It is the quotation that turned me into a Whovian! I know I am very late to the game, but I plead innocence due to having grown up in a country that didn't actually broadcast Doctor Who until after I emigrated! I mostly tuned the Rose/Doctor stuff out; somehow I think I managed to actually not notice that the Doctor was supposedly in love with Rose, because it just didn't make sense to me. I loved Martha when she first came on, but then they made her have a crush on the Doctor, and dumbed her down with it, which upset me greatly. Actually, the companion I found myself liking the best was Donna, which was very surprising given that I positively hate what I have seen of her own comedy-stuff!