There were plenty of moments when the Doctor gave Martha her props. And there was definitely a sense of affection for Martha. Hell, he'd risk his life for her in a heartbeat, because that's what the Doctor does.
For me, personally, one moment you mentioned was when he said Rose would know what to do. Well, Martha will know what to do too, when given a second to figure this gig out. Also, his decision to hide in 1913 was piss-poor, but that was a story based on a book written before Martha's era as an assistant, so I understood why that had to happen. My memory isn't good enough for me to name chapter and verse on episodes where I felt the way I do, I just remember thinking a lot during the series, "damn, have some consideration for this girl's feelings." One moment that particularly stands out happened in the Master episodes, like when he made the line about being in love with someone, and they don't even know you exist. I know the Doctor is aware of how Martha feels about him, and that was callous, IMO. And the way he was biting her head off when Martha told the Doctor that Yana had a Time Lord fob watch. It was always little things like that that irritated me.
As to Rose just being a shop girl, I've never seen her inferior for that. Hell, when you come right down to it, I'm just a maid, what's that make me? The world is made up more of people who do the dirty work than those who don't, so anyone who thinks Rose is inferior because she works in retail is full of shit, as far as I'm concerned :D That is snobbery, and that's wrong.
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For me, personally, one moment you mentioned was when he said Rose would know what to do. Well, Martha will know what to do too, when given a second to figure this gig out. Also, his decision to hide in 1913 was piss-poor, but that was a story based on a book written before Martha's era as an assistant, so I understood why that had to happen. My memory isn't good enough for me to name chapter and verse on episodes where I felt the way I do, I just remember thinking a lot during the series, "damn, have some consideration for this girl's feelings." One moment that particularly stands out happened in the Master episodes, like when he made the line about being in love with someone, and they don't even know you exist. I know the Doctor is aware of how Martha feels about him, and that was callous, IMO. And the way he was biting her head off when Martha told the Doctor that Yana had a Time Lord fob watch. It was always little things like that that irritated me.
As to Rose just being a shop girl, I've never seen her inferior for that. Hell, when you come right down to it, I'm just a maid, what's that make me? The world is made up more of people who do the dirty work than those who don't, so anyone who thinks Rose is inferior because she works in retail is full of shit, as far as I'm concerned :D That is snobbery, and that's wrong.