The question is one of interpretation in this case, I think. I do think she beat him. After all he gave her the code she needed for Moriarty because he wanted to impress her. She also beat him when she showed up naked, not giving him any clues whatsoever. I really liked that scene. Of course it's also possible to see it as gratuitous, but somehow I think if Sherlock had been naked to use this tactic no one would have complained?
And the last bit was only to show us that he kept following what she did (probably through his brother even if he did not know) and that he did care about her, i.e. her interest in him wasn't one-sided at all. Whatever she did there must have taken a lot of guts as well and even expecting death she was very brave. I liked that.
I've seen the comic posted in a comment above so that scene can be interpreted completely different as well. I wouldn't have seen what that comic shows in that scene at all unless pointed out. I prefer my interpretation though.
It's probably a bit like people hating Rose and saying she's clingy and selfish yadda yadda. You can see her that way if you choose to, but I can't, not really :)
You're right that Rose didn't really have a choice, that choice was made for her. But we don't know if she accepted it in the end. That story might not be told yet. Besides it shows that the Doctor is not exactly the perfect god character he'd like to be. And that he's a macho. I don't think that HE made a choice without asking HER diminishes her. It only diminishes him. And no, I don't like that ending either and would have preferred another.
Re: So, what about simply beating him?
And the last bit was only to show us that he kept following what she did (probably through his brother even if he did not know) and that he did care about her, i.e. her interest in him wasn't one-sided at all. Whatever she did there must have taken a lot of guts as well and even expecting death she was very brave. I liked that.
I've seen the comic posted in a comment above so that scene can be interpreted completely different as well. I wouldn't have seen what that comic shows in that scene at all unless pointed out. I prefer my interpretation though.
It's probably a bit like people hating Rose and saying she's clingy and selfish yadda yadda. You can see her that way if you choose to, but I can't, not really :)
You're right that Rose didn't really have a choice, that choice was made for her. But we don't know if she accepted it in the end. That story might not be told yet. Besides it shows that the Doctor is not exactly the perfect god character he'd like to be. And that he's a macho. I don't think that HE made a choice without asking HER diminishes her. It only diminishes him. And no, I don't like that ending either and would have preferred another.