Just as there have been almost countless incarnations of the Doctor in Doctor Who, so there have been several Rose Tyler's of sorts.
We all have our favourite era and our favourite line up of Doctor and companions in Doctor Who. Some look back with nostalgia at the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, and Susan. Others look to the Third Doctor, Jo Grant, and the then UNIT Regulars. Sill more look to the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith, and as for me, the earliest TARDIS line up I recall are the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, and Tegan. (Now imagine if Matthew Waterhouse turned up at the end of the latest season of Doctor Who instead of Billie Piper)
But we also have those who look to the Ninth/Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler and Russell T. Davies likes to dine out on this lineup. It is understandable, it is what he started with. But it has ended with the four "incarnations" of Rose Tyler. Something we have not seen with previous companions.
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