Tenth Doctor

Like the Fifth Doctor, the Tenth Doctor is one of the more human incarnations of the Doctor, prone to emotional outbursts and romantic tendencies. If you overlook the innately strange implications of a 900-year-old alien falling in love with a 19-year old, the Tenth Doctor's relationship with Rose would be quite sweet, as she helped his previous incarnation come to terms with who he was and rekindled his love of travelling the universe, but unfortunately Series 2 Rose is reduced to a petty loudmouth who acts far more like a child than Series 1 Rose ever did, so their relationship comes across as very uncomfortable.

One would assume that the relationship between the Tenth Doctor and Rose wouldn't matter as much since she's only around for one third of his tenure, but sadly she continues to influence him even after she leaves. The far superior companion that is Martha is completely shafted simply because she is not Rose, and even Donna's time on the show is overshadowed by constant references to Rose coming back. Then, after losing Rose again and erasing all of Donna's character development against her will, the Tenth Doctor proceeds to go completely mad and gets embroiled in a very generic 'prophecy' plot-line that culminates in his untimely death.

Despite all this nonsensical writing, David Tennant still manages to play the role exceptionally, and it is clear that he is a massive Doctor Who fan as he channels many of the best elements of previous incarnations - the Second Doctor's sneaky disarming of his foes, the Fourth Doctor's wit, the Fifth Doctor's human-ness and the Seventh Doctor's hidden dark side. His era is undoubtedly overrated, but it has lots of things to love about it, as well as some genuinely fantastic episodes, most of which were written by Steven Moffat.