(Mind you, I'm not saying Donna's mindwipe was wrong. She was going to die, and quite frankly - tragic as her mindwipe was - I don't think a life without the Doctor is worse than death.)
No, I agree. However, for me, it goes into the issue of choice and the fact that Donna's choice about what happened was taken away from her.
Ah, but also a reminder of what it feels like from the other side. That he was robbed of his best friend, and can never get her back. It was a shot that went clean through the armour and he didn't like it one bit.
I think that's a requirement for a companion, isn't it? To ask the Armour-Piercing Question as TV Tropes calls it, to make him stop and think.
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No, I agree. However, for me, it goes into the issue of choice and the fact that Donna's choice about what happened was taken away from her.
Ah, but also a reminder of what it feels like from the other side. That he was robbed of his best friend, and can never get her back. It was a shot that went clean through the armour and he didn't like it one bit.
I think that's a requirement for a companion, isn't it? To ask the Armour-Piercing Question as TV Tropes calls it, to make him stop and think.