Dr Who Season 4 Journey's End (Spoilers!) : comments [Scribblings from the Mitchy Side]

I will be quoting your conversation quite a bit here. Get ready.

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[18:39] MitchFC: here we go......
[18:40] Eni is Confused: *buckles up*
[18:40] MitchFC: *stows tray*
[18:40] Eni is Confused: This is either going to be supremely awesome, or terrible.

I'm glad to say it was awesome. :)

[18:41] MitchFC: knowing RTD, there'll be just enough of one to make us want to kill him and enough of the other to stop us

Yes, there are times when Russel T Davies has caused Me to wish I was a Dalek.

So we join events as the Dr goes all glowy and threatens to regenerate. But he doesn't want to, so err, he doesn't. He has this handy hand to transfer the regenerative energy into, or something. *hand waves*

[18:41] MitchFC: *blinks*
[18:41] MitchFC: that's IT?!?!
[18:41] Eni is Confused: Did I miss something!??
[18:41] MitchFC: Give me that spork...
[18:41] Eni is Confused: Heh!
[18:42] Eni is Confused: That not only makes no sense... it makes no sense AND it's lame!
[18:42] MitchFC: we'd BETTER get an explanation for that...

I was not put off by this, because I knew they'd come up with a halfway decent explanation for why he didn't actually use up a regeneration there. As it turned out, I was right.

We do.....it's a bit hand wavy and I have no intention of trying to make sense of it...

Considering things that flew in the old series, I'm quite forgiving of this.

[18:43] MitchFC: handy hand?
[18:43] MitchFC: *files spork until it's nice and blunt*
[18:44] Eni is Confused: Two minutes in, and I'm already filing a death warrant for RTD's imagination.
[18:44] MitchFC: Oh I'm so glad I prepped a bunker to hide in afterwards. The wank is going to be awesome
[18:44] Eni is Confused: LOL. Yep!!!

Martha is awesome and determined to Carry Out Her Mission, something to do with the Osterhagan Key.

Donna's role was very similar to the one she had in Last of the Time Lords. Davros on the other hand, has finally become Dalek Siddious.

[18:45] Eni is Confused: Martha is SO the next-generation Brigadier.
[18:45] MitchFC: Nazi Daleks? It had to happen....

Well, as we saw in Genesis of the Daleks, they were modeled off of the Nazis. Davros was Hitler and Nyder was Himmler.

Rose was annoying

Rose is very annoying. The 12 year-olds with the Rose fascination are worse. The producers deciding to appease these little vermin deserve only one response.
Ex-ter-min-ate!
Ex-ter-min-ate!
Ex-ter-min-ate!

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and we speculated as to Donna's fate. The Tardis was dragged into the Dalek Death Star Citadel and the Dr said they had to go outside, that the defences had been removed. Donna looked like she was ...remembering something?

I thought she looked a little constipated, Myself. As for the expression and it's meaning on the show I didn't think she was remembering so much as compelled.

[18:46] Eni is Confused: Oh lord. I so want to feed Rose Tyler to the daleks...

Piranha would be much more satisfying.

[18:46] MitchFC: Oh Donna is so toast
[18:47] MitchFC: someone said that "temp" could mean "temporal agent"
[18:47] MitchFC: which would be a nice twist
[18:47] Eni is Confused: Ooooooooooooooooh. Now that's a good theory.
[18:47] MitchFC: yeh
[18:48] MitchFC: I love Captain Jack
[18:48] Eni is Confused: Yea. He's fun.
[18:49] Eni is Confused: Yeeeep... she is SO toast.
[18:50] MitchFC: Looks like she's remembered something or is hearing something, doesn' t it?
[18:50] Eni is Confused: Yea. That heartbeat thing was unnerving.

I was waiting for Donna to either be Romana with a false human identity via the watch, or possibly even The Rani.

Donna's trapped in the Tardis, after the Tardis door mysteriously closes on its own, trapping her inside.The Daleks, quite rightly, decide the Tardis is dangerous and open a trap door to plunge to its fiery doom. Cue explosions and melty stuff.

At least Jeff Murdoch didn't show up to expound upon the Melty Man.

[18:51] MitchFC: gods, if he destroys the Tardis, he'll have to change his name and emigrate
[18:51] Eni is Confused: LMAO.

Talk about illegal aliens.

While trapped, Donna has an epiphany and touches the hand that is all glowy and clearly Communicating.

[18:51] MitchFC: here we go, the handy hand
[18:51] Eni is Confused: Epiphany!Donna!!

Cue a regeneration! Out of nowhere, a second Doctor is born. Naked.

Ah yes, but they called it a "metacrisis" and got around it being a regeneration, which is good because without some really wacked out explanation (which I'm sure we'll get :) ), there can be only 3 more Doctors, and less if that counts against him - which it doesn't since he said he staved off regeneration.

[18:52] MitchFC: And a million fanficcers just passed out from squee

I rank them right up there with the furries. Ex-ter-min-ate!!!!

[18:53] Eni is Confused: See... now, when I expected that we'd be seeing more of Tennant... I didn't mean THAT much more.

Well, I'm sure John Borrowman liked that scene. :p

[18:57] MitchFC: so Donna...grew a Doctor? Umm. Time Lord Gardener? :P
[18:57] Eni is Confused: ROFL. Gives a whole new meaning to the term 'green thumb'.

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Dr 2 finds time to change into his old blue suit, magics something up and gets the Tardis the hell outta there. Meanwhile various companions and characters all try to get the Daleks to stand down. Martha sets up Project Osterhagan, which turns out to be a nuclear option that will destroy planet Earth. Sarah Jane has a Warp Somethingorother onna Necklace, which Cap'n Jack wires up to the Citadel's network and threatens to detonate. Sadly, the Dalek's knew all this and are ready for their fiendish plans. Apparently, so Davros expositions, Dalek Caan has seen all of time and has foretold what will happen in a prophecy. (Part of this prophecy is that one of the companions will die.)
Finding out that part of Dalek Caan going nuts was him developing a conscience and deciding to end the Daleks took Me by complete surprise.

[19:01] Eni is Confused: I'm rather freaked out by Octopus!Dalek.
[19:02] MitchFC: I just keep thinking "calamari toniiiight"

I rather like the design of the Daleks.

Davros

(Dalek Siddious)

gets all the Children of Time together and they chit chat.

[19:12] Eni is Confused: Loving the Sarah Jane recognition.
[19:13] MitchFC: yes :) Nice touch
[19:14] Eni is Confused: ...Davros kicks ASS.

"It took one stronger than you Doctor, one more powerful, my young apprentice, Darth Caan. Good. Goooood. I can feel your anger, Doctor. Your hate swells in you even now, my young Jedi."

Meanwhile, it's revealed that some of Donna's personality has transfused itself to Dr 2, leading to some comedy gold as Tennant gets to spew Technobabble in the manner of Tate. Heh.

[19:14] MitchFC: so it's all down to Donna and Doc 2
[19:14] Eni is Confused: Maybe Doc 2 is the one who ends up dead. The world is NOT ready for David Tennant As Catherine Tate.

The Tardis makes a triumphant return, but it seems it's all gone wrong, as Davros zaps Dr 2 and Donna down.

Force lightning. That's all I'm saying.

[19:17] Eni is Confused: "how come there's two of you?". Rose, perceptive as ever.
[19:17] MitchFC: RTD isn't doing her any favours, is he?
[19:17] Eni is Confused: Noooope.

No, but maybe she did someone a few favours to get back. Hmm. Ick.
OH! And rather SHE did or not, her "music" still sucks!

But! BUT! The zapping activated the parts of the Doctor that Donna inherited! It seems the regeneration was two way and Donna's got the Doctor's..mind. (Oh c'mon, what did you think I was gonna say?!). Donna proceeds to kick Dalek arse.

This part amused the living hell out of Me.

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[19:17] MitchFC: Oh shit....! *fdl*
[19:17] Eni is Confused: Holy mother of Donna Awesome.
[19:18] Eni is Confused: This is brilliant.
[19:18] MitchFC: hell yeh :D
[19:18] MitchFC: Bwahah!
[19:18] Eni is Confused: OMG... it's Catherine Tate As Davit Tennant!!!
[19:18] MitchFC: Heee!
[19:19] Eni is Confused: This is so hysterically funny, it's awesome.
[19:19] MitchFC: Dancing Daleks :D People are either gonna love it or hate it :)
[19:19] Eni is Confused: It's fabulous. "The universe has been waiting for me."

Cap'n Jack Harkness gets the Best Line of the Series. "Three Doctors? You don't want to know what I'm thinking right now."

For a moment, it felt like I was watching Torchwood.

It's revealed that Dalek Caan was the one manipulating time and making sure Donna was always where she needed to be! He cackles evilly as Davros spews rage.

Davros should be used to being betrayed by Daleks by now.

[19:21] MitchFC: *howls at Dalek Caan*
[19:21] Eni is Confused: Oh, now THERE is a twist.
[19:22] MitchFC: excellent

That it was!

Dr 2 isn't a gentle, caring Dr though - he blows all the Daleks to hell.

[19:23] Eni is Confused: "Dalekanium"!?
[19:23] MitchFC: oooh, mass murder, that's gonna cause some angst
[19:23] Eni is Confused: A whole years' worth of specials of angst.

If David Tennant's bangs fall over half of his face and he trades those geeky glasses in for a horned rimmed pair, I am personally flying to England and exterminating him for real (for his own good)!

Dr 1 isn't pleased and yells at him to get inside the Tardis.

[19:23] Eni is Confused: lmao. "Do you know what you've done? Get in the Tardis!" GO TO YOUR ROOM, BAD DOCTOR!"
[19:24] MitchFC: Grounded for eternity :)

The planets are all sent back where they belong but Earth gets stuck. Luckily they've signed up for Intergalactic Relay, so the Tardis is all rigged up to tow it home. This is one of the best scenes ever - every major character from the last four series is in the Tardis, working the controls. One of the neatest things is the Dr pointing out that the Tardis was actually meant to have six people working it, hence all the different panels. Makes sense :) It was a great scene and the cast clearly had a ball.

It was like watching a Dr. Who convention within an episode. :)

[19:26] MitchFC: *fdl*
[19:26] MitchFC: Poor Jackie :D
[19:26] Eni is Confused: "don't. touch. anything."

Dr 1 asks Gwen if she comes from an old Cardiff family and I went "D'oH!". I totally forgot that Eve Myles played the maid in "The Unquiet Dead" waaay back in Season 1. Nice touch.

So the Earth's back in its rightful bit of space. Cue happiness and departures.

[19:28] MitchFC: *eyes time* Oh this is way too early for happy endings
[19:29] Eni is Confused: I swear, Donna had BETTER not. die.

Sarah J goes back to her son. Cap'n Jack wanders off with Martha and Mickey, muttering to Martha about how there's more she could do than be with UNIT.

Drumroll: Next series of Torchwood.

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[19:29] MitchFC: and that sounds like a spin off...
[19:29] Eni is Confused: Ha, yea.
[19:30] Eni is Confused: Aww, Mickey.
[19:30] MitchFC: so that narrows it down to Rose or Donna ,doesn't it
[19:30] Eni is Confused: PleasebeRose..
[19:30] MitchFC: pleaseberose
[19:31] Eni is Confused: I don't care if we get two years of angst, if she's dead, at least it'll make sure we don't get another frickin' return.
[19:31] MitchFC: amen

Alas, they didn't do right by reality and kill her.

Dammit. Rose, Dr 2 and Jackie are taken back to Bad Wolf Bay..in Rose's universe. Cue sappy stuff, because Dr 2 is human and will age and vows to stay with Rose forever.

I'd be okay with this sappy shit if I didn't know down in My black heart that some moron somewhere will use this to find a way to bring them back together. DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE DIE ROSE DIE WE HATE YOU!!!!

[19:32] MitchFC: *pukes*
[19:32] Eni is Confused: ................and the Rose/Ten shippers just collectively died.
[19:33] MitchFC: And a million fanficcers went "awww"
[19:33] Eni is Confused: Hope they both get an anvil dropped on them.
[19:33] MitchFC: too painless :P BTW, the big loophole is, if he's part human, then he can have kids....
[19:33] Eni is Confused: oh god. Tennant/Piper offspring.
[19:33] MitchFC: scary isn' t it?
[19:33] Eni is Confused: And I thought Naked!Ten was the most painful thing I'd see tonight

I have a fanfic for the kids. I call it Jason vs Rose. I'll give away the end. There is no sole survivor. Jason wins. :)

So that leaves Donna....and it's not going well. The mix of Time Lord and Human wasn't meant to be and her mind is shredding. Sadly, she knows why, because she has the Dr's knowledge. The Dr mind wipes her and takes her home to her Mum and Grandpa. And there is one of the saddest scenes ever as the Dr explains to them that Donna can never know what she became, what she did or anything about her travels with the Dr, because it will kill her.

Bernard Cribbins, as Grandpa, gets the most goosepimply speech of the entire series, when he says that every night, when it gets dark, he'll look to the sky and think of the Doctor. For Donna. Because she won't be able to.

[19:38] MitchFC: *sniffles*
[19:38] Eni is Confused: And awwww, Bernard Cribbins!
[19:38] MitchFC: *SNIFFS*
[19:38] Eni is Confused: *wails*
[19:39] MitchFC: *wails!*
[19:41] MitchFC: *waaaaaah*
[19:41] MitchFC: *honks into tissues* Damn you RTD!
[19:41] Eni is Confused: Yea... and GAH...

So that was the companion death - metaphorically speaking, old!Donna died, and old!ShoutyDonna returns. Gagh. The last shot of the episode is the Dr, alone in the Tardis, preparing himself for a good evening's angsting.

Whew!

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[19:48] Eni is Confused: I'm just astounded that, after the first ten minutes, the episode didn't make me want to kick the television.
[19:50] MitchFC: I know! RTD, congrats for not sucking.

So there we have it. What do I think? Overall, I loved it. I hate what happened to Donna but it worked in the context of the story and it was emotionally wrenching. There has to be a price and sometimes you can't just have a happy ending. If there's one thing I've criticised RTD for, it's being too saccharine. We had the "happy" ending in Bad Wolf Bay....so this was the most sensible counterweight.

The episode itself was awesome. Damn. That's how to end working on a series you revitalised. You still sucked at times, RTD, but you brought Who back and you deserve the credit for that.

Well said.

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