Doctor Who 50th

[mr_orgue]

Spoilers. Indirect kinda.

Reposted from the NZDWFC board...It was very Moffat, of course, but unlike most of s5 and s6 it worked for me. I think the reason is that, unlike the last few seasons, he went into this story with a purpose. The time war was a wound at the heart of the show - and probably a necessary one, certainly a powerful and

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[buzzandhum]

(Hey, I remember my LJ password!)

I was so... relieved... that Moffat was able to resolve the character arc of the 9th, 10th and 11th Doctors without destroying the characterisations that had gone before.

I'm still grumpy at what Davies did at the end of the 4th season, choosing to "undo" things to fix things to such an extent that Donna's entire character arc - and all her learning and growth - were undone, leaving the tenth doctor - who had come so close to finding some kind of peace as he helped Donna grow - distraught, angry and alone, again.

But Moffat's choices in resolving and setting the stage for the next stage of the show honour the journeys of all the recent doctors, by expanding the War Doctor to be the agent of the regretted but correctable choice. None of the previous characters were undone by this resolution; nor did we have to experience a long-told arc of a character being rendered for naught (which might've happened if there'd ever been a "proper" War Doctor storyline).

I felt, at the end, rather in awe of the compelling way the core subplot of the last eight years of Doctor Who feels like it's both been resolved, but also with the space for a few more chapters.

[mr_orgue]

I actually loved Donna's fate, and the sheer meanness of it.

But apart from that, big big nods to all of your comment.