Journey's End
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owlWell, I was right along with that episode up until the coda.
I don't like the way Rose ended up. She spent her whole time in the Peteverse trying to get back to the other world, and she ends up literally in the same place she was at the end of Doomsday. On the other hand, there is potential there: she's got what she thought she wanted, a version of the Doctor reduced to humanity and mortgages, but it has the potential to go so wrong.
Is anyone else disappointed that the baby Tyler wasn't called Sam? It would have been a nice little nod, seeing that Sam of Life on Mars got his surname from Rose!
OH DONNA NO NO NO! It was heartbreaking to see her reverted back to her Runaway Bride personality. And the poor emo Doctor all on his own again.
Having said all that, there were some parts in the action that were a bit good. Sarah Jane was great—nice balance between saving the world without the script forgetting that she has a kid now, and I loved that they referenced her previous experience with Davros.
Jack and Mickey insulting each other and hugging, and then Mickey going, "Okay, enough hugging".
Rose saying "Oh, she's good" re Martha. Yay for the end of the jealousy thing.
Was anyone else thinking, "The Doctor and Donna have reproduced!" or was it just me?
Donna's horrified "You're naked!"
Jack contemplating what to do with three Doctors, on in the form of Donna.
Dalek Caan is still good for a laugh. And DoctorDonna was funny until you realise it's all going to have to end horribly.
K-9!! I have a soft spot for that tin dog. So shoot me. :D
Daleks over Nuremburg, saying EXTERMINATE in German, were absolutely chilling, considering that the Daleks are Nazi analogues.
What was going on with Martha and the German woman? Between the accent and the bits in German, I was somewhat lost. ETA: Someone on![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
lifeonmartha has translated it. "Martha, you're going to hell."/"I know." Oh, Martha!
I loved that she put out the warning before destroying the Earth, which was fortunate as it ended up preventing her/UNIT from doing it.
Looks like she and Mickey will be joining Torchwood, what with the way they both went off with Jack.
Interesting that Davros pointed out how all the companions turn into soldiers.
I loved everyone piloting the TARDIS and the happy music and everyone hugging. I think the Doctor needs multiple companions more often.
Yay Tosh's invention saving Gwen and Ianto, and the reference to Gweneth from the first series. Although I thought that someone had said that she wasn't an ancestor?
DONNA. MY DONNA. WOES.
I don't like the way Rose ended up. She spent her whole time in the Peteverse trying to get back to the other world, and she ends up literally in the same place she was at the end of Doomsday. On the other hand, there is potential there: she's got what she thought she wanted, a version of the Doctor reduced to humanity and mortgages, but it has the potential to go so wrong.
Is anyone else disappointed that the baby Tyler wasn't called Sam? It would have been a nice little nod, seeing that Sam of Life on Mars got his surname from Rose!
OH DONNA NO NO NO! It was heartbreaking to see her reverted back to her Runaway Bride personality. And the poor emo Doctor all on his own again.
Having said all that, there were some parts in the action that were a bit good. Sarah Jane was great—nice balance between saving the world without the script forgetting that she has a kid now, and I loved that they referenced her previous experience with Davros.
Jack and Mickey insulting each other and hugging, and then Mickey going, "Okay, enough hugging".
Rose saying "Oh, she's good" re Martha. Yay for the end of the jealousy thing.
Was anyone else thinking, "The Doctor and Donna have reproduced!" or was it just me?
Donna's horrified "You're naked!"
Jack contemplating what to do with three Doctors, on in the form of Donna.
Dalek Caan is still good for a laugh. And DoctorDonna was funny until you realise it's all going to have to end horribly.
K-9!! I have a soft spot for that tin dog. So shoot me. :D
Daleks over Nuremburg, saying EXTERMINATE in German, were absolutely chilling, considering that the Daleks are Nazi analogues.
What was going on with Martha and the German woman? Between the accent and the bits in German, I was somewhat lost. ETA: Someone on
lifeonmartha has translated it. "Martha, you're going to hell."/"I know." Oh, Martha! I loved that she put out the warning before destroying the Earth, which was fortunate as it ended up preventing her/UNIT from doing it.
Looks like she and Mickey will be joining Torchwood, what with the way they both went off with Jack.
Interesting that Davros pointed out how all the companions turn into soldiers.
I loved everyone piloting the TARDIS and the happy music and everyone hugging. I think the Doctor needs multiple companions more often.
Yay Tosh's invention saving Gwen and Ianto, and the reference to Gweneth from the first series. Although I thought that someone had said that she wasn't an ancestor?
DONNA. MY DONNA. WOES.
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Date: 2008-07-05 10:05 pm (UTC)All in all, I'm now extremely happy that RTD is buggering off to somewhere else where I'll never again have to watch any of his nonsense come the end of these special episodes.
I think you have just expressed the sentiments of 80% of the fandom.
Personally, I was never optimistic about IT'S DALEKS AGAIN. Four goes in a row was too much. And it looks like we're having Cybermen for Christmas, oh joy. New villains, people! At least perhaps the creepy robot Santas will be absent.
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Date: 2008-07-05 10:09 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-07-05 10:24 pm (UTC)I don't think they'll ever be as good now as when we saw them in the old series when we were four.
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Date: 2008-07-07 07:23 pm (UTC)