Good introspection & background info about why the Doctor holds such anguish inside, and how he's drifting closer & closer to eventually becoming the evil Valeyard.

It's one of the things about the general darkness in Season Three that made me wonder ... is RTD trying to steer us in that general direction?

Sorry...still miss her myself :O(

No problem; I think you're preaching to the choir on that one, though ;)