They've probably put a new article in the Constitution since The Five Doctors - "Regardless of any other law, the Doctor shall never again be Lord President. It's just too much grief.".
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The End Of Time Part 2 - Comment & Grading SPOILERS
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Possibly...Of course, the Master only escaped being trapped in the time lock because his consciousness was contained in one of those special watches...which begs the question whether he would have been pulled into the time lock even if he had stayed away from Rossilon when the Doctor destroyed the link...
I'm amused, considering this is the exact same gimmick that supports everyone's favorite Moffat-written episodes.
Oh I dunno. Blink is terribly well thought out when you think about it...
Not really. It's all basically a variation on the idea of a pre-destination paradox, and that's been done a thousand times before and since.
And goodness knows that "The Girl in the Fireplace" is all built on a plot hole, while "The Empty Child"/"The Doctor Dances" and "Silence in the Library"/"Forest of the Dead" are all built on dues ex machinas.
I think what bugged me was that Timothy Dalton wasn't in the main credits. I'd forgotten he was going to be in these specials, and I spent the entirety of both parts (watched back-to-back) thinking this Time Lord guy was familiar but unable to place him!
You'd think with a big-name like that involved, they'd find a spot in the credits for him.
You'd think with a big-name like that involved, they'd find a spot in the credits for him.
I just don't think "the Doctor did it all 'cause Sally wrote it down for him to" is actually all that "well thought out."
To be honest having watched Blink again I still maintain it has plot holes you could drive a fleet of trucks through, but it doesn't matter because the concept/dialogue/acting/direction and music are so utterly perfect. I actually feel the same way about The End of Time. The majot difference between Moffat and RTD for me is that Moffat is cleverer at hiding his plot gaps than RTD is.
Sometimes. On the other hand, if you ask Moffat, he's written on the old Outpost Gallifrey forums about how "Smith and Jones" is a much smarter and more sophisticated script than "Blink" because "Blink" wears its complexity on its sleeve whilst "Smith and Jones" hides its complexity by accomplishing so much in so little a span of time.
Say what you will about his plotting, but RTD definitely knew how to write great dialogue. Whether it's the portentious over-the-top stuff or the quiet character moments, it almost always had some bite or zing to it, and stood out from the usual generic scifi dialogue.
And so we reach
I do not know where this picture came from, but it cracks me up.
I gave it a Brilliant, though I probably would have went with "good" or "pretty good" had that been an option. The whole Time Lord thing was pretty confusing--usually I can keep up with the temporal stuff in Dr. Who, but I don't understand how they just now figured out they were going to be fucked in the time war, and then how they decided on that moment in time--when the Doctor and Master were on Earth--to make an appearance to do... not sure what, exactly. Smash Earth out of the sky so Gallifrey could take its place? Very confusing, IMO, but I've only seen NuWho and none of the earlier stuff, so maybe I'd be less confused if I had.
That aside, I thought it was a good send-off for Tennant, who I'm going to miss very much! I love that the Master ended up sacrificing himself to save the Doctor. I seriously love John Simm--he's so awesome! I really would love to see the Doctor and the Master travel around together--they'd be like the ultimate Odd Couple.
I kind of figured the Doctor's death would be some sort of self-sacrifice--it fits with the character, and was the way Nine went out as well.
And though it was cheesy, I like that the Doctor got his "reward"--he got to help or check in on everyone who had mattered to him. That was really sweet, and had me in tears.
Did anyone else notice that the guy the Doctor hooked Jack up with was the guy from the Titanic in "Voyage of the Damned"? The one who ended up taking over for the captain? Someone probably pointed that out already--I haven't read all 20+ pages.
But I think given all that Jack had lost in CoE, I don't think it was bad that the Doctor helped him hook up. 
I'm really going to miss Tennant--I'm curious to see how this Matt Smith guy will do. I do agree with those saying the regeneration was similar to Tennant's--not having seen old Dr. Who, I don't know if that's standard or not.
Regeneration was an altogether less firey affair in the old show..
Yeah that makes sense
Regeneration energy + radiation = one hell of a pyrotechnic ending
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