I pretty much agree with your assessment here. I thought aging the Doctor - twice - was just OTT. Having everyone "believe" in The Doctor as the solution to defeat The Master, well, isn't that a bit like Tinker Bell in Peter Pan?

I appreciate a bit of sexual tension between characters, but at the end of the last season, Rose and The Doctor were a bit too flirty. Then comes Martha, poor Martha! So desperate for The Doctor. I'm with you, in my version of LotTL I imagine The Doctor being a bit more kind, at least. I'm trying to remain spoiler-free for next season, but I do hope that we can at last move beyond Rose.