New Who Review for Journey's End
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puppetmakerEnd of the season so the entire season is now open for discussion in the comments.
Yes, RTD did make me cry. It was brilliant conclusion to the season. More on what made me cry behind the cut.
Even though this was loaded with companions, or the children of time as Dalek Caan called them (why do I hear Kirk screaming Caaaaaan?), I thought everyone got their moment last night. It was nice to see all these people interacting as a group and everyone played nice.
I know a lot of people didn't like the ending but honestly I didn't see anyway to really finish things out. And they did leave the door open just a crack.
Lots of stuff for David Tennant to do too even though most of it had to do with reacting rather than acting. Emo Doctor can be fun.
Daleks were menacing again. Davros was played very well.
The more I see this episode, the more I like it.
I am grateful for this entire season of Doctor Who
The more I watch the season and knowing that Catherine Tate had signed on for one season only, this was the best way for it to end for Donna. The alternative was to kill her. We have already had the Doctor suck the energy out of another companion so that was not the way. And I think on some level Donna knew this was the only way but like Charlie in Flowers for Algernon, she didn't want to go back to what she was. If you haven't read Flowers for Algernon I strongly encourage you to get a copy and read it.
The Children of Time was an interesting concept. That the Doctor, according to Davros, may not carry a weapon but he wields one just the same. He creates them. It is of course through the lens of Davros but I think he has something there. The Doctor encourages people to be the best they can be and helps them find their strengths.
I loved Sarah Jane and Davros meeting up again.
All though in terms of Dialogue it was Captain Jack for the win, "I can't tell you what I'm thinking right now." Him and a bunch of fanfic writers were probably going to the same place in fact I think some wrote it.
Then there was the three-fold man the Doctor, The DoctorDonna and the DonnaDoctor. Everything Dalek Kaan said came true in one form or another. It was interesting to see David play Donna and Catherine play the Doctor. They had me smiling a lot. And considering the set up of how important Donna was, this was a good way to go with it. Dalek Caan knew what had to happen for everything to get this point. It also showed the amount of story pipework they are willing to put down to get to the end with all the loose ends tied up so there will be no fan complaints about dangling storylines. (Not that the fans didn't complain.)
It was nice to have the K-9 cameo as the deus ex machina of the piece to get Earth back where it belongs. Everyone got to say their good-byes and set up where they might go.
The end did make me cry. I felt so sorry for Donna and all the actors played the moments so well. I love Wilf at the end asking the Doctor who has he got and promising to look up in the sky for what Donna can never know about. I also hope that her mother treats her better now or at least sees how her behavior affects her daughter.
Good episode and a fine season.
Yes, RTD did make me cry. It was brilliant conclusion to the season. More on what made me cry behind the cut.
Even though this was loaded with companions, or the children of time as Dalek Caan called them (why do I hear Kirk screaming Caaaaaan?), I thought everyone got their moment last night. It was nice to see all these people interacting as a group and everyone played nice.
I know a lot of people didn't like the ending but honestly I didn't see anyway to really finish things out. And they did leave the door open just a crack.
Lots of stuff for David Tennant to do too even though most of it had to do with reacting rather than acting. Emo Doctor can be fun.
Daleks were menacing again. Davros was played very well.
The more I see this episode, the more I like it.
I am grateful for this entire season of Doctor Who
The more I watch the season and knowing that Catherine Tate had signed on for one season only, this was the best way for it to end for Donna. The alternative was to kill her. We have already had the Doctor suck the energy out of another companion so that was not the way. And I think on some level Donna knew this was the only way but like Charlie in Flowers for Algernon, she didn't want to go back to what she was. If you haven't read Flowers for Algernon I strongly encourage you to get a copy and read it.
The Children of Time was an interesting concept. That the Doctor, according to Davros, may not carry a weapon but he wields one just the same. He creates them. It is of course through the lens of Davros but I think he has something there. The Doctor encourages people to be the best they can be and helps them find their strengths.
I loved Sarah Jane and Davros meeting up again.
All though in terms of Dialogue it was Captain Jack for the win, "I can't tell you what I'm thinking right now." Him and a bunch of fanfic writers were probably going to the same place in fact I think some wrote it.
Then there was the three-fold man the Doctor, The DoctorDonna and the DonnaDoctor. Everything Dalek Kaan said came true in one form or another. It was interesting to see David play Donna and Catherine play the Doctor. They had me smiling a lot. And considering the set up of how important Donna was, this was a good way to go with it. Dalek Caan knew what had to happen for everything to get this point. It also showed the amount of story pipework they are willing to put down to get to the end with all the loose ends tied up so there will be no fan complaints about dangling storylines. (Not that the fans didn't complain.)
It was nice to have the K-9 cameo as the deus ex machina of the piece to get Earth back where it belongs. Everyone got to say their good-byes and set up where they might go.
The end did make me cry. I felt so sorry for Donna and all the actors played the moments so well. I love Wilf at the end asking the Doctor who has he got and promising to look up in the sky for what Donna can never know about. I also hope that her mother treats her better now or at least sees how her behavior affects her daughter.
Good episode and a fine season.
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Date: 2008-08-02 01:11 pm (UTC)The question is did she or did they leave it that Moffat could play with Donna if he wanted to. I mean Rose was suppose to be forever and it lasted one season. I consider how unhappy she would have been (worse than Sarah Jane I think) if she did remember what happened.
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Date: 2008-08-02 01:22 pm (UTC)Others have also suggested that Moffat might be able to rescue/restore Donna, but I'm not sure he will. I think he'll want to start fresh with a new Companion. And I have no problem with Donna leaving, or with her having to make a sacrifice. It's the fact that, between them, they should have been able to figure out a way to save her without doing that, and the fact that all that personal growth was simply washed away. If they could have left her unaware but more confident anyway, I'd have felt a lot better about it. This way it almost felt like RTD saying "I loved THIS Companion so look, ridiculous happy ending for her! I didn't like this one, though, so ha ha you're screwed!" There was also an element of "If I'm out of the sandbox I'm taking or breaking all my toys so you can't have them."