Doctor Who : The End of Time

Now, I cannot claim to be a life-long Dr Who fan. I vaguely remember watching an episode with Tom Baker, but didn't really begin to watch it regularly until Christopher Eccleston took the helm.
However, David Tennant has been, for me, the best Doctor so far.
His lively, cheeky, and rather attractive character has made the show available to many audiences, and his mix of humour, intelligence and morality entertains all.
Which made The End of Time Part I all the more disappointing.

WARNING...HERE BE SPOILERS!

Even with my quite limited knowledge of the Who-niverse, I was left scratching my head wildly.
The return of Galifrey just left me baffled; as far as I was aware the last 5 years of Dr Who was based on The Doctor being the only Timelord left (The Master excluded), the rest having perished in the Time War. In fact, I distinctly remember either Eccleston's or Tennant's Doctor explaining that their entire people had died, and they were unable to return to change the outcome.
Another let-down, was the CGI special effects, which quite frankly were obscene and unnecessary.
Normal this technology is used beautifully, but come on. The Master shooting beams out of his hands? If anyone can genuinely explain this to me, I'd be grateful.
No offence meant to Russell T. Davies, but was he on something?
Our only hope was that it would all be concluded on New Years Day...



It kind-of was.
Although I still don't know HOW Galifrey was still alive, everything was explained.
It was an extremely emotional farewell to David Tennant, and I am not ashamed to say that I, along with many of my friends, cried when he uttered his final line.
For me though, the last 10-15 minutes were the best (I'm missing out that final rubbish, where he went and visited everyone, although his last meeting with Captain Jack was wonderful), with his joy at still being alive quickly changing to his upset at realising he couldn't escape his fate. When Cribbins knocked on the glass to be released, everything fell into place.
The rest, as they say, is history. Emotional, emotional history.

As not only David's but Russell's final outing aswell, I feel Russell may have gone a little over the top.
However, he did humbly end the story lines of all his created characters, allowing Steven Moffat to produce his own Who-niverse.


This post has taken me two days, mainly due to a friend of mine turning up unexpected yesterday looking very cold and covered in snow. Sorry for any inconsistencies, I was distracted with warming up said friend.

I'd love to hear your views on the final episodes.

I shall see you all later.

Emily x

Quote of the day:
There's an old Earth saying, Captain. A phrase of great power and wisdom. A consolation to the soul, in times of need...ALLONS-Y!
The 10th Doctor