she felt that alienness. Donna was actually extremely empathic - she really understood people (not just humans, but 'people'). The Doctor says she tends to miss the big picture, but Donna's got the little picture in perfect focus. The Doctor himself is good at seeing the big picture, but he often misses the little picture. It's why she was so good for him. He widened her eyes and she reminded him not to forget the effect he had on individual lives.
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*runs to check spare room*
DAMNIT!
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Is it there yet?
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*sigh*
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Donna knew and understood both intellectually and emotionally that he was alien to her. She came to love him, I believe, but she felt that alienness. Donna was actually extremely empathic - she really understood people (not just humans, but 'people'). The Doctor says she tends to miss the big picture, but Donna's got the little picture in perfect focus. The Doctor himself is good at seeing the big picture, but he often misses the little picture. It's why she was so good for him. He widened her eyes and she reminded him not to forget the effect he had on individual lives.
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