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Sad things do happen somtimes, but when you say "ends in misery" I think of shows like Supernatural. Doctor Who hasn't lost its roots as a kids show, and is really not taking itself seriously at least half the time.
The current Doctor is a wacky goofy guy with the power to save the universe. He prefers being wacky and goofy to having to save the universe, and when he commits genocide it rarely takes anyway.
You can also watch older Doctor Who - if you are looking for an intro to Doctor Who but don't want to watch the new show then Tom Baker years are good. Although I'm biased Tom Baker was my gateway Doctor. And there is some sad stuff but there's way more action and adventure and fun stuff.
Current Whoo has some sad moments--companion departures are 50/50, but Nine had the pain from the Time War, and Ten was intermittently punishing himself for it, but they both managed to have some hijinx. Torchwood is the Who with the misery.
Sad things do happen somtimes, but when you say "ends in misery" I think of shows like Supernatural. Doctor Who hasn't lost its roots as a kids show, and is really not taking itself seriously at least half the time.
Don't all the Companions either die or have their memories erased or get trapped in nether dimensions or something? None of them get to say, "thanks for the awesome ride! I'm retiring to Bath now, have a good eternity without me."
None of them get to say, "thanks for the awesome ride! I'm retiring to Bath now, have a good eternity without me."
Martha did precisely that. Rose has her own Doctor she can actually have sex with, so being separated from this Doctor isn't as sad as it could be. Donna--Donna was highly shafted. Those are the big three ended companionships. Donna's grandpa left with little angst, as did Mickey, and Captain Jack worked out his issues with the Doctor, and left on very good terms with him.
So...no, not really. And even if it did, that's once every 2 years. It's not like they spend too much time wandering about with the end of their sojourn hanging over their heads (except they kinda are doing that now--Amy and Rory have a real life--the Doctor comes and picks them up for fun, but that's not going to last much longer, one way or another).
Sarah Jane had a great time post-doctor until the actress playing her died. Martha seems to be having a good post doctor life. Captain Jack ends up with immortality post doctor. Immortality is not always pleasant but on the whole he seems to enjoy it.
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Sarah Jane had a great time post-doctor until the actress playing her died.
Hadn't she been abandoned by the doctor without a word for like 20 years until they reunited in "School Hard"?
Yeah, but she was on earth continuing to do stuff. Not isolated in some horrible place.
I thought Sarah Jane left by her own decision.