Thoughts on Doctor Who: The End of Time

[lord_darkseid]

I'm posting this so that any other fans who've watched David Tennant's final episode can give their feelings on his time in the role as well as Russell T. Davies's run as producer. Please know that within these posts, I'm allowing for spoilers on everything so if you haven't seen the finale, please don't be angry by the commentary either under this

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End of Time

[anonymous]

My OH and I, usually very different - I'm the sentimentalist and he loves action and clarity - both thought End of Time was a waste of time. The plot, IMO, was an overly referential, self-consciously clever mess, with Episode One an unduly involved buildup to a weak punchline. The long-drawn-out ending had me wondering where the end credits had gone and why whoever edited this had decided to assume the persona of a seven-year-old girl rather than a TV professional. (It's great that Russell T. Davies's reign has brought little girls into Who fandom but I didn't expect them to end up running the show.) Sarah Jane's farewell to the Doctor had real grace and charm, but Jack's and Donna's were stereotyping pure and simple - the idea that sex, or money, can compensate anyone for a sense of emptiness and loss is a trivial note on which to wrap a relationship with two great characters.

I love David Tennant's Doctor and thought that the wailing, whining, overly self-indulgent exit he was given betrayed the character. Contrast with Eccleston's dignified, joyous exit line, which still tears at my heartstrings far more effectively than Tennant's. I think this was a very sad way for a great performance to end, but I don't mean that in the way Russell T. Davies intended.