Believe it or not but there were important plot devices in the series, it also showed a lot of Tennants talents and why the character was going where he was..
Now dont go all Mel Gibson on me when i say this, esp as i said i hated the Tate too, but..
And it is a big BUT..
One of my all time fav's from the 'new' Who run has been a Tate episodes..
Dont get me wrong, the 1st few were terrible, but the episode Turn Left was just amazing. And no u cannae just jump tae it (episode 11) cos its got plot from the earlier episodes, but by the end of it im hoping u'd agree!