Let's not forget, too, that Mickey's not entirely innocent in the bust-up in "Boom Town", either. The Doctor *offered* him a place on the TARDIS in WWIII, but Mickey not only turned it down, he asked the Doctor to cover for him. He also chose to be at Rose's beck and call, or at least allowed it. And then he gets disgruntled when she tells him about all these amazing adventures she's having.
Oh, *totally*. That was one thing that really bugged me about him during S1. (And why I was "nooooooo! this was OVER!" when TCI aired and Mickey was *still* moping over Rose when I thought he'd finally gotten a clue in TPotW.)
This isn't to minimize Rose's fault in all this, but really, they both had a choice in the matter. Mickey could've broken it off as well, but like Rose, he wanted it both ways. He wanted to keep Rose *and* his life on Earth; she wanted to keep Mickey *and* her life with the Doctor. Something had to give.
Absolutely. A lot of times I want to credit the Doctor with letting Mickey along in School Reunion (when Rose was mouthing "no" to him), as the Doctor wanting to push for some sort of resolution since the Mickey thing was always hanging over them. Even at the beginning of the episode, the Doctor's still calling Mickey Rose's boyfriend, sort of in jest, but sort of not. But I'm not sure if the Doctor is that relationship-savvy.
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Oh, *totally*. That was one thing that really bugged me about him during S1. (And why I was "nooooooo! this was OVER!" when TCI aired and Mickey was *still* moping over Rose when I thought he'd finally gotten a clue in TPotW.)
This isn't to minimize Rose's fault in all this, but really, they both had a choice in the matter. Mickey could've broken it off as well, but like Rose, he wanted it both ways. He wanted to keep Rose *and* his life on Earth; she wanted to keep Mickey *and* her life with the Doctor. Something had to give.
Absolutely. A lot of times I want to credit the Doctor with letting Mickey along in School Reunion (when Rose was mouthing "no" to him), as the Doctor wanting to push for some sort of resolution since the Mickey thing was always hanging over them. Even at the beginning of the episode, the Doctor's still calling Mickey Rose's boyfriend, sort of in jest, but sort of not. But I'm not sure if the Doctor is that relationship-savvy.